You will agree with me that society and the environment can have a great influence on the lifestyle of every individual, you often can find yourself doing, or being involved in that activity that almost everyone is involved with in that your locale as a result of influence. Now considering someone who is a gambling addict, is there any possibility of him/her becoming better if they are relocated to another environment or society where people around are not involved in gambling?
Can someone still develop the habit of gambling and become an addict even though no one around gambles?
It depends on what you call "around". In times when there were no TV, no internet and no radio, someone put on a desert island would probably stop gambling, even though he was a gambling addict before. But these days it's practically impossible to isolate yourself from the world. If you choose to stop gambling, you should not gamble even in the midst of a busiest casino in Las Vegas.
The technology keeps you near from anything, online gaming is just a click away from you if you still have internet access, even you change your environment in terms of locations but if you still have access with the digital world it still not easy for you to quit gambling. A case to case though, since there are people who really wanted to free themselves from gambling, they will do everything to succeed.
Self-will is always the prior factor that will send you away from this vice and you will be able to maximize your resources in finding alternative ways to distract yourself from thinking about any gambling activities.