Because all there focuses are on gambling, when you come across this kind of people. "all you need is to counsel them" because it's beneficial
No, advising an addict is useless. He is deaf in this regard; he literally needs to be taken by force to a psychotherapist who will explain to him in the right language that his life is heading for the hills. Simple advice like "this is harmful" or "stop" does not work on such people. They completely turn off their attention to their health, and all their attention is directed to finding that dose of dopamine that is required for the well-being of their neuropathic state. You can call his activity "work," but with humor about the fact that he is working to destroy his real "I."