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Originally Posted by annesingleton
My ex husband was a compulsive gambler, he wasted thousands of pounds of money whilst we were together on bandits - in fact I was once told by someone who worked in an arcade that he had put upwards of a thousand pounds in a machine one afternoon. When his mother died several years ago after we were separated he managed to get through over £12,000 of his inheritance in less than a fortnight. So I suppose understandably gambling frightens me, although I fully understand that it's an enjoyable pastime for lots of people and completely harmless for them.
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I know a couple of people that have gambling problems. One is an pakistani lad that will buy 30-50 scratch cards a night and spend up to £1000 on the 'roulette' at bookies. Must have been a lot for you to deal with