Gamble responsibly and according to your own money,, i've seen cases were victims even sell they valuables just to gamble atimes you might be lucky to win and most times unfortunate to loose...there is no master in gambling it is just a case of luck,, and in most families I have seen they don't trust or give the gambler in the family the needed respect even if his or her is the first child,,, responsible gambling also prohibit gambling under the age of 18... And gambling companies should put in place adequate measures to tackle or to minimize under age gambling... because if they are not stopped now and they grow with it, it won't be good for the family name... adequate measures needs to be taken in our society so irresponsible gambling don't eat the younger generation to come

I am quite sure casinos do not like for underage people to gamble and for people to develop addictions as this is what causes a great deal of the negative publicity they receive, and while they can take some actions to prevent this we also need to hold people accountable for their actions, basically people are responsible for their own actions as no one forces us to gamble, so the one which losses their self-control and keeps betting money they cannot afford to lose is also responsible for the situation they got themselves in, something which is important to recognize because if they do not then even if they recover they will eventually become addicted again as according to them controlling their actions is something beyond them.

If a gambling addict stole money, you may not know what the gambling addict used the money to do, it could have be so much worse before knowing, like stealing money another time. Gambling addict is very difficult to control and the best to solve things out for themselves as an addict is to let his family know about it. You can even be living with an addict for months and you will never know if you are father or mother to them, just because of the means of accessing gambling sites that is now very easily accessible which can be through mobile phone.

There are different types of addicts if it comes to this, most of the addicts can latter be stealing their parents money, but the time some will start can be long and some will not start to steal but use his own money and properties to gamble. Some gamblers can be discipline to the extent they do not want to hurt any member of their family and will not consider stealing their parent's money as a means to gamble, but any money given them can be used to gamble which is also an addiction, some addicts will not steal for long time and some will not even steal but affected by gambling addiction. It all depends on the situation and the gambler's personality. While gambling should only be considered good when someone is not addicted at all but seeing and doing it as fun.

Gambling addiction could be cured, but one must be willing to undergo treatment for it. The willingness and determination to break free from dreadful habit is a must.

It will get worse once you don't have your family with you, or you have but you don't have a good relationship with your family so you are afraid to open up. Most of the time, gambling addicts do not accept the reality, they still believe that they are okay and they are in control of themselves despite the fact that they are already showing symptoms of a gambling addict.

This is what I was saying about a gambler that can cause trouble for himself and to his family. It is both the bettor and the family's fault where they let their family get scammed by the bettor and also the family by sending $50 which restarted the urge to gamble again. If not because of that free bet then the gambling addict won't be doing it again. The family should confront the gambling addict if it still continue then they should tell them what will happen and should help him stop gambling.