One last thing about this episode. Ian Martin has written episodes dealing with (in a supernatural way) the subject of addiction before, i.e. the VERY fine "Time and again".

Gambling's an addiction, as the RMT stated many times before, and it reared its ugly head here in this episode.

However, there's also a parallel Martin seemed to draw in this episode with the deceased uncle at the beginning, who may not have been a gambler.

Ever seen studies on those who won big money in the lottery, how they still have problems even after their "jackpot"?

I don't know how to describe the parallel, but it was interesting that the uncle, even though he was able to alway come up with enormous amounts of cash (and we know how) was essentially broke at the end of his life. I guess this was Martin's way of communicating that easy money doesn't guarantee being rich.