Topic: Can gambling addiction lead to domestic violence? - page 2. (Read 1990 times)

Many incidents like this have occurred in our environment, when gamblers who have experienced serious addiction in their lives do not hesitate to commit acts of violence in their environment, especially in their family environment.
And these acts of violence are carried out in various forms, some in the form of minor crimes, or very large ones and even crimes. Yes, there are also gamblers who, when they win a big jackpot, immediately stop because they have very good awareness, but there are also gamblers who don't want to stop after getting a big win because they still lack proper awareness in actual gambling.

I mean you could put this same scenario in many different circumstances and they end up turning out to being a “source of violence “ or “domestic violence”.  So I wouldn’t say it’s something that is directly correlated but it certainly could lead to it, but so could a lot of other things. Just don’t be a gambling junky and control yourself and all will be fine, no?

Gambling addiction can lead to serious domestic violence in so many ways, when a gambler is an addict and the family knows that he is an addict and he does not provide for the family definitely it will end up to violence. Any addicted gambler does not care for the family instead he spent most of his time in the casino house trying or finding the best strategy to gamble. They place their interest and attention on gambling , thereby neglecting their family roles and responsibility .

for instance i have once witnessed a domestic violence where the man finished his salary in the casino house gambling and including his son's school fees  and the wife got angry and it resulted to serious fight between the man and the wife. Too much of everything they said is bad not only in gambling but being an addict invariably implies that your gambling life has gone worst and there is virtually no easy way to control your emotion as far as gambling is concerned. so i will advice we control our emotions when it comes to gambling so as to avoid any form of violence .

When I came across this type and read the thread, I just smiled. This is actually a true-life story about how gambling addiction can destroy a home, not just the violence.
Years passed when my dad was very much into coupon, a gambling game. He came home one day and told my mom about someone who sells vegetables wholesale because my mom deals in vegetables. This woman gave her husband almost all her money that faithful day to help her purchase it; unfortunately, my dad used the money for gambling in the hope of doubling it before the vegetable woman could come around,but he was so unfortunate that day that he lost that game and the money was gone. That very night was a war zone for both of them. First, he pretended to be sick to avoid questioning how funny that sounds for a mature man to do, but he did it, but that did not save him. It took the grace of God for my mom to forgive him because her business was down for a while.

Gambling addiction is actually one of the worst things that can happen to someone.

Gambling affects one's energy negatively, especially when one is losing. His emotional status will definitely be affected, as will his sense of reasoning, which will lead to misunderstandings between the man and woman, which, if not controlled, will lead to a very big disaster. They will hardly be seen at home because there's always a new match to predict. 

Gamblers have an interest in winning. No one wants to lose and no one wants to have an end. If a gambler says that if he hits the jackpot in gambling he will give up gambling, I disagree with those gamblers, rather those gamblers will gamble more. As he earns more money, his demand will also increase. Moreover, it is possible to get a sound opinion on this subject only by considering the condition of those who got the jackpot. Have they quit gambling or are they busy creating more income opportunities from more gambling? But if a gambler is wise he will want to use his winnings for some good purpose especially investing in business or something else so that he doesn't run out of money in his gambling or later life. But I have heard many cases where people who win big start taking gambling more seriously.

That's it, all the energy in the player would be directed to gambling. When a person is aggressively chasing on those wins he's expected to slowly expect results. Not making a huge win immediately. Gamblers need to figure out this troubles and learn from others. In most cases a family would be struggling to change their ward. Hence, causing a big argument between the player and his loved ones. Which is not a good idea for anyone.

Those troubles could increase, affecting more the peace of the home negatively. Since the players wouldn't think of quiting the game. Hence gamblers who are having a hard time accepting responsible gambling are indeed going to face multiple troubles in the process. It's better to argue with one's family on a stable state of mind than engaging in the argument after losing a lot in gambling. It will easily swing the mood of such gambler and lead to a more severe misunderstanding.

All the things mentioned in your first paragraph area actually the sad reality of things a s not something we would think if the actually really did happened but then it's not encouraged as it never a good reason to go violent to the point where you have to lose certain valuable things before you get to realize the stupidity in the gambling addiction which has been the  reason you engaged in an unhealthy habit to the point you lost all that was lost.

Definitely it's mostly addicts that get to behave in such manner after they must have suffered losses because a normal gambler will not get to such point altho there are some persons who has naturally got anger issues and so they are not able to handle it by their selves all the time so they tend to get aggressive especially if it happens that loosing funds could actually get to be a trigger to them but in. Situation where they are addicted and aswell has got anger management issues they should be avoided in such State and probably help them get help so they don't end up doing things they may get to regret thereafter.

