Topic: Inherited gambling - page 8. (Read 3409 times)
Gambling isn't hereditary but we can influence our family members especially if gambling is already part of our daily routine. For example, a father who is into cock fighting and will always ask his son to feed his roosters, I'm sure that the father could influence his son to gamble because of their lifestyle. However, a son can have a choice of whether to follow in his father's footsteps or not. Gambling doesn't run in the blood.
According to my perception i don’t think it’s anything genetic. Suppose, gambling is legalized in a family that means someone in the particular family can gamble freely, then it is very simple for any child born in that family to grow up and become addicted to gambling. There are many people whose parents or family members do not gamble but one of the persons of that family become addicted to gambling. So I would never call it inheritance. I would blame it only on his environment where gambling is used normally.
Gambling habits doesn't really pass from the gene of parents to children, most children are easily influenced by the hobbies of their parents. Normally most male just have interest in gambling because of the money it brings .
They might easily influence by their parent's behavior but when they get old they have their own choice whether they continue to mimic their parent's hobbies or not. But most of the time when they get addicted to certain hobbies whether good or bad, it's really hard to resist avoiding it and not doing it. People need to completely change their environments and they also need to stop accompanying people who used to influence them to gamble or do things that are not good. That's why it's really good to consider moving from the usual place where the bad habits are getting triggered to avoid returning back to the things you get addicted to.
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?
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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?
-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
I would say its probably got less to do with inherited gambling and more with a genetic disposition to hormonal disbalances in the brain. And the same goes with drug addiction, alcohol addiction, nicotine addiction, food addiction and any sort of addiction in which the brain is stimulated with dopamine/seratonin/Etc.
So basically if your dopamine recepters did not develop as expected for a healthy human, then obviously there will be problems. These types of people should stay away from anything that can be addictive. Especially gambling.
Hard to do, seeing as many things in this world can create an addiction....
These days gambling have turned to be a part of one's hobby. This is the reason we can see majority of common people who are little knowledged about technology are into gambling. Another important reason for the increased participation into gambling by the present generation is through the advertisement broadcast on the television. This doesn't have anything with the inheritance.
I agree with your first reason that technology in this generation is one of the reasons why gambling is becoming a hobby, the internet and smartphones are available to everyone who can find information can be provided, just like visiting websites and installing mobile gambling-related games and applications. But an advertisement that can be broadcast on television is vague because as far as I know, there are laws that prohibit it. It just depends on the policy of the country's ministry.I see that in the most country advertising of gambling is illegal, also, another tragedy is that it's so easy to access in gambling online today, you need only a smartphone as you said. The part that worries me more is that
casino that doesn't apply KYC can let allow to kid under18 to submit their bets without any issue, and this is really a bad thing, from this part casino should raise their efforts to avoid it.
These days gambling have turned to be a part of one's hobby. This is the reason we can see majority of common people who are little knowledged about technology are into gambling. Another important reason for the increased participation into gambling by the present generation is through the advertisement broadcast on the television. This doesn't have anything with the inheritance.
I agree with your first reason that technology in this generation is one of the reasons why gambling is becoming a hobby, the internet and smartphones are available to everyone who can find information can be provided, just like visiting websites and installing mobile gambling-related games and applications. But an advertisement that can be broadcast on television is vague because as far as I know, there are laws that prohibit it. It just depends on the policy of the country's ministry. 
Gambling habits doesn't really pass from the gene of parents to children, most children are easily influenced by the hobbies of their parents. Normally most male just have interest in gambling because of the money it brings .
These days gambling have turned to be a part of one's hobby. This is the reason we can see majority of common people who are little knowledged about technology are into gambling. Another important reason for the increased participation into gambling by the present generation is through the advertisement broadcast on the television. This doesn't have anything with the inheritance. 
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?
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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?
-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 difficult question, and the answer is likely to be different in each unique case. It is clear that all people have a hereditary predisposition to something and a social one (if their environment where they grow up is involved in something they will be involved in it). But still, if a person reaches some minimal level of intellectual development and if it is not too late, then he can get rid of bad habits/predispositions and manage his life himself.
There is definitely some influence on the Gambling either be it moderate or sevear but please do remember that to make these things quite big the influence does need varied environmental factors, any genetic trait needs environmental factors to express itself, therefore if your parents are gamblers and you grew up to think that it was a normal thing then chances are, you would be a Gambler as well.
Gambling is further expressed in certain conditions like OCD, ADHD so the genetic influence can be indirect as well, which does mean that you can get therapy, you can get treatment as well, it's not that weirdly organized in your DNA. I do think the environmental factors are much more concerning than the genetic ones.
Gambling is further expressed in certain conditions like OCD, ADHD so the genetic influence can be indirect as well, which does mean that you can get therapy, you can get treatment as well, it's not that weirdly organized in your DNA. I do think the environmental factors are much more concerning than the genetic ones.
