When we talk about childhood trauma, I am sure that it will give a big impact until he grew up. He cannot forget the trauma, and he will start to forget his pain by searching a new thing that can give them a feeling about satisfying himself. And perhaps, gambling can give that feeling since he can forget his problem in the past, he can play without anyone care. But if we let him play for a long time, then he cannot leave the gambling, and he will get big trouble in the future. I guess that childhood trauma is difficult to be a cure and it could be another cause for the person who becomes addicting in gambling.
But maybe the psychiatric can explain the correlation between childhood trauma and gambling or another else that can make someone addicting.
I find it hard to believe that childhood trauma could lead a man to becoming an addicted gambler. Off all things to heal the pains or forget the trauma, why did he choose gambling ? I think there are so many other things anyone who has experienced childhood trauma will think of doing like drinking, smoking or even womanizing but definitely not going into gambling.
Majority of addicted gamblers are greedy gamblers who take gambling as a good source of income. Real gamblers who see it as fun, never get addicted because they know how to control themselves in the game.