“I stayed and played on your empty promises and lost not only money but my soul.”In 2003, to prevent herself from gambling, Susan asked if Catherine could take control of her finances. “Why, all of a sudden, is [gambling-related suicide] flavour of the day again?” he asked during a June 2023 telephone interview. Avis attended the meeting and remembers no clear agreement among his peers over whether tracking gambling-related suicides was possible. Despite her story opening the province’s eyes to gambling-related suicides two decades ago, significant steps haven’t yet been taken to track or prevent other, similar deaths. Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include additional gambling-related suicides in the national total.