Topic: Can gambling addiction lead to domestic violence? - page 13. (Read 2111 times)

Anything's addiction can be the cause so that a specific person is pushed to do crimes. Remember, a human is vulnerable when it comes to their urge, or, in short, their enemy is their own mind and urge, so yes, and it's common sense, gambling addiction is one of the reasons that there are crimes associated with domestic violence. Is there a case about that? Yes, of course, if you try to search it, you will see a lot of results stating that a man or woman does violence mainly because they are addicted to gambling.

I think this question is common sense. I'm sure you are aware that anything that makes them addicted to something has a negative effect on them, and because of that, they can do anything out of hand as they can develop many negative attitudes or happenings because they can't control themselves, so I think the question is answered.

Not lead but I do believe that it will amplify the tendency towards violence, any kind of addiction does that anyway, you've got a bad brain inhibitions for your emotions so you're more prone to outburst of emotions and not thinking logically due to your addiction being your only fixation. For me, it's not that addiction is going to be the cause but when someone's already a violent person from the start, they're likely to go to that point anyway no matter if they're addicted or not, addiction will just expedite that process. But I do believe in the opposite too that it can cause violence to other people that are otherwise nonviolent in nature, anger is an emotion after all and as I've said, that addiction is a good at lowering your inhibitions.

I think you already answered your question with yourself knowing that it could lead to that. You have heard of bad behaviours that occurred. That’s definitely one of the reasons that could lead to violence. Any kind of violence I think is considered to be a problem and the root cause could be that addiction.

Addicts have a tendency to be desperate to get money and gamble it. That is for sure.

Of course, gambling addiction will affect anything to anyone and can even affect family relationships, gambling addict will prioritize his gambling activities over family interests.
They can work or do business but use all the profits to continue their gambling desires which are completely out of control, this is very dominant effect and happens very often and even worse bad things can just happen.
A gambling addict steps in without much consideration and they do anything in gambling based only on what they think is right and what they like most.

Just imagine husband who is addicted to gambling does not support or pay attention to his family, which will result in various words or suggestions given by his wife, but he is addicted to gambling and cannot control himself.
From here, emotional feelings will arise because his wife has pressured or forbade him to carry out gambling activities that he enjoys and cannot give up, in the end violence in the household will occur and worse still, separation, divorce will be the final path they have to face.
I sure things like this will happen lot everywhere and be experienced by gambling addicts who are really crazy about the intensity of excessive gambling, no family will be harmonious if husband experiences such serious gambling addiction problem.

Yes, it could happen in the household because a gambling addict can commit domestic violence. After all, he wants to ask a family member for money. He might hit the family member if he was not given money to gamble. Maybe there has been domestic violence where the husband asks the wife for money but the wife does not give the money.

The money that will be used for daily needs will be used for gambling by gambling addicts. This will result in the family being unable to meet their daily needs. There will be more domestic violence that can occur when gambling addicts become more aggressive in asking for money. And maybe not only domestic violence but also committing crimes such as stealing, robbing and others. It's all to fulfill the desire to have money.

But such cases probably won't get much coverage in the media. But when cases like that are revealed to the public, that's when everyone will see how terrible a person's actions are if they have a gambling addiction. He will use any means to get money, including committing crimes.

It happened directly in my life, when I was young my father was a gambling addict and had lost a lot of money. The tension in the family was always overwhelming and at that time I did not understand what was going on, the conflict about responsibility in the family when even relatives were affected by debt, I had seen the conflict which led to my dad and mom arguing and they fought in front of my eyes. Actually, those are not happy memories, but it's okay, it's also a part of life that I also need to know, it's just that it seems a little different to some people, I'm aware of what happens in real life as a lesson for us to see how to treat ourselves and those around us. As I become more mature, I realize that I don't want to blame everything in life or anyone else, but just blame myself for doing something wrong because I'm not good enough to change things more positively, but life is true. There are things that happen that we are forced to accept, and it doesn't always happen according to social stereotypes.

Gambling addiction is like poison within the gambler. If they become addicted, sooner or later the poison will cause a person to lose control and one day it will destroy the addict's life at any time. Some poisons can be cured and some cannot be cured. if the poison has not spread then it is better to immediately treat and handle it by a professional person and in the end it can be saved, therefore when we gamble we should not swallow poison (addiction) prevent this and gamble with discipline and responsibility then gambling will not be a big problem in home life.

