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Father arrested after leaving 2-year-old twins home alone for hours to go gambling, police say (https://www.wsaz.com/2023/09/15/father-arrested-after-leaving-2-year-old-twins-home-alone-hours-go-gambling-police-say/)

The urge this man felt to gamble was so high, that he didn't even measure the consequences of leaving two 2 years old kids at home alone to gamble at a local casino for 5 hours straightforward. Imagine the state of mind of this man to give more value to his gambling session than to the lives of his two young kids who could need him anytime.

Luckly there was an attentive neighboor to call the police, otherwise the dangerous dog or any other potential threat on the streets could have severely harmed those kids.

If any company does more in-depth research into how many parents leave their young children and go to bars to drink beer with friends, I believe we will see that the results of the research will be frightening results, because for many years many families have been fighting because of situations like that of parents abandoning their children because they went to consume alcohol. but you never see them on TV or in the newspapers talking about these many cases. In countries like the USA and even in many countries in Europe there are a greater number of young people addicted to drugs, I'm talking about women and men addicted to drugs who have sex with many people and end up having children and then abandoning these children because they use drugs.

But this is not talked about on news channels and TV. They probably don't say this because governments must maintain a good image that they are fighting drugs, so the news channels won't talk about this subject, but when there is a case where a man left his children and went to play in a casino, then the News channels keep talking about this in a way as if it were the first case in which parents abandoned their children. In my opinion, although it is very wrong for a father to abandon his children, the reality in many developed countries is that this type of thing happens a lot and is now seen as something normal in everyday life.

Certain news channels have been campaigning against gambling and casinos and their news does not include impartial information, it is always biased. It is unlikely that in a sad news story like this we will see any news channel being fair and saying that this type of thing also happens very frequently involving people addicted to alcohol and drugs, the news channels just post this type of news as if they were cases that only happen with people who engage in gambling

This is one of the bad examples of excessive addiction to gambling, which may cause the patient to enter a state of indifference and disdain for everything that may prevent him from satisfying his addictive desires. Such people are not qualified to take care of even a cat. The problem is that in most cases, her behavior cannot be controlled and often appears normal.

It is unfortunate that these stories happen, but it is even more unfortunate that there are worse cases that we do not hear about and that do not reach the general public.

Men are looked at for their speech, manners and responsibility. If you can't do that well, it's better not to get married and have children. When we have a child, it means that responsibility for him is more important than gambling activities which of course have a bad impact, for the father, for the child and also have a negative impact on his finances. No matter how strong the desire to gamble, we should not ignore our responsibilities as fathers. This is truly an act that cannot be justified, due to his nature and stupidity, once again gambling will have a negative impact because of his actions.

This will add a bad vibe to gambling especially to the point of calling the police and getting on the news meaning this is in an emergency situation where a father left a 2-year-old child but a father can't resist the urge to go to the local casino so this is behavior that is not worthy of an example or maybe a man is already heavily addicted.

Either way this 2 year old child is still under the supervision of parents, then leaving him to gamble then this is very unethical I know this is upset to see this news even though it happened last year what I saw in the article still I can't imagine what if it was my own child.

Fortunately for me, I am not addicted to the worse, gambling for pleasure when there is money and will not sacrifice anything.

I don't know what to say but this is not good. He should put the safety of his kids first instead of putting gamble first. I will say that the man is addicted to gambling and that was why he did such thing becau6when you are addicted to gambling, you will allow it control you, instead of you controlling yourself. I am happy that nothing happend to the twins, this is why I prefer online casino that you can gamble from your comfort zone.

but he won $2,000 isn't that enough to forgive his fault?   ;D

why didn't he just hire a nanny for a day if it was too itchy to play for a day, i think he can afford to pay a nanny. but now that he is in this situation, do you think will the kids be taken by the social service?

more bad news coming to him now that the authorities are going to look into this couple. and it's been in the news also this is going to get worse.

Very sad, very sad! This is what gambling addiction could really give out on which it could really possibly make you do things which arent right anymore.Why?
Your mind is already that thinking so much about gambling on which even your own kids been leaved out into your own home or place without any parent supervision then
this is something not a thing to be done to those people who are on their right minds. It is really just that right that he would really be facing up those consequences
it is really just that right that he should really be getting in prison based up on that irresponsible act that he had done. Regrets do always at the end.

Luckily... this is a story with a happy ending.

But the reality is sad... these things happen often, and sometimes the ending is terrible. The first story like this one I heard (or maybe read, or saw on the news) many years ago (+20 years), when a woman left two children in the car while gambling in a casino. As far as I remember, it was somewhere in America, summer and high temperatures took their toll and those two children did not get away. The woman gambled for hours and completely forgot about the children in the high heat locked in the car.

Since that time I have seen many similar stories... something I can't fully understand, how much someone needs to be "mentally fucked up" to do something like this? I have two little kids so these stories hit me, I can't imagine how someone can do something like this.

This is unfortunate and sad. However, I don't view this as something directly with gambling but more of a display of parental irresponsibility and it just happened that gambling is the task being done by the parent. But I do understand the sentiment an viewpoint of others who associate the cited news to gambling addiction. It is indeed not normal to leave your children especially with the mentioned age, alone. They could be subject for mental stability tests to check if they are thinking with rationalization. We do all know how a parent should be aware of what their kids are doing and it will never be valid to leave them alone no matter what activity they are doing.  If it is an emergency, they should still asked someone to look for their child, however gambling was reasoned and that makes this a serious concern.

It happens from time to time when your parents are sociopaths.

It reminds me of this story:
An Ohio mother has been charged with murder after leaving her 16-month-old baby daughter home alone for 10 days as she went on vacation. Kristel Candelario, 31, was arrested and charged after her baby girl, Jailyn, was found unresponsive at their Cleveland home, police said
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/ohio-baby-mother-murder-vacation-b2363678.html

There was also a famous case of a man who put his child in a microwave because it was crying.
Some people should not only never have kids, but also have all their rights taken away.

Don't read this story the wrong way because it's not about gambling. It's about being unfit to bear children. He could just as well go to his girlfriend, shopping, or to the movies.

To be fair, the man's just trash -- sorry for the wording but I have to say it lol.

What can we expect from a man with a history of child abuse? of course, he's not gonna be the type who would gamble in moderation.

In addition, this story too is a serious case of child neglect, another form of child abuse and something seriously punished in many places.

The man is simply irresponsible, not only because of his gambling addiction. If you look closely you'll find out that this man is also irresponsible in other things as well, no responsible person would leave their kids unattended to. The man needs to visit a psychologist, who will counsel him and educate him on how to control his addiction and be responsible or else he could lose his kids and people who are dear to him.

This is one of the negative impacts of gambling that is carried out uncontrollably and responsibly. Or in other words, this is a bad impact of addiction to gambling. And of course this is not a surprising incident, because those who are addicted to gambling will always prioritize their gambling behind other more important activities, including caring for their children.

Liking gambling and liking to place bets is not a bad thing, but when done excessively and without any control, this activity will be very detrimental and can hinder other activities. And of course this is a valuable lesson for all of us, especially for those who are married and have children. Because whether gambling is good or bad, it depends on who is doing it. As wise gamblers, we should know when to gamble and when not to. Being able to differentiate between what is a responsibility and what is just entertainment. And it's good if you already have a family, to reduce the time spent gambling.

This is not good behaviour for a father with young children. The children are too young to even be left alone for one second. They can engage in harmful activities if you let them stay alone for a few seconds. The man is a gambling addict that was why he can't control his urge to place bets. This is where online gambling is helpful because you don't need to leave your home to place a bet. You can place any bet from the comfort of your home as you also perform your role as a father. He won a good amount of money but I guess he will be more concerned about his court case than celebrating his win. This serves as a lesson to parents, they should always place their family responsibility above gambling.

After reading the article, I also had a thought: why didn’t he hire a nanny and go play and spend his time if he wanted so badly? Now his family is in big trouble and there will be long proceedings with the child welfare service, monetary fines, and so on.
In this situation, the only plus is that the neighbor turned out to be vigilant and called the cops in time when he sensed something was wrong. And the man should overcome his gambling addiction and will have to apologize for a long time to his wife and children in the future.

If you look at the situation told by the OP about a father who is willing to leave his toddler son just to go to the casino to gamble then I think the level of addiction of this person is really at a chronic level which means it is very severe, as we know that gamblers who are addicted usually they don't think about anything and often do things that are out of control or don't make sense rationally and are desperate to do anything just to realize their desire to gamble, like the man described above, in my opinion this is really an unexpected event that is worrying.

Basically anyone is free to gamble if they really have money to bet but if the situation is not favorable then it is clearly better to postpone your desire to gamble, anyway there are still other times that we can use, do not let something more important in our lives just disappear like a child who was abandoned by the man just to gamble. Therefore we must really have the right understanding about gambling because if you come with the wrong point of view then maybe you will be one of the gamblers who will become the next victim of addiction.

Its just plain irresponsible for a dad to leave his 2-year-old twins home alone for hours to go gamble.  His gambling problem obviously mattered more than keeping his kids safe.  Thank goodness a worried neighbor stepped in and contacted the police.  If not, those poor children could have been in real danger.  

I hope that this man gets the help that he needs to address his gambling addiction and that he never puts his children at risk again.

This kind of thing sometimes makes gambling a bad view because in the end there are still a lot of people who do not gamble responsibly and only care about their own ego so that their gambling desires are well expressed but without caring about the surrounding conditions.
Honestly, this kind of action is a bad behavior and im quite sad to see something like this especially when it comes to children.

We may be bad at being a gambler but family is important, hopefully something like this will not happen to us because as bad as we are, family must be number one.
In addition, this should be a reminder that gambling responsibly and of course must have good sense because gambling is not a mistake but making gambling a necessity that cannot be released and putting aside other things as happened in this case is a bad attitude from someone because gambling is only used as an excuse in this case.

Great father. LOL!

I am a parent and I would never do that. Although I gamble but I always prioritize the welfare of my family especially my children. And to think they are only 2 years old without a parent, that's a big crime as anything could happen. This father who got arrested because of this should be put in jail for an extended amount of time for him to learn from his mistakes and reflect from his gambling addiction as well.

I'm pretty sure the government will find a way to take care of this 2 years old twins, so there's nothing to worry now. This man doesn't deserve to be a father at all, at least on the time being when he is still in the state of gambling addiction as we never know what could happen next time around, it could be worse than that, so it has to be prevented from happening.

if he can leave those kids alone for five hours, makes me think that this is not the first time he has done this. the wife and the kids need to get away from that guy. Luckily nothing bad happened to the twins, hopefully, the wife and maybe his parents or inlaws give him a piece of their mind because what he did is extremely dangerous for the children.

Young children need to always be with supervision. A father who leaves his child to gamble should not be a father because he does not understand the responsibility required for that role as a father. He is another gambler that is spoiling people's opinions about gambling with his act of irresponsibility.

It's quite sad the kind of things most parents do inorder to free themselves from the burden of parenting. Why give birth, if one can't learn to be responsible enough to take proper care of them while they are still very young and quite helpless?

I know that the father was probably arrested because he is a guy and he went gambling. Else, I have seen moms who do same thing only to give the reason of going out to get food or buy something from the market or superstore.
This is still as bad as leaving a kid alone in a car with no adults in the car. It's an offense and it might result in a heavy fine.

The father of the kids should be fined and restricted from the gambling centre, unless he gets to do so online and not while watching the kids. That would be a good lesson for others to learn too.

that actually may be true, i would say, it was not the first time to happen. because for sure, he did that before but maybe just few or couple of hours. but this time, about 5 hours? that's really terrible for the kids considering the age. they should always be under supervision of an adult. i guess, this man is a gambling addict exchanging the welfare of his kids with his gambling desires. the wife should think twice now on their situation.

also, if you are the man in the situation, why not think of other options how you can leave your kids without subjecting them to danger.
these are just few options for you -
> leave the kids to your neighbor and just pay him/her afterwards
> call a baby sitter, at least you know someone is looking for your kids
> drop them to a child care center


just think of the fact that who would be in his right mind leaving his toddlers alone in their home just because he wants to gamble? such age of kids needs 24/7 guidance. they can even eat something that will be detrimental to their health. because they don't know yet the difference of bad and good. i hope the father will learn his lesson here and maybe change for the better. because if something worst happens to your kids, you can't turn back the time and have a regret of a lifetime.

I would say the same thing on which that if it turns out that this time he got caught. It is really just that to those children are really that too pity on the suffering that they are experiencing.
They should really be that having that supervision from their parents on which it is really just that normal that they would really be checking their kids.
It isnt really just that right you would really be leaving  your kids just because you would really like to gamble on which this do really shows that addiction is really that on high level
and this is something should be stopped. It is really that true that someone would really be paying up the price on that irresponsibility that they have done into their
children. No one on their right minds would really be doing such stuff and this is why in every bad actions been done then there would really be a consequences.

How could a father abandon his child at home while he went to the casino to play and hope to win, this is obviously really sad to hear the news. :-\

But fortunately there are neighbors who care about them try if it is left without anyone knowing how the 2-year-old child is at home, then I say a father is so heartless just for the sake of the game he wants even though he has won $2000.

I will not be a father like this because it's too bad to hear, never neglect your family especially for the sake of gambling.

This is a typical example of gambling for the money sake and not for fun because what kind of fun will be greater than the fun of having kids that you now leave them to their own fate for 5 hours. He is surely looking at the money for expenses in the home. That is the consequences of gambling for source of income, when you rely on gambling to sustain your family then you are most likely going to be behaving like that not to take proper control of your self but to be irresponsible in the family because this is actually an act of father being out of control of his mind.

That story I can say is unreal! But unfortunately, it is! That father was not in right mind leaving his 2 kids for the sake of gambling. Given that he won, can this money replace his kids if something bad happened? Great that he has a neighbor, interrupting bad possibility to happen. This is why gambling is being tagged as negative in the community because of this bad example.  ::)

There are a plethora of stories to show the high level of irresponsibility of some parents who gamble. Some of the stories are documented here: https://stoppredatorygambling.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Examples-of-Children-Left-in-Cars-at-Casinos.pdf. In my opinion, this is a case of gambling addiction. An addict does things without considering his actions or the implications of this addiction on people around him. His mind is only preoccupied with gambling which has made him lose his sense of belonging.

It is my humble submission that people who are found exhibiting such character should be restricted from gambling. The question now is, how can this be done? First and foremost, restrictions should be placed on all his online accounts. In addition, all gambling shops should know about this restriction to enable them to prevent him from offline gambling. This is because his actions are beginning to endanger the lives of those dependent on him. After placing embargo on him, he should be compelled to join a Focused Group Discussion where they talk about the control for addiction generally and gambling addiction specifically.

It's really surprising how carefree some persons can be towards their own kinds because of the need to satisfy their gambling urge. At the expenses of the life of the kids around a dog's which pose threat to the lives of his kids yet he was still concerned more on satisfying his urge to gamble.

Arresting the man so that he will understand the gravity of what such negligence which be did on the kids, he should be grateful to his kind neighbor who came to the aid of his kids and help kept them safe els he would have come back home to a dose of sadness after having fun out there already which is something which shouldn't be happening like that, it would be fine if he had requested the service of a nanny or care giver who looks after the kids while he goes about his activities.

One example that a gambler is beyond help is: Who's sane will leave his child alone just to gamble? It means that he can't control himself anymore and that he can sacrifice or leave anything just to satisfy his gambling hobbies. The thing is, he also tells a lie just to get out of the question without thinking that lying in a police station is impossible. If you experienced that kind of urge where you can't fight it anymore because you are addicted to something that you will abandon anyone, even your own child, just to do what you want, then you should seek help. Imagine if something happens to the child, then it could be a big regret and trauma to the father and also to the mother of the child. That's when his life will be ruined and broken just because he prioritised his gambling hobbies. I hope he learned his lesson.

When I started reading the OP thread, I was thinking that this was going to be some exaggerated story of hearsay from a torn up country...
Instead it was a very real case of neglect from the United States of A'...

It's very weird to see such people having kids honestly. And also anything related to gambling shouldn't be mixed with kids. It feels very weird to hear anything about children here.
So people trying to mix their parenting with gambling naturally are going to end up in very awkward situations.
I'm glad that person got booked for a crime and congrats for U.S. police not letting that slide.
Hopefully that dude will realize the gravity of the situation, given that he confessed I'm hopeful that he'll get his lesson.

Just like some other people have already said, the action of the man clearly shows that he is already a gambling addict or has the symptoms. He did not even consider that the children could accidentally ingage in something that could take their lives.

I still remember a woman in my country who left her two-year-old son in the room just for twenty minutes and went to take her barth, but when she returned, the baby was lying lifeless on the ground. The baby consumed drugs that the woman carelessly kept within reach of the baby. They couldn't blame her enough; even after rushing the baby to the hospital, he was dead already, and nothing could be done.

In the case of that gambler, I don't really believe that he is okay, because if he were mentally sound, he would definitely consider the safety of his kids first before thinking of gambling.

Pretty sure you can't blame gambling on this one, and the guy's already had histories of being very abusive and self-centered that he's willing to leave his kids with no food or supervision to indulge himself. Which is why you people should choose who you're going to fucking marry and have kids with. Looks doesn't matter at this point anymore, you gotta find someone who will put up with your shit and would be able to support you all throughout holistically.

