It is indeed challenging to be a responsible gambler; only a small fraction of those who engage in gambling can do so responsibly.
Being responsible is not a decision we can make because we want to and then be Irresponsible in other aspects of life, if we are responsible we will be responsible in everything, we may get Carried away by emotions in a casino , but the Responsible person will not lose a lot of money because they know they must maintain themselves and cannot give in, those who do run the risk of getting into trouble and obviously falling into addiction.
But it is true that gambling affects the emotions within us. Everyone who gambles has surely experienced emotions that may be uncontrollable, even those who gamble for fun. One example of irresponsible gambling is when someone cannot control themselves, for example, when their emotions peak and they continue to gamble instead of choosing to stop. Besides being responsible, self-control in gambling is difficult to achieve but easy to say, as evidenced by the numerous cases of gambling that occur due to a lack of self-control.