OK so I don't know if I am overreacting because I am very anxious about other life things and stressed with work.
DP used to do matched betting and made quite a fair bit from it. However, he also occasionally made mistakes as he would try do it whilst at work, i.e. laying the wrong horse when at work, and at times lost several hundred. Then once he lost £500 playing blackjack in an online casino but told me it wasn't real money which I didn't believe. Straight away he blocked himself from all casino things but had access to sports. Whilst I wouldn't say he's an addict, he does easily get pulled into the prospect of winning.
Overall, since I've known him (4 years) he has made a fair amount (few thousand) from matched betting. He stopped about 2 years ago now due to time.
Now he only ever occasionally puts a tenner on his football team or something. Not a huge deal. I'm always conscious of him easily getting pulled back in to it though. I manage all our finances and know he's not secretly gambling or anything.
Now the issue: recently I noticed he started placing the odd bet on a horse here and there and whilst he was just about up I wasn't ok with it. So he stopped. He's quite sensible and has never had money issues, it doesn't really affect us but we're on a spending ban to try and save (new house, expensive things to pay for) so losing a few quid pisses me off because we're staying in at the weekend when we could go out to eat.
Now he's agreed to not do any betting but today he informed me he's doing the Cheltenham deal - if you don't win then money back as cash. So there's not much liability but it's about how it can bring him back into obsession with the whole thing.
I have lost it. Part of me thinks I'm being over the top because I do sometimes buy a lotto ticket which is gambling. But I have never had an issue or the personality that gets sucked in. But I need calming. He is saying he hasn't broken any promises as a few days I had agreed to it but last night I was very clear.
AIBU if he's still well in control of his finances or am I right to be absolutely fuming?