I had a friend that was addicted to it too. He would put £200 - £300 in them fruit machines with a £10 payout.

We had a spell of going to casinos also, I walked out a winner 9 times out of 10, sometimes winning big, I could never celebrate in front of Phil though, as I never watched him walk away a winner even once. One time we had been there 5 minutes and he was £200 up, I said cash in and lets have a free day of drinking and fun, he refused and walked out £400 down, money he did not have to lose, it was credit card money. 20 years later and he is drowning in debt and even had to sell his half of his own home to his wife to try to get straight, I dare say that money has gone the same way! Some people just never learn you see.