And in the piggy bank of such stories, you can also add a recent story that the father of two children, one of whom was 2 years old, left for five hours to play at the casino.
This is the act of an incredibly irresponsible man who has already completely lost his face as a strong personality. He betrayed the most precious thing - the trust of his children, and didn't matter even if he got a huge win. The cost of such an absence could be very high.
I had read and shared my opinion on that thread. It was definitely an irresponsible behavior and the man probably had felt that gambling could restore whatever hopes he had and that’s why he left the kids unattended to and left to the casino.
In this scenario, gambling didn’t turn out to be a hope restorer for him, his lack of control has even dashed his hopes as he’s likely to face some consequences for his irresponsible actions.
When you wholly depend on gambling to earn money, you’re more likely slide into addiction, then lose not just the money you’ve got left but genuine friends who can’t keep up with your lifestyle anymore.