My 17 year old nephew is addicted to fruit machines he has spent about £10,000 over the past year,he says he just cannot help it if he has any money on him he will put it into a machine its got so bad that he cannot be trusted with any money as he spends it he actaully spent £500.00 in three days he cannot account where it has gone he is overdrawing at the bank -he attens college 3 days and works part time his mother(my sister) died nearly three years ago he took her unexpected death quite well we feel that this may be his way of grieving I dont know.