DEAR DEIDRE: I’ve noticed small amounts of money going out of our bank account.
I thought it was a scam but it turns out it was my husband. He’s got a gambling addiction.
He’s 58 and he went to Cheltenham races earlier this year. He had a great time and won £800. He was thrilled and he put it towards our summer holiday.
I’ve recently started online banking and I temp for a local hospital. I’m 55.
Because I get paid weekly, I’ve been keeping an eye on what goes into our account and kept noticing that ten or twenty pounds here and there kept being withdrawn.
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I thought it was strange. I asked my husband about it and he went red.
He said he has the odd bet with mates at work where one of them goes into the betting shop at lunchtime.
He said he only dabbles but I’ve realised he’s taken over three hundred pounds in two months.
While his initial win was great, he’s on a slippery slope if he’s betting regularly and his colleagues may be encouraging him.
DEIDRE SAYS: Tell him that you’re concerned.
If he had £300 in cash in his wallet, he’d no doubt baulk at the thought of putting it all on one horse but that is the equivalent to what he has done.
You can find help and advice in my support pack called Gambler In The Family.
