unless if he do consider on playing online then no one can stop him but the thing here is that not all physical places gamblers do prefer on
playing online for some due reason.
practicality wise?make living easy without gambling ,there are no much happy if you and family is full and not being hungry specially in crisis .
You are an irresponsible father and a husband on that case.
time to assess your financial situation here i guess? i dont think people in their right mind will take the risk of gambling in exchange of his family's food. ok if you will be the only one that will suffer hunger but if others are depending on you. maybe time for you to park your selfish desires!!