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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. A little background on my MIL. She is pretty financially secure, at least according to her. FIL was successful and left her money. Don't know how much-maybe $1.5 to 2 million, we think.

House is paid off. There's a fully funded life insurance policy, with grandkids as beneficiaries. She's got long-term health insurance We're not particularly worried that she's gambling away her life savings, as she has assets and doesn't bet huge. However.....

She goes with a friend to a nearby state to a casino at least once a week now that she's widowed. She was a frequent gambler for years and years, but it may have picked up a bit since we lost my FIL. Any vacation she takes must involve casinos, which pretty much limits her to certain Caribbean islands and cruise ships. If you ask her to join you on vacation, that will be her first question and she won't go unless there's gambling.

Because she's financially secure and is not throwing away ungodly sums, I don't know if there's cause to worry. We've talked about it with DH's sister and she thinks it's just an all-consuming hobby. Thoughts?[/quote]

She has no way of knowing if she'll live to 75 or 105 - she needs to hold onto this money. She has an addiction and needs to be stopped. [/quote]

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