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Gamble.
Gamble. Tried it out of curiosity when I turned 19, immediately lost my $20, never entered a casino again.
You didn't lose it, you paid $20 for an education in why gambling in a casino is a bad idea. It could have been much, much worse.
Frankly, this is the best outcome. Going and winning a decent amount your very first time is a huge risk for developing a gambling problem, because your monkey brain goes "It happened once, so it can totally happen again". Doubly so when you're young and your 'decent amount' is lower than it might be otherwise.
It could, sure, but the actual probability doesn't line up with your probabilistic fluke, and that's a hard thing to overcome for a lot of folks.
Never got to a point where it was a survival threat (very lucky in that regard), but that $300 I won when I was 19 was the most expensive money I've ever made.
Many pay a lot more without ever learning this lesson. I'd say it was money well spent.