We have certainly heard a lot that gambling addiction has a bad impact on financial health and also has a bad impact on family life because the addiction itself is what causes everything to happen because gambling addiction can sometimes change the nature of someone who was initially patient into someone who gets emotional easily and becomes harsh and temperamental.

I am sure problem gambling can lead to cases of domestic violence. Mostly, it is because the man of the family (who is addicted to gambling) does not have the means to get enough money to continue, so he uses money which was supposed to be used for the upkeep of the household, leading to arguments between the members of the family. If the man as a bad temper, then physical violence ensues.
I am sure it happens quite often with gambling, because I have heard about cases here in my city about men who are addicted to Videogames , specifically MOBAS like League of Legends, to the point of neglecting their wives and not working as much as they are supposed to meet the needs of the home.

I recall one occasion the wife tried to keep his husband from playing by setting a password to the computer, that unlashed the anger of the husband who physically assaulted her. Remember, we are talking about a videogame which does not have a direct relationship with the wager of money.

Imagine what would happen in scenarios where the husband is not addicted to MOBAS but to playing dices, Plinko or slots, the domestic violence would indeed be worse and if the wife does not report her husband because the social stigma it could bring to her and the rest of the family, she is likely to either continue to be a victim of violence and face the bankruptcy of his family.

Addiction will always lead to domestic issues and violence because it involves money that should have been allocated for the family now is being spent on gambling addiction, so many domestic violence are recorded due to the husband's addiction to gambling and he cannot provide for the family, and the wife cannot tolerate a husband that cannot provide for his family and this will result to quarrel so domestic violence happens.
So many divorces happen because of domestic violence and the cause is the partner's gambling addiction.

Actually yes especially if they don't fully understand that what people around him do is to help him understand that his current condition is in worse situation then he feel bad about it.

Addiction is real deep problem that's why anything we can't imagine people would do could possibly happen  that's why people need to learn from the experiences of other people and always listen to reminder not only by the casino but also to his concern family members.

There are several cases happen like that and this is perfect example also a good site to read regarding the physical abuse effect of gambling addiction https://maryhaven.com/gamblers-families-risk/

You're probably watching a lot of those South American Telenovelas but I can see how this can be real.

I got an acquaintance whose dad's been a chronic gambler, way back then he's a family man and is very much supportive of his family, he even goes so far as to see that my acquaintance—his daughter, is growing securely and safely, you know, regular dad shit. Eventually when he found out about bingo which is a form of gambling here in the Philippines things went for the shitter. He stopped going to work and only taking projects that would allow him to have time to play casino, probably from the atmosphere of the casino he cheated on his wife and started abusing her even in the front of my acquaintance, eventually the family fell apart and he went out to live with his mistress, and his life's on the shitbox now last I heard cause he couldn't catch a break and he found out the bitch he hooked up with isn't as cool as he initially thought she was.

So yeah, it's quite possible for gambling to eventually snowball into vices that are bad for the person.

Yeah, it can actually cause domestic violence. If you must know, people usually have different temperaments, and with such a difference in temperament, every gambler will always react differently when they experience losses in gambling.

There are some addicted gamblers who can actually steal the money that belongs to their spouse and use it for gambling. They may end up losing that money, and if they are confronted by their spouse, it could lead to domestic violence.

As long as some addicted gamblers can steal to make sure they gamble, while others can also leave their 2-year-old baby alone at home just for them to go and gamble, then it is evident that addiction to gambling can lead to domestic violence.

Lots of factors including but not limited to gambling leads to domestic violence. That's why most families need to work hard at rescuing a member who find it difficult getting out of any form of addiction. A family with a good intention for the growth of their ward would endeavor to save him from struggling. Although it only gets worse each day, neglecting a family member is quite not easy compared to one would get if he was an acquaintance. Domestic violence can erupt when the family isn't capable for controlling the addict's behavior. Things also get rough along every line of the healing process. Hence, one shouldn't think they'll wouldn't be some grievous encounter between the rescue team, his family. Addiction is as injurious to the addict as it is to the parent or family. People hardly withstand pain without getting enraged at any unwanted behavior. So, we are expected to see a domestic violence in such situations as gambling addiction.

