I find it funny when friends hide things from their friends, not knowing that their friends already know what they are doing but have decided to keep mute towards them to allow them to wallow in themselves.
This boils on to why are your friends not bold enough to let you know that they are into gambling than discussing it another way around. Are they not above 18 years of age or have you in the past cautioned them about their gambling addiction that makes them not feel proud to say it in front of you? I am asking this because, it is only those who know what they are doing is so wrong, to depend on gambling as a source of income but they refuse to accept the truth that what they are doing is wrong, they continue doing it instead.
Just in, he is on medical attention after he slumped as a result of loosing a borrowed fund meant for a business re-startup after the gamble made him squandered his previous business.
That's the same result that those that placed hope in gambling always experience "needing medical attention". Now the family of the guy are the ones to spend and take care of their father and son.
At his regained to a normal state of health, he explained that he thought he would be lucky to win at the stake so as he could expand his intended business with a bigger capital.
Funny enough, that gambling has become a way to expand business for some people(poor mentality). The majority of people refuse to learn that gambling is never the way for one to expand their business.
At a point I don't see any business oriented ideal in this Friend because $1,000 ls good enough for a start of lucrative businesses.
Very big enough to start up a lucrative business. Every business must not start up in a big way if your friend thinks that $1000 is small money. You start up your business in a small way, and later run it becomes to boom due to the little profits accumulated.