Sometimes helping such persons can actually be really difficult but then the fact still remains in the fact that they need help else they may not be able to handle the situation all alone nd they may get to end up loosing their mind and get to hurt others of which it could be avoided even before it happens, gambling is usually supposed to be for fun but beyond that such person should be mindful not to suffer the detriment of gambling.

I've seen such case even in my society. There are some people, who are always keep doing something that doesn't makes scene but they keep doing that. And as a gambler, they are more dangerous. Domestic violence occurs when a gambler don't have enough money to cover/manage gambling, that time a gambler become turn into aggressive mood and He/she doesn't hasitate to make domestic violence, force selling Value things in cheap price what available in house including furniture, computer, jerallery and so on. Some people use gambling as luck changer and they promise to keep doing gambling until they found any jackpot that could change their life! But even after making money, they keep gambling and keep losing more. But not all Gamblers are same, i also have many Gambler who stop gambling when they are out of money and keep silence until they can arrange money in decent ways.

That's true because gambling can make someone change their attitudes and behavior, and also gambling can make them emotional and cause a lot of problems, including domestic violence. I'm sure someone who is married and addicted to gambling will definitely occasionally even have problems with their finances, because with someone who is addicted to gambling, of course when they have money they will only think about gambling, maybe if they think about their family it will only be a small percentage.

It's true what you said, someone who is addicted to gambling will not easily be able to listen to other people, even if the advice is for their own good. That's what I applaud, those who are addicted to gambling and have clearly experienced many losses but they still never give up by gambling, in other words they have a strong ambition to win, but what is clear is that victory cannot be obtained easily. and I think the ambition they have is misplaced, because being strong only leads them to things that don't benefit them.

           -   I seem to have read in many articles that a gambler was led to do a violent thing just because of the size of his loss in gambling. Some of them have killed people; others have been held hostage by other people just to follow their passion for gambling.

Such scenarios are that they can no longer control themselves because of the addiction they have in their personality as gamblers. And that kind of situation is so scary that it should be taken care of immediately.

Can you give a reference link to this story because this is satanic level of gambling addiction. Resorting to this kind of violence is already off the chart compared to family violence inside the house because you will never know what will the grandpa can do to the child if the ransom money is not paid just because the son trust fully his father that he will not hurt the grandchild which is not the case for a people with extreme addiction like this.

Does the grandpa was caught by the police or he voluntary surrender after realization of what he did? The most grave result of gambling that I witness is just a broken marriage and not to this level which the same family member kidnap his own grandchild.

Maybe not always, but sometimes, it's true, and that is because they reach the level of addiction where they lose the ability to think and make sensible decisions, and when they don't have money to gamble anymore, they can do anything to get some money that they can use to continue their gambling.
I remember an incident that was discussed here in the forum where a grandpa kidnapped his granddaughter so that he could get ransom money from his son/daughter that he would use to pay his debts and gamble with the rest of the money.

Fortunately, he was caught but incidents like these show us how gambling addiction can lead one to do evil things just so that they can continue their gambling activities. So, it's true that a gambling addict can be a threat to a society.

Gambling addiction whatever its form, will give the impact on psychological conditions. The obvious impact is impulsive and aggressive behavior. Impulsive is a behavior carried out without thinking, for example taking goods then the goods are sold to get money for gambling. While aggressive is to be someone who is emotional, irritable, violent and hostile to the environment or sometimes can be excessive paranoid.
This online gambling is the same as an addictive substance that makes you want to always come back and always feel dependent. If you have been trapped in and play, a feeling that will be difficult to fight will emerge. You will always feel you need to play gambling and will feel sick if you don't play gambling. Addicted to online gambling, Gambling Disorder. If you have entered far playing gambling, you will be very focused on the world, then you might be an obsessive person. When you have obsession, you will ignore the people closest to you, such as your partner, child, friends, family. If it's like this, then your relationship with the people around it can be foundered and destroyed.
Indeed online gambling can also have a negative impact on the household, including:
1. Husband is not responsible.
Because of this, they will focus on playing gambling rather than taking care of their families. This causes family absence.
2. Family finance is chaotic.
Because basically people who are already gambling addicts will tend to spend a lot of money to play gambling, so that it can cause family finances to be chaotic. This causes quarrels and conflicts in the household.
3. The household becomes no longer harmonious.
Prolonged quarrels and conflicts can cause the household not harmonious and can lead to divorce.

