Aside from that which you mentioned about seeking help from friends and family to keep you ahead out of gambling addiction it make more sense for the addict to also make personal commitment by avoiding certain things and life style that could keep his mind sliding back I to gambling at each point and this is the primary thing to be done even before seeking any professional help like visiting a rehab for help to quit gambling.
The best thing to do is to avoid getting addicted to gambling in the first place before even trying to get out of it an addiction because quitting addiction is not always easy.
Gambling addicts can commit to avoiding certain things and lifestyles but are unlikely to do it for long because they will return to gambling if their mind is still on gambling. Therefore, it's best for those who haven't experienced gambling addiction don't gamble beyond the money they can afford and always try to stop after they feel you have had enough of gambling. If you can do that, you don't need to worry about the problem of gambling addiction because you can take good care of yourself. But if you are already addicted to gambling, you must ask for help from other people to help you because it is not easy to get out of gambling.
Responsible gambling is really the way to avoid gambling addiction since it applies gambling moderation and self-control. And for those gambling addicts that wanted to be cured of addiction and at the same time avoide relapses, it is best to look for medical advice and treatment.
Noting that those who are keep denying the addiction inside them are keep digging the problem deeper, I mean the more they deny that fact the more they got engage and lost a lot, maybe there are some who can cope up and manage their finances, but the chance is too slim for that percentage, most are falling to addiction and it's really a hard addiction to fix.
They will only get a worse gambling addiction because they are in denial about their gambling addiction instead of wanting to cure it. That is why we really have to be able to manage our finances, especially the money we use for gambling. If not, we will just deposit the money without being able to get a win, and we can even experience so many losses that we can't even notice it. And when we are aware of it, we are already addicted to gambling which is difficult to cure.
Well, gamblers should first realize that they are addicted and wanted to be cured to start the treatment. Without the realization and wanting to be cured, all the efforts to help the gambling addict will only be in vain.