you can also give up gambling cold turkey. just stop gambling all at once if you are afraid you have been hooked up.
that way you can stay away from gambling easily and in a short time.
So easy to say, but have you tried doing that yourself? Some people even needed a professional help just to
lessen their gambling habit. If you're a gambling addict, you surely cannot just stop at the moment you decided to. "Okay, I'm going to stop gambling now and for the rest of my life" - a lot of people have said this but most of them ended up being in the casino the next day. Just like someone saying that he's going on diet today, and then the next thing you know, he's eating a lot again.
Quitting/staying away from gambling is not a simple thing to do. You have to be determined together with the help of your loved ones. They should be the one you're looking up to if you really want to stay away from gambling. You need their help for you to stay away from gambling.