HELLO RUPTURE. I AM GAMBLER AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT GAMBLING IS A DISEASE IT IS WORSE THAN DRUGS. I AM EXACTLY LIKE YOUR OTHER HALF I GO THROUGH PERIODS SOMETIMES AS LONG AS 5 YEARS WITHOUT HAVING A BET. THAN WHEN I START I MAKE UP FOR THAT IN 1 DAY. WHAT I HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS IS TRANSFER ALL MY FUNDS TO MY MOTHERS ACCOUNT. THIS WAY I WONT GAMBLE. IN YOUR OTHER HALFS CASE HE IS ADDICTED TO SLOT MACHINES WHICH ARE NOT AS BAD AS OTHER FORMS OF GAMBLING SUCH AS HORSES, SPORTS BETS AND BLACK JACK TABLES. I SUGGEST TELLING HIM WHAT YOU HAVE LOST CANNOT BE REGAINED AND AS SOMEONE DEARLY ONCE SAID TO ME EVEN WHEN YOU WIN YOU ARE STILL A LOSER BECAUSE YOU WILL ONLY GIVE IT BACK. POSSIBLY TELLING HIM TO CONCENTRATE ON HIS BUSINESS WOULD BE A BETTER OPTION AND AS ITS HIS OWN HE CAN MAKE HIS MONEY THERE. ALSO TELLING HIM THAT IF HE CONTINUES LIKE THIS YOU WILL LEAVE HIM. I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU