First, Gambling is not like a DNA, aside from that gambling is a matter of choice by all individuals who wants to come over to their platform.
For me this is not a genetically kind of habit where you can inherit it to anyone, instead, it can be copy by someone if they decide to become a gamblers.
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- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?
Of course. Genetics give a predisposition to the individual develop and follow the same behavior pattern of his ancestor, but it doesn't mean he must act like his ancestor. It's not an imposition or destiny. Moreover, knowing his family has issues with gambling, he must redouble his attention with this matter to not fall for the same mistakes. Isn't that what people do when they know their family have a predisposition for another health issues? So the same must be done regarding gambling.-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?
Yes, regular methods are applicable to addiction cases as a whole. Without any doubts many problem gamblers who treated themselves and got recovered had the 'gambling DNA' with them.-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
Each case is unique, so it's inaccurate to draw a general rule about it. -Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
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I even believe that certain habits of ours may have some hereditary relationship, but the percentage of this must be minimal compared to the family life and friendships that a person acquires from others in their day-to-day.
I also believe that blaming their parents for the addiction is an exaggeration if we consider only the genetic issue, but if the person has a parent or close relative person who is already addicted.... then yes, he can be blamed for your addiction too.
Every single person alive is wired to gambling because flight fight response is standard issue for the human psyche and used or still is useful to some extent. Risk is a normal scenario and response to it is learned more then programmed without choice in DNA, obviously we have bias but thats true for all human behavior I think. For example men typically take bigger risks more often then women but its not absolutely true thats always the case
I know we are greatly influenced by the environment we are born into and sometimes become gamblers because of where we find ourselves, i also considered the possibility of gambling being hereditary and found out that it is also possible, that is gambling can be hereditary ,
- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?
-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
Am not sure if I will go to believe that it can be inherited because it is not an inborn behavior . what I do believe is that gambling can be passed thru buy letting people around us watch as we gamble or watch us as we deal with our gambling activities .Quote
Gambling is linked to a gene that is passed on through generations and a new study claims that it is passed on to both sons and daughters alike.
now come to think of it since it is difficult to escape our genetic makeup, - Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?
-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
My parents does not know how to gamble , my father and mother not even know how to play cards but I become a gambler myself in what reason? because our community has a lots of gamblers and I learn it from them.
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
Then...
I even believe that certain habits of ours may have some hereditary relationship, but the percentage of this must be minimal compared to the family life and friendships that a person acquires from others in their day-to-day.
I also believe that blaming their parents for the addiction is an exaggeration if we consider only the genetic issue, but if the person has a parent or close relative person who is already addicted.... then yes, he can be blamed for your addiction too.
I know we are greatly influenced by the environment we are born into and sometimes become gamblers because of where we find ourselves, i also considered the possibility of gambling being hereditary and found out that it is also possible, that is gambling can be hereditary ,
- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?
-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
I don't think it's on the DNA, it's probably being nurture or being learnt within the environment you're in. I think it's the external factors that make us to gamble and not because we have been born by a gambler, you can be a gambler even if both of your parents are not or the past generations, so can your offsprings can/can't do the same way. Quote
Gambling is linked to a gene that is passed on through generations and a new study claims that it is passed on to both sons and daughters alike.
now come to think of it since it is difficult to escape our genetic makeup, - Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?
-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
Gambling can be genetic and passed on to offspring, but I have noticed that females are not addicted as male when it comes to gambling and that gives me doubt about it, or maybe that is how it is in my region, men are most into gambling. Or maybe the gene is more concentrated in men than women.
No one can blame addicts, but any bad deeds done by them can be punished. The more fact we need is that addiction is not good, it can lead to a kind of life someone do not wish for himself, the reason we should use just the amount of money we can afford to lose and nothing more than that.
No one can blame addicts, but any bad deeds done by them can be punished. The more fact we need is that addiction is not good, it can lead to a kind of life someone do not wish for himself, the reason we should use just the amount of money we can afford to lose and nothing more than that.
I don't think gambling is a traits that can be passed from one offspring to another, gambling is a game just like other sport which is mainly attracted to the males. Traits that can be passed from one offspring to another are temperament, emotional traits, the DNA is in charge of it, and gambling is not controlled by DNA. Gambling lifestyle only becomes serious when their is no self control to make decisions how to go about gambling.
