Sometimes it is not about psychologist that needed but the addicted gambler itself realizing what
he is doing and what could bring them because if that happened then the family itself is morethan
enough to help them leaving addiction but the problem is WILL THEY CAN accept that?
In my country it is difficult enough to find a psychologist, but there is no serious problem with gamblers. May be we have enough other problems, to take care about gamblers, i don`t know. But I saw just two men who had problems with gambling. I know about the first of them - he lost all his money, divorced his wife, but began new life and(as i know) he is far from any type of casino. About the second I can say nothing - I`ve seen him about 6 years last time.
But i`m sure that it is only gamblers problem and he has to change his brains to understand that something is going wrong. Any kind of self exclude can`t help him.
I understand. There are some countries where some lines of work are scarce, but yet, in the most urban part of the country, I am sure that such service could still be easily found, only that the cost might not be comfortable. This is the main reason that the establishments relating to therapy and psychology are not so much booming in developing and third-world countries.
That said, I like to say that you might not be exposed to some facts of gambling issues compared to others, it all depends on the environment you are in and the kind of circle you keep. I am happy that you could still cite two examples, but I am sure that it will be worse elsewhere in the same country if you inquire about this. In as much as gambling is predominant in that country, you will always see the good, bad and ugly gamblers no matter what, and if you are not connected so well to some localities and personalities, you may never know.
Besides, I am still curious about the first example you gave here, are you saying the guy later got healed and stayed away from gambling or what? And could it be because he divorced his wife? I don't really get the gist, bro.