That is a possibility that can indeed happen, because by making gambling an escape, there will be their emotions that can be affected to peak because the results tend to be disappointing. With those who gamble as usual, the chance of becoming addicted is quite large, especially when they gamble as an escape. I think the chance of addiction is greater because basically the reason we seek escape is because our mood is in disarray as well as our mindset that can also be unstable, while gambling that is done in such a state is very likely to make us addicted to gambling. Gambling that is done that has the potential to make its players addicted will indeed complicate life, whether it is their economic or financial situation, what is clear is that when someone is addicted, that is where unwanted things will happen, such as large losses that are certain to occur because there is no self-control.
Something bad will happen to them if they use gambling as an escape because when they are losing their money in gambling, they will insist to recover their losses by keep playing gambling. They will not care that gambling is just their activity that they can do in their spare time because their minds keep telling them to keep playing gambling. Their mood can impact with the result that they get from gambling so it is too risky if they still use gambling as an escape from their daily activity. If they feels stress, they better to take a rest and not visit the casino and playing gambling because that can affect to their day and makes them lose control.
Basically, escape is an action where usually someone comes with the aim of venting their emotions and mistakes due to other problems they experience in their lives and when what they choose is gambling then clearly I think it will be too risky and most likely in the end they will actually worsen their life situation. On the other hand, making other activities as an escape is actually normal but the problem is to make sure that you choose an activity that is not risky at all, because I am sure that in that situation they are filled with emotions and anger in themselves while as we know that gambling is prohibited to be done based on emotions. But on the other hand, the problem is that it is indeed not easy to tell or give advice and input to people who are covered in anger in themselves due to the problems they experience in their lives and maybe that is what makes them careless in choosing activities to be used as an escape until in the end it actually causes many other problems instead of solving the previous problem.
It is not good if they venting their emotions and mistakes by using gambling because that will makes their mood change to badly and when they lose, that will just a matter a time to see they will lose their money. They will not thinks what is the effect that they can get from gambling but they will still playing gambling because their emotions becomes higher. When emotions change, they will not thinks clear about what they will do and only keep gambling because of their anger. They can not solve their problem if they don't stop all things in gambling because their minds will be closed by their anger and that will be the time for them losing all of their money.