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

[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.

[bigdavestar]

Well, I had my first bet when I was probably 8 years old but i've been gambling seriously since about 2004 so when I was about 20.

[chikitabingo]

Around 16 years old, playing with friend poker, after bingo come later!