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There is the case of increasing number of underaged gamblers, will you still teach your little kids to gamble?

The answer will be "no" for most users, but truth is that in reality, most parents who gamble teach their kids indirectly to gamble without knowing, how?

for Sports betting - You indirectly teach your kids to gamble when you leave open your online betting slips, and drop carelessly within the reach of the underaged your offline slip if you didn't bet online. Kids are very inquisitive and take cue from their parents and guardians easily.

You indirectly teach the underaged to gamble when you speak freely and excitedly about how you their parent or guardian placed some bets, visited a casino to have some fun and so on. (be careful what you say around the underaged, they learn quickly especially from someone they look up to.
 
You also contribute to the increasing cases of gambling when you hide answers about gambling from the underaged when asked. If your kids or any underaged around you becomes too curious about gambling, educate them and let them know the perils of underaged gambling and why it is for adults, answer their questions and clear their doubts, so they don't go find out about gambling themselves.

kindly bring to our notice other ways user's have unknowingly contributed to the increasing number of underaged gambling, so we can take corrections and make amends where necessary.

Although they will learn it eventually when they become teens, it's good to remind them before it grows in thier mind that gambling is a source of income. Even the greatest high rollers in the past have to retire due to losses.

The internet is introducing a lot of things and parents may not keep up when kids are using gadgets. A constant reminder still for us who have kids using the internet. I'm considering giving my kid just an old phone not meant for browsing but he'll also be behind in class because the teachers today are also asking them to search using thier phones. It's like teaching them how to use google.

Here in my place most of the sports bets are done online so it's not a problem for us but I think the more worrying part is the games that also have these gambling aspects so even if you don't teach them or have some slip up it's going to come to them at some point.

Also, I don't think there's anything wrong with learning gambling on their own but at the same time the parents need to monitor their child's activity since the topic of gambling is really out there nowadays plus you'd see so many advertisements from most social media platforms.

I like what you said mate, I mean I do agree in the fact that even though we don't teach our child about gambling (which of course there's no parents that would want to teach their children at young minds about gambling) but due to fast growing and developing technology we know that eventually the child will going to learn it as it grows. So, as a parents, our duty is to be their constant guide and always being there for them to explain anything that we know the right and wrong for them. As a parent, as long as we can influence the life decision of our child let's keep on reminding to them the limitations, the pros and cons of gambling if they may get a chance to catch it up on internet or by accidentally.

I will not teach kids to gamble but I will teach/inform them about gambling in general so they will have better understanding about the effect of gambling. The increasing number of underaged gamblers is not because their parent teach them to gamble, but they know it from the internet such as social media where there are many gambling ads or from other people around them. This is the main task of parents to teach and control them so they will not do something that they do not know well.

sooner or later, they will encounter the world of gambling. so yeah, you can educate them what you know about gambling and the possible consequences when you submerge yourself into this activity. they may unknowingly learn gambling outside your home, but at least they should know the possible impact of this activity on their daily life.
but as much as possible, let them stay away from gambling. if they are old enough to understand their finances, then, let them learn their own way if in case they will traverse the path of gambling. you can never see what they're doing 24/7. but if they have the basics, they may remember it along the way.

I, like most parents who want only good for their children, do not teach my children to gamble, but I explain to them the algorithms by which they work. I think it is important that the child understands from childhood that gambling can lead to serious losses and the risks of such games are too high.

If I gamble myself, I do it so they don't see it. I believe that we must protect minors from gambling in every possible way.

It is much easier to control girls than boys when it comes to gambling. I feel 5/10 parents will have a hard time preventing their son from gambling when every child has an android in their hands. Easy internet access has opened up higher opportunities for underage gambling involvement and this is already happening in many countries of the world.

Children need to be taught what is good and what is bad and what they can and cannot do. Religious norms will fortify them from things that are prohibited, but this modern era will be a barrier for every parent to prevent things like gambling or other acts from happening to minors.

• Teach them the right things
• Don't let them hold android more than learning needs.
• Their control is much more frequent at times they least expect.
• Education

There is no denying that children will become like us and no parent will teach their children to gamble, and the real example is we and we were not taught by our parents.
and in the end we are involved in gambling and even without their knowledge, it is all because of the increasingly sophisticated Age especially in technology that attracts us to get involved and it will happen to our children later without our knowledge.
and I personally still advise not to get involved in gambling because it will be detrimental, and in the end they do it anyway. and there may be no option to let go, and it is always under my supervision not to become an addict.

I understand your point is, if we don't teach them, they can take the wrong patterns off the internet. Children don't know the value of money. They can be taught the rules of gambling, but showing them how to play for money is too dangerous in my opinion.

That's a very bad idea imo. You should teach your kids Math instead. When a kid has a solid understanding of mathematics, it is nearly impossible for him/her to get addicted to gambling because he will know that he would be the loser in the long run. If you don't teach them math first, they'll probably think they can get rich from gambling like so many noobs out there. I know it because I thought about it when I was younger and dumber.

Unfortunately, the situation is similar with alcohol. It is visible almost everywhere (on the street, in restaurants, in movies, on TV), children observe it and it becomes a normal part of life for them. However, not all become alcoholics. It is similar with gambling when we unknowingly show it to them. I think it is better to just avoid showing it at all costs than to teach them to do so.