Again, you can't blame gambling for this cause no one in their right minds would have the balls to leave their kids alone in their homes just so they can splurge money that they probably shouldn't even be wasting in the first place. This is textbook abuse from the father and it's good that they got the bastard arrested already. Not sure what kind of dad he was in the past but I can say with high certainty that he wasn't a supportive father to begin with. This couldn't be the first time he did this and he might've even done even more heinous things in the past to his family, or maybe idk, I'm just getting high off of the emotions at this point lol.

Let's face it, gambling is an addiction and in this news we see that it is an addiction that has led to a bad event. But this father could have experienced the same bad event because of other habits. I don't think it's the gambling habit that makes him irresponsible towards his children. He was irresponsible towards his children because he was someone who did not deserve to be a father. He could have left his children alone because of another habit instead of gambling. The father is to blame for this, not gambling.

There are really some people who are irresponsible in their life, even if it is about the safety of their kids. They will disregard everything just to satisfy their own desire, especially in gambling. Their mind only focuses on playing which is clear that a person is addicted to gambling. They even let the kid with a dog, who knows what unexpected thing that may happen.

I have come across a similar article in the past, it is also about the parent who leaves their kid alone inside their car. The car was closed without aircon. The parents get into the club to party with their friends, leaving their kid crying for hours.

I don’t just know why some people do crazy things just because they want to gamble. How are you going to leave your children at home alone just because you want to gamble? It sounds crazy to me. If anything happens to the children, then you will start regretting or blaming other people for your mistake. I don’t even know why some people are finding it difficult to control themselves. People like this are the ones who make society think gambling is a bad activity, and it is done by irresponsible people, the man should be properly punished for his offence.

Leaving kids alone with dogs is really dangerous, no matter how friendly the dog is, it’s still an animal, and anything can happen at any time. If the dog attacks the kids, who is going to help them since the irresponsible father left them and decides to go and gamble, gambling is more important than taking care of the children. I don’t just know how some people get so addicted to gambling.

Guy wanted some tacos and blackjack action lol. Obviously a high stakes gambler since he gambled with his kids lives. What a moron. Hopefully they lock him up and throw away the key for awhile, cause he deserves to rot in a cell.

The guy was arrested for child abuse the police officers did the right thing, who could do leaving 2-year-old twins just to gamble, the guy's mind is so clouded with addiction that he doesn't know his responsibility to his children, what will his children think when they grow up that they have a father who will prioritize his urge to gamble than their welfare.
This is what addiction will do to family, they can put their children in a dangerous situation the father should get rehabilitated before he can reunited with his family, he is out of his mind and cannot tolerate his addiction, this is why so many addicted to gamblers have broken homes they cannot do their responsibility to their family.

This is the same incident where a momma leave her children inside their family car just to go on a casino. This is pretty common reports from police, parents with child/children who are struggling in their gambling addiction leaving their child/children outside since minors are not allowed inside. Well, the same result got arrested due to irresponsible parents, mean child abuse.

However, this is a very bad fact. The fact that the father preferred to fulfil his desire on gambling addiction than taking care of his kids. This is such, this action is quite unreasonable and also sad for the child. But, when somebody gets into gambling addiction, sometimes they were not able to think twice wisely. They only think about what to do to gambling and will think about getting more money to gamble and expect to win much money. this is only in his mind, probably. But, if this is not any kind of gambling addiction, but only for fun, by leaving the kids at home alone, with all danger, this is bad decision. I cannot hope that he can do better than this, but hopefully this really changes the condition to be much wiser again. And thankfully the kids safe.

This is really serious and the game have out of his control, who knows what could have been the next case if the neighbor was not able to call for the authorities on time and the kids did something crazy or even get their self in danger,

But why walk down then gambling house to gamble when you have kids at home, this is part of the reason why online casino are their you don’t need to leave your house since he can’t control himself from stopping to gamble for the main time he could have at least used his gadget to access any of his favorite online casino and place his bet at lest he could have been able to look after the kids while still playing his game.

This is a case of gambling addiction. No amount of fun can make a rational-thinking father compromise with the life of his child. It is an addiction that makes us lose our sense of reasoning and feelings. I am a father and I know the joy I get seeing my daughters play around. Now, considering the love I have for them, I can never leave them to go gambling. There are certain lifestyles I stopped when I started having a family. I take control of my gambling and have always guided against getting addicted to gambling because addictive gambling will affect my life and my family overall.

The man really deserve what was served to him, how can he chose gambling over his twin kids for what how much value is the game he went their to play going to add to his life, I know gambling is fun but some kind of decision and some kind of lines which most people cross in the name of gambling is really insane which is really inhuman this kind of behavior is the reason why most people regard everyone they see as gamblers as people who are not serious with life and irresponsible, if he finish his punishment he should be forced to sign some kind of document that will restrict him from gambling for life and if he fails to abide he should be sent back to jail.

Quite sad and disturbing enough story, at least, we could say it had a happy ending and nobody resulted with permanent injuries or dead. My personal theory is that man planned to go gambling and only stay in the casino for a moment, however he may have gotten hooked to the games in the casino and before he realized, 5 hour had already happened. That is that only logical explanation I can think of this incident, otherwise, I don't understand why he did not hired a babysitter if he knew he was going to spend that much time gambling away his money and not caring about his children.
The fact those toodlers managed to get access out the home and venture on the street just adds more seriousness to this news. The man could not even safely secure his children in a room before going gamble.

Hopefully, this will be a wake up call for this person and make him reflex on how much he is dedicating to gambling and how much he is dedicating to the well being of his own family. If any of those children got ran over by a car, this mans life would be almost over, that's for sure. He may have not much luck in the casino, but outside of it, he does.

this is a disgusting act for me as a father who has big responsibility to protect his family but ignores all that and is more concerned with gambling to fulfill his desires to carry out his desires but at the expense of his child life, very sad.
news is an example of the madness of gambling addicts who give up anything to be able to gamble and ignore everything that could prevent them from gambling. In fact, I think he as a father deserves this punishment because he must be able to immediately regret his actions and be immediately rehabilitated before it becomes worse bad.

I'm sure he often does the same thing when his wife leaves her child and entrusts her child to her husband and what's strange is that if his wife already knows that her husband has  problem with gambling addiction, shouldn't his wife immediately seek help from doctor or professional who can treat her husband for addiction and I am very sure that he has often made worse mistakes.

this will be a further example for gamblers to continue to pay attention to their gambling style, to always be careful and immediately tell people they trust when they feel they have a problem with gambling to immediately avoid addiction.

A bad story of a gambling addict gradually losing their responsibility for life and family. Truly that man is deplorable, things are not bad enough until he is arrested, perhaps there will be worse things that will make him regret and wake up from his own blind actions.

So we can see how scary it is for people addicted to gambling, and they gradually lose their reason. This fault definitely belongs to the addict himself, there is no excuse for the actions he has created.

This kind of incident is one of the example of bad things that may happened if you are doing excessive gambling activities.
He deserves to be sued because it is not a good thing to leave your naive children just so you can gamble, what if the children have an accident and harmed because of what he did. That's a warning for other parents who will try to do such nonsense things over their family's safety.

this is a very sad news, and I'm sorry that gambling is also involved since it's a hobby like many others... no parents (in any case) should decide to leave a child alone who requires constant care and assistance... even there is a win, it become worthless on that situations.

This story has little to do with gambling, so imo gambling reputation got minimum hard. It would be different, if the topic was "2 years old kids alone at home for hours, while the father when for food". Same irresponsible deed by father. I dont admire what he did, but I am sure media also added extra to this story. 2 kids were alone for 20min, there was a dog to protect them - media say they were alone for hours. I would not trust in all what in article was written. However, what the father did was really unacceptable.

That’s a crazy story. I couldn’t imagine the type of thinking behind this. Letting your own kids be home alone at this age could result in literally anything happening to them. I’m glad he was punished for this action, but I wonder if people who do things like this truly understand the risk they’re taking or how easily things could go terribly wrong.

Crappy parenting. I would never do this to my kids. I'd rather stick at home and gamble using my computer with the internet than go to a physical casino just to satisfy my urge to play or bet.
Whoever that Dad is, he is out of his mind and he badly needs some help. A man who is in his right mind will never leave their kids at home, especially 2-year-old kids.
Obviously, he is a gambling addict, or maybe even more. I've seen gambling addicts who can still control their urgency because they have to stay in one place. I mean, they can wait if they have to but expect they won't be back long once they are freed.
But this man who left his kids went overboard not thinking about what could happen to his kids while he was gone. He doesn't even care and only crazy people do that.
The wife better find someone else who will keep his kids safe while she is gone, a nanny or a relative who can help out while she is at work or something because she cannot trust the father anymore after doing that.

I believe this has nothing to do with gambling but this is all about parent's responsibility.  The person involved is very irresponsible taking priority of his pleasure and entartainment.  I would not doubt that he will do the same even if gambling is not involved.  The guy would not hesitate to go to a cinema and watch movies for hours leaving his kids alone in his home.


The parents must look for someone they know to look for the kids if they have somethings to do outside their home.  The punishment serves the guy perfectly because of his irresponsibility.


Whether a person is addicted or not to gambling if his priority is his pleasure and self-enjoyment coupled with being irresponsible,  I believe the same scenario will happen.  The keyword here is being a responsible parents to avoid such a scenario where kids were left alone without any guardian.

This is crazy. Imagine caring more about cards or slots than your little ones who might need you any moment. Even if he didn't mean to, leaving 2-year-old twins alone for five hours is a big no-no. Parenting is all about keeping your kids safe and that means being there when they need you. Hopefully, he'll realize it's not cool to gamble with your kids' well-being like that. Parenthood should trump a casino thrill any day.

A well written sad story can't believe I read it through to understand why exactly the man could forget about his kids. He's caused some domestic problems to himself and family. Including his neighbors, who got disturbed by the man's action. These people he'd need to write some letter of apology to, for his mistakes. A father is expected to love his kids more than any other thing. Now he's proven to cherish gambling over the safety of his kids. The man is in severe addiction and should be taken to the rehab for some help. However, the emotional stress that action have caused the kids, is quite unbearable. Coupled with the fact that they'll stay more years without seeing their dad, if he's detained in prison for this felony. Another disadvantage of offline casino, spotted, for people who compare between both platforms.

Now let's think about it this way, if the father is playing at the casino for 5 hours every day, it doesn't seem like something strange and too addictive. perhaps the man really depended on the proceeds from gambling to provide for his family.
However, what about his mother? where did the man go while he was gambling? Instead of having to complement each other, when the man is just looking for a living, there is still the mother who can look after her 2 year old child.

This is an example of a useless father and one of the reasons why women are preferred to have children by law. But let me guess that the kids were sleeping when he left and started playing outside when they saw no one around, but he shouldn't have stayed that long knowing that little children were at home.

If I had my way with this kind of person or he is in one of the Muslim countries, I would suggest that he should be handed 100 strokes of the cane. By this, next time, he would know the severity of his action which could cost the kids their lives. Had it been he went for something so important and unavoidable, it would have been better. Even at that, he should have had a plan for the child whether taking such to a friend or family, even relative since it is just for a short time if the wive will not be available too. I can't even leave my sleeping kid of that age for over 1 hour without checking up on him or her, that's when I am at home, not to talk of you going out to gamble, that is a high level of irresponsibility and the man should be severely punished.

Also, the child should be confiscated from him as he poses a threat to them, the wive should be very careful, and no amount of plea should be listened to. I wish to read more about the case.

This is unthinkable. There is a criminal liability in this act. The father is not in his right mind to leave his two-year-old kids alone. I have seen outrageous acts committed by addicted gamblers, but a father leaving his two-year-old children alone while he is gambling is just outrageous.

He is not in his right mind; his gambling addiction clouds his mind. The father should be charged or rehabilitated before he is given parental authority over his children.

If the children are harmed I don't know if his conscience can bear this, this is traumatic for the children and a bad example for the community, the father needs immediate help in addressing his addiction, he does not know what is right and what is wrong, He is one example of the danger of gambling addiction, you can harm your family and you think its not your fault
 

I agree with you, in my opinion this is indeed a case of gambling addiction, because if it's just for fun of course actions like this don't happen, leaving your child alone at home for a long time just to gamble is certainly not a commendable behavior. What kind of father would have the heart to leave his young child without being able to take care of himself properly? I think a father like this is an irresponsible father, because he is more concerned with the things he likes than his own child, who is clearly his own flesh and blood.

What you say is correct, I think a father like this has lost his mind because of gambling, and indeed people who are addicted to gambling will not really care about things around them other than gambling, and maybe this is one of them. That's good, balancing gambling and family interests. If you still like gambling, please don't forget your responsibilities to your family, such as your partner and children, because that is the responsibility of each of us.

That man doesn't deserve to raise these kids. He fucked up badly and somehow I think that wasn't his first fuck up. He needs to be rehabilitated asap. Those kids... Even if they grow up to fairly decent adults, these memories will always affect them badly. I wouldn't be surprised if they also become gambling addicts because that's a very common scenario. In a family where the parents smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol, the kids usually pick up the same bad habits. Only the very smart kids can see through the shitty situation they were in and leave it immediately. The others will become the next generation of shitty parents.

This story troubles and enlightens me. It shows how an unmanaged gambling addiction may cloud whats important. Im not here to judge; who hasnt had a misplaced priority? This lesson is about gambling's dangers and its role in our lives.

Gambling should be fun, not a substitute for family. I consider it a spice, not a life essential. Remember that the real jackpot is laughter and safety with loved ones, not a casino. This is emphasized by the father's story.

Every black cloud has a silver lining. This incident emphasizes community awareness and action. All of us should appreciate and safeguard what important and make sure our hobbies and pleasures increase the beauty of everyday life. Lets wager on love and life, understanding that a day with loved ones is the best prize.

That's right, those who leave their children alone at home while their parents seek pleasure by gambling, of course they only think about their own interests and don't care about their family. Indeed, they are so addicted to gambling that they don't care about anything else and only fulfill their desires. They are alone and never think about the danger their child will face if they are left alone at home without anyone watching over them.
I think they deserve punishment so that they no longer leave their child alone at home without anyone watching him.

In most of the cases gambling addictive loss their ability to think about their relationship and all they prefer is their money  and because of such bad addiction of gambling everyone should try to live away from gambling.

If a person constantly gamble then he forget about his family and his son as well as daughter so therefore first of all a person should not be a part of gambling or if unfortunately he initiate it then also give time to family because it will not make you more addictive towards gambling.

I don't think it really makes any difference what this idiot does when he leaves such small children without any supervision. Any of us if we knew our daddy treated us like that when we were kids, we'd have punched him in the face when we grew up. Very glad something bad didn't happen to those twins, but that idiot's wife should definitely take steps to make sure it doesn't happen again.

The person you mentioned prioritized gambling over a two year old and left a small child at home to gamble after hours. A two-year-old child who needs adequate care and supervision is left alone at home during that time, just think how risky it was for that child. Children are generally immature and at that time parents ensure their maximum safety by providing them with adequate care. The person you mentioned gambled ok but he should have taken care of his child as well as gambled. As a father it is his duty and he must have found enough time to gamble besides taking care of his child and in this case he proved to be a failure as a father. Gambling may be his addiction and profession but he should not only prioritize his addiction and profession but also give time to his family.

Luckily a neighbor reported this incident so that 2 years old kids were safe.  i can't stop thinking about the stupidity that gambling addicts continue to do, he is more concerned with his gambling than his children, he shouldn't have done that, what would have happened to his children if no neighbors had reported this incident, it is certain that his children would are in danger and could possibly die.  if you really can't take care of children, why should you have children?  Don't let your gambling addiction cause the people closest to you to experience misfortune and trouble.

I can't figure out what to consider it but I would call him the worst bad dad ever. How can he spend hours and hours gambling at home alone with two-year-old twins? A gambler can only commit such reckless wrong doing when he is mentally disordered by severe gambling addiction. Since the police have arrested him and brought him under the penal system, we expect an exemplary punishment so that no one indulges in such evil deeds in future. I appeal to all gamblers who commit such grave mistakes to desist from doing so. Those with extra mental disorders are requested to refrain from gambling for the time being by showing a good psychologist and therapist and doing good meditation.

there is nothing better for him to do now than wait til the authorities decide what to do with their kids. not the kind of ending that anyone would want for their kids. 

he could have gambled online as i'm sure he could manage to do it while at home. but i guess the thrill of playing physically is more appealing to this guy. fatherhood didn't stop him from sneaking responsibilities.

That's really a father who is completely irresponsible with his 2 year old child. He deserves to be arrested to be held accountable for his actions because he neglected his obligation to look after his own child. Even though he won a lot of money, neglecting his child and leaving him alone at home was not good.

No one knows what could have happened to her child if none of her neighbours had called the police. And what was on his mind that he had to leave his child for 5 hours to gamble? This is a lesson for us not to do the same thing. If we want to go while there are children with us, we can wait until the rest of the family comes home before we can go. Otherwise, we should not go and leave our children alone.

We should take good care of our child and not leave him alone at home. He can go gambling at any time and not leave his children alone at home.

