I have recently seen studies where the “action” is where the addiction lays. The result of winning or losing doesn’t trigger the brain quite as much as the anticipation of winning or losing… This is why we don’t quit while we are ahead… I remember my own thought once when I won early on, and I told myself “good, now I can play a little longer”. It didn’t occur to me at the time what I was saying to myself, but now from the outside looking in, I can see it.
It is a scary, evil, little bastard that we all live with every day. Keep him at bay… we do have the power.
