You need external help to stay away from gambling since you already are addicted to gambling you can not handle it by your own. A helping hand from family and some consultation of expert will have huge positive impact. If you try with simply avoiding this will bring you back with more intensity better adopt solid steps and talk openly with people who are most near you. You will see everyone will want to help you.
indeed the hardest thing is to stop playing gambling completely. we need to get a strong mental motivation. leaving some people gambling for a moment and then again back to playing. touch the hearts family can blind us to forget gambling.
I play gambling long enough and I experienced it. after playing for a long time, I had been halted for several months and I finally back to play. but when I came back I did not play as before always play because addiction. currently play only a few times a week, and to try luck too for fun.
so I have not completely stay away from gambling for now, but maybe when I was married, I will stop forever.