The indirect victims of gambling addiction are people who care about the gambler. It is on this gambling board that we have read stories like
- a man using his money meant for his wedding for gambling.
- a son using the school fees given to him by his parents for gambling.
As long as the gambler has a family and friends, there will always be indirect victims. It therefore rests on us to help out a brother or a friend who is struggling with gambling addiction that is a way to reduce the indirect effects of gambling.
On the aspect of those stories of those who use their wedding money to play bets and those who use their school fees to play bets or anything else that should have really meant something to them and they end up losing their education or marriage, a set of people are the ones I rate as giving their relatives and family members the most form of disgrace, and for the family to either save themselves from such shame or settle whatever problem their gambling decisions have landed them in.
One thing about these people is that they don't feel ashamed of themselves for what they have done; they just see it as a normal thing that can happen to anyone, but those who are close to them are the ones who feel the most shame.