My husband has an acquaintance who is broke and working out of town because he "can't find good work here". We all know what kind of guy he really is, so no need to explain anything. We heard tonight, while working out of town, he won $300k at a casino. First off, if you are supposedly broke, why are you gambling. He was given $180 after taxes by the casino. So far, he has spent $60k on a truck for himself and is planning on spending $40-50k on a car for his wife. My DH says he will be broke by the end of the year, I predict before spring is over at this rate.