It really takes seriousness to stop gambling because it is not easy to avoid thinking about gambling, where a person will continue to be carried away by previous gambling experiences. If a person can have the firm will reduce gambling, he certainly can do it as long as he keeps practising to reduce it. Doing lots of activities will help a person slowly forget about gambling so if he can do it continuously, he can get out of gambling.
It is not easy to get rid of the gambling addiction. If it was easy, then there would have been no addiction at all. It is more of a mind and psychological thing and a gambling addict needs to consult a psychologist if he is not able to get rid of this habit himself.
Usually, in our society, people deny the fact that they are gambling addicts, and even if they know it, they would hesitate to go to any psychologist to get their treatment. The gambling addicts think that he is to make money and those who are trying to stop him from gambling are his enemies.