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My father was an insurance man and a small-time gambler. He was a good man, but he had an eye for the racehorses, and I saw how it used to bother my mother. I've never gambled a dime. Never, in all those years in Vegas.

I used to gamble when I was young. I'm wiser now.

I'm not a gambler, let's just say that, nor have I ever been a dealer at a casino.

As a kid, I saw that Dad lost a lot of money in casinos, and I didn't understand that. I thought this must be a great business. At the same time, I saw when I was with him - and I was with him a lot of the time - that this was a really cool business, and it was fun and glamorous.

When I was in high school, I had a gambling problem.

I could never gamble on stocks and shares because I saw my father get hurt that way - he lost quite a lot of money when the stock market collapsed in 2001.

I was very fortunate in my gene mix. The gambling instincts I inherited from my father were matched by my mother's gift for analysis.

I'm a gambler at heart. That's my life.

I never really gambled - certainly not playing poker. I'd casually bet on a football game or joined a pool.

My mother, sister and I watched through the windows as my father gambled.