Your dad's unwillingness to be aggressive and take his abilities he is so confident in is costing his family a much more lucrative lifestyle. Maybe he needs some balls and not a backer. He'd rather take a chance of someone running off with his share of a bankroll than to actually give his family what they deserve. He's willing to sit around and hone his addiction into a craft which I am sure the family has put up with for many years, but unwilling to allow them to reap rewards for their patience. He's not a father, he's the house pussy