If you gamble online, then delete history, bookmarks, everything.. that helped me alot.
I'm glad that you make it... That means you have a strong will..Usually trouble in life is one good tool to make us realized that we are doing something wrong.. Maybe this time you could visit gambling sites without betting? If you could do that, you're okay now...
If he have managed to stay away from gambling then that is really a big deal, as most of the gamblers who are addicted to gambling cannot stay away from it and keep on gambling again and again.
Biggest problem of a gambler is getting addicted with gambling that is why gamblers sometimes is really getting cautious when betting, they might seem not always around certain casino's because they are only playing gambling if they have free time and will not engage in many betting, I thing this is a safe way on betting so you would not become very addicted to gambling.