Just because he had a strong desire to gamble, he ignored his baby child. It seemed like the man was out of his mind, he prioritized his desire to gamble rather than his children. he had good luck because a neighbor cared about his child, this man deserved punishment from the law, this is a responsibility for his actions so that he doesn't repeat them in the future, it's best to gamble at a time when you're really not busy

In my opinion, an addicted gambler is mentally disordered. Gambling addiction always manifests in problematic behavior and when a behavior is considered problematic, it is against the prescribed way of living in society. An addicted gambler is likened to a drug addict and so compulsive gambling can affect the brain and this can hinder rationality in the gambler`s thinking. An addicted gambler would find it difficult to know the dangers of his behavior to himself and others. He is only concerned about gambling and so loses consciousness about what is happening around him. This is the manifestation of a mentally disordered person.

Gambling can be tempting, but not at the cost of your child's safety. This whole thing gives me the chills, even if it happened last year. Can you imagine finding your kid alone at a slot machine? Nightmare fuel, right?

But hey, let's not get tunnel vision on gambling here. Plenty of other vices can turn parents into neglectful zombies, whether it's booze, drugs, or even good ol' fashioned workaholism. We gotta stop demonizing one thing and start tackling the bigger issue: parents putting their own needs before their kids'.

So, instead of freaking out about every gambling headline, let's shine a light on all the reasons families fall apart. Let's talk about addiction, mental health, and the crazy pressures of modern life. And while we're at it, let's demand better support systems for parents struggling with any kind of baggage, not just the ones that make for dramatic news.

He is definitely sick in the head, since he can't control the urge until his wife is back, before he leaves the house. The gravity drags him so strong, and he wouldn't be able to resist. Else he could get violent with himself and people around him. It's more like when a child wants to go to a birthday party and his parents is delaying his outing. He could get sad over the delay from his parent. Same works with adults, but to some extent. The man in the story acted like a toddler, because he had no thoughts of the safety of his kids. Which removes the respect people had for him, before the execution of such behavior. Gambling addiction acts like a substance that highs the brain like drugs. Sometimes it could be more dangerous than drug is to a person. And it's very hard to cure a person of his gambling addiction compared to a drug addict who has some advantages as cross addiction.

I agree with your theory. The toddlers were taking a nap inside a closed room, so the father thought it would give him enough spare time to go gambling at the local casino for a while, and get back home in time to still have his sons sleeping, therefore he wouldn't need to hire a babysitter. However, he has probably lost notion of time while gambling, possibly due to be facing a lucky streak on his gambling session, since he has come home with 2000$ on his pockets, so the 5 hours have passed like 5 minutes on his deteriorated addicted mind.

Moreover, we don't know if he was gambling in secret, so if he hired a babysitter, he would have to explain his wife the reason why he did so, instead of being at home with his sons. The way he acted, also displays it wasn't a planned decision in advance, but more like a sudden impulse he had to gamble immediately, so he took the "opportunity" and went for it without measuring the consequences.

It's still a mistery, though, how the twins managed to leave the closed room and got to the streets. Those are smart toddlers who were likely to have got extremely desperate by waking up alone, crying loud and not seeing any of their parents around, so their survival instinct led them to act the way they did.

I have a newborn baby right now and I don’t understand what’s the father thinking for leaving his child for the sake of gambling. There’s already online casino that gives us convenience to play in the tip of our hands.

This kind of behavior a serious sign of addiction Imho since the father forget about all his responsibilities and for godsakes a 2 year child can create a lot of serious problem including self harm. This is addiction on extreme level and far worst than being violent since leaving a 2 years old children on their own just for gambling is mind blowing bullcrap. This father really need a jail time and a lifetime ban on any casino.

That's what happens when people get into gambling the wrong way and that's not always advisable, like the father in this story who you already know left his two children at home alone just to fulfill his desire to gamble. Casinos do not regulate a person in terms of time to gamble, all gamblers have the freedom to gamble whenever they want as long as they have money to bet, but if you get involved with the wrong approach then anything can happen, which according to other people does not make sense then maybe according to you it is not wrong, like what was done by a father there, for us in common sense it is a very bad act, like exchanging the life of a child for gambling.

From this incident we can actually take an example and make it a lesson that excessive gambling is really not recommended because it is dangerous for yourself and others around you including your children, and I hope that the man can realize this incident and fix what is wrong.

This is just less and one of the despicable thing an addictive gambler can do, and people don't even take it that serious of how addiction to gambling can have so much negative effect on the mental state of a man.

There was a gambling thread I saw her in this gambling discussion how a man kidnapped his grand child and demand for ransom just to keep up with his gambling harbit, since he can no longer afford it, so when I saw this one, comparing to other terrible things addictive gambler does around the world, I just thought that this is even less of what an addictive gambler can do, because I really know how bad it is.

You have just made a hilarious but salient point which every other comments are overlooking or probably avoiding to take into account  ;D . My instinct tell me that the man didn't initially intend on spending such long session at the casino knowing fully well that he had left two innocent kids all alone at home to the mercy of the dog in the compound. He might have thought of rushing out to spend at most 30 minutes to play one or two games trying his luck for the day but as inducing as gambling could be he was taking by surprise that he had spent 5hrs already.

Moral lesson: don't dare to gamble when you have other important things that needs your attention at same time, don't risk it at all as one minute could lead to hours.

Hiring a nanny could have saved him from all this embarrassments. Now he risk losing the custody of his lovely kids and has also made a bad reputation for himself within his environment. How unlucky and regretful he would be feeling right now about his action.

It makes perfect sense he was also gambling in secret, hence why he did not hire a babysitter. You know, there have been some threads here in the gambling section of the forum about the negative consequences of gambling behind the back of one's family or behind the back of one's spouse and this story is a perfect example of why one is not supposed to secretly engage with something like sport betting or gambling. In many cases, the discovery of it can lead to couple problems, argument, verbal fights and even economical problems within the household. All of this pales in comparison to getting your toddlers killed because of neglect.

Also, people downplay how smart toddlers can be when they are not being observed. Since we are talking about twins, it is likely the father did not close the door with a key and the both siblings managed to team up to escape the room an seek for their parents. They could have been used an open window, because I doubt the man left the main door of the house opened.

By the way, we cannot assume he got hooked up to the casino because he was having a lucky session, sure he had 2000$ in his pockets, but he could have left the house with 3000$ or even more in his pocket. To us that may sound risky, depending on the country and region we live in, but places within the developed world, it is not crazy for someone to leave their home with that much cash in their pockets. He could have tried to chase losses and thrus stayed more time in the gambling floor than he planned to.

Am I the only one to be curious where was their mother?  ;D Everyone blame father, while nothing is known about mother. What if he is raising those kids alone? And gambling was his only way to feed kids. Now the story looks completely different. If this was a movie, or on instagram (add sad music), then people would feel sorry for him and forgive all.

But we all live in real world ;D Father must pay fine for that. 2yo kids should not be left alone. Dangerous age, when kids dont know about danger anything and have no fear. Reckless father.

That is insane to say the least.What kind of irresponsible person is that,he should not be a father at all and I don't know if he had a wife or not but should definitely get some jail time as a minimum.The children could have been damaging themselves by playing games as they don't know a thing at that age of two,they can swallow something which God forbid could have killed them or anything similar like starting some of the devices we have at home like the oven for example or the gas and be killed by that.I am still having difficulties to understand this type of person.Once I have been alone with my 3.5 years old daughter and I opened my favorite browser to gamble at home while she was playing with her toys in the carpet,I was also watching her for any misbehavior so definitely this person needs some jail time as a minimum.

This is an act that cannot be accepted by common sense. How could a father bear to abandon his two year old son to gamble? At least if the father is unable to look after his child, then entrust it to a neighbor, relative or hire a housemaid so that someone will look after the child.

I don't think this is the first time the father left his son to gamble. Maybe if the father leaves his son to work it still makes sense, but gambling? it seems like there is something wrong with the man or maybe he is a gambling addict. This is a stupid act that no one should imitate

A kind of gesture that only an addicted person can do, it doesn't make sense just like how you see it, if the father still cares with his children he should leave  it to someone who can take care of it or hire someone before leaving those kids, for me an act of heavy addiction that lead this man to risk the life of those child and pursue to his gambling activity,  as a normal human being we do care about our own and we can't do that if we are still in our good mindset.

It's still a good luck for those kids as the neighbors are caring about them and manage to reached out to the police to report this incident.

Indeed possible that the parents are used of just leaving the child and alone at home. If the parent is just hooked with gambling, given the responsibilities of them, they should have just online. I cannot see the necessity of just leaving their 2 year old child for such selfish interest. Yes, we do all have the drive to bet and hope to win someday. But for sure that's a different way to enjoy to the point that you are disregarding parental duties. Unfortunately this is concerning both family relations and gambling habits. If the parent could abandon their child for that drive, then what more with other things that consume his time and being entertained. Something new I guess; I know there are may gamblers who are irresponsible of their own funds but not with their children. Compulsion at its finest and for sure people are aware of simple parental responsibilities at their age, 'coz if not they shouldn't be adding to population (kidding aside). Gambling is tempting in most instances but if you are this much, then things are needing to be checked.

I myself am not willing just for the sake of $2000 to leave the child at home alone without thinking what if the child gets into bad trouble in a scenario where the child is lost or falls, we don't know.
So this is indeed what will be considered a negative sensibility where the community about gambling because this kind of behavior is shown by stupid people, try to imagine if the neighbor does not care about others what will happen later? That would be sad :'(

This is a very concerning incident and is quite worrying for the welfare of a child. And I'm quite surprised, why not, he waits for his wife to come home first, then decides to go to a gambling place after that, is gambling really that important, that he doesn't pay attention at all to the safety of his child? Which of course shows unbalanced priorities and a lack of awareness of responsibilities as a parent.
and instead, gambling is just mere entertainment, which should be above the needs, duties, responsibilities and safety of the family.

And starting from this incident, it seems necessary to emphasize again the understanding that the role of parent requires full commitment to the interests and safety of the child. And this incident is also quite an important lesson for all of us, including those who are not married and have families, for all of you who are still single, if you are not able to control your gambling well, then it would be better if you give up your intention to get married. and start a family until you are really able to control gambling well.

For me I believe the man is addicted to gambling and other substances, because a normal person will not act in this way and manners, how can you be baby seating dad leave a vonurable 2 year kid all alone just to satisfy his gambling urge, this is some how unbelievable for.me but I know it possible because I have seen a father that dump his 7 month's old baby with a friend just to go am watch a football match at a viewing center.


This are all sad realities with some people and there is no way we can beat that at some point, so the best thing to do at this moment is to try to preach to people on the danger of addictions and how stupid it canake them to act some times.

Gambling sometimes makes someone lose their mind, especially if they have experienced an addiction, no matter the obstacles and obstacles, they will still be determined to do it. Not care the consequences they will face afterwards because the most important thing is that they can gamble happily, just in case something bad happens to their child he just realized that his actions were wrong because he left his child alone at home, but fortunately his neighbors knew about this and immediately reported it to the authorities. The arrest of this person could be a lesson for others to prioritize family matters first rather than prioritizing personal matters because children are assets valuable to his parents.

What makes me a little surprised is where his wife was when this incident happened, was she also away on personal business so the husband was frustrated and just left his children because he felt unable to take care of his children? As parents, you should be able to discuss whether you want to take turns taking care of your children, so it's one of doesn't mind and things like this don't happen again because it's sad to see parents who can't take care of their children well.

a father should be able to differentiate between what is a priority and what is not. he must understand that when he has children it means his responsibilities are much greater and ignoring these responsibilities will cause problems that could put him in a difficult position.

especially in this case, where a father abandons his child just to go gambling, this irresponsible action is not appropriate because it could result in harm to the child or other undesirable things. the father was not suitable to be considered a father, because he neglected his responsibilities and instead went gambling and did not think about his child's condition. and this kind of father is the most disgusting father.

In the perfect world, this should be what the parents are doing, they take care of their children and guide them until they are old enough to make decision for themselves. But it seems for gamblers, as their decision is clouded, and they only have the illusion to play and to make money, they won't think a bit what is  their priority in life.


I agree, this is the worst thing that you can do to your kid, abandoning them so that you can continue to gamble. He didn't even think of what could happen to his kids as he is in danger for being alone. This is a selfish act for any person and anyone here should do it just for the sake of gambling.

Stupid father , he can make his children killed with his gambling addiction , I have deal with so much in life and I even gamble for long time but never that I let or will ever let this happen , even when I gamble I asked my wife every time to check on kids (because we are both working) or at least my parents when I wanted to gamble.
but this father deserves no children and must be penalized with this action.

This was a good decision by the neighbor, in many countries the sense of community is so distorted that if they were to see something like that, the neighbors will simply ignore it thinking that it is not their responsibility to take care of those kids, fortunately for the kids the neighbor took notice and helped them to avoid the worst possible outcome.

And about the father there is not really too much to say, he is an irresponsible person that has huge gambling problems, and if the wife decided to call it quits he will have to see his kids under supervision of the court for years.

He put his two-year-old twins in great danger by leaving them home alone for a long time while he gambled, which is a very bad and careless thing for the father to do. The event shows how important it is to put the safety and well-being of children ahead of personal wants or vices. A neighbor's quick action probably stopped something terrible from happening. As a reminder, people should be good parents and get help if they are having problems with compulsive habits that could put the safety of their family at risk.

Gambling addiction are a serious problem, I have seen people sitting on a chair in a casino and pissing in their pants, because they cannot pull them away from gambling to visit the toilet.

The problem is when social services step in, they might remove the kids and then the wife and the kids will suffer the consequences of his actions.

I don't think this is only a matter of being a good father or gambling addiction, but about some sort of mental illness. Children were with an aggressive dog, which is not the best indicator about the father's mental sanity, not to mention child abuse! Some people are psychopaths, and whatever decisions they make are not good. The news puts the focus on the fact that he went gambling, but without more info we can only make conclusions that can be true, or not.

This is why gambling addiction makes people unable to think rationally and prioritize their gambling above all else. Because if he was a sane person, he would not have left his two small children alone at home and not thought about how the two children were doing, whether they would be fine or what, he didn't think about it, because the most important thing for him was that he was gambling. It's good that he has neighbors who care about his two children, because if not I don't know what would happen to those two children.

In this whole story I am confused about where were all the other kids relatives. If their father went gambling and spent there hours, it is obvious that he is addicted and this isnt new to family. Where were kids mother, grandpa or grandma. If they knew what father they have, why they have left them with him? They are reckless also. I think they also deserve to get some kind of a punishment. But in general,  I dont care what father really did, he could have went somewhere else (drinking, or hanging out with friends). I dont care where other kids relatives were. I feel real pity for the kids. As it looks like they are some kind of a burden, they are not needed. I am disappointed about what future life they would have, when they have such childhood.

Shit happens, I am wondering why this man doesn't gamble using his smartphone in his home, maybe he is one of those old uneducated people in the world? As there are many like them that can't even operate a smartphone, they don't know what login using email and password feels like.

I am suspecting that the family relatives don't know that this man is a gambler, if not, they won't want to leave a kid for him to watch after, but now the secret is out since police is already involved, I feel pity for the uneducated people the most, if such people are into gambling I doubt they will be able to reason or think hard on anything, they will easily become an addict due to the heavy lack of knowledge.

Gambling addiction is really a big problem, one have to be a very disciplined person to be a very careful gambler, gambling isn't for everyone to be honest, but since casinos lack any form of screening before gambling, everyone is at risk of doing the stupid things in a casino.

I appreciate the occasional online bet, where the thrill of winning is just a click away. Still, a balance is essential, right? Especially when children depend on you.

Thinking about how gambling is a choice while parenting is a commitment. Friends set stringent gambling time limits to avoid conflict with family time. A proper balance lets you enjoy your hobbies without sacrificing parental duties.

Remember, responsible gambling is entertaining, especially online, where its easy to set and stick to restrictions. I feel we can enjoy this hobby while being there for our families. Making mindful choices, prioritizing what matters, and responsibly enjoying the game are key.

Is is not "ship happens", it is "tragedy might happen". A 2 years old kid is not even close to be left alone on a long period. If there are two of them, it is even more dangerous, as at this age none of them have full understanding how things happens in the world. As a father, I cant understand how that man got so much involved into gambling, that has spent 5 hours gambling, without even thinking he has to kids left alone. It is a miracle no one got hurt. I hope that man now will learn a valuable life lesson from that.

I think there may be a reason for the father leaving his two twins who are only 2 years old, but even so, any reason does not justify leaving such small children at home without a guard, we will never know what disaster will come to our house, whether it be a disaster. a typhoon or something like that might endanger the child at home, unless the child is old enough there is no problem but when they are 2 years old they must be full of attention and love from their parents, this is important to do so that they really feel safe and comfortable.

Luckily there are very good neighbors otherwise something undesirable could happen, actually there is something that is bothering me, how addicted is the father to the point of daring to leave his child even though he can gamble on his cell phone which is now more sophisticated if indeed he still wants to gamble, why do he have to go to a gambling house or land-based casino where he can't supervise his children, sometimes I think why there are people like that when there are easy gambling places online, why look for complicated ones. This is clearly bad behavior  >:(

This is an appalling story of a father who prioritized his gambling addiction over the safety of his two young children. Leaving two toddlers unsupervised for five hours is incredibly irresponsible and could have had tragic consequences. It is a miracle that the children were not harmed, and it is thanks to the quick thinking of a neighbor that they were not left to fend for themselves any longer. The father's actions are a clear example of how addiction can cloud judgment and lead people to make dangerous decisions. It is important to remember that addiction is a disease, and people suffering from addiction need help, not punishment. However, that does not excuse this father's actions, and he should be held accountable for his neglect.

