Dear members of CasinoAdvisor,

I have a question for all of you. I'm not into online casinos really myself although I've played on a few occasions. I do however have a friend who I think may have a gambling problem and don't really know what to do about it. I visited the gamblers anonymous website and was looking for the telltale signs of what are some common indicators of when someone has a gambling problem and I think that she may fit in line as being someone who does in fact have a gambling problem. This is obviously my point of view on it and I do think that she does gamble in excess even though to some extend she can afford it but only because she has a wealthy husband. Anyways my concerns are that it's going to start affecting her marriage and this is the last thing I'd want to see happen.

How would you guys propose that I approach this situation. Should I ignore it and turn a blind eye to it all or should I sit her down and have a conversation with her about it. I'm not really sure why I don't just do that but for some reason I don't want to come across the wrong way if things are totally in fact cool and there really is no issue. I do think that the does need to cool it and that there is a problem but this is from my perspective once again.

Any advice that could be offered or experiences of similar situations that any of the members here on the site might have had would be a great help to me.

Thanks very much everyone!

Fayline

Hi Fayline and welcome to the message board!

With regards to your question I think that you'd likely be best off if you were to just be honest with your friend and address your concerns with her. Even if she doesn't appreciate it and feels like you might be prying I think that she'll definitely appreciate it down the road. The fact that she has a rich husband shouldn't matter since if she has a gambling problem it certainly can have a drastic affect on them and really stress their relationship. I think you'd be a good friend if you were to confront her and try to have her fess up as to whether she really does feel herself as though she has a problem with it all!

Hope that helps!
Angie

Being honest and expressing your concern is definitely a good move with your friend. You should approach the subject lightly though and try to figure out a way to soften how you're going to present your concerns to them... perhaps having a few drinks to lighten the mood or something might do some good.

I find that when people really have problems though often times they'll be in denial about them regardless of whether they're compulsive gambling problems or other issues that they may have.

Best of luck to you!

Thanks for the advice you two it's greatly appreciated. I will do something about it I think I just have to think long and hard about how I'm going to approach this situation. I don't want her to end up resenting me...

Thanks again very much.

Fay