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I'm sure the main reasons for this irresponsible behavior are gambling addiction and alcohol. But it is not quite clear to me why this person did not find the strength to seek help from specialists. After all, as I understand he had enough time between gambling sessions to analyze his behavior, make some conclusions and take measures in time. Instead of fighting with gambling addiction he continued to play gambling games pouring alcohol on his failures. Very irresponsible behavior in my opinion.
I understand what you mean above, and maybe I will say a little about one of the reasons why irresponsible gamblers or those who are already addicted do not take various actions that lead to seeking help to divert their approach to the straight path towards gambling , and in my opinion that's because they don't take any action to find a solution which is most likely due to their still quite high interest in winning so that their focus is diverted, instead of carrying out self-evaluation to realize mistakes but they always take victory as something that must be prioritized in his mind, so maybe this is what makes it always difficult for an addicted or irresponsible gambler to divert himself to the right path.