I agree that stopping your addiction is actually a choice but the problem is that the choice is really hard to make and its not that they don't actually want to stop or they don't know that this act can destroy them, its just that some of them lack the will power to actually stop this habit because an addiction is really hard to stop especially gambling and drug addiction and most people are even an addict of both.
It's because they don't want to kick the addiction and are too comfortable with it for it to be difficult. If they want, they can ask for help from other people to help them create new habits and accompany them so they don't feel alone. After all, when we lose, it makes us feel annoyed and there is a desire to recover from that loss, which can make us come back to the casinos and gamble. We hope to recover from those losses and also get wins and that's the beginning of a gambling addiction that we may not even be aware of.
it is difficult if someone is too comfortable in gambling which will end up being addicted it is difficult to stop and when they have the desire to stop and do more positive activities only their family can help. if we talk about addiction it will never end but how else sometimes many new people try gambling after that they are lucky to get big wins and from that someone will become addicted because they feel they are getting something big without realizing they will lose continuously when trying to bet and lose after that chasing losses.