Not only that, gambling addiction also caused many negative impacts for the gambling addict. First can interfere with mental health, trigger criminal acts, improve suicide conditions due to frustration, and many more negative effects if you play gambling.

His family had begun to recognize signs of change in him after he started gambling. There will be clearly visible signs, but the gambler will try to hide them from the people around him so that there are no questions from them. Unfortunately, many families do not respond to these signs and start letting it go until the gambler finally starts to show different behavior than usual. This should start to provide questions for family members to ask the gambler immediately so they can find out what is going on. And when they don't get an answer from the gambler, they can approach the gambler to find out more closely. This problem of gambling addiction can cause big problems for the family when there is violence in the household, which may not be avoidable. And if that happens, the family should immediately seek professional help to try to cure it.

Because a gambler's lack of self-control makes them fall into trouble due to their addictive behavior and it is very difficult to stop because it is ingrained in them, an addicted person can do anything that makes people around them suffer.


What you say is true, many husbands who are addicted to gambling demand that their wives work to meet their family's needs and this is because their family's financial condition is already unstable due to mistakes on the husband's part.
Yes, that's right, not all gamblers will commit acts of domestic violence, only gamblers who are irresponsible and have serious addictions will do it.

Sure. gambling addiction can lead to domestic violence, in the sense that most Gamblers have that characteristics of pouring their aggression of lost into family and friends. So Many gambler play games as if their life depends on it, and if the game don't play as expected, they transfer the aggression to anybody that comes their way. Some father's transfer their aggression of lost games to their wife or children always quarrelling with the wife and beating the children due to minimal issues.

I have one neighbour that has that behaviour, he Is a perfect match of your discripancy. Early morning he would move from the house without giving money to the wife for feeding, he would go and stay in a casino hall all day and come back late and when his wife will ask or complain of keeping late nights,he will emidiately start beating her and he will be demanding for food without dropping any money. Do you see how some men can be wicked? Spending money in casino which he doesn't even win. But find it difficult to settle his family. So we should be careful how we handle our family matters because our family is our joy or home. and not to be taken for granted and taking outsiders as our family. So I believe that gambling addict always involves in domestic violence.

Every addiction will lead to bad actions whatever the form, it can be theft, violence or suicide, that's because families who know that a family member is addicted will try to help him so that he can recover from his addiction, so it's not just addiction from gambling but all forms of addiction, it's just that often people think gambling addiction is the worst when it's not entirely accurate.

every addiction is the result of an inability to control oneself, so it is impossible for people who are addicted to be able to control themselves, but family or people closest to them will see the signs of addiction so they can start taking action so that the form of addiction does not get worse.

Regardless of the form of addiction, addiction in itself is a bad act that should be discouraged in it entirety. Addict generally react to things differently and their negative attitude towards life, finance and their family members might result in domestic violence which could to abuse on family members.

Because most addicted gamblers want to win by all means, they might go to the extent of using the reserve funds meant for the up keep of the home in gambling and if that doesn't go down well with their partners it becomes a problem in the home that might lead to violence.

Gambling is supposed to serve the purpose of win and a bit of financial aid. It's not a job and shouldn't be seen as a means fir financial liberation. Gamble with you head and sense.

If there is a gambling addict in a house, it is only a matter of time before his family members will get into trouble with that gambling addict, especially if the gambling addict cannot control himself when gambling. He may ask for money from his family members and he may even commit violence against his family members so that he can have money to gamble. Unfortunately, oppressed family members cannot do anything other than obey the gambling addict's wishes because they will be afraid and traumatized by the violence committed by the gambling addict. If they have the power to fight gambling addicts, they can help gambling addicts realize their mistakes and advise them to cure their gambling addiction so that they can truly recover from their gambling addiction. It was a serious matter for his family, so they had to pay attention to each other as family members.

Gambling addiction can indeed trigger domestic violence if the financial condition in the family is not controlled and cannot meet life's needs. Even a wife is are required to be able to do it money so that basic needs can be met and sufficient while the husband has fun gambling and if he experiences continuous losses and This can lead to addiction instead of realizing it, instead blaming other people for the losses they themselves experience, and if they have experienced an addiction, they become more uncontrolled and easily emotional and can lead to domestic violence.

Addiction is indeed common in society, but not everyone commits domestic violence, only certain irresponsible people commit violence like that, the rest they can only mourn their fate and continue to do it continuously. Because of the large number of cases of domestic violence that have occurred because of gambling, many people think that gambling can trigger this, even though it depends on the characteristics of the gambler, whether they are able to control themselves when they enter the world of gambling or not.