dad: cards everyday ( continental and pinochle) .. jai alai, horse racing (and harness) dogs and boxing ..lottery just daily number .. once he played a number he played it for life .. his daily plays kept grew out of control... stock market (penny stocks pumps and dumps) and sports only played parlays especially mlb .. physical: arm wrestled for money
mom: pinochle, cribbage, bingo , stock market (penny stocks and an occasional brick and mortar) and was part of a pyramid scheme
me and my siblings: atari for punches , pushups and worse was the loser sorts out the sunday supplements and had to put them in the sunday newspaper for our paper routes.. acey deucey with all the change on collection day
uncle with a bakery another with a variety store / fruit stand both had ledgers on the counter at the register that they were always updating..
. aunts also and grandmother all played pinochle , cribbage and continental for money...
older sibling became a ticket scalper and hot dog/sausage vendor.. made a small fortune and blew it playing cards and dice , easy come ez go..
