Originally Posted by Check Essential

Looking for advice.

I know someone with a gambling problem. Year after year they continue betting and every year they lose enormous amounts of money.
We've tried talking to them but they just keep doing the same thing over and over again and expect different results.
They seem unable to control the problem themselves. Its starting to effect the family and everyone else around them. I think we might have to stage an intervention to get them to stop.

I'm at my wits end. I don't know how to help them.
If it was poker or blackjack or horse racing we might be able to get them some counseling. But what do you do about someone addicted to hedging in the oil futures market?