I know we are greatly influenced by the environment we are born into and sometimes become gamblers because of where we find ourselves, i also considered the possibility of gambling being hereditary and found out that it is also possible, that is
gambling can be hereditary ,
Gambling is linked to a gene that is passed on through generations and a new study claims that it is passed on to both sons and daughters alike.
now come to think of it since it is difficult to escape our genetic makeup,
- Would you blame an individual who becomes addicted to gambling because it is wired to his DNA?
-Can their gambling problem be put in check by regular methods?
-Will the addiction be worse than someone who picked up the habit?
I am not so sure I agree with the results of the research, I could understand if there were a few genes that could cause compulsive behavior which causes all the different kind of addictions that we see.
However something as specific as a particular gene which regulates our gambling behavior seems to be something awfully specific, especially when we consider that gambling games should be a relatively new invention and as such there should not have been enough time for the evolution to create a gene specific to gambling.