Even leaving them on 20 minutes unsupervised would really be too harmful.How much more on leaving them for 5-6 hours? that would be disastrous. Good thing that there's a concerned neighborhood which do give out those complaints and tell up the police about this one and been rescued it out. In terms of consequences then it would really be just that right that the father should suffer imprisonment.
This is what gambling addiction could bring out on the time that you would really be tolerating it among other things even with  your own family. It is really just that sad that someone would really be doing those things which arent supposed to be done by a well thinking person. When addiction do hits hard then this is where it would really be resulting something like this
on which it is really that a normal for those addicts. It is a pity to those families who are affected with this behavior.

I really can't understand the actions taken by the father in this case, gambling really makes a person crazy and can't use his brain and mind properly, how could he leave his two young children just to go to the casino to gamble, like exchanging human lives for the interest in gambling. Of course this is a very bad act. But maybe we can conclude a little and take lessons from this incident that gambling addiction really has a bad impact and will not only harm yourself but also the people around you. On the other hand I think there is no reason for a defense for a father because what they are betting is not money or anything but the life of a child who is their own flesh and blood, on the other hand I think it seems that he not only has a gambling addiction but also seems to have other problems such as stress that combine to cause unexpected decisions. In any case, I think it's worth pointing out that this is the worst case of addiction.

Gaming addiction can be a powerful and destructive force that can cloud the mind and distort reality. Just like any other addiction. In this case, it appears that the father's addiction had reached the point where he was willing to put his gambling desires ahead of the safety of his own children. This is a stark reminder of the devastating effects that addiction can have on people and their loved ones. In conclusion, this case serves as a tragic reminder of the dangers of gambling addiction and the importance of seeking help if you or someone you know is struggling with this problem.

if a person can't really avoid controlling himself in doing excessive gambling activities, he will really be in danger as well as the people close to him. It is not normal for a person to leave his children just to satisfy himself in doing gambling. As I've previously said, this incident will be an eye opener to those other people who also did this kind of thing, that there's a consequences on the things that you chose to make in your life, so always.choose wisely when it comes to your decisions, plans amd other thing that may help your entire family.

There is no excuse for those who do this. There should be nothing more important in any person's life than small children. I think you can even sacrifice any interests and personal life ambitions, just to take care of your children, develop them and try to give them a better future.

It is unequivocal that this man from the article above should be sent for treatment, because such an act can be unambiguously interpreted as a strong and uncontrollable addiction.

In fact, the mother of these children is no less guilty than their father for leaving them with such an irresponsible person. Of course, if this situation is handled by interested people, it seems to me that these parents may lose their parental rights. I hope they will reconsider their attitude to young children in view of their inability to protect themselves and will be engaged in entertainment when the children are in complete safety.

No matter where was the mother when it happened, if the father is the one who left the kids alone at home, he is the one to be blamed.
Even if gambling is the only way to feed his kids, it cant be used as a reason to leave the kids alone.
The same if the reason is to work, no parents should leave such young kids at home alone.
The story is just a proof that addiction leads someone become irresponsible for the other things including his own beloved family.

These are some of the bad things about gambling irresponsibility has caused to some families that have made them forget their key role in protecting and taking care of their families.

It is a pity that so many abled men are guilty of this. They allowed gambling addiction to take away their mindset of protecting and taking care of their families.

Tomorrow, you will see some parents that gambling has gotten a big hold of, calling themselves a caring and protecting father to their children. Whereby they would allow gambling habits to cover their reasoning away from their children. This pains me a lot.

The father of those little twin kids needs to be locked in for days in a prison cell without food. Let him learn a big lesson that his kids are much more important than gambling for money.

Not doubts he's an addict who has been neglected, that's why he's not strong enough to control himself. In families, people talk things out, while others may quarrel it over. The man may have been the type who quarrels it over, with his loved ones. Because his acts show how careless he's been towards himself and the trouble he's undergoing. I could remember as a young boy spending time on games for hours without realizing that it's night already due to the flashy lights in the gaming house. If I was not cautioned as a child, such attitude may have been bothering my daily lifestyle till date. Hence, the trouble develops given time, and during the early stages if not cared for, the gambler will find himself like the man in the story. Because it'll be quite too difficult to reverse his gambling thoughts.

This is why not every people can become a good parent, they should gets vasectomy to prevent them making a baby. Many people forcing themselves to become parents because other people or their friends already have a baby.

As the popular was saying, don't left your baby with your husband, something bad or you never thought it would happen, might happen.

This is example 1 of the many cases exposed by the media. There are many cases similar to this and it is truly heartbreaking. But the government doesn't seem to be doing anything, letting the cases just evaporate.
There should be a party who is able to provide assistance or some kind of child protection commission so that this child can still carry out normal activities without thinking that his parents have abandoned him because of gambling.
Indeed, sometimes when gambling is in the addiction stage it will cause a lot of damage to social life. More often than not it leads to criminal mischief as well.

The biggest mistake this man made was leaving his child who was still under parental supervision just to channel his desire to gamble. The words gamble responsibly need to be applied to such a degree that in this case, the fault lies not in gambling, but in putting aside his responsibilities as a father just to look for thrills at the casino. As long as there are no burdens or other problems resulting from gambling, there is no prohibition against gambling. But when thoughts or actions begin to be inconsistent with responsibility, then the actions cannot be justified.

Mistakes, irresponsibility, irrational, insensitivity and addiction go together. An addict is full of mistakes and irresponsible acts. The desire to satisfy that gambling urge is what preoccupies the mind of an addicted gambler. To the man, he is supposed to be gambling and making money instead of sitting with 2kids at home.

This thinking is so irrational and no doubt, irrationality is one of the characteristics of an addict. He placed gambling above family and in my understanding, nothing is supposed to stand in the way of family time sadly, the kids are still tender and cannot decode danger and that is enough reason to compel the man to watch over his kids but he didn`t because he has lost his sensitivity. I think there is a need for legislation to control such behavior. The mere display of bet responsibly is not enough. Besides, it has not prevented anything.

Simply put, the father is out of his mind, a right-thinking father will not leave his twin 2 years old alone, he could have hired a babysitter to look for his twins or he could have dropped the twins at his relatives but he chose the wrong way and because of this he should be punished or get help from a professional to see if he is capable to be the father of the twins even if he wins in the casino, what he did was unforgivable.
This is what gambling addiction can do to a person he cannot decide what is right and what is wrong and he can harm his family because his mind is clouded by addiction to gambling.

Leaving your kid with a dog while you gamble? Seriously, what parent prioritizes poker chips over their kid's safety? It's messed up, even if the dog's a saint. Reminds me of that story about the parents who left their kid in a locked car while they partied. Like, what were they thinking? Kids aren't oven-baked potatoes, you can't just leave them unattended and expect them to be okay.

Addiction can be a monster, but it's not an excuse. There are deeper issues at play here, like maybe not understanding how precious kids are, or maybe just making really bad decisions in the moment. But regardless of the reason, the kid gets hurt.

So, what can we do? Judging won't help. We gotta understand why this happens and then jump in to help. Maybe it's offering support for addiction, teaching parenting skills, or even getting social services involved if things are really bad.

Incredible..
Well, I would honestly say that this is the height of a man being really inhuman to his own children, I mean, two years old kids just started walking and can barely run properly at this tender age, what on earth got into this man to have left this children alone to go gambling? This is pure wickedness and I honestly do not pity him, for he totally deserved the charge labeled against him and even more, he is totally heartless.

He could have atleast, taken the children with him to the casino rather than leaving them at home, what if that neighbor was not around to look out for those kids and call the police? I just can only imagine the kind of danger and trouble those kids would have possibly gone through, this is pure child abuse and I wish the man is sent to prison with no option of bail, atleast, this would serve as a warning to other parents to not value gambling over their own kids and family.

Bad parenting, this shouldn't be tolerated. We as gamblers know our limits and we know when to gamble and when not to. If you're going to gamble and you're going to let your kids alone at home for straight hours, that means that you're irresponsible parent. But this doesn't happen only for the fathers but also for the mothers. I've seen the same irresponsibility but it's not with gambling. If you happen to see some news about a mum that left her kid inside the car when she goes shopping, that's another irresponsible parenting.

We don't want that to see with our kids. If we want to gamble, we will take any responsibility and will not leave them just for us to do these things. I know that crave is hard to fight when you're on the urge of it. But don't take it for granted when your kids are going to be affected because they've got only one life, we only have one life. While the neighbor is good and have completely able to report that to the police. On this case, it is a twin and that's even heartbreaking if something happened to them while the parents are away.

The kind of news I read online makes me question some parents paternity towards their children. I will be scared to live a toddler to use the restroom while leaving him alone in the parlor but this man has the guts to even leave his to go try some luck, not one but two babies?  :-\ This is wrong and I commend the police for arresting him. If later in the future the wife divorce him I'm very sure that the court will never give him the custody of the children with such a shameful behavior.


To think that this happened in the United state where there are many online casino that he can do all he want on the phone while giving attention to the children. Don't be surprised that after wasting 5 hours in that casino shop, he never won anything. This is addiction even if the casino gives bonus to wager or some kind of incentive to make you come back, he made a terrible choice here.

This is what we call addictions, the man was so desperate to gamble at that time because he felt that the only opportunity that will ever make him to win the amount of money that's he's seeking for meanwhile, he didn't know that he's 2 years old kid need a fatherly attention.
However, this an example to show to others who are addicted and doesn't know that addictions can cause in the near future if they didn't find a means to adjust it.
Addictions is bad drugs, alcohol, gambling just name them, they are all dangerous because it can harm people and same time make people do the wrong things and not being aware that they are not doing the right things.
Instead one will ever be addicted to these things it is better for the person not to make a one time attempt to it.

Shit happens?? Shit happens is when forget your keys and you find yourself locked out, Shit happens is when your crush hooks up with your best friend. This is not a Shit happens scenario. Gambling online wouldn’t have helped the situation, he could also have been in the house, gambling on his phone and forget about the kids playing outside. This man has a gambling problem and has lost his sense of responsibility to his kids and his family. A lot could have gone wrong if the neighbor had not taken initiative to look after the children and call the police. I can only hope he gets the help he needs.  

He deserves to be arrested and charged to court for child abandonment. If I were the jugde over the case, I will not send him to prison rather his punishment would be two-folds 1- compulsory gambling recovery rehabilitation program for 6 months. Two hours per day. The second one would be for him to teach kids in elementary school in the province for 6 months. 4 hours per day.

There are many more parents like the parent in the story who are guilty of child abandonment on a daily basis just to fulfill their urge and satisfy their addiction. Why we do not see these cases in the news is because the government isn't taking it seriously in my estimation. And any parent found guilty of this needs to have their child removed from their custody and place in a better place where they will be well looked after. Irresponsible gambling is tantamount to irresponsible parenting.

This is jail time for some other countries when you don't see the worth of your kids and you've exchanged your time for doing other unnecessary things.

That is because that guy have shown carelessness for his kids and the wife was even told to tell a lie so that the guy can get away with this act that he's done.

He should face the consequences of what he's done. Because you'll never know if he's truly showing remorse to this act or he's just reasoning out so that he'd be freed from this issue.

It is actually a sad day whenever there are news like this and when the kids have been seen without the parents presence and went somewhere to gamble.

I don't think he is with his right senses to leave his children inside or at home to go gamble why Can he waits till the wife comes back to have this children before going to gamble, did he know the pains to push out baby? Well my husband can't tried that because he knows what I passed through giving birth to my daughter, okay what if those kids where left in an unsecured country like my country and it happened that those kids where kidnapped what would he do, to find the children or report to police for his careless action or what?

I think the man is addicted, how can one explain this crucial situation? Leaving his kids behind and facing other activities, it doesn't make any single sense. The children are not old enough to take good care of themselves, they're still babies that need the care of their guardians. You're right, it's weigh out of the picture to see a father abandoning his children for gambling, that means he puts gambling as his top priority. Perhaps we shouldn't blame the man in question, he might be passing through alot and having nobody to talk or share his problem with.

Not only was this action incredibly risky, but also harmful to the children left potentially at danger. This story reflects the destructive decision-making of some gamblers that may seem irrational to others. Such individuals may need rehabilitation, as they appear unable to make choices that are in the best interest of their families. This situation could be classified as child abuse or neglect. While I'm uncertain about any additional laws violated, it's clear that legal charges are warranted. He also needs professional help to address his severe addiction.

Some parents will not be ready for parenting and they will just give birth birth for nothing. Why give birth to an innocence child when you know that you will be busy with your life and wouldn't have time to take care of the kids. This is really bad dad work to be honest. It would have make more sense if he take the kid along together with him to the casino house, the baby is just 2 years old, I don't think it will have any effect on him for now atleast to get a taste of what is hungry him.

Now, he will explain to the child in the future how he abandoned his biological child at home to go do his things for  how much? Something he can do on his phone and b Le okay but he prefer to abandon a child. Some parents really need good session with a therapist on how to take care of their kids.

It is only an addicted person that can do stupid things like this just to enjoy what he is addicted to. Imagine losing his children just because of his carelessness, what would have been his excuse? This is just one of the numerous errors gambling addiction can cause, so we have to be careful so we do not get to the level where nothing else including our families,  loved ones and even our jobs matter to us because at the end, we will always lose everything.

Many people don't really know when they are addicted, they just believe they love the game and will play it whenever they want. Any gambler that cannot manage his time effectively to accommodate other important activities that concerns him is already in trouble because what's the fun when other aspects of your life including your family is suffering because of your addiction?

Every gambler is expected to be sensitive to the little changes in their lives that is obviously caused by their gambling habit. If these changes pose a threat to their personal affairs, then there is need for adjustments so no part of him becomes affected.

This has to be one of the worst gambling stories where nothing serious had happened fortunately. I can only imagine this happening in movies with story plot like he suddenly had a vision that he'll win $2K and forgot about the kids he has to take care of. W Casino influence! hehe.

There are even worse stories where gambling was the main hero of a topic. I think we even have here topic, where gambling addicted grandpa kidnapped kid and blackmailed parents for money for gambling. That was a real case, when gambling caused troubles. In current story, gambling was just an excuse. Replace it with anything other and the plot wont change. It is about reckless father, not about gambling being reason to leave kids alone.

P.S. I wonder if this story gets any continuation. Will it be just a fine, or kids will be taken away from such parents?

What a horrible story, there are no excuse when kids are involved and I hope this was a wake up call for the man to turn his life around. How can you leave two year old children alone to gambling, I don't understand such behaviour and there must be something really wrong with this man. Probably he is already addicted to gambling and might have had other issue in the past that could have been noticed. It's a bit hard to speculate without knowing more about the family, but the mother of the kids should have intervened as well. There is no excuses to go gambling when you have a family. For me gambling is something I only do in the evening after all the important tasks are done and if I really have the time for it. I would never feel relaxed and could be playing for several hours if I know my kids need me. Also why was he only charged with one count of child abuse if it was twins? Shouldn't it be two counts?

Yes, he does and I think they already made the case.
Truly, none of this should happen even if we gamble. There are other ways to do it like staying at home and just playing online gambling. I do that. Before, I do love to play poker with my friends at a poker room near us but I have not been there since the pandemic hit. Luckily, I'd known a good online gambling platform that offers great services although I have not tried online live poker yet. For me, it's a game that should be played with friends near you, physically.
But somehow my urge to gamble is being completed by the online gambling site so I don't need to go out while watching my 2 kids at home. And I would never do the same at leaving them just because I badly want to play poker outside. That's just irresponsible.
Even if they are old enough, I don't like going to some place while I am thinking about what is happening at home. That will just take out the enjoyment part of gambling because your mind is not there. So, it's best to just stay at home and play. Well, I do enjoy it now so there's no need to go out.

Gambling should be fun and not be the root to cause a lot of new problems in one's life, but the fact is that the chances of winning really make a person forget about other aspects of his life which in fact are much more important than anything else, one of the reasons is because there is a level of expectation that they put on winning so that they act aggressively and excessively, as we know that the situation of addiction makes a person unable to use his common sense properly as experienced by a father there and in conclusion this is why we are always advised to be gamblers who have a good and proper approach to this activity and even if you already have a pretty good approach, This is why we are always advised to be gamblers who have a good and proper approach to this activity and even if you already have a pretty good approach, you still need very good assertiveness because gambling is an activity that can stimulate your brain and mind to do something because of the things that look tempting which of course can be your perspective on gambling activities, the fact is that people who come with the aim of entertainment can very likely eventually change their minds and consider gambling as a generating activity because they are carried away without realizing it, and this is the use of intelligence in applying self-control, boundaries along with assertiveness as a rescue step.

This incident shows how dangerous gambling can be. How can a father leave his 2 year old child alone at home and go gambling. It's hard to imagine how much gambling got him. This is a very sad incident. This incident really hurt me a lot. can a father leave his child alone to gamble like that? Such people should be remanded and punished. Gambling makes a man lower than an animal. Gambling is good as long as it is used for fun and gambling is done with self control. Otherwise a gambler becomes like an animal. This story is an example of that

Well, as far as I can understand from this news, this man was indeed arrested and will be prosecuted because of the neglect he subjected his children to, so you should not worry about that. We must be worried about the thousands of cases which probably happen in countries where the justice system is not effective enough to enforce the law on those who neglect their children.
While I agree what this man did and the choices he took are very bad, I believe we have differents definitions on what a man turned into an animal actually is.
He committed a crime allegedly, that is for sure, so I am not defending him whatsoever for what he did, but we must also recall that here in the gambling section of the forum when have seen news about people literally trying to kidnap their own family members so they can ask for ramson and continue to gamble as long as possible.
There was also a news from Brazil about a female student who gambled all the money trusted upon her by her companions of school, which was supposed to be the budget for their graduation, lost it all.

