However, behind all of these, this person is badly needed the support system coming from his family and loved ones. Negative criticisms won't do nothing good, but his family should help him in the recovery process so he can make positive changes in time.
He needs to also be ready to change his lifestyle because if he’s not ready no matter the amount of support or counseling he receives he’ll still go back to gambling and this time he’ll keep it as secretive as he can because he now knows that his whole family are watching him if he’s still gambling or not.
Gambling addiction cause lots of people to do the unthinkable and if they are not willing to change their ways themselves or make their kind to then all efforts made towards changing them will simply be wasted.