By the way, having a family doesn't mean you can't become an addict. Many, if not most, addicts have families, and often the financial pressures of family needs are the motivation for gambling in the hope of making a quick, easy profit. Meanwhile, there are players who don't have families and never become addicted. The matter is the individual's ability to fulfill their responsibilities, whether with or without a family. Gambling addicts are often unproductive and lack anything of value, including skills, experience, and expertise.
Well I call it "handbrake", each one of us has a handbrake that allows us to Reflect and see that things are much more dangerous if we go over a certain limit, in my case my sense of Responsibility with my family and especially with my children is very great, and just thinking that one of my children is going to go through hardships is something that I could not forgive myself, because even if I had to break my back to give them what they deserve or what would make them happy, but letting them deliberately spend the funds for their expenses on a casino game is something childish to me , those who do not have a family will have their "handbrake" that tells them: Up to here.
What if you had a family you loved and at the same time had a huge budget with which you are free to do whatever you want? That means gambling with large sums of money wouldn't affect your family's budget. Would you really do that? As I understand from your reply that you'd be embarrassed to spend money gambling when a family member might need it. But would you accept gambling so intensively that it near to addictive behavior if you had enough money? This is an important question because when we say that family obligations prevent us from gambling excessively, this means, firstly, that those without a family are more likely to become addicted, which I don't believe is true by all means. Secondly, for you, family obligations are primarily financial, forgetting that the time spent gambling can be more valuable than money to your family members who want and need to spend time with you.
These are not personal questions; I'm discussing ideas with you from several perspectives. I hope you accept some criticism in the context, and rest assured that it's nothing personal, and I greatly respect your ideas.