So if you call this man an animal for neglecting someone, I wonder who you would call a man willing to kidnap a child of his own family for the sake of gambling.

Well for the fact that the story sounds so pathetic and unbelievable because for a father to leave a helpless kid at home just to go a gamble, what he could have done from m the comfort of his home is what I don't understand because if I go straight to declare him an addicts in my comment it may sound as inappropriate for many because we have no idea of what the conditions of the games are and at what stage he left the child.

He can not be a hard cure gambling addict's because he has some sense of responsibility in him which is the reason the mother of the child left the kid with him in the first place, but along the, he did wrong by allowing his urge to have the best part of his thoughts to the extent of leaving the kid alone just to go and gamble.

Without a doubt, this is one of the many things to determine compulsive gambling attitude. There are no parents in sane mind to leave their children alone in the house for 5 hrs. That's long enough for a 2 year child not to beg for food or milk. I mean, I have a 2 year old son and he's like begging for milk every 2-3 hrs. If you can't feed them during those hours, those children may have done silly things that could put their lives in danger.
I didn't read the whole story, but the wife should either file a divorce or convince her husband to do a rehab to minimize the gambling urges, otherwise there could be something worse than that going to happen next. He might sell the house, car, or anything that has value in the house hold, because he clearly doesn't care about his family. If does really care about his family even with his gambling urges, he could've have asked someone to look over and nurse his children while his gone for several hours in the casino.
I think a divorce should make things work.

Totally dont agree. In this case, only father must be punished for his reckless behavior. If they divorce, kids will be punished to. They will see each parent less. It might influence on their future vision of life. In case of a divorce, that reckless father will get more free time for himself. That will be totally wrong. It might turn that this is a not a punishment, but rather a reward for him. Divorce definitely is not a solution. Giving him a fine isnt right also. If now he probably gamble because he wants to make money, and with fine his bank account would be even more empty.

It might sound impossible or unbelievable but there are actually those people who do commit out such actions due to severe gambling addiction on which this isnt really just that limited to this situation but also into those things which we didnt or cant really even believe that it could really happen. Just like the rest been saying that no one on their right minds would really be doing such stuff considering that this is really indeed a very dangerous and irresponsible act as a parent. Even if we do say that they are divorced but its never been right on letting your children left out on the house unattended
on which no parent would really be doing this if they are really that caring about their kids.

It is really just that sad for those kids for experiencing such trauma. Good thing that there are really those concerned neighbor on which those kids
had been rescued. Thank good ness! that man would really be put up on jail for sure.

He is an example of a father who could bear to leave two 2-year-old children alone at home. Moreover, he left them for 5 hours just to gamble. He couldn't imagine what would happen to his children and still prioritized gambling. He must be punished for his actions so that he knows it was his fault and does not do the same thing. Maybe he was addicted to gambling so he was too busy gambling for a long time. Hopefully, there will be no sad stories like that, and even if someone often gambles, he also has to think about his children if he wants to leave his house. He had to make sure her children were safe and that someone was looking after them while he was gone.

Regret always comes at the end and this is a situation where one starts the scenario to feel regret at the end, but fortunately one of the neighbors moved quickly to save the two children from danger. This case confirms that gambling addiction is really bad and can harm everyone around us, on the other hand it is clear that the man should be punished for his behavior and hopefully the punishment will deter him and bring him to his senses, I wouldn't say that this was negligence but maybe I would be more inclined to believe that this act was quite deliberate along with the huge influence of the desire to gamble. However this is an example that we can learn a valuable lesson about the dangers of gambling if you do it in the wrong way or approach that can make you end up with addiction, so don't make ourselves closed to various suggestions that come in that lead to something better, consider whatever comes because they care about you so that in the end you don't enter the addiction phase.

I think because you didn't read the story that is why you could suggest divorce. For me I think it is rather hasty to talk of divorce on the situation. You can be suggesting divorce if there are other abysmal and bizarre issues already going on with the couples where one party can prove and provide that the union has broken down irredeemably then they could be talking of divorce but there are none yet to prove they are having issues then divorce won't come me especially if it is the first time he has behaved that way. So I think it is an issue between the couples and nothing to worry about. There are mistakes in life and everyone is capable of such mistake.

This is where gambling becomes ugly when it becomes a cause of something we don't want to be happening. This guy isn't a responsible gambler and therefore an irresponsible father for his kids and that one count of child abuse but, wait are twins considered as one? It should be two counts but I could be wrong here since I am not familiar with the twins effect in a
an offense or a criminal case.

That's true, gambling is basically not bad, but the reason gambling has many bad points of view is because every gambler does it badly, like this case, why is a father willing to leave his young child alone at home, while he goes to gamble, because I think this is because the father is addicted to gambling, because if he does that because he is bored at home that is very unnatural. because it is entirely his responsibility to have small children if there is no one else in the house except him.

It's true what you said, this person is not a responsible gambler, because he did the wrong thing which could endanger his own child. and if something happens to his child, maybe he will regret his bad treatment. Even if he had young twins and still leaving them would still be a mistake. because they shouldn't let go of their supervision over their toddler child.

You are correct but even when they are addicted they won't know they are exhibiting that character because since to them they are normal and doesn't affects their wellbeing, let say since they thought they are still breathing, eating walking and doing whatever they felt they are doing then is okay to them without knowing the things (people) around are being affected partially or the other way round.

Addiction should be a thing to fight to be able to save one's life otherwise would results to damages in the curse of trying to satisfy one's desire of gambling that was what resulted to the man leaving his kids to go gamble thinking he could meet up within some few minutes before the wife comes back without knowing that he has already spent series of time over there.

I would say he is stupid father and doesn't care about his child, so it would be very appropriate if he were arrested and given stern warning about his actions.
A father has full responsibility for the security and protection of his family, especially the children he has.
Gambling is only an activity to entertain himself and father should not abandon his children in order to gamble.
I quite sorry that an incident like this happened and of course I hope that in the future similar incident will never happen again, if something bad happens to child then regret cannot change everything and cannot return things to the way they were before.

No matter how bad gambler is, whether he is addicted to gambling, he still cannot let go of his responsibilities as father and he must be able to be fully there for his toddler child.
I think father who has the heart to do something like this needs to be psychologically and mentally tested, he has done something stupid that is beyond the limits of normal person mind.

This shows clearly how irresponsible some parents might be. The worst part is that he went to gamble and for 5good hours he couldn't think that those children might be  in danger. What kind of parents would be so careless and not have their kids in mind? We shouldn't blame this on gambling being the cause as this is because of am irresponsible parent hood. If that man was a responsible father he should have waited for some one to come home before attempting to gamble.

My question here is where is his wife? It's even more obvious that both parents are irresponsible. For 5 good hours a responsible wife must have called her husband to check up on the kids. If she's so busy to take care of them her self then she should at least call to as of them.
The fathers irresponsible act will cause more harm to those children if not controlled on time.

There are jobs where you are not allowed to use any means of communication, so not everyone has the ability to call their spouse multiple times a day to see how they are taking care of the kids. Plus, we don't know how aware she was of her husband's gambling addiction. She could be calling him and he could be gambling and telling her that the kids are fine. I hope that he will be deprived of parental rights or that he will change his attitude towards young children, because this is a very irresponsible act.

This should be shared especially with the community like this, whether it is online or offline games, the children should be their priorities especially when they are that young and not capable of being left alone. Imagine, what if someone has infiltrated the house, and there are already lots of incidence like that happened in the past more likely the children are killed or raped because no one in his right mind will enter a home without any evil purposes, and when they see that no one around except for a baby, they will gonna do everything that we cannot even imagine to ourselves just because their parents are absent.

The man should be grateful to his neighbors who were willing to pay attention to his children by calling the police to deal with his children. If there were no neighbors, he would not know what the fate of his children would be and this was a very valuable lesson for the man so that he would not repeat his mistakes. And gambling addiction can indeed have a bad impact on someone who experiences it and the man must be punished so that he can realize his mistake and can also cure his gambling addiction. Maybe the man had done it many times before, but the previous time was still fine. However, he made a big mistake this time, so he had to accept the punishment. That is why we must really realize that there are serious impacts that can result from gambling addiction, so we must really try to avoid gambling addiction. We must be able to limit our gambling activities so that we do not experience gambling addiction and can still use gambling well as entertainment.

Yes, he is a stupid father and needs to be taught a lesson so he can realize his mistake and not repeat it again because he left his children without his supervision. A father should be able to give full responsibility to his children and not just leave them without anyone to look after his children. And he went just to gamble where many people certainly couldn't imagine what was going on in his mind that he had the heart to leave his children like that. That will happen if someone gambles too often to the point where he can't get too far from gambling and just wants to gamble. It was a gambling addiction that he already had and he really needed to get himself checked to get the right treatment for him.

If he is still aware that he has children, he will not leave them unsupervised and will stay with his children until a family member returns home and then he will leave. That is if he could think about it but that didn't happen to him because he chose to leave his children just because he wanted to gamble. Yes, he needs to be tested psychologically and mentally to see the extent of his interest in gambling. If he is really addicted to gambling, he needs to get serious treatment so he can remember that he is married and has children whom he has to look after.

Hopefully, this news will be spread to many communities, especially the gambling community, so that it can make gamblers aware always to remember that there are people around them who they have to watch and pay attention to. These children should be the priority and not be left behind to gamble like the man did. That was something people should never do because after all, it was his own children he had to supervise constantly. Hopefully, the man can realize his mistake and will not repeat it. The most important thing is that he can realize that gambling is not a priority in his life, and he should be able to prioritize his children rather than just gambling.

Arresting him and giving him a stern warning will not solve the problem. Arrest doesn`t solve a mental problem. To me, all addicted gamblers have minor mental disorders and that is why the moment a gambler is addicted he is no longer able to think and behave rationally. I submit that he should be banned from gambling and introduced to a gambling support program as this will help in his addiction.



This is easier said than done for a gambling-addicted father. There is a need for control during gambling but then when this control is lost it becomes difficult to act normal. Consider that all he thinks is to gamble and nothing else. That self-consciousness is lost so he doesn`t bother about any potential harm for his children.

So sad, this is how people behave when they give all their life to gambling, I think this is as a result of addiction because it is only addiction that can make people to do strange things like this. The man is addicted which he is not even aware that he needs help . Thst is why it is important people need to be conscious how they go about gambling, because the little interest you give to gambling if you are not very careful it can turn one to be addicted which will be very difficult to be free from addiction.  

Gambling addicted is really people needs to be aware of this to avoid being trapped into it, but people take for granted not seeking for knowledge to understand gambling.

Ridiculous. What a crazy father he is. I also have a son around 5 years old now but the nerve, I don't dare to leave him alone in our home. It will make me panic to the highest level but the father in that story is just chillax and relax playing at the casino.

According to the story, the police found a winning ticket worth $2,000 on his house, and looks like the reason for his addiction is, that he is currently winning. I'm afraid once that person begins experiencing a losing streak, he might forget totally that he has a 2-year-old kid and won't care anymore.

Through this story, we also feel that this is an adult who is still not thinking maturely enough and forcing himself to have a small family, his responsibility for gambling is still too big, instead of the responsibility of a breadwinner in the family, there are many ways to make matters more convenient for everyone, such as seeking care from relatives or he can wait for his wife's return to ensure safety and warmth. Determine the future and family, it is better to prioritize it first, temporarily shortening gambling time also helps us clear our minds and avoid addiction.

This case really angered the public. A 2 year old child should not be left alone at home while his parents are away gambling for hours. Money does not guarantee anything even if a gambler wins thousands of dollars, while they leave their children without knowing what their fate will be.

Perhaps, this is a rare case, but there are many gamblers who really don't care about anything other than just wanting to gamble. Severe addiction becomes a big problem that is difficult for them to get rid of, in fact it is too difficult for them to balance everything. This case reminds me of one thing, self-control and being a responsible gambler is important.

this man must be responsible for his actions, it seems he is very addicted to gambling, because of gambling he neglected his two children, how could gambling be more important than his children, he is a ridiculous man

Unfortunately this is the world we live in today, and parents of today just don't give a fu*k of what happens to other humans for as long as they feed their desires... honestly in the 21st century this shouldn't be a reason to leave kids all alone at home when you can simply do this on phone or PC if you have too, tbh I wouldn't be surprised if there is another woman involved in this picture but will take the story at face value!!!

Otherwise with what I have just read this is a real case of gambling addiction and those kids need a more responsible person in the picture before something bad happens, thanks neighbour for doing your part which could change the man's attitude towards his kids and gambling edge.

Perhaps foster care is calling or better yet a baby sitter should be a solution to all this humiliation!!

An irresponsible gambler and of course, an irresponsible father would do worse than that. When you don't have any control over yourself and your mind, the urge to gamble would make you do such things, and in my opinion, he is not the only person who would do that but there must be a lot of such irresponsible people who would leave behind more important things just so that they can go and gamble because they are highly addicted to gambling.

Whenever I read such stories, I feel like it's injustice by the creator who usually gives certain things to people who don't deserve them while those who deserve those are deprived of them. There are countless people so eager to have children who would take great care of them but they don't have any, while people such as this guy have them and they don't even care!

Parents who have common sense will not have the heart to leave their children alone at home, especially when they are still small, as in the story where 2 years old is the age when children are most active. The child could do something dangerous because children that age will not know what things can and should not be done because children really need parental guidance, before becoming parents you should be aware that as a parent you have a big responsibility, not just thinking about your own interests. Why have children if in the end they don't care and actually have the heart to leave them alone at home just because they want to gamble.

I can't stop thinking about parents who have thoughts like that and it turns out that there really are parents who don't have intelligent thoughts but actually look stupid. I'm glad that in the end the authorities found out about this person because if not, maybe he will do it again and leave his children behind home, let this be a lesson for parents and also for gambling addicts who have children.

That could happen because it also happens in my environment, many of them are not yet old enough but have decided to get married and in my opinion it has both good and bad sides. where I myself think that if we are not old enough, in my opinion we are still at the age to enjoy entertainment in the world, I mean satisfy yourself first before getting married, therefore I myself have certain targets before getting married, and if my target has been achieved then I will get married .

because I think that when we get married we have less time to play or enjoy the outside world because we have a wife or family that we have to be responsible for. If you are married, you hope to always prioritize family and not other things, including gambling. It's true that what you said by shortening the gambling time might be able to clear our thinking, because gambling must be done with short thoughts, don't gamble with bad thoughts, because in my opinion there are many cases that can be used as examples of how gambling is done with dirty thoughts or wrong or even bad.

Same with you, that kind of irresponsibility where children like that do not deserve to experience a kind of selfishness, though we can't remove that fact that there are many gamblers who can't figure it out and can't handle the kind of addictions that they possess. It's pollution inside the brain that really manipulate human decision-making.

With a correct and balance mindset, you won't see those kinds of irresponsibility. Humans always have that compassion, especially with their loved ones, but if there's already an incorrect balance inside, you will hear unexpected kind of things like that.

This is what gambling addiction can do to you and this is why it's very dangerous to have gambling addiction problem. This individual doesn't have control of his emotions he can do worst than this just to gamble. He could have gambled online or hire a nanny to look after his children while he go to the traditional casino to gamble if he couldn't gamble at home. Some gamblers only enjoy gambling when they're in a physical casino or they win more when they're gambling over there.

Where was the wife too, the wife should have known by this time he has spent with her husband that he's a gambling addict therefore she shouldn't leave their children with him. Both parents are to be blamed in this situation, I won't only blame the husband as addiction is a problem that can't get control easily but I'll blame the man more. His wife should be more careful when leaving the children with him.

Why bring the spouse into this. The one being irresponsible here is obviously just the father who was supposed to be home looking after the kids. If anything, the wife would probably be working bearing in mind her kids would be home safe with her husband whose job it is at that point to look after the kids.
The wife has no fault in any of this. We’re not entirely sure if she called to check in on the kids or not but I wouldn’t fault her even if she didn’t call. The husband was the one watching the kids and he failed woefully at that.  With actions like this, he probably doesn’t deserve the responsibility of raising kids.

That's his fault, maybe he was losing and later started winning. He's lucky he stopped gambling after winning. It could be he realized his mistakes and checked the time, then rushed back home. A man like that is not qualified to father 2 kids. He would have done the gambling online instead and watch over his kids. The children are very young and can't stay on their own. What was he thinking in the first place. His condition is core addiction. And if he begins to lose, as you said, his behavior to his family won't be nice. Good the police reprimands him and charge him to court for abusing his kids. Luckily, the kids weren't harmed by the dangerous dog. Since his wife knows about his compulsive gambling habit, I don't think it's the man's first day of leaving his kids behind all alone at home for gambling.

This is very bad, we thank God for everything though, addiction is something one should be very careful of, but sometimes I imagine why people can be this reckless to this extent, it is very disheartening, how will you spend all your time in a particular stuff and forget that your fellow human exist, though one of the reason for most addiction is winning, when a gambler win more than he lose, addiction may be his next lane to roll because he will consider the involved and continue without control, to me every gambler should know when to take a break and continue later.

