Boogiebee:
Mod, please help me push this to the front page �

toobusy:
Whosoever that has not suffered from any form of addiction will certainly not understanding what this op's brother is going through..........

benzics:
I remember being a chronic gambler, bet9ja shops from morning to night, at times I would even forget I’ve not eaten till virtual soccer dries my pocket.

First step is admitting you have a problem.

Once you know gambling is an issue, you can now work towards stopping it. One of the reasons I started gambling was because I was jobless (had so much free time). Find something doing, and just avoid going to any betting shop entirely. If you feel bored at home, watch movies or even masturbate(Masturbation is a better addiction than gambling ).

It’s been 2years since I last gambled. Today I can go to any bet shop without gambling even a penny.

I know how miserable my life was those days.

Righteousness2:
Gambling is a Spirit. A very wicked and destructive spirit. Just like sucubus and incubus.

Your bro needs a constant dose of the word of GOD and Deliverance prayers. This will chase out the spirit and the spirit of GOD will come in and take over.

I recommend You begin to attend services at the Lord's Chosen with your brother. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

 Onye Ara sị na ọ bụro ihe oga ekwu
 ka ọ marọ, kama ná ọ na-ekwu 
nkea ọzọ ana apụta ya na ọnụ. 
Ụdọ Dịrị ùnu niile. 

Boogiebee:
My brother is 17 and addicted to gambling.
This addiction has cost us so much as a family especially my widowed mum.

He is constantly selling things and using money meant for his rent, upkeep, etc to gamble. Just last week he used his laptop to gamble. We have used tough love and right now we have exhausted all options to make him stop.

Like every other addiction if we are not proactive I'm afraid this will ruin him.

Additional Information: He's currently a 200L student of a federal uni but ever since he gained admission it has been one problem or the other caused by gambling. I'm thinking of withdrawing him and put him in a juvenile home if everything else fails.

I need practical solutions and advice on how to make him stop. If you are a recovered gambler please share what helped you.

Righteousness2:
Gambling is a Spirit. A very wicked and destructive spirit. Just like sucubus and incubus.

Your bro needs a constant dose of the word of GOD and Deliverance prayers. This will chase out the spirit and the spirit of GOD will come in and take over.

I recommend You begin to attend services at the Lord's Chosen with your brother. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Boogiebee:
My brother is 17 and addicted to gambling.
This addiction has cost us so much as a family especially my widowed mum.

He is constantly selling things and using money meant for his rent, upkeep, etc to gamble. Just last week he used his laptop to gamble. We have used tough love and right now we have exhausted all options to make him stop.

Like every other addiction if we are not proactive I'm afraid this will ruin him.

Additional Information: He's currently a 200L student of a federal uni but ever since he gained admission it has been one problem or the other caused by gambling. I'm thinking of withdrawing him and put him in a juvenile home if everything else fails.

I need practical solutions and advice on how to make him stop. If you are a recovered gambler please share what helped you.

Acidosis:
Your brother has mingled with the wrong people. I don't think there's any short-term intervention right now. All you can do is advise him, sit back and hope that he outgrows that habit. It is easier to score 370 in JAMB than raise a morally upright child these days. With access to online information, kids don't have to mingle with the street guys to become wayward. Cultists now have telegram groups, there are many sections dedicated for gambling on Nairaland, even babalawo now have Facebook page.