Inherited gambling

[Rruchi man]

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?

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[Oshosondy]

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.

[boyptc]

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

No, if the reasoning will be about DNA.

Yes, if it's his own action and he never listens to one's advise on how to avoid or make it controlled by him.

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

Yes, it can be checked at all times to see if the person who inherited it really has that inheritance through his veins. But for me, whether you have an inherited DNA from a gambler, it's still you that will be taking action and your personal decision.

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

It depends to the individual and his gambling habit and level of addiction.

[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.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

I'm not sure about the DNA thingy though, maybe it has, but I think it's probably on what they see on their parents that is pass from generations to generations, not DNA per se. If you see you parents at a young age, have gambling sessions in your house (this is prevalent is Asian Culture, playing mah-jong). Definitely you can inherited this as you grow old. So it is still the environment that is the influencing factor and I think majority of gamblers some kind of interaction or exposed to gambling when they are very young. But we have a choice, whether to fall victim or not.

[serjent05]

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

No, even if it his own doings, I still won't blame him.  No one likes to be an addict.  The person is just a victim of too much dopamine secreted on his brain.  Now do we blame the victim?

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

Is there a special means to treat this kind of gambling addict?  I can't find any special treatment of this kind on the internet probably they use the same method for gambling disorder withdrawal.

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

I don't think so, I believe it is still a matter of decision.  If a person is strong will in avoiding gambling activities then I don't see they will be worse than any other gambler.

I'm not sure about the DNA thingy though, maybe it has, but I think it's probably on what they see on their parents that is pass from generations to generations, not DNA per se. If you see you parents at a young age, have gambling sessions in your house (this is prevalent is Asian Culture, playing mah-jong). Definitely you can inherited this as you grow old. So it is still the environment that is the influencing factor and I think majority of gamblers some kind of interaction or exposed to gambling when they are very young. But we have a choice, whether to fall victim or not.

That is what I thought too until I found large numbers of  articles and researches regarding this matter.

[Shamm]

- 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.

[Yogee]

I'm not sure about the DNA thingy though, maybe it has, but I think it's probably on what they see on their parents that is pass from generations to generations, not DNA per se. If you see you parents at a young age, have gambling sessions in your house (this is prevalent is Asian Culture, playing mah-jong). Definitely you can inherited this as you grow old. So it is still the environment that is the influencing factor and I think majority of gamblers some kind of interaction or exposed to gambling when they are very young. But we have a choice, whether to fall victim or not.

That is what I thought too until I found large numbers of  articles and researches regarding this matter.

Let's say a person inherited that gene. Would he still become a gambling addict if he's never been exposed to a gambling environment?

I know there's a study and everything but I still find it stupid to link a gambling addiction to a person's genes hehe. It's like finding an excuse why you are obese because "genes" but you keep eating a lot of carbs and sugar while spending most of your time on the couch.

[Hispo]

I am inclined to believe that one person is not only their genetic material (genotype) but also the physical manisfestation of it (phenotype).
So we all are the result of a combination of environmental factors and generic factors.

So I would not blame someone's gambling enthusiasm to their genotype only, there are genes that won't manifest unless the conditions are set for it to happen.

For example, perhaps I am genetically pre-destined to have a quite higher chance to suffer from alcoholism but if I happen to live in an islamic country my genes themselves are not enough to push me towards the problem.  

[DoublerHunter]

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- 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 don't think blaming bloodline in your gambling addiction is the right one that is not the right one.
It is a choice not inherit in your bloodline, you are the one who is responsible for yourself not your family's DNA.  
Gambling addiction starts in that stage to become a habit, which is frequently gambled and then turns into an addiction. We should be responsible gamblers, if you think that is too much, then put a limit on it.

[wheelz1200]

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.

Gambling tendencies genetic?  Nah its all environmental.  There is no links between genetics and gambling habits.  If you bring someone up without gambling in theor upbringing they won't be pre disposed to it.

[coin-investor]

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

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

This is a new study and this is something new to all of us, this is something to be considered by parents and check if their children are lenient to gambling like their parents, these findings will be a big help and a guide for the prevention and should be considered as part of the healing process for compulsive gamblers and for those who are slowly falling to gambling.

