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I think you are absolutely correct in pointing out that such a person will, in the vast majority of cases, not tell anyone about their gambling addiction.
And this is where the main problem of such players lies. A person cannot say this because other people will naturally reproach, scold and even insult him and say that he is so weak-willed that he cannot stop playing. This psychological brake in the behavior of a gambler over time constantly only makes it worse and worse, and painful gambling only gets worse. For this reason, the sooner he turns to specialists, the easier it will be for him to overcome such addiction to gambling. And the easier and simpler will be the life of his entire family if the family does not have the problem of constant daily struggle with the gambling addiction of one of the family members.
I still think that without the help of specialists in these matters, if not impossible, then certainly it is very difficult to cope.
In this case, openness is needed from the gambling addict to make people around him understand that he needs help. And with his family's help, the problem of gambling addiction can be solved properly, and gamblers who are addicted to gambling can also manage their lives freely without thinking about gambling. Seeing a specialist can help a gambling addict overcome his addiction and make a new person who has successfully quit gambling. And when he is successful, he can share his story of getting out of gambling with people who are also addicted to gambling so that this can make their spirits rise and have the desire to get well too.