I have never seen but often happens to me not to the extent of hitting anyone in the house but sometime I easily got angry if my bets didn't go as predicted that is to say when i lost my games I will becomes so aggressive in a way that when someone talks to me in a manner that i don't like I will easily pick offense to every thing they are saying around me but won't hit anyone. If I can control mine then maybe who knowns if any person out there can possibly react against it when they lost their bets.
Most times when I lost my bet I go straight inside to remain calm without interacting much people so that I won't pick offense if they don't speak what pleases me.

For a gambler that naturally he/she has anger issues it is very easy to find such a gambler transfer aggression uncontrollably towards their partner or people around them. The emotional pain of losing their money coupled with a naturally innate anger issues there's nothing hard for such a loser addictive gambler from transferring his aggression on every little matters and before you know it someone is suffering an abuse from them. Though incidents of domestic violence resulting from  gambling addiction is very limited yet it doesn't mean it doesn't happen somewhere in the world .

The truth is it's not actually gambling that causes the bad behaviors of people but it's a habit that's inbuilt in them that has not been resolved before venturing into gambling. since this bad behaviors of hitting people are home is rooted in them getting the emotions that loses incurred in them might have provoked the anger in them leading to domestic violence.

What I'm saying in essence is that one's bad behaviors shouldn't be blamed on gambling because same way people who do not gamble creates domestic violence in every home same way gamblers do too the only difference is one gambles and the other does not.

And the only way to cop with this bad behaviors plus gambling addiction is to change ones mind set first before change every other characteristics.

a simple search will give you some related articles even studies having comprehensive discussion about gambling and domestic violence. it surely happens even if the gambler is not addicted especially if he wants to bet and he needs to come up with money. so he can resort to selling some of family's assets, which can easily trigger discussion with their partner. and if the gambler is a violent one, this situation can easily escalate to a not-so-good situation.

The relationship between gambling and domestic violence against women
An integrative review of research on gambling and domestic and family violence: Fresh perspectives to guide future research
Problem Gambling and Domestic Violence
Intimate partner violence linked to gambling: cohort and period effects on the past experiences of older women

the above topics will give you insights that this problem has been studied already. meaning, this is indeed one of the arising problems brought by gambling. not only in Asia but definitely, it is experienced by people across the globe. it has no boundaries, as long as there is one gambler in the family, you can be subjected to a certain form of violence one way or another.

Gambling is little bit tricky that's why we need to focus and don't let our greed take over  cause once it will happen bits a big chance that gambler will become an addict and then one thing for sure everytime he need to bet in order to sustain his daily wants. And id there's no money then it will make a way to gamble some of them sell Their gadgets or even sell their equipment to have enough money to gamble but without thinking that there are many circumstances will happen.

Cases of domestic violence due to gambling often occur in low-income communities. There are lots of references that can be read in several Southeast Asian media.
Because I also happen to be Asian, so I understand very well about this incident. On average, husbands are addicted to gambling and sell everything in the house, and don't even give any money to their wives.
This is what causes differences of understanding which ultimately lead to domestic violence. And quite a few end up being murder cases.

Honestly for this problem I have never found or heard of cases of gambling addicts who commit violence against their family members whether it is their children or their wives, but certainly if I look at the bad behavior of an addict then maybe I can say that gambling addiction has the potential to make someone act aggressively in family relationships and it is very possible for them to commit acts of violence, one scenario that is quite plausible is as we know that an addict is those who are always excessive in their gambling involvement, They are willing to do anything just to gamble and if they run out of money then usually loans are what they will use as an alternative to finance their gambling, not only this because some crimes are also very likely to be committed, I once heard on one of the TV news broadcasts that there were three people who were desperate to steal a jewelry store and when they were interrogated they said that all the money from the theft was allocated to gambling, this is the bad thing about gambling and also the reason why we must try to always be a responsible gambler.

Another reason why I say that a gambling addict is very likely to commit acts of violence in their domestic relationship is because as I said about those who I have told above who are desperate to become criminals, and also usually gambling addicts find it difficult to accept the fact of losing which in turn they can bring their emotional atmosphere into the house.