Yep I did it several times, but I don't have any kids or wife. At this time I just remember how many times I won and how many times lost, after that I understand that I won much often, so I'm getting better.
I think that is because of your inability to control yourself, all players will experience it if they have no control and get out of their
plans. the worst you will spend all your money at the casino, and go out with shame
If you spent all of your money in casino and lost of it, then you will not only feel shame in front of your wife and family but also it will be troublesome for you too as your money is lost and now how will you meet your daily expenses. In extreme cases, you have to take loan and it will further make your life tough.
I guess that he will have some conversation with his family and even the bad words will come out because he loses all of his money. That is what we will get if we are lost and we were telling to other people because not all people around us can accept for our lose and they can blame for what we've done. So maybe he can make a choice not to tells other people about his losses, but he doesn't need to play gambling again in the other days.
Again, I don't know if those people who are really addicted and have experienced the walk of shame has the willingness to tell their family what really happened. And I'm sure that you will hear every excuses in the book and will not admit that they have lost everything in a casino.
It's really hard to be addicted in gambling and unless you can control your emotions and will just play to have some fun, then you won't be experience this so called 'walk of shame'. It's hard and brutal and it is really painful to experience it.
I am sure that there will be one or more people who want to tell their family about what they've got on that day. I am sure that they will feel shame about that, but if they are very concern with their family, they need to tell and give an explanation so there will be no miscommunication between them.
I know what is shame feels like because I got that feeling too and not just in the gambling games. But in other things but I always say to my family what I've felt, and they said, it's okay with that, you don't have to make that thing again, and it's better to stay away or think before you want to do something.