Cuts both ways. Sure does. A new friend of mine i said to about a month ago, sooner or later you're gonna have to give up bonging every day. He's a gambler too. And not as big as your friend, but a big guy and into losing weight. They walk every day as part of that deal.
Three weeks ago he and his partner were given a ticket to a big race meeting at Rosehill. All food and drink free, plus $250 in each of their TAB account to bet with. Day before yesterday he had taken it to just over $1000. Lucky so far.
Anyway, they both were sick after the day, he with a lung disease, she the flu. He went through, on dr. advice, four lots of antibiotics. The two days ago, i saw them for the first time since and learned he's been going to a lung guy every three months. He nags about my slot machine stupidity too.