That's exactly the point. If someone cries out for help, then you can possibly guide them if you have solution to their issues but If you don't, then you can refer them to something that can help them. I just don't know why some people doesn't realize it until it's too late.
This makes it easier for me to relate this with the case of a patient who had identified their medical conditions and accepted to visit a doctor or physician for treatment. The only reason why you see such patient in the hospital for the first place is because they've agreed within themselves that they are sick and requires a treatment and that the only place to seek for a medical attention is a medical centre like the hospital.
There are several ways in which gamblers can be assisted out of their addictive condition but the first step into achieving that is when the gambler accepts their condition and is ready to make mends to their problems. This is when you can help them out through your ways or strategies.
Inability for us to stop gambling or control ourselves is one of the ways we can know that we have become addicted to gambling. Gambling addiction is a behavior that starts gradually and when we don't try as much as possible to get ride if it, we could suddenly starts enjoying gambling, that for those that are making profits from gambling but for those that don't always, they will be complaining but still don't have the urge to stop. Addiction is one of the disadvantages of being a gambler. We ought to work on ourselves if we want to be a successful gambling. Being disciplined is never easy, that's why we would keep seeing gamblers complaining of not making profit.