Yes, I do agree that gambling is not that easy to passed to our offspring. It's the environment that should be blame and not their parents. Even if their parents are not gambling, any individual can acquire it through friends and acquaintances and then he becomes a gambling addict. And who's parent in the right of mind would gamble an try to influence their child direct or indirectly? There could be outside influences as I have describe that can make someone gamble, he or she may become addicted or not.
All I can say about it is that maybe the others do, but not all.
I have family acquaintances and in their small community, some people love gambling, various types of gambling, card games, cockpits, or lotteries.
Maybe it's because they've been through it and they've seen it in their parents since they were young so they've become like them.
But as they get older and have their mindset they should understand whether it should be avoided especially if it is already harmful.
If it is not true that gambling is inherited, it is probably simply because of the influence of things and people around us such as close friends.
I have family acquaintances and in their small community, some people love gambling, various types of gambling, card games, cockpits, or lotteries.
Maybe it's because they've been through it and they've seen it in their parents since they were young so they've become like them.
But as they get older and have their mindset they should understand whether it should be avoided especially if it is already harmful.
If it is not true that gambling is inherited, it is probably simply because of the influence of things and people around us such as close friends.
Gambling can be genetic and passed on to offspring, but I have noticed that females are not addicted as male when it comes to gambling and that gives me doubt about it, or maybe that is how it is in my region, men are most into gambling. Or maybe the gene is more concentrated in men than women.
Correct! Same here in my region.
But one thing I noticed about when a woman gambles, she usually have all the vices. Smoking, drinking alcohol, (sometimes drugs), men (to sustain their financial needs)
I know that's some kind of stereotypes when looking a woman who gambles, but most of the time it is the case.
I'm not sure If that also happens in other countries.
Gambling can be genetic and passed on to offspring, but I have noticed that females are not addicted as male when it comes to gambling and that gives me doubt about it, or maybe that is how it is in my region, men are most into gambling. Or maybe the gene is more concentrated in men than women.
No one can blame addicts, but any bad deeds done by them can be punished. The more fact we need is that addiction is not good, it can lead to a kind of life someone do not wish for himself, the reason we should use just the amount of money we can afford to lose and nothing more than that.
No one can blame addicts, but any bad deeds done by them can be punished. The more fact we need is that addiction is not good, it can lead to a kind of life someone do not wish for himself, the reason we should use just the amount of money we can afford to lose and nothing more than that.
I don't think gambling is a traits that can be passed from one offspring to another, gambling is a game just like other sport which is mainly attracted to the males. Traits that can be passed from one offspring to another are temperament, emotional traits, the DNA is in charge of it, and gambling is not controlled by DNA. Gambling lifestyle only becomes serious when their is no self control to make decisions how to go about gambling.
- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?
-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
The environment around is the reason why a person involves in gambling. I never believed in these DNA or genetic things why gamblers become gamblers. Social activity and culture play a big role while these people are growing up. These are by far the most influential reason we can look at.
If these people will be addicted in the future, it does not make sense to point out that it's because of DNA. Is that even possible?
If the person grows up gambling, maybe that's the environment they were being used to. Not because of DNA-related things.
My parents never gambled a single dime all their lives, and I have never been exposed to gambling in my teenage years yet I still developed the habit to play on online casinos every week when I reached my adulthood. No one around me gambles, nor they have ever thought of gambling. I just got curious one day and started doing it until now. Thankfully I have never been addicted, and I only see gambling as something that helps me kill time.
The environment sure helps influence other people's decision making, though to conclude that gambling habits are passed on to the gene is to an offspring, IMO, a stretch. The parent needs to be extremely addicted to gambling, or gambles very regularly in order for this to happen. And even then it will only account for an extremely small amount of genes being altered, plus gene information are shared when an offspring is developed hence further reducing that extremely small amount into half.
It's a stretch. No external substance involved, just pure dopamine in control, and you get your genes altered?
The environment sure helps influence other people's decision making, though to conclude that gambling habits are passed on to the gene is to an offspring, IMO, a stretch. The parent needs to be extremely addicted to gambling, or gambles very regularly in order for this to happen. And even then it will only account for an extremely small amount of genes being altered, plus gene information are shared when an offspring is developed hence further reducing that extremely small amount into half.
It's a stretch. No external substance involved, just pure dopamine in control, and you get your genes altered?
- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?
-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
What if these people are responsible even addicted? Is that wrong? Is that acceptable?
If it's all about hereditary then these type of people already knows the risks of gambling.
