Topic: Can gambling addiction lead to domestic violence? - page 12. (Read 2111 times)

This can happen not even only by trying to stop them but also when an addict falls to carry out his responsibility as a father at home. I've once seen a gambler who want to gamble with all his salary. What do you think will happen at home with his wife and children if he loses. Someone also gambles with his wife theft contribution. Don't you think this can cause domestic violence if he loses and find it difficult to pay back his wife's money.

If you get so mad that you want to hit your husband or wife, you definitely need to stop gambling and take some anger management classes. Learning how to control your emotions before you end up divorced and living on the streets. Why are you getting that mad anyways? Just because you lost a bet? Seems crazy IMO.

I know what you've just narrated could lead to domestic violence but couples should also be taking it easy as money shouldn't reasonably call for domestic violence if they are wise or either of them is wise at least. Even if the money meant for another thing is used by one of them for gambling, they make the person be accountable for it and also guard against entrusting your money (in case you give it to the spouse) in the hands of such again. It is as simple as that. What causes issues in homes is not so worth it not to mention letting it lead to domestic violence unless a partner raises the hand against the other, and I do not think that the first one who did that is wise as such cannot control him or herself.

 No matter how the money is being lost to gambling whether it is for the husband or the wive or is even the money of either of them that lost the money by himself or herself, this should be settled amicably, and it will be better if the gambler admits to his or her fault and life goes on. As this might cause it truly, I still believe that the anger for losing the money by the spouse who made it is the root cause of this in most cases. Such might merely be passing aggression and turn what is little to a big deal which might result in domestic violence. This is avoidable if such a person is wise and responsible.

I think there are many cases like that that you might miss a lot of news on television or just on social media, you often find news about domestic violence just because a husband is addicted to gambling, besides that gambling addiction often makes a person forget his wife's family and his children, I don't know what the rationale is for a gambler who feels addicted to the point of losing his mind ignoring and neglecting his family just because of his ambition to win a lot at gambling.

I'm sure a man like that sounds like a coward, just doing things that a man shouldn't do by hitting a woman or his wife just because he lost gambling and didn't give money to pay for his gambling. In my country there are lots of cases like this, criminal acts. in the end it is detrimental to themselves, even though gambling addiction can be stopped but unfortunately people prefer to follow their anger and continue to maintain their gambling habit, even though this can be prevented before it is too late, but unfortunately people ignore it when they feel addicted to gambling. only fools would commit such violent acts. My advice as a gambler is that you should not gamble if you feel addicted to gambling.

It's very possible, someone whom grownup from the same place as mine end up stealing in the community until he was caught, he claimed he have so much debt he needs to pay back, because the money he used to gamble was meant for something else.

There is another that lost everything and when coming back home some guys started using him to laugh because they knew how addicted he is with gambling, but he got so angry that he stabbed one with a broken bottle and the stabbed guy lost his life.

There is another one that involved siblings, the guy lost all money in gambling and he turned into a beast on his siblings, causing them harm and inflicting his angers on the little kids around him until he went too far using boiling water to hurt one, that was when everyone in the house took matter into their hands.

It's very possible to become addicted to gambling and also losing who you are in the process, that's why it's important to gain knowledge first in everything we plan to do, even the most easiest looking solution may not be really how you viewed it, but looking for extra information can safe you from heart breaks.

    Very easy, especially if you don’t seek professional help. Even with professional help, it is a huge struggle for you and your significant other, and also your entire family. The partner who gambles also lies, steals the money from his spouse, from work, family members and friends. They take big bank loans which they can’t repay so easy. They get depressed and neglect their home and entire family. They only think how to get the money for gambling / for feeding their addiction. Nobody else doesn’t exist, only money for gambling and the casino. They don’t have the money to pay their bills, food, doctors, children needs etc., so that burden is placed on the spouse to struggle with it alone.
   After a while when the person has experienced great loss and has been soaked deeply into gambling, there are tendencies that the person can exhibit violent behavior. It is not new that they are lot of emotions attached to gambling, it totally depends on the individual, not everyone can control thier emotions when they lose, for this set of people it is better for them not to gamble at all. Losing bet can make one also lose himself, in a way that he transfers the aggression to their partner, it’s gets to this level if the individual doesn’t seek for professional help. Gambling can overwhelm a person if they allow it, it is not a shame to seek  for help, third party can really come handy to situations like this.

Yes... Addiction can sometimes cause domestic violence when folks lose control of themselves.  This happens when addicts rack up loads of debt and can't restrain themselves anymore and  people who fly off the handle and get violent have big mental health problems and no self-control - the addiction's just one part of larger issues.

In as much as most people will link this domestic violence to gambling I still stand to argue that this is not merely a behavior caused by gambling but it could be as a result of the person who is the gambler already have some anger issues in him which he can’t control his anger and when they have lost so much in gambling adding to the fact that they already have this anger issue anything any one do in their house will contribute to the anger and lead to violence, even if it’s not gambling but any form of activity that the person get involved that can affect his mode can lead him to violence so I can’t just linked this to gambling alone but this is base on individual.

Not only domestic violence, there are many things that can be done if someone has lost a lot from gambling, including
1. drinking alcohol and illegal drugs
2. loans
3. theft and robbery
4. commit suicide because of frustration
5. etc
Many of the things above have happened because of irresponsible gamblers. and the result is only financial loss and also a bad impact on himself. So keep gambling within the limits of your abilities and you are ready to lose what you bet.

