Province) and also the UK (London, Richmond, and Oxford) and LEARNED ALOT! 

BTW I spent about 7 years working in Black Hawk and never lost at gambling.

I think @Brad Larsen also gave you some great advice about the benefits of a career in Property Management as well as advice on taking a gamble on yourself, the way he did. 

I have a SSN when I was in the USA, now I am an Expat and pay my taxes in the UK (double taxation agreement).

Since it seems like you need more money and less debt, I think the best way you can get to the "real estate gambling table" is to first get more money.  

What you are doing is gambling with your future.

For me it was a gamble to get the licensing, I was getting a divorce and didn't have extra cash - I put everything on a credit card.

The tenant originally stated he had gambling issues and today when he called he said he had money invested in the USA stock market which 'is taking a long time to clear' this seems like an unlikely story and another ploy to extend the eviction process.

I would never have rented to her for many reasons, primarily because I have no reason to gamble on high risk tenants.Be very careful in the future as you are likely only going to get that lucky once in your life as a landlord, don't let this success story influence your future tenant selection. 9 times in 10 a landlord would have been seriously burned by this type of tenant. 

I won't gamble it and always use an attorney.