Chasing/desperation phase: This is when you have lost so much money that you will do anything to win it back. This may involve lying to friends and family members, borrowing or stealing money in order to gamble, and chasing your losses. By this stage, it is extremely difficult to quit, since the gambler is in so much financial ruin that they are desperate for money.
When a gambler has reached this stage, it is better they’re taken to rehabilitation because they can engage themselves is some other worst things that may cause harm to their lives. This stage is a very serious one that needs to be taken note of because gambling can be very addictive and dangerous also when not managed well as it should be. When you’re at this stage, they just need to cut off their engagement in gambling totally and focus more on rehabilitation because that’s what will make them more unlikely to get back to gambling again.