Indeed, it's completely irrelevant and unnecessary. The story lacks context to blame the wife; she could be at work, outside, or wherever else; it doesn't matter. The father was left behind, responsible for the kids. It's purely his fault. I haven't heard anything more irresponsible than that. This is a pure example of someone who's severely addicted and cannot control themselves or their urges. You need to set your priorities straight; if you're not capable of raising children, don't have them, and if it happens nonetheless, man up and be responsible about it. There were so many things that could have gone wrong.

Couldn't he at least resort to online gambling? It would be slighly better than leaving his kids by themselves.

The father was clearly irresponsible and doesn't care about the kids, it is either he is so addicted to gambling or he is not ready to let go of his past life for the family that he build.
If they aren't ready to be a responsible parents then they shouldn't build a family, they aren't the only one who would suffer the kids would suffer more than them.

The man is very addicted and that is the reason why he do that letting his kid suffer for an hour because of his addiction and the mother of a kid must take an action about this she must send her husband to the rehabilitation center so that it will cure and leave in gambling life forever . We all know that the father of a kid is not just normal all he needs is gambling without thinking that maybe he can cause more trouble in his addiction.

There are people with gambling addiction who prioritize their gambling at any cost. They can't take a break there for a little while. The incident you described also indicates so. I find no difference between a drug addict and a gambling addict because they can do anything with their addiction.

It is not difficult to assume that the father has lost common sense who spends 5-6 hours outside because of gambling.

Such behavior of father is never acceptable. But there is nothing wrong with gambling platform. Everyone should be aware of their own circumstances.

This is true because the father could not look after his children well and instead left them at home. I don't know what was going through his mind that made him have the heart to leave his children without anyone's care. He really needs to cure his gambling addiction before he creates even bigger problems for his family. It is the duty of parents always to ensure the safety of their children, be responsible with them, and not leave them without anyone's supervision. Hopefully, the father will soon realize his mistake and be willing to cure his gambling addiction or reduce his gambling activities and focus more on looking after his children if there is no one other than him at home.

It is really just that sad that they do able to afford on leaving  their kids just for the sake of playing gambling. Addiction could really be result into those actions made out that we dont totally expect that someone would really be able to do so. Just like when you are that addicted with drugs on which you would really be that losing that kind of right thinking and this is the same thing
goes when you are addicted with gambling. Yes, it cant affect your body literally but the way of thinking then it does. If your addiction goes into that severe state then it wont be shocking
that someone could be able to do such shit things and this one is the example.

This is why it would be best that you should really be that normal that you should really be that responsible with your gambling activity. Dont come into a point that
you would neglect everything just for gambling. You would really be ending up on doing shit things such as this which we know that you could end up on getting imprison because
of the irresponsible decision that you had made.

Yes, gambling addiction does have bad consequences and can even make the addict do things out of control which he thinks are normal but according to other people beyond reason, they cannot think clearly because their minds have been controlled by gambling. Although there are various ways as you mentioned that they still you can gamble at home using your cell phone while looking after your toddler, or you can also hire a babysitter as you said so that she can leave her child at any time without having to worry about her child being because someone is already looking after her child.

Yes, as I said before, the role of both parents is very important in raising children. If the wife knows that her husband is an addict, she should not entrust her children to her husband, especially if her husband cannot escape from the local casino, then the wife should understand that her husband could neglect his children and leaving him at home, or maybe his wife thinks that entrusting the children to her husband telling him to look after the children can stop his addiction. So she thinks that her husband can focus on look after her child but in reality her husband cannot stop gambling because his gambling addiction has taken over his entire brain.

It makes me feel bad to hear such incidents, how can a person leave a two-year-old child alone at home and go to a gambling club and get drunk on gambling. It is only a special type of mentally ill patient that can cause this phenomenon. It is not possible for a brain person to do such a thing because no sane person can leave a two year old child alone in a room at home and go to a gambling club.
One of the many negative effects of gambling is mental disorder, that is, people are attracted to gambling in such a way that any healthy event around them will seem abnormal to them and the gambler cannot accept any normal event as normal. This gambler is mentally disordered and he has nothing in him to call his human perspective. It never crossed his mind that he left the child and went gambling in two years. When a normal brain cannot judge good and bad, that brain is called a disordered brain. This gambler either has that brain presence or is mentally ill.

You just mentioned it, that kind of addiction drives the person to leave his children and proceed to gamble, no one in the right set of mind will be doing that or maybe if in some weird cases maybe there are but in terms of leaving your children where you fully understand the risk that's something unaccepted, hopefully after this incident if ever that father manage to go back and recover his family, act like this would never happen again.

We can't deny the fact that there are addicted people who can take that risk just to please the lust and desire of gambling, they are willing to sacrifice and let things to happen because of malfunctions inside their brains, it's already being dominated of gambling addictions.

This is what comes with addiction, addiction is a brother to unbalanced mindset, its controlling and irresponsible behaviors aren't avoidable. Leaving the twins behind for hours its a testimony of how far he can go just to suite his gambling desires.

I was kind of thinking if he had a wife, and how could his wife leave the twins under his Care for so long bearing in mind that he has this addiction problem, because for the neighbor to keep an eye on him suggests he has done similar things in the past and if he does have a wife, its carelessness on her part and she contributed to the fate of these little children on that faithful day.

Gambling is good when managed so well but if not, this would be a nightmare as well.

This is how gambling addiction causes a lot of trouble - mentally, physically, and family relationships.
A person who has got into this situation becomes irresponsible because what it is their mind is to gamble. They could be happy of doing this rather than spending time with the family or in social affairs.


So many stories pointing out how gambling affects us. Sadly, many gamblers still ignore it until the moment they commit such problems before they realize that they are wrong. We don't need to quit gambling but at least, we know also how to control it.

Apart from the fact that the man described in this thread has been arrested and received punishment for his actions and carelessness, even in this case a father had the heart to abandon his two year old child just to fulfill his gambling desires. however, in the end, he was charged with abusing his own child. I think he has received something worthy of his actions, and appropriate rewards according to the applicable law. I will not comment on many things in this thread, because in fact there are many causes or other factors that make a father have the heart to abandon a child under 5 years old without parental supervision as is the part and responsibility of a father.

In fact, we don't know exactly what happened. beginning, causes and consequences. what is certain is that he was negligent as a responsible father. the lesson we can learn from this thread is that responsibility is something that is very important for all aspects of life, even if it involves gambling. here we learn, even a father has the heart to abandon a child who still needs attention and guidance. It's not because the land-based casinos, or even the online casinos, caused it. but on the individual himself, who is willing to sacrifice something to fulfill his desires. this is where we can refer, if responsibility is important. and how we can be responsible and part of what must be applied to our lives, including how we are responsible with our gambling.

          -   That is a bad example of a gambler who has a gambling addiction. I can't imagine that a father who is addicted to gambling can leave his 2-year-old son just because he wants to gamble. Such situations are one of the abnormal activities of an individual person.

A gambler like this is no longer in his right mind. How can you think that he is still in his right mind? This person is so controlled by gambling addiction that he can only satisfy himself by gambling and does not care about the safety of his 2-year-old son. He should be arrested, and he should pay for what he did. It's good that there is a caring neighbor to save the child.

Maybe he was an insane person who left his children at home alone. He should have a psychiatric examination to find out how sane he is so that people can also know whether he has a serious gambling addiction or not so that his family can find a solution. We all wonder why he left his children for such a long time and where the other family members were.

Maybe his family members didn't know that he was addicted to gambling, so they left him and his children at home without anyone else besides him. But a father with the heart to leave his children for a long time is not a responsible father, especially if he only goes to gamble. He can gamble after his family members return home so he can leave his children with other family members.

You said the kids was left home alone. So, I assume they are inside their house. Therefore dangerous dogs won't be able to attacked them or they won't be threatened by other hazards that we can mostly see on the streets because I also assume that the door is shut and then the gates were closed.

The state of mind of the addicted person (not only specific in gambling) is not healthy anymore, so it's no surprised that they can do such act. But indeed, we or the kids are lucky because there are concerned citizens that help them. Now we can have a peace of mind and let's hope that the father is going to get punished so that he won't do the same thing again.

he deserves to be punished because of his very stupid behavior, it seems like the man is out of his mind, all that is on his mind is gambling, apart from that, he doesn't care even about his family, even when he gets punished, he won't necessarily repent, because it is very difficult for people who have gambling addiction to repent, this is an important lesson for all of us, please gamble if you have free time

He really deserves it because what sane parent would leave a 2 yr old child with no one at home? then he would lie when he was caught that he was just going to buy something, but the truth is that he had been gone for a long time, he left the children alone, during the time he was gone, it is possible that something bad would happen or that his children would have an accident because they are innocent and they didn't know what they are doing just in case accident may happen. So he really deserves to arrest so he could learn and not do it again, but if the symptoms of addiction are visible, it's not safe to let him take care of his own children.

It's never been a secret that parenting world wide lacks massively, always has and always will.  "The apple doesn't fall very far from the tree" is a saying here in the US which means kids are typically like their parents.

The even more sad/pathetic thing is this bum could have sat at home and gambled on his phone or computer...gambling is everywhere and easy to access.  SMH

He deserves to be punished for his negligence in looking after his children, especially since everything happened because he couldn't control his desire to gamble. Apart from being punished, he also needs to have his mental health checked because no father should have the heart to leave his children without his supervision even though the children are at home. If he really has a gambling addiction, he must immediately undergo treatment because he has made a fatal mistake towards his children. If he is willing to undergo treatment for his gambling addiction, that is good for him because he can cure his gambling addiction at the same time. Hopefully, this can be a lesson for him so that he does not repeat his actions in the future and always looks after his children well, and does not leave his children without supervision from him or other family members.

That father's behavior went beyond irresponsibility shows deeper concerns. Managing his mental health and addiction is a good idea. Besides penalties, rehabilitation is needed to prevent such negligence.

Gamble addiction treatment is essential. It allows him to address underlying issues and improve his life and connections with his children. This scenario is about understanding and fixing actions. To support pleasurable gambling, he must understand limits and control.

Hopefully, this is a landmark learning experience. He must realize his activities' impact on his children. Future priorities must include their safety. He and his family can have a healthy future by seeking treatment and responsible gaming. Playing gambling shouldnt interfere with parenting.

A father or mother who has a 2-year-old baby, requires that the father or mother dedicate their complete attention to the child, why? Children at that age invent a lot, and they need all our attention, the fact that the person decides to play and leave the child without any type of attention is the greatest irresponsibility they can have, that is something that should never be done, children that age are considered babies, they don't know how to bear many things, I'm saying something, if a person has children they have to assume their role of taking care of them and be attentive to them, but why do they decide to have children? so that? There are many people in the world who have children and do not give them the opportunity that they should give them, and yet they still have children, I don't know why things are like this, while there are people who try to have children and who can give them everything they need. They deserve as much attention as they do not lack anything, but they are not that lucky, so I think that those things are very unfair and people like that should not have children.

People who only think about playing for their own benefit and who put themselves before their children, because they are people who are not worth taking care of their children, it is better that they leave them in places where the children have better attention. , because because of that type of parents you can't do many things, and that people like that, well, give them their punishment, those types of people have to be punished, because they are not responsible, I don't care if they are irresponsible towards them themselves, but with children no type of irresponsibility should be accepted. I am a person who is very delicate with these things, a child does not have a way to defend himself nor does he have a way to do something for himself, what they grow up is when they can defend themselves and that is what you have to see, also A child's childhood passes, they are not going to last a lifetime as children, they grow, they form and become adults, everything changes there.

Imagine the consequences of the emotional stress he has caused his kids. Not just about being other people's kids, his own very children, being neglected for the sake of gambling. Could it be that he was groomed with a gambling addict, or that he developed it himself and the habit is beginning to ruin his thoughts. However, the man is meant to go in for what he's caused to his family. The head of the home should be in control and protect harm from reaching his home. Not instigating harm on his kids. Carelessness on others, affects oneself too, looking at his gambling habit, he would be a reckless gambler. Because his household duties have been carelessly mismanaged by him. No way he would adequately manage his bankroll. It's good his wife spoke up to the trouble she's been leaving with all the years. More may be unveiled about the man's carelessness, if the police investigate further.

Yeah and pretty sure that man is already aware of that but we do know that despite of those easy access or something talks about accessibility but still it isnt enough for him to convinced
on playing online but rather they would really be liking on doing it on offline or going into those physical places on which i couldnt blame up someone since we do have our own interest
on where we do like to play or hang on with. It is really just that there are actions which are really that absurd on which same on this one on which it is really
just that too much on the sense that you are already doing things on which a certain person who do have on their right minds would be able to do so.

poor wife and children if her husband is the backbone of the family, but if the wife has enough income to support her parents it is better to leave the man, even when the man is free from punishment I am sure he will repeat the same thing, and really feel sorry for his son who can influence his mentality and will become a follower of his father's characteristics. When he grows up, it's better to stay away

If a gambler really valued time and responsibility, he would never leave a two-year-old child alone at home and go recklessly to a gambling party. I recommend disciplinary action against this gambler.  By seeing his punitive measures, awareness can be created so that other gamblers do not commit such wrongdoings. However, the government should run an awareness campaign to create awareness among the gamblers. But in this case, the government should first formulate gambling policy and regular counseling by law enforcement agencies on how to prevent people from gambling addiction.

The husband was the backbone of the family,if the husband get addicted to the gambling site and uses all the earning money to the gambling site will leads to a financial crisis in their family.If the husband made the money it may uplift the family but if he loss all the money by the gambling addiction will leads to the divorce.Because the poor wife can get away from the husband and make money and take care of his children,parent from their income.The gambling addicted person will do the domestic violence because of their loss in the gambling site,it should be avoided.Because the children who grow in this situation will get less potential in the future.

Even worse if he was drinking then he is going to end up killing someone behind the wheel of a car plus himself possibly maybe the kids in the back.  The attitude to exclude consideration of all others vs your own desires and wants is fairly universal as a fault I would not state the gambling is causing this problem especially.  Some people maybe not too many but some will stop drinking when in consideration of looking after kids and its certainly possible to stop gambling also, alcohol withdrawal can literally put your body into fairly serious trouble where as to focus on feeding the kids over spending is just about patience and willpower.   Theres worse things a person can do, its just very damaging if people cant manage their finances I presume he wasnt gambling marbles sadly more was lost then that no doubt.

I just want to add to the list that maybe not gamble at all or postpone it when you have time. that guy's priority is all over the place, I wouldn't be surprised if he has a gambling addiction because there is no way a person with no gambling problem would do that, they will know what their priority is and know that leaving 2 children alone is extremely dangerous.

If a country is strict on this matter, they'd lose the child care of the father and won't allow him to get close to the kid until the kid goes onto the right age.
So the paternity rights is still there but it will take time for him to learn the lesson unless there's the petition of the wife that he's totally okay in seeing the child.
It's sad for the kid that he has a father like that. The father can do better without compromising his kid's safety.

Posts like these make me wanna wish Eugenics is still a thing cause why the fuck would you make a baby, only to neglect it later on when it’s barely even able to stand up and be conscious about its existence all for the sake of your personal pleasures. That’s just downright cruel if I do say so myself and parents who do this I believe have a space reserved for themselves in hell. Whether you’re drunk from gambling addiction or you did this out of your own volition.

You do realize that the kid never even asked you to birth them out, you basically just decided for the kid and when it’s out, you’re going to neglect it? Way to talk about being very responsible as a parent huh.

I say the guy deserves the arrest and I wish he never gets out of prison cause 9 times out of 10 the kid’s better off with someone not him.

Not everything is on the hands of the government, after all it should be common sense that leaving a pair of twins which are just two years old alone for more than five hours is a terrible idea.

Anyone that has kids or that at least had to take care of one for any amount of time knows that an accident can happen in seconds, and even a short distraction can be more than enough for a kid to seriously injure themselves, and despite knowing this the father choose this path of action, so there is not much to do except to punish him according to the law and restrict his access to those kids as it is obvious he cannot take care of them.

I think that man needs to be put in a rehabilitation centre to have his mental condition checked because what he did was really irresponsible. A sane father would not want to do something that would put his children in danger without adult supervision. We are all concerned about this incident and hope it does not happen again.

The rehabilitation centre can cure the man, but with the note that the man regrets that he made a fatal mistake towards his children. He needs to know that it was wrong and will not do it again and he also needs to stay away from gambling if necessary forever he will not gamble again. He needs to improve his actions and relationship with his children and apologize to the rest of the family, especially his wife.

This will be a lesson for all of us in supervising and looking after our children. We should not leave our children without supervision from us or other family members. We are responsible for the safety of children so we must ensure that we can really look after our children. And we also have to know that gambling is okay as long as we can gamble responsibly.

Children aged 2 years really need full supervision from their parents, whether it's their father or mother. Without supervision, they might do something their parents would never imagine, especially at the age of 2 years. They have great curiosity, so they might do many things that could endanger them. This is where the parent's role is to supervise their children so that parents can look after their children well. A father who leaves his children, who are only 2 years old, just to gamble is truly outrageous, and he must receive sanctions so that he can be truly deterred and will not do it again. A father should be able to provide protection for his children, be able to supervise his children, and not leave his children without him. But instead, he prefers to leave his children to gamble, which is beyond his limits. Where is his responsibility towards his wife and other family members if something bad happens to his children. He couldn't answer it because he was only paying attention to himself, who wanted to gamble.

