Poverty can can be fuel to gamblings addiction. Poverty can make someone a glambler in a sense that you are owing someone $1000 and you have only $100 with you, and the person you are owing is disgusting you for his or her money. And someon come to meet you that he's have you bet odd. Looking at his situations he will did adhere to the advice to gain more so that he can pay his debit.
From there the person will start forming the habit of gambling.