The study conducted by scientists from University of Missouri-Columbia and Australia's Queensland Institute of Medical Research involved about 2,700 women and 2,000 men from the Australian Twin Registry.

[Slow death]

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

I wouldn't blame it, because I don't believe that if a parent is addicted to gambling and has a child who is far from the parent, how could that child be addicted to gambling? DNA? this is ridiculous, people are not born addicts, they become addicts

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

addiction has treatment, just seek medical help and treat yourself, it is not impossible to stop being addicted. anyone who is addicted and seeks a doctor and is committed to leaving the addiction, that person can be cured.

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

no, it is not. addiction is something that is acquired, and the damage depends on the environment in which the person lives, for example:

a rich addict has more access to money, so he is more likely to lose more money and do more damage than a poor addict

[Baofeng]

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?

It is really wired to our genetic make up? because if it is then maybe parents that are addicted to drugs might have a child that is going to be addicted as well, but that is not the case.

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

Of course, it can be check, but everything should come from the individual themselves.

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

Boils down again the individual, so it might be different and there are no "one size fits all approach" here. Maybe seeking professional help is the best idea. Or simply control yourself. But it will take a lot of emotions on someone just to get out of their gambling addiction. But definitely it is doable.

[Wexnident]

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.

Well, that's interesting. I mostly believed gambling to be an issue that stemmed from the community surrounding the person themselves, at least that's how I entered on gambling, being influenced by my high school friends back then.

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

If it was fully on the DNA part then no not really. It's the same as blaming a deaf person for being, well, deaf. Seems kinda dumb doesn't it.

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

It always can be imo, whatever the source of their gambling addiction may be. It's just going to take time and a lot of effort on the players' side.

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

That requires a completely separate study imo, and not something that users here can actually answer. That requires factual data after all. Though I guess completely separating DNA-induced vs habit-induced gambling can be close to impossible, if they are actually two different factors (or even exist, for that matter).

[Rengga Jati]

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

I am not sure that this will really be because of DNA or genetics. Gambling is an activity, not a disease that may be because of genetics.
But, if this is about the environment, I absolutely agree. People who are living in a gambling environment will be influenced more highly to involve in in gambling, too. Moreover if in family, the father becomes a gambler and lets his children also do gambling in their life, introduce it and also train the children in gambling, this will also influence the children to do gambling in the future (although there may be some exception).
In fact, environment in our native family or even environment around us will really influence people to do gambling.

[goinmerry]

- 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?

What if these people are responsible even addicted? Is that wrong? Is that acceptable?

If it's all about hereditary then these type of people already knows the risks of gambling.

It's better to take care of those people who aren't like that instead of focusing our eyes on those people who have already been into gambling for a long or been influenced early because of that inherited thing pointing to gambling.

[dothebeats]

My parents never gambled a single dime all their lives, and I have never been exposed to gambling in my teenage years yet I still developed the habit to play on online casinos every week when I reached my adulthood. No one around me gambles, nor they have ever thought of gambling. I just got curious one day and started doing it until now. Thankfully I have never been addicted, and I only see gambling as something that helps me kill time.

The environment sure helps influence other people's decision making, though to conclude that gambling habits are passed on to the gene is to an offspring, IMO, a stretch. The parent needs to be extremely addicted to gambling, or gambles very regularly in order for this to happen. And even then it will only account for an extremely small amount of genes being altered, plus gene information are shared when an offspring is developed hence further reducing that extremely small amount into half.

It's a stretch. No external substance involved, just pure dopamine in control, and you get your genes altered?  

[harizen]

- 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?

The environment around is the reason why a person involves in gambling. I never believed in these DNA or genetic things why gamblers become gamblers. Social activity and culture play a big role while these people are growing up. These are by far the most influential reason we can look at.

If these people will be addicted in the future, it does not make sense to point out that it's because of DNA. Is that even possible?

If the person grows up gambling, maybe that's the environment they were being used to. Not because of DNA-related things.

[Rockstarguy]

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 don't think gambling is a traits that can be passed from one offspring to another, gambling is a game just like other sport which is mainly attracted to the males. Traits that can be passed from one offspring to another are temperament, emotional traits,  the DNA is in charge of it, and gambling is not controlled by DNA.  Gambling lifestyle only becomes serious when their is no self control to make decisions how to go about gambling.