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Gambling addiction comes from different factors. Some of them started from childhood through their fathers. I have seen a man in my former compound who is a chronic gambling addict sent his son to go to the casino bookmaking hall to place a bet for him and print out the slip then the boy would bring the slip and give to him. And there is no way that child will not involved in gambling because the father has already taught him how to play bet. Now for you to advise that boy to stop gambling will be very hard because for him gambling is a good thing because his father is also doing. Addicted gamblers do not know that they have things to do at and all their thinkings are to play bet and nothing more.
Passing it on to his son was akin to passing on a poor torch. Gambling is unfavorable; it's like something that just captures you. This child, how can he possibly escape? His father sets a poor example. It's like a never-ending cycle; where will it stop?
But here's the thing: perhaps it's not just about fathers and sons, but about the environment as a whole. Perhaps there is nowhere else to go and nothing else to do? If wagering is all people think about and all they do, then what else is there? It's a problem, a genuine problem, and it's difficult to find the right words to describe it, but it's bad. And we must assist, but how? I'm not sure...