Wasn’t that the plot of an Albert Brooks movie? Except I think his wife blew their life savings.
Yep -- "Lost in America" -- funny and touching, very entertaining. Albert tried to get the casino manager to advertise his casino as "The Casino with a Heart", because he returned Albert's funds that his wife lost playing roulette, with glazed-over eyes, all night long.
Of course, the casino manager didn't return the money. He said, instead, "This is a ca-SEE-no, you play the money you think you can afford, and sometimes you lose. That's why it's called GEHMMMM-bling."
Funny as anything.
The “nest egg “.