1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Andy is a compulsive gambler.&amp;nbsp; His game of choice was poker, but he would gamble on anything he could.&amp;nbsp; And all he would do is lose money.&amp;nbsp; He barely if ever won.&amp;nbsp; Andy’s legitimate creditors – namely the bank – would often call his house, speaking with him or his wife, asking for him to get his bills current.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Andy wasn’t raised a gambler, but was introduced to gambling by his father-in-law, who later Andy and his wife would recognize also has a gambling addiction.&amp;nbsp; But Andy’s father-in-law took him to the horse track, where Andy made a big winning betting on a horse with the same name as the title of the book Andy happened to be reading.&amp;nbsp; Andy’s wife, Joan, through all of this, had to watch her husband’s downward spiral.&amp;nbsp; But at first, Joan thought Andy’s gambling was good for him, as it helped him become more social.&amp;nbsp; But as his gambling increased in frequency, and he began to hide money from her, she felt into a deep state herself. Steppin' Out Radio https://www.steppinoutradio.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/12661508/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/a23c23/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/12661508