Between the two Health Issues and Money Issues what will make you to finally stop gambling
Check out these three situations :
Your doctor asks you to totally stop gambling because you are having hypertension and depression and this cause you to not only lose weight but you start to have a weak heart that might endanger your life.
You looked in a bank and all your life savings are almost gone and you will lose your house and car if you continue gambling
Your wife told you that he is going to divorce you because you are losing time with your family and you are becoming an irresponsible father and husband.
I'm not sure but I guess money/bank debt issues and wife threatening husband to make divorced when gambling addiction pursues doesn't work most of the time. But health issues can.
I did not step into the shoe of a heavy gambling addict, but all I can say is, it's kinda almost unstoppable. The same urges you feel with alcohol and cigarette addiction. Only you and yourself could help you not totally stop gambling, but minimize and put control over it. Total gambling stoppage is impossible for anyone who is addicted.
Maybe the cases you mentioned will make my mind change and stop gambling but so far it didn't came to me since I always make sure that I'm handling my finances very well as well I also assure that I deposit only less amount of money and never refill back once those balance I put on the casino drained already. For being addicted already for sure stopping it will be almost impossible because their day will not be completed without playing gambling, and that is what's on their head all the day.