People who are addicted to gambling say that, even if their losses pile up, there is a feeling that brings them back to the card table or slot machine.
It looks like your problem can't be solve anymore if you are already on this state, but in reality there's still a chance for you so don't give up yet and try to push yourself to stop gambling and slowly, recover from that addiction. You don't need to ended up like a broke one, if you made a mistake of scamming your family that's alright, ask for forgiveness and pay them back once you recovered. Please, if you know someone on a situation like this, you can still help them and don't every try to discourage them because gambling addiction is not a joke at all.