All of this depends on personality, opportunity, availability, finance, social custom and lifestyle. They are very bright people. Most of them have above-average I.Q.'s. A survey that was conducted found that more than eight out of ten finished high school and one-quarter attended college. They are competitive and outgoing.
Most compulsive gamblers struggle with low self-esteem.
They are often times overly generous to compensate for their insecure feelings. These people are showy. In the beginning signs of the disease, they see themselves as winners and want everyone else to know of their successes. To show off, they buy expensive cars and clothing. One survey showed that 84 percent of compulsive gamblers were married and there was a comparable amount of multiple marriages.