Is gambling addiction mainly due to loneliness and dissatisfaction?

[tsaroz]

I'd not say loneliness and dissatisfaction are the cause of gambling addiction, but surely they would promote it. When there's no one to talk to you or ask where are your money going or care for you, you'll be gambling irresponsibly. If there's some one you love wants you to spend your money on better things than gambling, you'll at least feel guilty Everytime you gamble.

[noormcs5]

Yesterday I watched a video about addiction on youtube: https://youtu.be/ao8L-0nSYzg. It was a real surprise to me that according to recent research people are addicted to drugs mainly because they can't bond well with people and are not able to live a satisfying life. The research shows that when an addicted person appears in a loving and caring environment, the addiction kind of disappears (even heroin addiction). I wonder what are your thoughts on this matter and whether you think you could say the same about gambling addiction.

That's true healthy people gamble on their free time and excess money, only those people who do not have a genuine relationship will spend countless hours and pour his savings because he finds relationships in the cards and dice he is holding more than the people around him.

This fact cannot be denied that if a person is alone or dissatisfied with his life, he will find ways to involve his life in some activity and gambling can be one of that activity. Gambling addiction does not happen to a normal person, it only happens if anyone is alone in his life or if he is not satisfied with his income and want to gain more money from gambling.

[Hypnosis00]

I'd not say loneliness and dissatisfaction are the cause of gambling addiction, but surely they would promote it. When there's no one to talk to you or ask where are your money going or care for you, you'll be gambling irresponsibly. If there's some one you love wants you to spend your money on better things than gambling, you'll at least feel guilty Everytime you gamble.

It is quiet disgusting to see a person that keeps on gambling while his family suffer hunger at their house.  It is a some king of irresponsible person he is. 
As we know that gambling can't be consisder as a source of income,  If have some extra money left then, it maybe we can used it for gamble but prioritizing our gambling life will be a big problem and it just an addiction.

[yvesp110]

Yesterday I watched a video about addiction on youtube: https://youtu.be/ao8L-0nSYzg. It was a real surprise to me that according to recent research people are addicted to drugs mainly because they can't bond well with people and are not able to live a satisfying life. The research shows that when an addicted person appears in a loving and caring environment, the addiction kind of disappears (even heroin addiction). I wonder what are your thoughts on this matter and whether you think you could say the same about gambling addiction.

You know what, I believe it is one of the factor. Because whenever I visit some casinos, I often see old people playing slot machines. I am thinking to myself if they are really consistent to play that thing until they win or perhaps they just really killing their time on it. I guess their motive has that both but the factor of loneliness is more likely.

Not really, if you have free time and have the ability to make something happen in gambling, you should start gambling. It is not that you are depressed and are having a bad time and would enter into the gambling world for killing time. I think that you have to be very wise and calm minded to win at gambling. It is not just gambling for the sake of gambling but also for the sake of winning.

[michellee]

I'd not say loneliness and dissatisfaction are the cause of gambling addiction, but surely they would promote it. When there's no one to talk to you or ask where are your money going or care for you, you'll be gambling irresponsibly. If there's some one you love wants you to spend your money on better things than gambling, you'll at least feel guilty Everytime you gamble.

If we don't have responsibility for our life, then we cannot take care of what we have, and we might lose everything in life. The loneliness and dissatisfaction can attract someone who does not care about other people, and if he goes to gambling, then he can be an addiction because he will not think other people around him. He will focus on gambling, no matter if he wins or loses.