Jessica Steinman fell hard for a gambling addict.

They met when the Austin woman had just moved to Los Angeles in June 2011.

She passed him her phone number while dining at a 24-hour restaurant where he had worked as a host. He called her the next day. Their relationship progressed quickly. He moved in.

She covered the rent, his daughter’s preschool, vacations, dinners, and other expenses. He spent his money on sports betting and at the local casino — entire paychecks.

After three years of trying to “fix him,” she finally ended it. He had borrowed roughly $85,000 from her, she said, money that he never paid back.

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