How can I help someone with a gambling problem?
How can I help someone with a gambling problem?
My neighbour (40/m) ("N") confided that his recently retired father (70/m) ("G") has started going to the casino twice a day (all day but he comes home for dinner).
G's losses affect the food they eat (multi generational household).
N doesn't really know what to do. I'm not so concerned for N, moreso his mother/G's wife.
It's not my business but, when I was a kid my boyscout leader committed suicide after gambling away his house so I'm pretty sensitive to this sort of thing. I'd like to help if I can.
Any advice?
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So G is retired and gambles away food money?
Make sure N's assets are safe from G.
If G loses the house, N can invite his mom (or both of them) to stay with him if he wants.
N is neighbour G is gambler
N lives in G's house.
Have N sign a looong term lease with G.
That way it will be harder to evict if G loses the house.
(Leases are not dissolved in a change of ownership)
Wait, so G is also your N?
Yeah sorry I guess it's not clear.