Financial instability yes. Emotional turmoil must also be linked to it. If our partner allows us to play gambling, we should only follow their advices. These includes stopping at the right time whether we are winning already or losing. As for the social isolation, I think this rarely happens to me because my wife is also a gambler so whenever I play I just do it beside her. Bonding between couples is important and it's amazing that gambling can be used for it.

You already said the benefits of gambling and maybe some husband knows what they are doing. If their partner are still restricting them, maybe they can decide to leave them. I wouldn't say it's wrong because woman are sometimes over too.