Although the commonly held view is that people
gamble as a
mechanism to cope with family violence (Affifi et al., 2010; Cunningham - Williams et al. 2007; Echeburua et al., 2011; Korman et al., 2008), it is possible that stressors caused by problem
gambling activity may result in domestic conflict and the perpetration of violence by family members (Echeburua et al., 2011; Korman et al., 2008).