Question by amistad: what should I do?? gambling problems, help 10 points.?
My dad has a gambling addiction. He don’t gamble everyday, the last time was 11 months (i think) this time he expend 800 and we have to pay the bank 300 for overdraw. My mom says she can’t take it anymore, and I understand her. I can’t take it anymore neither. He knows he has a problem, we took his cards (debit) (he is a truck driver) and he drives without them. But he always find a way to gamble. He was clean for 11 months and now because we need money to go to our country he thought that by gambling he could make some money. Thanks god my mom has all the money in her account, but he pretends that nothing happens. Like right now he was looking at on demand movies, How can he be spending more money if he owns 800? my moms wants to divorce him but is scare he will commit suicide or gamble way more. What should we do???

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Answer by Chris
Most Casinos-Harrah’s properties for sure-have a “gambling anonymous” plan of sorts where you can ask them to ban you from their properties. If you ever set foot on their casino floors security will escort you off and if you try it again that day they will have the police come and remove you from the grounds. It isn’t a total solution but it is a start.

Addictions must be overcome in the mind-though typically are just replaced by other (often more socially acceptable) addictions. That doesn’t stop him from going and playing in home cash games-but there is probably some sort of out reach group in your community that can help him.

Answer by pdq
It’s hard to be the daughter since you feel like you have no control. The truth is, the brunt of this falls to your mother.

The best thing you can do is to talk with your father and tell him how proud you are that he has made it for 11 months without gambling. You said he needs money to go to your country. Let him know that you can wait longer, and that you don’t have to go right now. Let him know that it’s more important that he stays away from gambling. Let him know THAT is what you want more than anything else.

Be encouraging, and let your mother do all the more specific things to protect your family against this evil addiction.

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