HI Brian- reading your post I’m not sure if you want to stop gambling or continue to place small bets.
Unfortunately when we cross the line from recreational gambler to it becoming a compulsion we need to stop completely . It gives our minds a chance to settle and the obsession with gambling will lessen.
Your wife knows anyway so to be honest the best thing you could do is tell her about the small bets .
Get a gambling blocker for your phone like gamblock and decide right now that you are stopping completely.
Your success will motivate you- it is the best feeling in the world when you begin to feel normal- when you can have conversations with your wife that are not masked by your hidden compulsion.
Decide your bet free life starts today nov 1st and then prepare for battle with this horrible addiction.
It doesn’t matter if you have already bet today – you can Rem first nov was ur last bet .
Sort the phone out . It’s too easy when the urges come . Get a brick if u need to – I had one for months and I survived .
Keep posting your progress here – hour by hot if u need to .
You will beat it a u just have to commit fully and that means getting rid of those slightly ajar doors we all leave when we are fighting addiction .