You don't get to be specifics here dude. All gamblers really know the consequences of being addicted to gambling. But why they are still getting into it despite the negative effects of it? Simply because they want to enjoy and earn lots of money in the quickest time possible. And no amount of explanation will swayed their mentality.
I believe almost all gamblers just always have these feelings that maybe if they keep trying, then one day, they may just hit that big price they have always been dreaming of and I totally agree with you that, to say we all do not know the consequences of gambling is a lie but we would rather just close our mind to that idea and prefer just doing our thing.
I guess it is one question we will just keep asking ourselves almost all the time. Why do people still gamble even after knowing all these ? Probably the consequences of gambling being forgot by gamblers just after little time.
When people share the disasters of gambling impacts, I guess no one is ready to learn a lesson out of that. They all treat that as an exception and keep moving toward their own experience. Only when people start realizing the real dangers of gambling, they might get chances to stay away. But, unfortunately they all do realize only from their own experiences alone.