Actually, it's not about listening or not listening. Of course a compulsive gambler won't listen to anyone being in the state he/she is. But this state can be changed with the help of antidepressants and mood stabilizers, and then they can listen. It's a fact that medications used in treating substance abuse can help treat compulsive gambling, and that's why it's so important to reach out to professionals as long as a gambling problem is there.



Gambling industry doesn't profit from people's illnesses, it profits from the house edge. In fact, if there were no gambling addicts, and, as a consequence, less governmental restrictions, gambling industry would only benefit from it. So, compulsive gamblers cause harm not only to them and their families, but to the gambling industry as well.