Those who frequently gamble must still be able to differentiate when they can gamble and when they must take good care of their children. It is about his children and not other people's children, who must be cared for and supervised properly. He would not have known what could happen to his children when he decided to gamble and perhaps we will not know why he was so reckless that he had to leave his children at home. He can gamble after other family members have returned home so he can hand over supervision to his family members while he can go gambling. It would be fine for his children because someone would have replaced the man to watch over them. Besides, it would be fine if he didn't have to gamble at that time because he was looking after his children. The children will not know what their father did even when they grow up because they will not remember it. But other adults can tell about events from their past so that it will be a valuable lesson for everyone in the family.

Very terrible and there's no parent that on their right minds would really be able to do such thing on which we know that a totally absurd or crazy act done by those parents on leaving their kids unattended.
It is really that our main responsibility on raising up our child on the best way as possible. It is really just that sad that someone do really ends up on having this kind of acts because of too much addiction.
This isnt really just that limited to gambling addiction but also in other forms of addiction as well on which we do know that once everything would really be that on severe situation then decisions would really be that
be made out which it do really makes you say that it is really just that they are hell of a crazy person but well every person does have their own problems.

It is really just that sad that you would really be able to see that they could really be able to afford on doing such thing on which they are really that out of their right minds
on doing so. It is really just that a pitty into their children on what those experience.

Leaving children of 2 years on their own to go gambling is very wrong and it shows that the father is irresponsible, imagine if something bad had happened to these twins, that are still vulnerable, how could he have lived with the regret for the rest of his life. I think that he should be fined heavily, so he'll also know that it's like to feel vulnerable to the law, and when child support is always checking up on him to monitor his parental capabilities, he'll understand that it's important to be responsible, and he'll learn to put his family's safety first before gambling. Addiction is dangerous, whether it's in gambling, drugs, alcohol or any other activities that can make us not to heed to common reasonings.

I had heard this sort of incident for the first time in my life and was astonished to see such an urge to gamble that the gambler forgot his fatherhood and left his 2 years kids at home. How strange and sad is that? This means that gamblers love gambling more than anything and even their small children are not important to them.


If something bad had happened to the kids, he would have been given the more severe punishment but luckily for the children, they were saved and also the neighbors really took a good step and called the police. This is an alarming situation in that gambling addiction would make you so mad about gambling that you are willing to take the risk for your child's life. No one would have forgiven the father, if they had been injured etc on that day. I wonder what his wife would have done once she came to know about this carelessness of his husband.

For the safety of his sons the man needs to stay away from the family. Detaining him wouldn't put an end to his compulsive gambling habit.  The story shows how the woman came back from work or somewhere, it means the woman has some work doing or business that yields her some fundings for the upkeep of her kids. However, the man in question wasn't a good husband to her, and that's what matters, she's not supposed to spend more time with him, for her mental stability. Instead of letting him disappear from the kids and wife, which could be dangerous for the children growing up without a father, it's better they join hands together with the man's siblings or brothers, and take him to a therapist, where he'll be treated from gambling addiction. A man needs to be in a family, so if he's not strong enough mentally, he should be helped out of the trouble, so that he could resume his work as the head of the family.

This is also the first time I have heard of father who had the heart to leave his child for such long time just because he prioritized gambling activity, this is an incident that really hit us all hard.
No matter how bad gambler is, they should look after and protect their children, not leave them at home alone just for fun that they might still be able to do tomorrow.
From things like this I sure he will experience various problems such as problems with the law and also problems with his wife because I am sure his wife, who is the mother of these children, will be very angry and very disappointed.
Worse things can happen with divorce and division in family relationship, he may no longer be trusted to look after or be able to see his own child.
But all of this is consequence that he must accept for his mistakes and this is valuable experience and case for all of us to learn from and as much as possible not to do the same thing.

It is very true, things are done that way, but a 2-year-old or even a 3-year-old child needs all the attention from his or her father or mother, even both, if a person starts to look at the things, you can sense that if the father is married regardless of his occupation, then the mother must be attentive to her son and vice versa, but it is totally irresponsible not to be attentive to her son, furthermore if she is busy and leaves her son aside, it is not snothing, it's something that looks very bad, in particular, as I have said before, I have a 2-year-old daughter, and an 8-year-old son, and even so they receive a lot of attention, I would say too much. because basically children are always beings that need everything, and they need to be filled with love and affection, that is why the attention given to them must be the best, and in this order of teachings we, however, are always going to be different in everything sense.

Children at these ages need everything, for me things can be done in different ways, so if the parents cannot take care of their children, it doesn't matter much to them to look for a nanny while they work, but yes, with extreme vigilance. through the cameras, the audio, everything to know thoroughly everything that is said, what is said and how the child is treated, this is very important, children are the future, it is all that can be shown, therefore That is why we as adults must treat them very well, so that they only have good experiences in life, so from a young age they must give them everything they can give, affectionate love, attention, all this is necessary in the life of a child, I always go overboard from time to time to protect my children, and to spoil them, but if I don't do it, who will see me do it? Nobody, then I say something, if people don't love their children and don't value them? What do they have them for? a child is a thousand times more important than any game.

Cant be able to put him into his gambling habit? How he would be able to play literally if he was detained? Pretty sure this is the only way that he would really be able to felt out that he would completely stop his gambling addiction and would really be making out those realizations inside cell. Well, if people wont really be able to make those realizations before disaster happens then
let those consequences be tasted up but well it is already too late. The thing has been done and the trauma on his kids are there. So it is really just that right that he would really be
needing to have those consequences on which it is really just that the right thing for him to experience. Its a totally irresponsible act and this is one of the things that gambling addiction
could really affect someone on which right thinking would turn out to be blurred.

Upon first sight of this topic without even reading through, logically a vast majority of persons will definitely tag this situation as a case of gambling addiction which is understandable. Actions of such nature are what gives a majority of people the urge to conclude that gambling is a bad act which is actually not true.
It is rationally not right for someone to leave his kids for hours just to stake some money and possibly catch some fun. Yes some persons will argue the fact that he has freedom of will forgetting the fact that he being a father entails certain responsibilities which should not be ignored.
Such kids could end up in a bad relationship with their father due to actions of this nature. Gambling is supposed to be a fun activity not a job.

Brutal.  I mean this probably happens more often than not.  Not just for gambling but for other things too.  I read one time a guy went out all night to a bar and left his infant home under 1 years old.  That's when you kmwo the addiction has gone way too far.  Hopefully the dude gets the help he needs.  Obviously it's an issue he needs to address.

Not just that, there could have been a worse thing that has happened to the kid when his father left them all alone. That father will definitely regret for the rest of his life if ever that incident became a terrible incident and accident.

There are people that do really work for the gambling industry, it's their job and it's different. I agree that it should be a fun activity and if someone's going to have fun, make sure that your errands and obligations are done for that day.

Well, there is not much room to interpretation when it comes to the story shared by the OP, this is not about a father that got distracted by a short amount of time and then an accident happened, something that could happen to anyone.

This is about a father that left two kids alone for five hours just to gamble, and only those that have gambling problems would do this, so it is understandable those that may not know much about gambling may not think highly about it after a news like that.

The essence of the problem described by the op is only because a father abandoned his responsibilities just because he wanted to gamble and this was caused by his unbearable addiction and this action does seem careless because as far as I know parents should not be like that.

It is not something that can be understood if someone has a gambling problem because he has become a father who has full responsibility for his family. If he is careless and ignores his responsibilities then he should be given appropriate sanctions because I am very upset to see gamblers who always prioritize gambling and not paying attention to his family  >:(

However, a child needs attention from parents to be able to accompany them all the time. This means that parents must always pay close attention to their children and not leave them at home without anyone accompanying them. The children may not realize that their father has left them to gamble so it could be dangerous because people will not know what they will do. Moreover, children their age have too much curiosity and want to know about many things and the worry is that they could do something that could endanger their lives. We must distance ourselves from actions like that because it is our children who we must take good care of, and we should not abandon them just to gamble. We can still gamble at other times if other family members have come or gone home so that if we want to leave them, someone will look after them while we are not at home.

Yes, children indeed need everything, so we must always be there for them, and if we are not there, we must be able to look for family members before we leave them. We must not be selfish and only think about our affairs while our children's affairs are the most important and we as adults must be able to do the best for our children. Those are our children, so we should not let them get away with it while we have fun gambling. Our neighbors will ridicule us if we do bad things like that and we will be used as an example of a bad father who cannot look after his children well. That is why we must be able to look after our children well and correctly so that nothing bad will happen to them, especially as it is our responsibility towards the children.

looks like you won't regret it.
I mean from the OP story it seems like the person is very addicted to leaving their child home alone without thinking about the various big risks that could happen and reading more deeply after almost being arrested the police he said that if he only left for a moment.
from this story it can be seen that a gambling addict will always have a reason to continue gambling and can always lie to cover up his mistakes.
so I said that he wouldn't regret it if he left his child at home alone and an accident happened. surely, as a father who is addicted to gambling, he would only think about gambling.

If he really had regrets after losing his child, he shouldn't have left him for too long and he would have entrusted his child to someone he trusted if he wasn't a gambling addict.
from the story it is clear that he has almost no compassion for his son and he deserves punishment and rehabilitation to cure himself of this addiction.

In my opinion, an action like this is not only careless, perhaps even more precisely stupid, because he left behind valuable assets which could possibly lead to undesirable things happening just to gamble which has made him addicted but it is not clear that it can provide positive value, even by winning. Of course it wouldn't be a good thing if something bad happened to the child he left behind. If there was someone like this in my family, maybe I would be angry with someone like this.

What you say is correct, a married father or young son should have full responsibility for his family, especially if he already has children then a father should pay attention to his family and children, a father should also pay more attention, also with supervision of It is necessary to do this for their children. Don't be like this. because in my opinion no one wants to experience something bad happening to themselves or their family.

It's their father's responsibility; I can honestly state that his carelessness earned him a jail sentence. I mean, he shouldn't have acted that way if he was considering his kids; after all, he left behind two priceless tiny people who would only be of use to him in the future. These behaviors shouldn't be allowed as he no longer looks after his kids as a result of his foolish gaming decisions. Even though he prevailed, karma swiftly returned the favor, and despite that, he still feels the need to lie. That is an example of an irresponsible gambler who cannot provide for his family and just considers his own pleasure.

Being brutal like that is because of the consequences of addiction. That's why it's important for us to avoid addiction in any way, whether it's going to bars or gambling, because addiction is the source of all problems.

Like the case described by the OP, beyond common sense, it seems like he is not a responsible person, he has an acute addiction that makes him unable to think clearly about his family. he gambled for hours and was willing to leave his baby at home alone, that was a criminal act, he deserved to be jailed for endangering his own baby's life.

What happened to a child at two years old is that they cannot defend themselves yet, they are very dependent on mom or dad, and that is something that we have to see , I think that a child can do something alone and tries to communicate well with Precisely at 4 years old, at that age they are even moving from the baby to child phase Because things Seem to be very different at all times, because it is already more understandable for everything, some already Dress themselves , they bathe alone They can go to the bathroom alone, and that is something we must see, there is no other way, we have to be very cared for so that they can generate the best in themselves, that is why when we are in charge of a child who is that age we have to be very but very careful, as a father they tell me that sometimes I overprotect my children, but I know that when they are older I will teach them everything so that they can defend themselves, for me it is essential that a child knows how to swim, defend himself, and learn languages, and whatever I want when I am an adult and it is about them, that is why I have always focused on that, for me it is very important to train them from a young age, because there it is ideal for them to learn the languages they want, and As they grow, put them in swimming, also teach them self-defense, because we don't know how they are going to face life, at the same time they are having discipline.

In reality, a two-year-old child needs all the attention available to them, so I recommend that anyone who has children of this age be very attentive, they sometimes walk, fall, hit themselves hard, run, fall, cry, They are always going to have that type of problems, we have to be behind them, because in any case they are very babies, and they can hit each other badly, that's why as parents it is a 24-hour job, because let's see when They get sick at night and they don't even talk, we have to guess what could be happening to them, then we play the game and let them do what they want, well, neither.

The kids care was the missing one in the gambling site,because the gambling can be played with the more concentration.This was the reason for the gambling parent of the child was went to the gambling away from the child.He should allow the kid care person when he go for the gambling at the casino.So the gambling should be played with caring their children and parents in their home.

The gambler who play more gambling games will win more money or loss more money.If the win more money,they will care their children and parents with the separate care taker.But the gambler who loss the money will get into the more financial problems will leads to no care.

If you are really just that mindful when it comes into your kids then if your gambling urge is really that on extreme then it would really be just that normal that you would really
be minding that there should be someone who would really be left with those kids and not really that totally been left out without any adult person supervision on which basing up on the age
then 2 years old isnt something that you would really be needing to left on. This is why it would really be just right that a certain person should really be facing up those
consequences considering that the actions been made out isnt really something that a right minded person or parent would really be doing.

I'm not saying that for all men who already have children, but men who have the heart to leave their children alone just to have fun are bastards.

are there no neighbors who can be asked for help to look after them, can they not entrust the child to a close relative first, however, children under 5 years of age still cannot differentiate between things that are dangerous and not dangerous, there is a big possibility that the child will be in danger. I'm sure this man must be a gambling addict so he doesn't care about the safety of his small child who is at home alone, luck is still with the child so the small child is fine.

Rightly said, in most families where the husband is the main backbone it is really difficult to sustain the family if the husband becomes addicted to gambling. Not only will the loss of the wife be hindered by the children growing up with it. Children usually get their proper education from the family. Think about your family and become a responsible gambler. Responsible gamblers do not have any bad effects of their gambling because they can easily control everything future will be bright wife will not leave children.

Two year old children are still very dependent on their father and mother so their father and mother must understand this and cannot leave them without supervision from their parents or at least from other adults as family members. Such small children will find out everything around them. If there is no supervision at all, they can experience danger that could threaten their lives because of their enormous curiosity. Maybe they have communicated, but it is still very limited, and people who don't know them closely won't know what they want to convey, so misunderstandings will arise. Only people close to the little boy could at least understand what they were trying to convey. A father should ensure safety and comfort for his children by always paying attention to and being near them because his children need that feeling of security, and they can get it with their parents. And we as parents should be able to imagine what would happen if we left them alone at home without any supervision or we could try it by using a surveillance camera so we can know what they are doing. But we don't really leave them alone. We just stay in the other room to monitor what they do when alone. Maybe we will be surprised to see what they do and never think they do something because of their curiosity. That is why as parents, we must always supervise them, especially when they are still small and two years old.

It is clear that two year old children really need attention from the adults around them and like my nephew, they always ask for attention from the adults around them. It's a natural thing they do because they want protection from adults so they don't want to be left alone at home. And when they are abandoned, they will cry as a form of objection to those of us who want to leave them. But if other adults are also near them, they will not cry because they know someone will look after them. If you have a two year old child, you have to really pay attention to them because we can't guess what they want, especially with their curiosity, maybe they will slip away from our supervision so we are the ones who have to be really alert.

Hahaha, they need to go to psychiatrist to do psychological examination because father who has normal mental health certainly won't do that.
Aren't children everything, even responsible father is willing to do series of difficulties in order to make the family happy, including the children, but this is crazy thing where stupid father abandons his child for the sake of having fun.
I think he doesn't have sense of responsibility and love for children, he doesn't deserve to be called father and head of the family.

Entrusting children to relatives is mistake if it is only for the purpose of having fun or gambling.
He should be able to manage his time well and not neglect his responsibilities as father, after all there are times at night when his wife is at home he can take over looking after the children or he can gamble online.
By gambling online he doesn't need to leave the house or leave his children, he has plenty of time to gamble at home while still being able to look after his children.

Who would really be on their right minds on leaving out their 2 year old children just for them to have some gambling activity or session? They are out of their minds and its just right that they should getting be imprisoned so that they would really be learning up some lessons on the things that they have done. What if those kids did have some accident due to lack of supervision? that would really be the worst.
This is why it would really be just that right on what are the consequences that they are facing up right now. This is one of the biggest or common problem when addiction hits on which this isnt really
just that only on gambling but also in other forms of addiction as well on which you cant already think off well.

Who would really be leaving their kids unattended? considering that 2 year olds arent that independent or have in their right minds on what
they should gonna do or simply parent supervision is really that recommended.

The bad impression of gambling is caused by irresponsible people. Leaving young children for 5 hours is a very big risk, they don't know anything about safety, all they can think about is playing without caring about the dangers around them. Bad impressions are always caused by gambling addiction, other negative actions are also caused by irresponsible individuals. There are many people who do not prioritize responsibility to fulfill their desire to gamble. People like this need to be punished in order to increase their awareness of their responsibility to maintain their safety and that of others.

This is one of the irresponsible gambler and I don't care parents. How can a father left his 2 years child in the house and went out for hours. At least if he knows that he would stay for a long time then he would have given the child to a neighbor to look after. Or he would have mark is game and return home to take care of the child. What he did is not recommendable, it is a wicked heart because anything could happen to the child and nobody would safe the child. A woman locked her child in a car and went to buy something in the market and there was no ventilation in the car and the child was suffocated in the car and died. So such things happens in things like this and the father supposed know all these. And I think the arrest would have him a lesson.