It's better to take care of those people who aren't like that instead of focusing our eyes on those people who have already been into gambling for a long or been influenced early because of that inherited thing pointing to gambling.
- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?
I am not sure that this will really be because of DNA or genetics. Gambling is an activity, not a disease that may be because of genetics.But, if this is about the environment, I absolutely agree. People who are living in a gambling environment will be influenced more highly to involve in in gambling, too. Moreover if in family, the father becomes a gambler and lets his children also do gambling in their life, introduce it and also train the children in gambling, this will also influence the children to do gambling in the future (although there may be some exception).
In fact, environment in our native family or even environment around us will really influence people to do gambling.
I know we are greatly influenced by the environment we are born into and sometimes become gamblers because of where we find ourselves, i also considered the possibility of gambling being hereditary and found out that it is also possible, that is gambling can be hereditary ,
Gambling is linked to a gene that is passed on through generations and a new study claims that it is passed on to both sons and daughters alike.
Well, that's interesting. I mostly believed gambling to be an issue that stemmed from the community surrounding the person themselves, at least that's how I entered on gambling, being influenced by my high school friends back then. Gambling is linked to a gene that is passed on through generations and a new study claims that it is passed on to both sons and daughters alike.
- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?
If it was fully on the DNA part then no not really. It's the same as blaming a deaf person for being, well, deaf. Seems kinda dumb doesn't it.-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?
It always can be imo, whatever the source of their gambling addiction may be. It's just going to take time and a lot of effort on the players' side. -Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
That requires a completely separate study imo, and not something that users here can actually answer. That requires factual data after all. Though I guess completely separating DNA-induced vs habit-induced gambling can be close to impossible, if they are actually two different factors (or even exist, for that matter). 
I know we are greatly influenced by the environment we are born into and sometimes become gamblers because of where we find ourselves, i also considered the possibility of gambling being hereditary and found out that it is also possible, that is gambling can be hereditary ,
- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?
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Gambling is linked to a gene that is passed on through generations and a new study claims that it is passed on to both sons and daughters alike.
now come to think of it since it is difficult to escape our genetic makeup, - Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?
It is really wired to our genetic make up? because if it is then maybe parents that are addicted to drugs might have a child that is going to be addicted as well, but that is not the case.
-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?
Of course, it can be check, but everything should come from the individual themselves.
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
Boils down again the individual, so it might be different and there are no "one size fits all approach" here. Maybe seeking professional help is the best idea. Or simply control yourself. But it will take a lot of emotions on someone just to get out of their gambling addiction. But definitely it is doable.
- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?
I wouldn't blame it, because I don't believe that if a parent is addicted to gambling and has a child who is far from the parent, how could that child be addicted to gambling? DNA? this is ridiculous, people are not born addicts, they become addicts
-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?
addiction has treatment, just seek medical help and treat yourself, it is not impossible to stop being addicted. anyone who is addicted and seeks a doctor and is committed to leaving the addiction, that person can be cured.
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
no, it is not. addiction is something that is acquired, and the damage depends on the environment in which the person lives, for example:
a rich addict has more access to money, so he is more likely to lose more money and do more damage than a poor addict
-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
This is a new study and this is something new to all of us, this is something to be considered by parents and check if their children are lenient to gambling like their parents, these findings will be a big help and a guide for the prevention and should be considered as part of the healing process for compulsive gamblers and for those who are slowly falling to gambling.
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The study conducted by scientists from University of Missouri-Columbia and Australia's Queensland Institute of Medical Research involved about 2,700 women and 2,000 men from the Australian Twin Registry.
Gambling can be genetic and passed on to offspring, but I have noticed that females are not addicted as male when it comes to gambling and that gives me doubt about it, or maybe that is how it is in my region, men are most into gambling. Or maybe the gene is more concentrated in men than women.
No one can blame addicts, but any bad deeds done by them can be punished. The more fact we need is that addiction is not good, it can lead to a kind of life someone do not wish for himself, the reason we should use just the amount of money we can afford to lose and nothing more than that.
No one can blame addicts, but any bad deeds done by them can be punished. The more fact we need is that addiction is not good, it can lead to a kind of life someone do not wish for himself, the reason we should use just the amount of money we can afford to lose and nothing more than that.
Gambling tendencies genetic? Nah its all environmental. There is no links between genetics and gambling habits. If you bring someone up without gambling in theor upbringing they won't be pre disposed to it.
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