[watwut]

> relatively few chronic gamblers end up homeless and destitute.

They rank up unpayable debts and their married partners end up being legally obligated to pay half of that even after divorce.

Getting life together after gambling is super hard to impossible. It is literally easier to get back on track as alcoholic, as those have much smaller debts.

And it is easier to avoid keep alcohol out of house then ... cell phone put of house.

[Theodores]

I have wondered for a while what happens to the gamblers in the city where I live. They don't end up in homeless shelters or at the soup kitchen, which has got me curious. I appreciate that the money comes to an end and debts are a result of that. However, the gamblers are not pushing it to destitution, they might lose all their big ticket stuff but they don't end up in just the clothes they wear and nothing else.

I don't think generalisations about ease of giving up alcohol versus ease of giving up sports betting (or other gambling) is an apples to apples comparison.