Realizing that you have a problem does not solve it. Take alcoholics for example, they know very well that they are alcoholics. But they are not going to quit because they like it. I think it is exactly the same with gambling addicts. If a person is already addicted and keeps losing all the money they can get their hands on, it is obviously a problem. But it does not mean that they want to stop or that they will stop even if they get the right kind of help.