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Martin Upton

Some people are BIG risk takers. Take Ashley Revell from Kent. In 2004, Ashley entered the Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas with only one thing on his mind: taking a big gamble! He'd raised thousands of pounds and he was now ready to put it all on the line - a total of 76,840 pounds' worth to be precise!

He contemplated a roulette wheel. Whether he chose to place his two piles of chips on red or on black would mean the difference between loosing it all and gaining thousands more. He had a 50/50 chance of winning or losing... but he felt lucky. He chose red at the very last minute... and that's where the ball settled.

On a whim, in one moment, he'd doubled his money to 153,680 pounds! But he could just as easily have lost it all. Would you be able to take such a gamble? Would you describe yourself as a risk taker? Or are you risk averse?