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I really find it hard to believe that any winning player is addicted. I'd put the number at 20% tops.

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An addiction is almost always something that involves negative consequences. The 'user' continues to 'use' despite these negative consequences.

A winning player I would define as someone making a comfortable living. Someone winning at $2 an hour and playing 120 hours a week I would define as having a problem.

Someone who is disciplined enough to make a living or a nice side income doesn't (usually) have these negative consequences. The only problem would be I'm making too much money and I can't stop. Hmmmm....

I would put the number of winning players as described above as truly addicted at close to zero.

It's like saying how many professional wine tasters are alcoholics? Possible, but unlikely, as they would quickly get weeded out.

Anyone truly addicted is unlikely to:

A) Believe it enough to get treatment (denial is the key word here).

B) Admit it here.