Both VanderSloots look kind of dissipated to me. She looks a lot older than him. I guess she's the one with the money, since Paulus is just a humble civil servant.
They're both from the Netherlands, and moved to Aruba about ten years ago. He has a law degree...so why is he clerking at a Gov. office?
Many expatriates have something shady in their past--which is why they flee to these "island paradises" in the first place.
The reason I ask about gambling (saw this posted on a blog) is that there may be a connection between owing money and the disappearance of Natalee. Far fetched - sure.
More interesting is the ex pat issue. Here we have a ex -pat family in which the 17 year old son is allowed to get blasted and gamble and get has his own private apartment on the family grounds. Something is not right here.