Gambling

How do you help a gambler who knows they are a gambler and can admit they have a problem but won’t seek help. We have been together 9 years and this has always been an issue we have had major rows over it and he’s gambled some pretty big money then it dies down and he doesn’t do it so much or at least a lot of money at once anyway for a long time but we are already 3 months into the year and he’s gambled just short of £3000 away. Nearly £1000 a month.

He’s a business man so always has a lot of money in his bank and after he’s paid when what he needs to he’s been gambling away the rest leaving us with about £100? Literally didn’t know about these times until I noticed a pattern about him coming home. He nips into the bookies on his way back and just throws away hundreds of pounds. We have 2 children 5 + 3, I am a stay at home mum but just got a job I start next month and I can only see this getting worse now I’ll have my own income and won’t have to ask him for money. I think he’s going to rely on me paying all the big stuff and then he’s gets more money for himself. I don’t know what to do. If I bring it up he goes on the defence and says he’s not talking about it. He knows exactly what I’m going to say I’ve said it all before. There is nothing I can do. I have blocked all his emails and my emails and his mobile numbers and address from all gambling apps and sights because it got so bad he could do it online all. The. Time. Now that he finds time to go to the bookies after work I can’t stop that. What do I do?

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