Gambling Addict: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|'' "You can't lose if you don't play."''|'''Marla Daniels''', ''[[The Wire]]''}}

 

 

At the less extreme end, the character will stick to small bets and simply enjoys the game. In some cases they may even be able to make a profit from their gambling. At the more extreme end, the character is fully addicted and quite capable of ruining their own finances, lives and those of the people around them. Perhaps more common in older works and literature, when people [[Older Than Television|had to make their own entertainment]] and card games were a much more common social activity.