It all depends on the kind of person you want to hide your online activities from. (Just noticed VWM said the same thing). For instance if your partner was an IT expert then you will need to be very thorough. If you partner hardly ever uses a computer then you can just clear the basics like internet history etc
Even if you follow all the tips people have mentioned here you are still exposed, because you cannot control the influx of emails and mail that may come to your door. Also now google knows you are gambling then your online profile has already been created, innocent things like MSN messenger, Yahoo, Facebook etc will all start to have targeted gambling adverts towards you.
The only way to be completely unexposed is to be either upfront about your online activities, or gamble from a computer out of reach of the person you are trying to conceal traces from. ie an internet cafe or a friends computer. This however will lead to further problems, so stick to the flash versions and limit the amount of accounts you open, thus reducing the gambling related amount of files that remain on your pc.
Mike
I have gone for the up front solution. EVERYBODY who knows me probably finds out pretty fast that I gamble. I do NOT lie about it, if asked (and by someone who is something to me) I will admit that I am partial to a little (or even a lot
) of online gambling. Before 2004, pretty much everybody knew I could never walk past a fruit machine arcade without ending up inside it
I used to go on "holidays" of a week or more, for the sole purpose of sampling the fruit machines in different parts of the country. This can be more dangerous than online gambling, and I was mugged once, and there are some dodgy characters around, but MOST of them are after screwing over the machines, NOT the players.
The danger online is ending up in the hands of a rogue casino, you can lose your money, but are unlikely to suffer personal injury (unless you accept the invitation to visit Virtual casinos in Costa Rica
)
Unfortunately, not everyone can be honest, as you could be close to someone who is VERY opposed, perhaps even to the extent that finding out would cause permanent damage to the relationship. It may also be about employment in a sensitive position.
In these cases, it is a "life gamble". Are you prepared to take the risk, however much you can mitigate against it, of being "outed" through some mistake, not necessarily your own (such as a casino phoning you, and an untrained operative telling your partner too much about the nature of the call). If the risk of being found out is too much, then perhaps you should consider giving up to prevent a disaster.
My position might be very different if I had a wife & kids, there would be a different set of priorities for a start, and time would be one of them, as well as sharing the assets to ensure the family unit was secure (as opposed to squandering the mortgage money on Munchkins
).