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Mother of all crimes? Then how would you explain the other crimes that were done by non-gamblers? I think you're exaggerating things. You can be a non-gambler but still have dark thoughts and commit crime ultimately. And you can be a gambler but still be a good person. Gambling has nothing to do with crime. It's the addiction that makes you act up. You're too addicted to gambling that you start committing crime just to feed your addiction.
I think it's only in extreme cases that this actually happens. There's still parts of a gambler that's remained sane and so he'll be able to save himself from bankruptcy. It's only in extreme cases when a gambler has to do illegal things. For the professional criminal, idk if such a thing exists (gambler turned professional criminal). Because professional criminal would mean something like a hit man that gets paid to do a crime. That's quite intense and would require knowledge on how to kill a man without getting caught. I don't think something like that can be learned in gambling.
I agree with you on that. Its not just the way gamblers feel in it, it is also the part where other people are capable of doing the same thing. I know someone who has been a gambling addict but is still a good person. He knows what the Rights and wrongs are whether he has the money or not, he is capable of controlling himself (from crimes). He wouldn't hurt anyone to have money, but when he has money, its on.
In my thoughts, people who commit crime and gamble makes everything work in the evil ways, making the underground full of money. They tend to have debts and to live on the edge. I think no one gets like that quickly if he has something to lose, like family.