Originally Posted by arcimede$ View Post
I doubt the understanding is the same in all cases. However, the most obvious case is financial problems. If a person is losing a lot of money gambling and having financial problems then they most likely have a problem. I'm sure there are other ways problems can surface as well, but I'd think this is most likely.
Financial problems are probably the least reliable indicator of a gambling problem. Do you think if someone like Bill Gates loses 50k/day he would not have a gambling problem? Gambling problems are related to where your brain is, not your body. For anyone who lives and breathes gambling forums, that is a possible indicator of a gambling problem. Has nothing to do with winning or losing.

And Frank, I'm puzzled by your GA analysis. I don't for a second agree with you that they tell people that they can't win. Where is that?