Most of my friends with anxiety are gamblers and enjoy taking risks.
Gambling under stress and anxiety often causes you to lose money.
When an anxious person becomes a gambling addict, they become even more anxious.
We need to control our emotions..
People dealing with anxiety turn to gambling as a way to become less anxious...Gambling shouldn't be used a coping mechanism to avoid depression, emotional trauma or anxiety...like you said, an anxious person has a high chance of becoming addicted to gambling...Gambling only makes anxiety worse and this is dangerous because of the risks that comes with it, this is capable of becoming am issue to a persons health
Though I know exactly what anxiety means, but I just checked a English dictionary on my mobile phone to find out and be very sure of that the word "anxiety, and being anxious" truly mean, and below are the definition or explanations of the meaning as I copied it from the dictionary and unedited.
1. An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
2. An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
And my own opinion on this matter is that, someone who is already in such a state of mind should totally be discouraged from going into gambling because there is a high chance that his case or issue with anxiety may worsen, most especially when he or she is not able to make any winnings that could calm his nerves, but rather entertained loses, depression may set in which as you said, may put the victim in a bad mental and health state, his or her life may as well be at risk at such a stage.