Gambling habits doesn't really pass from the gene of parents to children, most children are easily influenced by the hobbies of their parents. Normally most male just have interest in gambling because of the money it brings .
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?
No, I will not, it's like prejudging a person for something he has not done yet, you become addicted to gambling because of having a weak character
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-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?
Yes it can be done and it's advisable for everybody to always check yourself if you are becoming addicted to gambling if you are putting hours and too much money to gamble, it always gamble money that you can afford to loseQuote
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
I don't see the difference there's no level in being a compulsive gambler, all I know is you are at your worse if you are gambling too much and you cannot stop yourself from playing until you are exhausted.
Gambling can be hereditary (not because of the genes) but because you're exposed to a family with a gambling habit. If you grow up in surroundings seeing gambling as normal each day, its likely you'll follow their footsteps.
But if we're old enough to think whats right and wrong, then we already have an option. Its in our own will if we want to be a gambler or not.
Being a gambler is a choice, if your parents are a gamblers it doesnt mean your fate will be the same as them too. You're the driver of your life and that depends on what path you want to take.
But if we're old enough to think whats right and wrong, then we already have an option. Its in our own will if we want to be a gambler or not.
Being a gambler is a choice, if your parents are a gamblers it doesnt mean your fate will be the same as them too. You're the driver of your life and that depends on what path you want to take.
Gambling can be genetic and could also be more concentrated on the male than on the female. A good observation there, but then, whenever there is a problem, there's always a solution. Take an instance of say a thief; although it is a family thingy, there will always be a different one who decides to play by the books.
A gambler can become an addict only when he has negative influences around and has no self control. In as much as it is stuck to your DNA, it can be fixed only if the gambler realizes he has a problem.
A gambler can become an addict only when he has negative influences around and has no self control. In as much as it is stuck to your DNA, it can be fixed only if the gambler realizes he has a problem.
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.
The case is same here that males are comparatively more addicted to gambling and you would find less percentage of women gambling here but they do and some of them might be addicted to it also but the percentage is low for them.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.
Becoming gambling addicted is really risky and must be avoided at ant cost as have seen some people losing their lives due to it and distrubing their mental health also.
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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 ,
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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.
You have jumped to conclusions. The article itself states:
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Slutske says that there is probably no specific “gambling gene”
So we have another study that points to conclusions that we can by no means take for granted. Pubmed is full of studies that draw opposite conclusions, and in all cases the scientific method has been followed.
I doubt very much that there is a gene that makes you addicted to gambling. Some people are genetically more prone to addiction than others, yes, but fundamentally it is the environment, education and life circumstances that have the greatest influence.
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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 ,
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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.
Gambling for me is not just something you can only do in casino. It is a part of our daily life. Don't we gamble when making difficult choices? As long as we risk something, I consider that as gambling.
My grandfather and father often gamble in a real casino, I don't understand how those games work like blackjack or baccarat. But when it comes to me, I do like risk taking in real life. Like what I did last 2020 on my job that time. I can't handle the workload anymore so I gambled to resign from it without any plans after that. Few months after, I got a job again that have a healthy environment and doesn't compromise my health. There are also many things I can't remember that I did and considered them as a gamble.
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They conclude that gambling addiction might occur when a person is “exposed to a problem gambling role model and inherits problem gambling susceptibility genes.”
Based on the highlight of that article it's not 100% that a gambler will have a son who will be a gambler too, there are circumstances that will trigger this, I think it also applies to people whose parent is not into gambling but with behavior that will likely fall to gambling, surrounding and upbringing has something to do with how a gambler turns into an addiction.
I haven't seen this happen in reality around my locality. Most of the people I saw gambling were around the age of 40. The younger generation is much into sports betting. This way there is not much of inherited gambling. Maybe in the future we'll come to know when our kids grow up. Gambling as a way to make money is the prime reason that keeps people into gambling. Apart from this, most of the people who are retired and want to spend their days in an enjoyable way are into gambling.
I don’t blame our forefathers for our gambling addiction.
I mean we started gambling when we needed money at some point of time.
Seeing the good returns in such a small amount of time, made all of us addicted towards the gambling.
I would never blame the hereditary for this, as this is just an excuse to calm down our brain and heart.
I don’t agree with the OP, as gambling addiction is not passed by genes specifically.
Let’s see what other people have thoughts on this.
I mean we started gambling when we needed money at some point of time.
Seeing the good returns in such a small amount of time, made all of us addicted towards the gambling.
I would never blame the hereditary for this, as this is just an excuse to calm down our brain and heart.
I don’t agree with the OP, as gambling addiction is not passed by genes specifically.
Let’s see what other people have thoughts on this.
- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
I doubt it'll be worse because one's addiction level still depends on how long they've started doing it. Jump to: