Thank you for your reply Velvet. Unfortunately for us as a family we are a very small unit, he won’t listen to anybody he thinks he is entitled to do what he wants Because he worked all his life he believes his retirement should be his time to do what he wants and that means just gambling. You Wonder if he went to GA yes he actually did go because we went to the family support group on the same two occasions. The reason he went was so that he could tell us that the group said he didn’t have a gambling addiction…… crafty eh ? He is calculating and manipulative, always ahead but he’s getting caught out now …. I had a bad week dealing with all of this I can’t even visit right now I’m so upset, my mum has just had enough, it’s so unfair he is impossible to talk to. He knows the impact of his behavior is huge on us but he carries on just the same …