I can relate to this, I was once an addicted gambler. It started as a normal play that lead to addiction. I think its because of my losses that I want to get back and chasing is like a cycle without an end if you dont have control and you're not in your right mind to stop. Due to this my relation to my family slowly changed, im just thankful that my wife is very understanding and helped me to compose myself. I had to seek for a professional help to overcome the addiction. Its been a long time now, currently I still gamble but with control and limitation.

I think people who are trying to gamble must read first the disadvantages of playing to become aware of the consequences.