Hello and thanks for starting a thread in the Gambling Therapy forums

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Thanks for posting at a difficult time. I take it that the unaccounted monies have been used for gambling? If this is so – then it is theft and you are in serious trouble. You are likely to lose your job, you may well have the police involved and I don’t know what the penalties are for theft in your country – but I am sure you can research that. I may be reading this wrong – but I would be getting some legal advice local to yourself and preparing yourself to come clean about things. If you can think of someone in your workplace that you can speak to first – perhaps to give you some support, that might be helpful. They might know if your employer will or will not take police action. Showing that you are wanting to work on giving up your addiction will help. EACAS is an organisation in Uganda offering help with gambling addiction but I am not sure if there would be a cost involved. I hope I have read the situation wrong and that you will not lose your job. Come back to us to clarify if you can. I wish you well.

Hi,
I can relate to living in a country that is not the US, UK or some other developed country and coping with a gambling problem. I have issues with the closed mindedness of where I live and there really is no real help for a gambling problem.

I do know a few things about audits. Some auditors are very good, some suck and can’t put 2 and 2 together no matter how much they try.

Have you been using money from your work to gamble? Could you perhaps ask for a bank loan and put the money back into the cash register?