Inherited gambling

[bittraffic]

I don't believe its in the gene. Its always about the  influence of environment. When you grow up  along with people who plays cards at home but not betting money, I'm sure you lean how to play but maybe not to gamble. You could be triggered to gamble when you  are inside a casino. Playing cards with family members are fun but when there will be money on the table, its already influencing a person to gamble.

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[famososMuertos]

hi,Op;
I am not a player by condition but by conviction, there is always a lot of information on the negative side, a lot of negative documentation, eye I do not mean you (OP) in general to Internet.

There is a study that mentions the index of evil and it is discussed in depth if people are born "bad person" in that sense and given the world we live in, it is good that a gaming gene can be inherited, it is not so bad for society.

So, and in a certain way the point in question is... as it happens with other professions and/or abilities, nothing guarantees that good or bad habits are inherited and consequently, although these genes exist, each individual story is different.

[Gianluca95]

I know we are greatly influenced by the environment we are born into and sometimes become gamblers because of where we find ourselves, i also considered the possibility of gambling being hereditary and found out that it is also possible, that is gambling can be hereditary ,

Gambling is linked to a gene that is passed on through generations and a new study claims that it is passed on to both sons and daughters alike.

now come to think of it since it is difficult to escape our genetic makeup,
- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?

-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?

-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?

Probably, this could be cause that in some family there are many players. In my one, we're not gambler, I'm the only one that sometimes loves to put some bet (anything of serious), but to my father's family (his brother)

were big gambler, maybe this can explain my sort of passion for gambling. If this is true, hope that my child won't be gambler.

[qwertyup23]

Gambling can be genetic and passed on to offspring, but I have noticed that females are not addicted as male when it comes to gambling and that gives me doubt about it, or maybe that is how it is in my region, men are most into gambling. Or maybe the gene is more concentrated in men than women.

No one can blame addicts, but any bad deeds done by them can be punished. The more fact we need is that addiction is not good, it can lead to a kind of life someone do not wish for himself, the reason we should use just the amount of money we can afford to lose and nothing more than that.

I think it does not have to do with the genes perse, but it has something to do on how the child is brought up with.

If the child, while growing up, was exposed severely to an environment where everyone around him suffers from gambling addiction, chances are that the child would inherit such lifestyle, thus sparking his curiosity. What matters is that, the child is exposed to an environment where learning and curiosity exists. Of course, genes may be a factor but it wholly depends on the environment and lifestyle he/she is brought up with.

[Sterbens]

Gambling can be genetic and passed on to offspring, but I have noticed that females are not addicted as male when it comes to gambling and that gives me doubt about it, or maybe that is how it is in my region, men are most into gambling. Or maybe the gene is more concentrated in men than women.

No one can blame addicts, but any bad deeds done by them can be punished. The more fact we need is that addiction is not good, it can lead to a kind of life someone do not wish for himself, the reason we should use just the amount of money we can afford to lose and nothing more than that.

I think it does not have to do with the genes perse, but it has something to do on how the child is brought up with.

If the child, while growing up, was exposed severely to an environment where everyone around him suffers from gambling addiction, chances are that the child would inherit such lifestyle, thus sparking his curiosity. What matters is that, the child is exposed to an environment where learning and curiosity exists. Of course, genes may be a factor but it wholly depends on the environment and lifestyle he/she is brought up with.

I try to explain this to enter the category of motivation. Although gambling is considered bad, motivation also enters a person based on internal and external factors. It could be family and friends. Then it could be that it comes from your own research where you have access to the internet and watch gambling based advertisements so that you are motivated to push yourself to know about gambling.
After that, compare it with the OP's condition about what he felt and experienced. Isn't it not necessarily the desire to gamble that suddenly appears except? there must be a driving factor. Cause and effect here have a great influence on one's decisions.

[Doell]

- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?

-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?

-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?

-Not good to blame someone who is addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA, A person's fate can be changed by that person, including addiction.
-Of course they can, it's better now than in the past because we have psychologists who can help relieve the suffering of gamblers, consulting with several methods to control it.
-Yeah, worse addiction.

