how do you handle a friend on tilt gambling away his $$ till its gone?

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i try to talk him out of it and just swallow the loss...i dropped 60 bux and didnt care to lose anymore.

...he insists the machine is ice cold (which it was) and is due for a big hot streak now.

....he has the gleam in his eyes that he aint leaving until he made back all his $$.

At this point i give up and leave him alone, and tell him i'll be playing 25c video poker a couple of rows over.

An hour later i dropped another 80 just waiting for him to finish.

he wasted 3 days of profits from his families restaurant he runs,

He is not a degenerate gambler, he goes to casino quite rearely, but when he goes, he thinks he has to stay and keep playing until he hits a jackpot or go broke.

He'll laugh about it a couple of days from now, but while its happenening hes a whole different person.

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Both of you have control issues and shouldn't be playing in a casino.

And for what it's worth, He is not a degenerate gambler YET,