Well I don't know how this question will look like but I have to ask, because I need people's ideas in this situation that am in right now.
So here is my question, If you have a family member or a friend with gambling problem, as in he or she is so addicted to gambling to an extend what he or she thinks about is nothing but gambling, if he or she ran into financial problems and come to you to loan he or her money. are you going to loan the person the money?
Remember it's tough for a family member and a friend to watch their person with gambling problem run into financial problems and refuse to help.
And am also having this thought that if you bail a family member or friend with gambling problem, that they don't have to face the financial problems and they will continue to gamble, adding to future problems.
You are talking about a difficult situation with your family. I would try to help him quit gambling and leave his addiction behind because I would not want to let someone I am close to end it on their own. I would help him meet his basic needs financially but I would never give him cash to gamble with.
The cash you give him will be of no use, it is impossible for your cash to come back to you and you are not helping the person you are close to. I would also refuse if he asked for a loan, no matter when.
If we do speak about family members then it would be just that common sense that you would be that helping them about on getting out of addiction even if it means that you wouldnt be letting them getting into the amount that they are taking up the loan. We do know that it will be just that only fuels out that addiction and this is something that must stop immediately because we dont want for them to go into that path that they've been losing up too much and ending up on having those kind of issues about financial specially if they are still under their parents and not still on marriage life. Even into their own marriage life and if you have seen one of your siblings having some problems with addiction then of course you wouldnt be that trying out to make out those kind of decisions on letting them taking a loan because you do know that it could make things more worst.
You are the ones will be helping them and as part of family on which you cant be turn your back on them because you do love them and no one wants that they will be putting up themselves into a condition that we dont want to see for them to experience. We arent perfect and thats why we are here that helping each other as a family. For the talks about other people who do have such addiction then i would be likely just simply still ignore just because of wanting to help but i cant just that trust them to repay up the loan.