If you know that you have a gambling problem, you can do something about it. Don't sit on your ass and waste even more money, spend it on seeking out help to fix your gambling problem.
It ain't easy for someone to even think that way...
You know what will one's mind say when someone's addicted to gambling???
His mind will say: "Why not first just double my money before spending it on the way to leave gambling?", thinking that the remaining half can be used either for more gambling or for some other things...
Do you really think one who is addicted towards gambling is going to leave it this easy???