[wxa7115]

I know we are greatly influenced by the environment we are born into and sometimes become gamblers because of where we find ourselves, i also considered the possibility of gambling being hereditary and found out that it is also possible, that is gambling can be hereditary ,

Gambling is linked to a gene that is passed on through generations and a new study claims that it is passed on to both sons and daughters alike.

now come to think of it since it is difficult to escape our genetic makeup,
- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?

-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?

-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?

I am not so sure I agree with the results of the research, I could understand if there were a few genes that could cause compulsive behavior which causes all the different kind of addictions that we see.

However something as specific as a particular gene which regulates our gambling behavior seems to be something awfully specific, especially when we consider that gambling games should be a relatively new invention and as such there should not have been enough time for the evolution to create a gene specific to gambling.

[Lanatsa]

- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?

-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?

-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?

- Its not DNA but its rather a personal kind of choice because ive known people who are showing or going opposite even if their surrounding do engage with gambling activities.

- Nothing is different because everything would really be basing on your choice.
- Nothing is different whether you had get on being influenced or on your personal choice then it wouldnt matter. There's no difference to that.

Gambling is anywhere so it's up to the person if they will enter the world of gambling. It's a choice not came from everywhere cause if you have a mindset that gambling is good and bring you a lot of money then that kind of mindset is not good cause gambling is base on your luck you can not win every bet but you were lost big than winning. The main problem of the gambling addict is the gambler itself if they let gambling will take over them and fall into a trap.

Everything could really be depending on someones decisions on what are the things that they would really be tending to get engaged off and something that do talks about gambling behavior then this is something that

had been acquired and its not really hereditary which i dont really see the relevance for it to be considered to be like that.Even your parents are involved in gambling activity but if you child or
son does have their own will and find out that it isnt something good for you then you would normally be  avoiding it off as much as you could which i could say a very normal thing
for a person to make out decisions basing on what they do know or simply with their self awareness.

[Johnyz]

Addiction can’t be inherit, its not on the genes and you can have the choice either to gamble or not.
I used to see my parents playing some game cards in our locals, but look at me now I’m not a gambler that much and I only play occasionally so I really think this is still your choice and not because of someones genes. Gambling is something that you can learn because of money, and nothing more.

[chaser15]

\- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?

This is too much to believed already. Gambling-habit is related to DNA?

What's the connection of this? Not all articles you see on the web is legit.

-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?

Gamblers are just human regardless of what culture they used to.

It's obvious that any forms of gambling-related checking or what you are trying to point out are also applied to all people. I don't see any reason why should they be exclude on the usual checking methods.

-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?

Same as answer as above. They are also human therefore addiction will depend on how far they will managed it along the way.

[ralle14]

- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?

As much as possible it's best to avoid blaming other gamblers for their addiction since it wouldn't help their situation and it's only going to bring down their morale. Then again even if it didn't come from their DNA it's still their fault for not being able to control their problem.

-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?

There are different ways to handle someone's gambling addiction so it's always possible as long as the gambler will put in some effort as well.

-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?

I doubt it'll be worse because one's addiction level still depends on how long they've started doing it.

[Nrcewker]

I don’t blame our forefathers for our gambling addiction.
I mean we started gambling when we needed money at some point of time.
Seeing the good returns in such a small amount of time, made all of us addicted towards the gambling.
I would never blame the hereditary for this, as this is just an excuse to calm down our brain and heart.
I don’t agree with the OP, as gambling addiction is not passed by genes specifically.
Let’s see what other people have thoughts on this.

[KennyR]

I haven't seen this happen in reality around my locality. Most of the people I saw gambling were around the age of 40. The younger generation is much into sports betting. This way there is not much of inherited gambling. Maybe in the future we'll come to know when our kids grow up. Gambling as a way to make money is the prime reason that keeps people into gambling. Apart from this, most of the people who are retired and want to spend their days in an enjoyable way are into gambling.

[judeafante]

They conclude that gambling addiction might occur when a person is “exposed to a problem gambling role model and inherits problem gambling susceptibility genes.”

