Quote from: alastantiger on Today at 08:48:14 PM

Yes I have. I have told a gambling lie before and I consider it to be a harmless white lie. I had to do it to protect the recipient of the lie and myself. I don't want my spouse to gamble. It is not a good thing. I want to gamble while she's aware and acts as my second mind in case I start being delusional with gambling habits. If she gambles and I gamble, it won't be good for the family. She handles the cash, she hands over to me the money planned for gambling when it is exhausted, no cash is coming from her towards that area.. that's a good agreement to have. It eliminates lie, deception, and distrusts.

Better so, so there is control, and you won't be able to bypass those restrictions.
Your partner will be a huge barrier to over-gambling, as a reminder and as a holder of your gambling allocation.

Just like in my neighborhood, I saw a couple whose wives already knew their husbands liked to gamble, and the husband was always honest that he would gamble.
Rather than being banned, his wife gave some money to gamble and there would be no extra money.

That way there are no lies or addictions and spending on gambling can be controlled.