When I was 5, my dad taught me how to play blackjack as a way to learn how to add and subtract. Soon after, he taught me to play poker. We'd play with pennies and nickels. I was about 6 when he started to teach me about odds to learn multiplication and division. I suppose my fate was sealed after that. In college, I used to clean out the boys at their Saturday night games. But I didn't starting slotting until my first trip to Vegas in 2008. I was hooked on the city and the gambling immediately. Didn't win anything significant but the whole experience was addicting.