~ Emotional problem will arise as the main provider will have a big problem with his finances, gambling addiction affects the lives of everyone that surrounds that person, especially if he's already have an obligation to provide the needs of his family, I guess all are depends from how the person carry the load, addiction might not be possible if the person is busy taking care of his life and the obligation that he needed to take care.
That is certainly true. To avoid gambling addiction it's important to keep yourself busy with other things. Don't think it's boring in the first place. It's not. Life is also gambling in a way, and if you look at it like that, you'll find all those attractions of gambling in your life too. Gambling also can take part in all that, but only a small part, not the main one.
Not the majority of your time, it should be some part but most of those gambling addicted person focus only with gambling and nothing else, that's how addiction dominated inside their mindsets and with that problem it's very difficult to move out, gambling responsibility should be taken into account that there are many things that you can do outside gambling.
Stop focusing and allow yourself to quit away by finding things that may allow you to find enjoyment and entertainment.