What causes gambling addiction?

Its his overall behavior that is troubling. He has moved up in stakes EXTREMELY quickly - which tends to be an indication of a person who is looking for the thrill of winning big money. He has moved up to 40X his original amount in less than 8 months - that, to me, is an indication of an addictive behavior.

Like I said, its not the amount of time that you play - it is your personal relationship to the activity that indicates if you are an addict.

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I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the majority of people who play every waking hour are doing it to the neglect of themselves and their lives. I'm speaking generally here so let's not start a flame war.
You don't want to be one of those people.

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Amen