 When Anthony was introduced , it was revealed that he was a gambling addict . Of this , Lapinskas said , " it 's a great thing that our executive producer Bryan Kirkwood and the EastEnders team came up with for Anthony – that he does have this gambling problem and various insecurities connected with it . It adds some more depth to the character and it 's brilliant when we can explore that . With every topic and every storyline that crops up , I think Anthony 's background will always have an effect and impact on it . That 's really nice to play . " 
