I by far would disagree that there is anything that addiction has to do with genetic predisposition or how ever you want to put it, gambling addiction is not inherent, and as such, we cant say that for sure that it is something that can be passed from one generation or linage to another, or from a parent to their children like it is with some ailments/sicknesses.
The only thing that might be passed on from a parent or grandparent to the children or grandchildren is their way of thinking and mindset which might become the reason for them to have some interest in gambling, however, the odds of them becoming a gambling addict just because their father has been an addict are very tiny. Another reason for them becoming addicted to gambling is if the parents gambled in front of them when they were young and they might see and remember it because children learn things from their elders.However, I also don't agree that a child who has been kept away from gambling since the beginning would become addicted to it as a genetic predisposition unless it's a coincidence that they start gambling and become addicted when they grow up.
