How old were you when you started gambling?

[brothersfreedom]

I think i was 6. you know ....i show something if you give me .25 cent .... stupid girl

[dunstall]

i started fruit machines when i was 11 at blackpool but had been playing other types as mchiens as oon as i could reach the, eg, horse racing/car racing in the arcades with the glass domes, u know the type . my true luv was pinball at the time tho.

fruities had £1 jackpots in tokons then, first ones didnt even have a nudge then u got 3 nudges wow. tiny hold buttons and a lver in the centre of the front panel to start it.

[TylerStroud]

Southend 2p Arcade machines at the age of 7! Whoop! I need to go back there!

[Wakou]

I dont gamble - i only play poker...

+1

[mrcjod]

in my day we used to throw coins towards the wall and the person closest won, nowadays we still play it (at stupid o'clock),but for £5erz, it's still fun

[rfph1]

I dont gamble - i only play poker...

....a form of charity donation eh ?

[rodbuck]

First time I ever played a fruitmachine was when my parents took me to Paignton.

It was a 2p machine, but was broken, and when you put 2p in you got 10 spins instead of 1. I cleaned the machine out (about 2 quid) and when the final payout just chugged the machine I asked a security guy to help me claim my lost funds. I got thrown out. I was about 8.

[Chepaco]

Was about 9 started selling raffles, by 12 I was doing pools by 15 was picking up bets for the bookies.

[tfeilding]

We used to play bridge at school, and people's signalling attempts often became absurd:
"I am a big fan of shovels."
"I am a robot in the sense that I am made of metal and have no organic muscles that may or may not pump blood around my circuits."

Surely the point of education is to discover more and more ways to cheat at cards.

When I cheated at bridge it was more subtle. Holding the cards in your left hand meant you were strong in red, right was black. Finger raised up the back of the cards meant clubs or diamonds. When the cards are fanned out you can make a small 'v' where the cards are somewhat spaced out - the position of the 'v' told your partner how many points you had.

[marcthespark]

hahaha pitch and toss!!! we used to play that at school too. i got my first two detentions for playing that. we used to play for 2ps, 10ps and 20ps. you used to think it was so important though. i remember on the odd occasion we played with quids (usually in the bogs, to avoid detection) and it was the most nerve wracking thing ever!