Your husband is becoming addicted to gambling.
Until he himself admits this, you cannot help him. No addiction goes away or is cured unless the person who is addicted really wants out of the addiction..
What you must do now is to protect your and his finances.
Monday morning bright and early, if you cannot do this online that is, contact your bank and close all joint accounts that you and your husband have.
Move the money into a current account in your name, a savings account or a direct debit to pay household bills, or both of these if funds allow it, and open an account in your husband's name, making sure that there is only a small amount of money in it. His salary or pension can be paid straight into this account and get the bank to set up a transfer to be effected on the day of the month his salary is paid in transferring whatever he usually pays of household expenses to a direct debit in your name alone.
Have your own salary or pension paid into an account in your name that he cannot access
and make absolutely certain that he cannot access any of your savings.
I realise these are drastic measures and you may need a solicitor to advise you on what you may or may not legally do to protect yourself in this situation.
However if you do not act now, you risk finding tha
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your husband has gambled every penny you both have away leaving you with a mountain of debt.
Al ot depends too on how your husband reacts when you tell him of these safeguards you have put in place. Sorry about the spacing, I've hit a wrong key and can't correct the mistake.
