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Yes, with responsible behavior, gamblers will reduce their gambling and may gamble just for entertainment. Apart from that, he will also realize that he should not gamble excessively, because winning is very difficult to obtain, but he will often lose.
Yes, that is the consequence if someone is seriously addicted to gambling, he can do anything beyond his common sense even though in the end he will bear a big risk, for example someone will commit a crime and break the law. Yes, that's the result if someone is crazy about gambling.
The real truth is that problem gamblers will end up gambling their whole life savings.
And their family and friends as well, if they let them.
That is the problem, because it is easy to bet into something, but it is difficult to actually generate the money for something.