How can two persons be so addicted to gambling that they'll go to such an extent? Apparently the mother is definitely not a good role model to the son. The son definitely needs a strong father figure which is what he lacks. I don't like the punishment or fine give to them. It is not going to be in anyway effective. Their punishment could have been rehabilitation and community service.
Yes you are right here mother and son may have nothing in common between them. If mother and son had a good heart then maybe they would not be involved in such trouble. Also the son's father may not have been able to keep the son's mother under good control due to which his wife has become addicted to gambling. Here the boy definitely needs a worthy strong father. Here too I don't like their punishment because they gambled freely of their own will and lost.