1.   My father was a habitual gambler, until my mother packed her bags and threatened to leave.

2.   The court heard that Robert Mantack was an habitual gambler, and that he murdered the woman to claim a ninety thousand pound insurance policy.

3.   The court heard that Mantack was a habitual gambler dealing in tens of thousands of pounds.

4.   As it happens, TV critics are habitual gamblers.

5.   Milch said that in addition to suffering from serious emotional problems, his father, who often treated criminals in his medical practice, was also a habitual gambler.

6.   Picking the ones that stick is something only a habitual gambler would do.