Topic: Can gambling addiction lead to domestic violence? - page 8. (Read 2111 times)

It is obvious that some gamblers do make such mistakes of transferred aggression at home after losing at gambling casinos. It is true that at casinos, there are Security's to enforce law and orderliness when gambling and with the presence of those security officers, losers can not act funny because if they do, they would be properly dealt with so in that case, a frustrated gambler would take his annoyance and anger home to vent it on his family there by causing domestic violence without minding the consequences of his actions.

This is very possible, because he is addicted to gambling, this shows that he has poor emotional control. So when he encounters a problem in the family, he finds it difficult to respond to the problem wisely and instead of solving the problem, he actually makes the situation worse. Where when the wife complains about problems in the family, the husband (gambling addict) instead of looking for a solution, he instead scolds his wife and a quarrel occurs, which ends in domestic violence.

Based on this, it is not gambling that is wrong, but bad behavior that makes him worse off and suffering. because when it comes to gambling, it depends on who is playing it. And it needs to be understood that gambling is a form of entertainment only, and is not a top priority.

Bro, this happens and it could happen to the person who has never raised his hand to beat his wife before, it depends on the amount lost, how the money affected the person or the spouse psychologically and how the woman handled the situation no matter what the money is meant for. Let us just pray that we are not tempted more than our capability, that is when you know if you can do it or not. Those who have lovely wives and mature women do not know what God has blessed them with, but if they are such that are so unlucky to be the kind of daredevil wives/partners, then anything can happen. This is because it's possible that an already battered man would be frustrated to the point that he would do what he didn't want to do. In some cases too, it might be the woman that would start the violence, so human nature matters really on how we can handle ourselves which I believe can never be the same way.

As you said, the environment could help well in this regard if such is not common, but in this situation, I believe that it is not the man who will be unruly but also the women in that environment. Because it can't always be violence and immaturity on the part of the women in that locality and the men will just be held like fools. It takes the two to behave well before they can respect each other and settle the situation amicably. Even if that situation happens in some homes, the wives will be the ones to calm the husbands and help them heal. But this is not the situation in all homes because the women may not handle it well and it might lead to other things that are not even related to gambling but just aggression due to it.

It is true that gambling addiction can be a serious problem, and it is important to seek help if you or someone you know is struggling with it. However, it is important to note that not all people who gamble are addicted, and not all people who are addicted to gambling are abusive. In fact, many people who gamble are able to do so responsibly and without any negative consequences. There is a link between gambling addiction and domestic violence, but it is important to remember that this is not a causal relationship. In other words, gambling addiction does not always lead to domestic violence, and there are many other factors that can contribute to domestic violence.

Venting their annoyance or frustration when they are at home is something that most often happens in households so that their children or wives will become victims of violence. Those who have lost at gambling will feel relieved if they have committed acts of violence against people at home because they were too afraid to take it out while they were still in the casino. They won't be able to take it out on them at the casino because there will be securities that will beat them up if they cause trouble. And that was his reason to vent his frustration due to his defeat on the people in his house.

Though I haven't experienced any domestic violence caused by aggressive gambling addiction, but I know that it is possible for this to happen, just for instance when a man or man gambles with money meant for somethings in the family, any if the partner may react and such reaction may lead to a very brutal domestic violence, that's why is advisable for every gambler to have a limit to which he should spend his money, though addiction can not allow you to be free of this, once you are addicted, your desire for gambling increases and this will make you become the shadow of yourself at this point, it takes the grace of God to come out if this mess.

It is not so much about being able to purchase skins or weapons for a game which is played in a multiplayer environment, there is nothing illegal about it, in my opinion, micro transactions are not good, many people do not like them but they do not have anything to do with gambling. On the other hand there are other mechanisms which could be considered to be very close to gambling, like the loot boxes.
Unlike normal and common micro transactions, with loot boxes, players cannot choose what their prize will be, for the same price one could get a very rare item or a common one, being the former worth thousands of dollars. It is basically gambling in disguise. Those I would be indeed in favor of being banned, since there are many children and teen who play those video games and could get addicted to loot boxes (gambling) from a very young age.

Even a person is known to be calm, his attitude can still change, once he became an addict. When I say addict, this is not only limited to gambling but it can be be with drugs, video games, and others... They might be different but their nature is the same. It can give us a good dose of dopamine.

Many video games now are not free to play. There are some who are, but players has the option to deposit money so that they can buy their characters a skin and other stuffs which can enhance their gaming experience. This is very alarming, so we should ask the help of the authorities as soon as possible before it leads to brutal crimes.

Addiction can truly result in something as high as domestic violence and if care is not taken it could lead to something worse than just domestic violence into mental problems if not properly handled, so when a gambling addicts start to exhibit some funny characteristics those around him should do everything possible to keep him under control because it could slide unto a state that could become uncomfortable with both the addicts and those around him.


The worst thing that could happen to any family is to have a core addict who can't control his addictions or actions, and that level of addiction will need a doctor to get him treated or rehabilitated

Most times violence in the house can be as a result of idleness. When a man is idle and is supposed to be the bread winner of the house and he is not doing anything to support or back up the family, it annoys him and in most cases, he becomes hostile and aggressive just to  express his frustration. Doing this alone causes violence at home. Gamblers too vent their frustration at home violently when they loses games and this also results to violence in their house.