They are being dominated by addiction and the only matter inside them is to please their desire, it's unavoidable thing if we are talking about deep addiction inside a person's minds. As they can do everything to keep that desire to push forward to the point that they will leave anything behind, sad but true that addicted person can't think properly and those people that being affected is a victim of that addiction, punishment wise, that father should be undergo to rehab then it's up to his partner or those people who cares about the twin to send him to jail if necessarry after that rehab process.

I have heard stories about children locked in cars several times; this sometimes happens, unfortunately, due to the lack of elementary logic in an adult. An adult should have it in his head that only he is responsible for the child’s life at a particular moment. This man behaved as if he was obsessed with the game, he should not be trusted with children under any circumstances, otherwise it could happen again and the outcome could be sad. An arrest may not have as much impact as deprivation of parental rights, which will not allow you to get close to the child. But here there are some subtle points about what to do if he is raising him alone and there are no more relatives who could take on these responsibilities for caring for the child.

It is a lesson for those who usually go to gamble at the local casino by keeping a child or anything. And they should have learned a lesson to avoid going to a local casino and they should have used online casinos. If the person played on online casino then this type of incident wouldn't happen.

Bad impressions are mostly formed in the minds ofthe general society by constant tales of irresponsible and outright stupid behaviors of people like the one mentioned in the OP. And the father has added to the impression the society already has pig gambling and it’s negative effects if taken too far.
The father was being irresponsible and had clearly prioritized his activities over his infant children who he was supposed to be watching over.
Individuals like this should never be trusted with the responsibility of taking care/watching over someone else.

He was really crazy to leave his 2 year old children and didn't think about what would happen to his children. He deserved to be jailed for doing that to his children so he could learn from his experience this time. He couldn't just leave his children without supervision because there were no adults in the house and there was only him. This is really bad for him, who has neglected his responsibility as a father, where a father should be able to give more attention to his children. He may have experienced a serious gambling addiction because he left his children just to gamble, which was not appropriate for him to do. Gambling addiction often makes people unable to think clearly about what they are doing and only prioritizes their desires and ignores other things.

2 year old children don't know anything yet, and they also don't know that their parents abandoned them, so this should be a concern for all parents so that they don't do that. This is a valuable lesson for all of us to pay more attention to our children and not just leave them without supervision from us or other adults in our family.

It would have been pretty much less likely to happen indeed, if the person of this story stayed home and played on an online casino instead going outside and left children unsupervised. Though, I would like to point out, it is very probable people who have toddlers and gamble outside take this as a cautionary story for themselves, specially people who are used to gambling in a regular basis. They will assume or believe that man simple had bad luck and something similar would never happen to them because their are smarter, more careful or would isolate their children in a room better than he did.
And it does not only apply to gambling, by the way, it pretty much happens with everything like smoking, driving while intoxicated, investments and scams. If drivers took notes on the effects of alcohol and how others have suffered accident, then there would be no as many of them each year and if people took caution because of the crazy stories about scammers and their victims both on internet and outside of internet, then scammers would have a harder time trying to steal money out of us. That does not happen, though, so I doubt they will start paying attention with this particular case of children neglect for the sake of money/gambling on a brick and mortar casino.

Well, you are right, but also understand that not every one is used to gambling online, some people don't even use devices that have internet access, like over here, I still see people using mobile phones like nokia 3310 and the likes, that have no access to the internet. For such persons, their only means of gambling is by using the local offline casinos.
And for some others who actually have a device that can access the internet, and issue they might have is in funding, some of our grown ups don't still understand how to fund their online accounts through the money in their bank accounts. So, instead of ending up losing their money to scammers, they prefer to play it safe by simply doing only offline gambling.

The only way and reason I blame the man is that, he should have not left the Children alone to go gambling, he should have atleast, left them with a family member, or better still, wait until their mother is back from where ever she went to.

Children can be careless and if they are not properly monitored they can so do something risky even end up setting the house on fire, and even if you want to gamble as a parent why the hell will you leave a child at home, the best thing to do even if you want to gamble wait till someone is at home with the child instead of allowing them stay home alone or even wait for there mother to come back before leaving the house, and children play a lot I remember my sisters kids always playing with the gas the gas have to be latter moved outside because of them and every body's safety, I don't this even have to do with gambling alone this about the persons behavior I don't  think every other addicts will behave the way this guy did everybody can not be stupid. this is on individual.

We share the same view about this and I strongly support your opinion and suggestion too, such a father should be severely punished so that it can be a deterrent for irresponsible people like him. Although this irresponsible act happened in relation to gambling, we should still not totally loud it as gambling is not the only excuse that people are using in a situation like this. They often use a lot to dodge responsibility or look responsible because of what they did as the case may be.

The act is so different in my opinion and it is not caused mainly by gambling but by the insensitivity of the father. No matter what we do as parents, our first goal and responsibility are to our children and the people around us, not our selfish interest, even at the risk of our loved ones. I can only say that I am happy that nothing bad happened to those children, it would have been worse.

Regardless, the father shouldn't go unpunished by both the wife and the government. There's always a way around this to fulfil the punishment.

What he says is very wise and you are completely right, where I live , I have a country where things are very crude, and Things can present themselves like this, even in the same country where I live, the greatest abuses of children occur in The majority of families, uncles, cousins, even in some cases brothers, and their children cannot be neglected in any Way , there are many things where there are many parents who are really sick and seek to have sexual relations with their children, which This makes me indignant, and I Wonder if I Would be capable of doing Permanent harm to a person who is sick with these diseases because children should not even be looked at for that type of incident, children among me are sacred, they should take great care of themselves. and we must always protect those we see out there, not only our Children , because if we Protect other Children it is as if we were protecting our own, because they Represent the future and everything that we must see and do so that everything is , personally I will always stop if a child needs my help, that's what the police and the entities that are organized in this type of things are for.

Now when we must always Focus on the care of our Children , especially if they are very small, in fact we can be so confident, we must always have the courage to think like this because only in this way can we still have the freedom to Protect them Furthermore , there are People who Wear masks, and we do not really know what they are like , that is why entrusting children to other people is something that I do not recommend Under any circumstances, sometimes we say that since we are not like that, we think that many people are not like that either. They are, but I believe that I am even capable of harming a person who is like that so badly and even more so with the one who knows how to defend myself that I would not hesitate to defend a child9 if I had to kill a person sick with ess, because it would go prisoner with pleasure, as long as the ifiancide of a child is and Remains Intact.

That's right, most of the bad impressions or viewpoints that most people have on gambling is because they see a lot of gamblers who end up having a lot of problems in their lives such as in terms of finances and obviously as you said that they are irresponsible gamblers, all of that happens because they have the wrong understanding of gambling that ultimately creates the wrong approach or way of gambling that has great potential to make them end up with a lot of problems in their lives.

And this is what happens when you come to gambling with the wrong understanding, like what happened in the case of the father who as you said is more concerned about gambling than a child who is in the toddler stage who of course needs full attention and care from both parents, I agree with your idea that the father in this case is the one who has no responsibility at all. As I said above, this is what happens when you gamble with the wrong understanding, you will never hesitate to do careless or even stupid things that are unexpected just for the sake of gambling which can also affect the people around you.

This situation can be discussed in different ways, and depending on how the media writes about it, others will form this opinion. For example, if you emphasize that this happened because of gambling, it will clearly cause negative emotions in the public towards gambling. And if you focus on the man himself, you can raise other questions, such as why he began to look for another occupation instead of babysitting. After all, if it weren’t for gambling, he would probably have concentrated his attention on something else. Maybe he’s just not ready to be a father and perform basic duties, such people happen sometimes, he didn’t feel full responsibility for the fate of these small and defenseless 2-year-old children.

this is very true. this is where you will know who secretly hates you because even the family member will hurt your son/daughter. you best be the one who takes care of your kids and you can be assured you pass them the things you know.  if it's your daughter, she is way vulnerable, she could be raped by an uncle. it happens all the time and sometimes to a person you trust more.

if you are going to a casino and hired a nanny, the nanny cam is a must-have cause you just don't know if relatives can hurt your son, all the more if you entrust them to someone else.

Only stupid parents prioritize their passion for gambling rather than their children. This man was very unreasonable in letting his two children be in danger, even though his children still need parental attention, he deserves punishment!!!

That's vulgar but true. And it's a real thing and there could be even other more of these cases that are not published because they're isolated case for some and doesn't able to report it to the authorities. But it's sad that there are kids that are affected by their parents gambling addiction and who knows next time if there's a news about a mother that has also left their kids just to satisfy herself with gambling addiction and went to the casino. As leaving kids on the car were also in the news while a mother goes to shopping in the grocery store so as this is possible too.

He does and counselling too. No parents wants their kids to be left and be on their own while they're toddlers because what they even know on this world and how to take care of themselves? they don't know what to do and so as that father that only knows one thing to do. And that's to gamble and leave his kids on their own waiting for him to give their milk and food and water to drink calling him dada that nobody hears them because he's on the casino enjoying himself.

Not two children, but a two-year-old kid was left behind alone while his father was gambling. Guess what, if you read the whole statement, you will know that the father was arrested and received punishment for what he has done.

Putting your children's lives at risk to gamble is a pretty horrid thing to do.  I couldn't imagine...  At least he won $2,000 and I'm sure he was happy for a while before returning home to find out he's in big trouble...  Now he'll probably do some time, have a ton of fines, court costs, attorney fees, and that $2,000 ain't going to cover it.  Not to mention the stress he will be putting his family through.  It's just not worth it to do stupid things.  Even if he didn't get into trouble with the police, it only takes a couple minutes one time for children to do something life changing.  Playing with fire...

I just can't digest the fact that some parents can be so irresponsible when it comes to parenting. How can a sane person leave kids who are less than 3 years old, alone at home, and go to a casino to gamble? You can't do that even if there is an emergency and you need to go immediately, how can you do something like that just for your entertainment or addiction? Such people don't deserve to be parents in the first place.

People often say that some people get things that they don't deserve while those who deserve them are deprived of those things, and when I see or hear about such incidents, I feel what they say is right because I have also seen examples of this happening where people who are very responsible have no children and these people have them but don't take good care of them.

Believe it or not on which there are really those people who are really that able to do those things on which we dont really expect that it could really be happening into someone or they could really be able to do it.
Imagine on how precious our children is and someone could be able to afford on doing such act just because of doing gambling? Even myself as a gambler, i did really come into a point that i was slight that being addicted into it but never ever in my life have been able to think up about doing such thing. Gambling cant wait but your children does only have 1 life, what if they have that accident which have ended their lives?
For sure this would really be an entire life kind of regret and conscience just because you do put up focus or importance on gambling rather than on making yourself having that realization that kids shouldnt be left unattended.

You would really be having these kind of questions into your mind on what the heck these people do make out such decisions?
They are totally crazy on this case.

Yes it is a very stupid act committed by a father, terrible and very worrying when a father prefers gambling over his child who is his own flesh and blood, but from this case we can take a lesson or make it a lesson that this is how bad the impact of gambling is when you can't control it or that means when you come with the wrong understanding and approach. On the other hand, what you said is true even though they managed to get a large enough winnings but however it will not be able to pay for the regret when the feared thing really happened to his son, and also even though the case of a child is still helped because of a neighbor who saved and on the other hand the father managed to get a win but still the amount of winnings will only be enough to finance or solve his problems.

As I said above, this incident can really be used as a lesson and I think there are still quite a lot of other cases that occur as a result of the impact of gambling such as criminal acts committed by gambling addicts in order to finance their gambling activities which in the end they are caught in cases and go to prison, and the point is gambling is a choice, if you don't want to lose anything, especially money then obviously it's better not to gamble, but if gambling is a fun activity for you then go ahead but still caution and vigilance must be applied and don't let gambling control you.

Honestly as a father my mind would not be at rest IfIbwas person the OP is referring to I can't imagine leaving two kids at home while walking away to gamble that is absolutely irresponsibility of the highest order on my own part, I would be worried about their safety as well as the possibility of any of them getting injured while playing outside this is the consequence of being a addicted gambler such a person wouldn't feel consign about anybody whether a close relative or friend they would rather stay focus on their gambling habit, I think gamblers needed to avoid being addicted at all cost to avoid this type of touching story.

I can only say one word for this incident: CRAZY...!!
I don't think there will be anyone who supports Opdycke actions, regardless of the reason, of course leaving children alone at home is a crazy and stupid act from someone who calls himself a father, gambling can indeed be said to be a wrong act, but leaving children alone at home is of course it's more wrong and I think the police should examine Opdycke mental health regarding this incident.
As a father, I was personally very sad to read about this incident and thought why would a parent be so brave as to abandon their child just because they want gambling?
If he really wants to gamble, can't he do it at home online or if he can no longer control his gambling addiction, of course he can leave the child temporarily with neighbors, family or child care so that at least the child will be safer, I can't imagining what would have happened to the child if their neighbor had not taken the child home.

Sometimes I wonder why the parents (who are involved in gambling) can be so careless with their children. Keeping too small children alone at home or at the car is too much dangerous but still, they have the confidence of doing so. Are they really ignorant of the consequences of such acts or they do not have time or too much responsibility on their shoulders?

If they want to go out for the gambling (in a physical casino), they may ask any relative to take care of them in that period. This is just one suggestion, as there are a number of to handle these situations and thus not leaving the kids at their home alone in these situations.

I think the authorities should take serious action against such parents, so no one even think of doing this again. Treating them softly will not make much difference and such incidents will increase.

Who knows, he may have taken up gambling as a reason to get away from his children because he was so tired of having to take care of them in the first place. And gambling could have given him the perfect opportunity to escape reality and his parental responsibilities.

That man seems like a horrible father. And to be honest, no matter how you cut it, I think that he would have been a bad father with or without his gambling habit. Gambling merely amplified his reasons for being a horrible parent. But those reasons probably were already there in the first place. Even if instead of gambling he began a drinking or a drug habit, things would have ended up the same way. So I doubt gambling should be considered as the cause for his bad behavior.

Not all adults deserves to be parents if you ask me because how on earth will a fully grown adult leave a two year old toddler alone at home just to satisfy his gambling addiction. This is one of the dangers of getting married to a chronic gambler because he's definitely gonna make sure you regret the day you accepted to be his life partner. My advice is that married people should always try and study their spouses and know if they're addicted to gambling so they can know the kind of things they can leave at the disposal of their spouses

No one on their right minds would really be doing that and if ever you have done that then you shouldnt really be having a family or make kids in the first place if you are really that too irresponsible
because you are really just that basically  putting up someone in harm and the worst we are talking kids on here or simply a 2 year old. Just like on whats been said that who would be on their right minds
will really be leaving their kids unattended or having that no parents alone in their home? Someone who doesnt have a heart would really be doing this and we know that it could really be that resulting
into a huge problem if ever some accident would happen which might lead to death. So it is really just that right that certain parent should get in prison.

Today I am accompanying a friend in court, because she has a partner who is not the father of her child, and it turns out that she left him, but the guy is very crazy, he comes to her house, harasses her, threatens her and he He says he loves her, it's just for him, and she's very scared, right now I'm here with her so I can talk to a prosecutor or someone who can help her quickly, in fact I'm involved in this and several times I've lost connection on my phone and I made a double post with everything very poorly written, but it is because here they tell us that they cannot sue a man because basically he does not have the evidence, that is, the woman must arrive completely beaten, mistreated and cannot act without something like that , So what's up? She has her son who is precisely 2 years old and what scares her most is that this guy attacks that child, and that is something that bothers anyone, in fact she looked for me because with me she feels protected by the fact. that in one of my jobs I was a bodyguard, and that's why she says that if she sees me with me, then she won't be stupid to approach me.

Now the problem is that with women's rights it is not right to file a lawsuit, but when she was appointed because she has a 2-year-old son, they are already taking action, at least writing a file, I don't know what other countries will be like in this regard. to women's rights, but I believe that in all countries if there is a man who verbally hurts a woman he must go to jail, because she tells me that she is afraid that this man will come to her house when she is sleeping Even though she has a lock on her house, it is an extremely uncomfortable situation, and she is being given improcratic care for the child. In this case, it is not because she is a bad mother, but she feels threatened, but I consider that the authorities do not They give it so much importance, sometimes because of the children, they should raise their voices, because how do they defend themselves?

I don't know the kind of parent the society is birthing these day with this present generation, how on earth could a father that called himself being a responsible parent over the children leave them behind at home and head to gambling, its not about leaving them begin that is the crime of the scene, but looking at the critical conditions involved in his actions makes it a questionable act.

1. he did not leave them with anyone at home to take care of them
2. He would have taken them along with him, if there's no one left at home to look after them.
3. He just proof his irresponsibility by prioritizing gambling over his children.

the guy is obviously a loosed addict.  I believe what could possibly make someone go to this extent could be possibly as a reUkt of the person taking alcohol in addition to his gambling that might have made him loose it to the extent of neglecting his primary duty of taking care of his kid to go into gambling. He needs serious counselling and he obviously needs to be monitored before he does something worse than that.

We have to be fair as well, fathers like that have always existed, so it is not as if what we are seeing is some kind of new development at all, as parents abandoning their children forever and not just for a few hours is as old as humanity itself.

Obviously I am not justifying this behavior, I am just pointing out that this has always happened for one reason or another, fortunately the kids are OK and the father really needs to get his priorities in order if he wants to see them again.