Today, I sat amongst a group of people and listened to them as they shared a story that indirectly reflects how terrible the spate of gambling addiction is. It became evident to me that this addiction transcends demographics such as age, marital status, ethnicity, and religious beliefs, but appears to be more prevalent among males.
Yes, gambling addicts do not know their age or educational background, anyone can be addicted to gambling and people who do not have a strong stance and good emotional control are very vulnerable to being trapped in a gambling addiction.
In this group a person shared a story of how a married reached out to her for medical assistance to support his wife terminal illness treatment. Instead of providing his wife's account details as requested, he offered his own. Concerned that the funds might be misused, particularly for gambling, the person offering assistance insisted on the wife's account details. However, the conversation ended there, with no further response from the man.
Honestly, I was more suspicious that the money would be misused by her husband, so he chose to give his account number, not his wife's account number. I'm not sure if his sick wife will use the money for gambling because when someone is sick usually they don't have the desire to gamble because their body is weak.