The gradual growth of emotional meltdown if not attended to would get drastically bad and affect the victim alongside his family. Nobody would get fine staying in same house with an aggressive gambler. However, if they had taken his symptoms seriously in the early stages it could remove the future domestic violence that may occur. That is quite a wrong side of gambling addiction, dealing with violence, and addiction at same time. The victim wouldn't get out of his troubles easily, because talking him down on what he's doing could result to violence. A man with a spouse will answer lots of questions from his wife, if he's acting strange, hence a man who isn't able to control his emotions can abuse the conversation and end it up into a violent encounter. So, indeed, gambling addiction can lead to domestic violence.

I emphasize awareness and resources for at-risk individuals because of my understanding of belief systems and addiction. Gambling can be entertaining and exciting in moderation. Setting limits, stopping, and recognizing odds are key. Promoting responsible gambling requires educating people about the hazards and indicators of addiction and taking them seriously by friends, family, and the community.

I also believe personal experiences and community support may alter and give hope. Stories like Moneypenny's should be cautionary tales and starting points for prevention and recovery discussions. Remember that behind every number is a person with a story, problems, and recovery potential. We can create a safer, more supportive atmosphere for everyone by encouraging a balanced view of gambling that promotes fun while avoiding its downsides.

Gambling can create addictive behaviors and thus, have the ability to cause domestic violence on the ground that emotional disturbance and financial ruin are almost unavoidable for individuals with compulsive gambling behavior. Financial ruin can create consternation which can manifest in conflict amongst partners. A gambler can easily be frustrated when he loses in gambling and this can affect his relationship with others around him. No one is happy when he loses more than expected and this anger sometimes creates a volatile environment which becomes a roadmap for creating domestic violence. Although cases of domestic violence created by gambling are not readily available since they are not always published but then, the case of John Moneypenny lays credence to the fact that gambling addiction can manifest in domestic violence. He was sentenced to prison for the murder of his wife and this was traced to gambling debts.

Since we are talking about gambling addiction, it is pretty obvious that it might cause any harm whether personally or others as this is one of the consequences of being addicted to gambling. One could become thief, robber, high tempered individual, irresponsible to one's family and any other factors regarding drug addiction that is possible to commit.

Possibly, that could be one effect of addiction. Domestic violence doesn't only come from gambling addiction, but for someone who has already been addicted, they might not be able to act normally. Gambling often leads to things like anxiety, depression, and loss of emotional control. If someone isn't careful and doesn't learn to control themselves against these issues, they might end up becoming violent.

A violent addict would commit many unreasonable acts as long as they can satisfy that urge. These bad behaviors could eventually turn such a person into a monster if not controlled. Gambling addiction may lead to unexpected consequences that can harm the person involved and those around them.

There is a high possibility of domestic violence when a person is under the influence of a severe gambling addiction, because a person is not in their right mind, they are quick to get angry and irritated even for small things. how else if a person experiences a series of defeats, they may hurt others when they are not given what they want.

Perfectly said, in addition to what you said I think the answer is yes gambling can lead to domestic violence, there are some person who doesn't have self control over gambling,most of them after losing the whole of their money in a gambling shop more especially those married men when they get home every word that has to comes out from the wife they find it offensive some can even end up hitting their wife on the process all in the name of gamble.

Morever most person after losing a lot of money in gambling they can decide to hang in one of the nearest bar so as to pop some pains,in the process he can decide to drink to an extent of getting drunk,and at this point he can end up messing every thing up causing damage, reason is because he doesn't realized what he is doing,of which he can't get away with it.

So as a Gambler you're suppose to have a limit and also have self control over gambling so that it won't have any effects in your life.

Yes it can lead to that, I mean people get aggressive when there's continuous losses when they gamble and when they end up getting emotional, aggressive and frustrated, they tend to need to find a way to vent out that mixture of emotion so when there's also the combination of the annoyance that they feel when they're at home after their sad gambling sessions and their partners or children because the partner either knows about the addiction and that they're giving that addict a mouthful of words that are in the line of stopping gambling, that it's an addiction and that they need to find a job and we know that those things especially the last one is going to hurt the ego of that addict and the bottled up emotions will finally pop and the one that's going to receive it is going to be that person that they're with or when it's a kid, the mere sight and annoying child voice of that kid can be a trigger too but that's only going to happen when the addict is already an abuser before becoming a gambling addict.

The inability of a gambler to take control over his emotions portrays the tendencies of eliciting mental breakdowns which could be resulted to domestic violence exercises, either as a default of frustrations and  transagression for the lost of stakes or with the fact that the gambler has run out of his mental orderliness.

Some characters gamblers are unreasonable and easily get irritated when they are losing they tend to pick fights they change their characters like you know a person to be jolly but when involved in gambling they become irritated and annoying they change their behavior from good to worse.

There are a lot of cases, I know a few people in our areas, those addicted to gambling are unreasonable they don't take advice, they think they know better, and they ignore even advice coming from reputable people, they blame their wives and their kids from their bad luck in gambling and this lead to domestic violence, there are more cases in third world countries because of the economy, the head of the families rely on gambling, and if they lose that's the start of quarrels that leads to domestic violence.
You'll find the real character of a person if he is violent if they are drunk and if they are losing in gambling.

This case has often been heard about, not only gambling addiction, alcohol addiction, it can also have a bad impact on domestic life because people who are addicted find it difficult to control their thoughts to control their emotions when they lose, and usually when they go home they will vent it out wife or children because of mistakes they have made themselves, especially if the wife is angry with the behavior of her husband who is addicted, the husband will definitely become more emotional when he hears his wife's ramblings, so that domestic violence can occur as a result of the addiction.