One of the reasons for the disgraceful actions taken against one of the family members is because they are gamblers who have no responsibility for their gambling activities and if this case really happened then maybe we can conclude that they are one of the gamblers who have been trapped in the addiction zone.

I think such actions are normal if done by an addicted gambler who has no responsibility in his gambling activities so that he vented his anger on the people around them, because typical gamblers like that they only want to win but do not want to experience defeat while on the other hand it is a fact that gambling is always about winning and losing, in the sense that you can end the session with a win or a loss. This is why not to ignore and prioritize more about the actual concept of gambling which is nothing more than an activity for profit in the sense that it has no certainty to guarantee you win at the end of the session, I am sure that by having or changing the understanding and mindset in a more appropriate and suggested direction then you will be able to become one of the responsible gamblers who can accept any results at the end of the session especially defeat.

I believe that gambling addiction alone cannot be the reason for that. It happens where there is a lack of education and literacy and where men are always disrespectful to women because a person who always respects women and is always good with their spouse and other family members will never start being violent after becoming a gambling addict. However, someone who has always been violent and aggressive even before becoming an addict, will surely become more violent because of it.

This mostly happens in rural areas where women are usually oppressed and are victims of domestic violence with no justice provided because they are threatened to not speak up about it in front of others. A man with such a mindset will have no second thoughts before getting violent if they don't have any money to spend on their gambling habits.

Their are people who gets violent on their loses especially the addicts and those who stakes with huge money, most of them release the aggression on their family, it may not look too intentional but some lacks this self control to restrain them from acting in such manner. It is good we build our mindset on whatever outcome, either a win or loss.

in the part of the world were I reside, I have seen tons of cases when the husband will use his last money to play pool gambling and will leave his family hungry and when he returns home, chaos become the order of the day.

As long as your addictive gambling habit becomes a problem to the home, it's definitely going to cause problem and violence in the home. As a man, if you want to gamble responsibly, it's best you do it with your spare money and not a family money that will leave your family business in mess or else you will face chaos, fighting, and loads of problem at home.

Addiction (not only gambling) may lead into such violence. Specifically for gambling addiction, someone may get depressed once he is down to much financially then emotionally. Once it is happened, gambler will have less control in almost everything. I believe there are many cases in real life where addicted gamblers did something bad to their family, I have even read a news that a husband killed all his family members (wife + kids) then killed himself because of big depression after getting addicted which lead him into a huge debt that he think that he will not able to repay. 

Can gambling addiction lead to domestic violence? The simple answer is yes and you might know the case that someone might hurt someone else and the cause is gambling addiction. There is also a study about it.

"Research demonstrates a consistent, significant relationship between problem gambling and IPV. In a review of 14 studies, 36.5% of people experiencing problem gambling acknowledged perpetrating physical IPV, while 38.1% had been subjected to physical IPV" - https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-023-02316-0

"Research suggests that gambling related violence does occur, and often manifests in domestic violence incidents, as gamblers may take out their anger over gambling losses on their partners1. Furthermore, experiencing traumatic events has been found to be related to problem gambling." - https://dbhdd.georgia.gov/sites/dbhdd.georgia.gov/files/imported/DBHDD/AD/Gambling/trauma_09_11.pdf

All the things you’ve listed, I don’t think that any of them is a characteristic of even the average gambler. These attributes and behavior are from people who are already criminals and then they tried gambling but maybe it isn’t working as they want so they continue stealing, etc. Selling of illegal drugs and all of that, etc can never be as a result of being a gambler. This is just who they are.

Seing someone who is a gambling addict already talk something about himself that he's unable to exercise a morale discipline from how he lives his life to the extent of being affected through the way he gambles,so there will be nothing much to doubt if someone like this exis and is found with such behavior, anybody who experience self indiscipline cannot be predictable for any reason on how far he can go with other things.

When a gambler becomes addicted to gambling, there is a possibility of the gambler losing money almost all the time. that would lead them to become aggressive to people around them because of money being lost on gambling.

For the fact, that a human being loses money they didn't bargain for regularly, there is a possibility you will find them to be aggressive to people close to them, which can lead them to be exhibiting domestic violence.

I don't think gamblers are the only ones being aggressive to people. We can find drunker, people who live a frustrating life of not having money or a job.

Indeed, yes, I think someone who is addicted to gambling will certainly experience changes in their emotions and behavior, where someone who is addicted to gambling tends to be more stubborn. and this proves that psychology can be damaged, it is possible that those who are addicted to gambling can act violently after they run out of money, they can do unusual things such as rude actions by asking their partner for money if they are married, whereas in a relationship of course you need money to survive and if one party spends his money just by gambling, it is likely that the other party will not agree with what he is doing.

I'm sure they will be people who tend to get emotional easily, especially if someone disputes their actions, I think this could lead to violence. That's true, but I think it's difficult to overcome it. In my opinion, it is rare for people to recover from their addiction, because this is a big problem and if they have become addicted, in my opinion it will be difficult to recover from their addiction.