I recently watched a new episode of a program about dependent and codependent people. And they talked about how far a person can go in his lies so that people around him will take pity on him and give him money.
They are ready to lie and make up stories about how they are being persecuted by bandits or tax authorities, and this lie shows how much such a dependent person does not respect his family and people around him. For him, bets and casinos are much more important than relationships with people around him.
The stories about these people are so horrible that it is hard to believe the crazy actions of very problematic gamblers.
One of the guys who wanted to make his wife feel sorry for him smeared his head with ketchup and sent her a photo, pretending that he was beaten. He tried to make her feel sorry and asked her to take out a loan and give him money. As if in this case the one who "beat" him would stop doing it. It is ridiculous and unbelievable. I can't imagine how ashamed these guys are when the truth comes out.