before an act of gambling goes to an extent where it result to the separation of couples, it means that the party that is involved in the act of gambling has ruined the families income in a seemingly irrecoverable manner and has been cautioned several times but have chosen to remain silent allowing the family to continue going down while satisfying his gambling urges at the negligence of the families needs. it is not ideal to single out gamble as the root cause of divorce because in general, what is actually the cause is the effect of such act on the families income. and it is not just gambling, any habit that tend to drain the families income and that is being done by one party has every tendency of leading to divorce. it could be as small as spending too much on outing by a partner or doing anything that puts the families need as a secondary need.