2. Individual mindset: this is very heavy, most difficult for many heavy addicts to do.
The mindset of individuals used to associate with gambling gangs, the mafia, now change the mindset and associate with wise, good, and respectable people, little by little addicts will wake up and the days are full of good deeds.
This is big part and difficult step to avoid gambling forever, in our mindset when hear " gambling " is the easy way to become rich, that's wrong. We can see around us many people become bankrupt and involve with crime because gambling but more people came every day with hope will rich in second. To stop it we need government with their law enforcement, we can't do by our self need help from everyone and institution to handle gambling addict forever.
what about fun ? the first thing when i hear the word gambling is fun and not profits but for you and many other , it was profit thats what first came into your mind . but what is wrong with that ? people need money to live and small money is not enough to some , that is why they are looking for ways to up thier income and they found gambling as one of those . recovery from being an addict is hard and yes you might be right that its hard to recover all by our self , that is why as early as possible some government block gambling sites now .