Based on the highlight of that article it's not 100% that a gambler will have a son who will be a gambler too, there are circumstances that will trigger this, I think it also applies to people whose parent is not into gambling but with behavior that will likely fall to gambling, surrounding and upbringing has something to do with how a gambler turns into an addiction.

[xSkylarx]

I know we are greatly influenced by the environment we are born into and sometimes become gamblers because of where we find ourselves, i also considered the possibility of gambling being hereditary and found out that it is also possible, that is gambling can be hereditary ,

Gambling is linked to a gene that is passed on through generations and a new study claims that it is passed on to both sons and daughters alike.

Gambling for me is not just something you can only do in casino. It is a part of our daily life. Don't we gamble when making difficult choices? As long as we risk something, I consider that as gambling.

My grandfather and father often gamble in a real casino, I don't understand how those games work like blackjack or baccarat. But when it comes to me, I do like risk taking in real life. Like what I did last 2020 on my job that time. I can't handle the workload anymore so I gambled to resign from it without any plans after that. Few months after, I got a job again that have a healthy environment and doesn't compromise my health. There are also many things I can't remember that I did and considered them as a gamble.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

I know we are greatly influenced by the environment we are born into and sometimes become gamblers because of where we find ourselves, i also considered the possibility of gambling being hereditary and found out that it is also possible, that is gambling can be hereditary ,

Gambling is linked to a gene that is passed on through generations and a new study claims that it is passed on to both sons and daughters alike.

You have jumped to conclusions. The article itself states:

Slutske says that there is probably no specific “gambling gene”

So we have another study that points to conclusions that we can by no means take for granted. Pubmed is full of studies that draw opposite conclusions, and in all cases the scientific method has been followed.

I doubt very much that there is a gene that makes you addicted to gambling. Some people are genetically more prone to addiction than others, yes, but fundamentally it is the environment, education and life circumstances that have the greatest influence.

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[worle1bm]

Gambling can be genetic and passed on to offspring, but I have noticed that females are not addicted as male when it comes to gambling and that gives me doubt about it, or maybe that is how it is in my region, men are most into gambling. Or maybe the gene is more concentrated in men than women.

No one can blame addicts, but any bad deeds done by them can be punished. The more fact we need is that addiction is not good, it can lead to a kind of life someone do not wish for himself, the reason we should use just the amount of money we can afford to lose and nothing more than that.

The case is same here that males are comparatively more addicted to gambling and you would find less percentage of women gambling here but they do and some of them might be addicted to it also but the percentage is low for them.

Becoming gambling addicted is really risky and must be avoided at ant cost as have seen some people losing their lives due to it and distrubing their mental health also.

[Alisha-k]

Gambling can be genetic and could also be more concentrated on the male than on the female. A good observation there, but then, whenever there is a problem, there's always a solution. Take an instance of say a thief; although it is a family thingy, there will always be a different one who decides to play by the books.
 A gambler can become an addict only when he has negative influences around and has no self control. In as much as it is stuck to your DNA, it can be fixed only if the gambler realizes he has a problem.

[lienfaye]

Gambling can be hereditary (not because of the genes) but because you're exposed to a family with a gambling habit. If you grow up in surroundings seeing gambling as normal each day, its likely you'll follow their footsteps.

But if we're old enough to think whats right and wrong, then we already have an option. Its in our own will if we want to be a gambler or not.

Being a gambler is a choice, if your parents are a gamblers it doesnt mean your fate will be the same as them too. You're the driver of your life and that depends on what path you want to take.

[aioc]

 now come to think of it since it is difficult to escape our genetic makeup,
- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?

No, I will not, it's like prejudging a person for something he has not done yet, you become addicted to gambling because of having a weak character

-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?

Yes it can be done and it's advisable for everybody to always check yourself if you are becoming addicted to gambling if you are putting hours and too much money to gamble, it always gamble money that you can afford to lose

-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?

I don't see the difference there's no level in being a compulsive gambler, all I know is you are at your worse if you are gambling too much and you cannot stop yourself from playing until you are exhausted.