By providing education to my kids ,it is possible that they will not gamble because a good future starts with clearing the mind ,I mean not being indoctrinated by something destructive ! I'm aware that gambling is harmful so I will only educate in the opposite direction so that children will be stay away from gambling more firm attitude !

kids will follow our activities as an example I will be an angel in front of my kids ,but education about gambling must also be informed that gambling is only for professionals and is not a good thing to do it ! in my small heart I have to be a role model ,all parents want to have the best child that can be proud in the future

The advancement of technology has brought many benefits to our lives but it has also brought many other dangers that as parents are difficult to see unless you are heavily involved on the lives of your children.

Many people only think of gambling when it comes to the traditional games like dice and poker, however now there are many mechanics in video games that are very similar to gambling, and as such it is important to teach them what is it really going on so they do not fall victims of this and then they develop gambling issues in the future.

I didn't know that. I was always shouting and was being drawn by the game and I even share it to my wife how much I bet for. The kids are around when I do that. But I think there's always a solution for this kind of problem. Better explain to them while they are growing up.
Right now, kids are just at home spending most of their time in their gadgets and toys while school is all online. "Online" that is the problem because they can easily access the gambling sites and with all the ads popping out even in kids games, they might accidently open it.
Solution to that is restricting their phones with parental access before opening a specific websites. That's a lot of work though but if it does good then time and effort will be worth it.

When a child ask parents or guildiance questions concerning gambling and they tend not to give them answers is not the best, children tend to understand things fast when you try to hide things from them. Their is nothing wrong for parents to teach their children gambling,  children should be giving proper gambling education to teach them how to role with gambling ( benefits & effect), how to use fund for gambling and everything good the kids need to understand about gambling.

Teaching your kids to Gamble??
Kids??
This is honestly the most inappropriate thing that I have ever heard. Teaching them the pros/cons and at the same time educating them safely if the parents do find them engaged in something like that might be a better option but we have to definitely define the kids here that we are talking about. It's about addiction as well, additionally it's pretty a vast subject to talk about. Therefore they have to be mentally ready as well, age difference as well as their understanding matters a lot!

Even if no one wants their kids to play gambling, yet the children will play the gamble when they grow up. Whether you teach them to gamble or avoid telling anything about gambling, they will probably involve in gambling through their friends and society.
The best you can do is to tell them the pros and cons of gambling and then let them decide what they choose for themselves. And why not yourself let go gambling and set an example for them ?

It is for sure that I'm not going to teach my child to gamble. By any means or sign, I won't give any hint of him to avoid it. It's true that we may indirectly teach them.
Also in conversations, we have to be careful if we don't want to teach them. We have to make sure that they don't hear things about gambling when we're in front of them. They're always curious and they'll ask things related to it upon hearing it from us so be careful with words.

this has become a dilemma for many parents who are gamblers out there

i am a gambler but i don't plan to let my kids know that i play gambling, i better keep teaching his mind that gambling is bad

because if my child gambles at a young age, I am afraid he will become a criminal because at a young age he certainly cannot make his own money for his gambling capital, I avoid this but when he grows up it's his choice

There was a study done recently where it said children of smokers are much more likely to become smokers and it's unlikely to all be chemical dependency related. It's definitely a sad side affect of peoples addictions and shows how selfish such addictions can really be. It's one thing to destroy your own future, if you take it to the extremes, but when you have children you need to really try to set a higher standard. If you're a sensible gambler and are able to teach your children about it the proper way it might have some benefits (such as teaching them they will never win long term but it can be fun in small doses), but that level of self control is rare. Problem gamblers can also tend to have other traits like poor money management or even lying, which combined altogether can be even more disastrous.

This is always the best to do. Doesn't matter how polemical is this matter, talking freely and in an educative way about all its aspects, including the risks and potential benefits, will help an underage person to better understand what can be really expected from gambling realistically. In my opinion it's important to highlight for underage people that gambling won't replace a part or full time job for most people and even though there isn't any work disponible around, to consider gambling an emergency palliative can turn the financial situation more serious than just not working. Sometimes underage people have difficult comprehending this, so they need support from older and more experient family members and friends.

Even though my children will become gamblers and enjoy gambling, I will not teach them this when they are young or teenagers. maybe I will just remind you that gambling is something that is not good and when you fall into gambling addiction, you will only get losses everywhere. but on the other hand I will not forbid them to gamble when they grow up because it is their choice.

Children absorb everything they see around them, so we who gamble must be a little more careful about what our children can see, and we must certainly be careful what we say near them! Gambling is just one of the sensitive topics and I believe that parents should go through all these topics with their children but at the right time! When the time is right? And what is the right way to talk depends on the parents and the child and their characters, so it is difficult to generalize all this, it is up to each of us to have a healthy way of thinking and a logical approach to talking to children... I guess it's all about that, for now, my kids are too young, so I will see for myself how this goes in a few years!

That may be sound weird as we're gamblers and we don't want our kids to gamble. But that's the reality, we want the best for them and we know the implications once they become introduced to gambling. They might not control themselves and they're still kids and where they're going to get their money to gamble? from us, parents.

I think it's okay to voiced out gambling to them once you see the signs that their curiosity is also ticking about it. You tell them about habits, the effects of it and based from our opinion, good and bad.

As we have said above, some parents draw children's attention to gambling without even thinking about it. For example, a simple coin toss, which seems quite harmless, can be deposited in the unconscious memory of a child, which may later affect the addiction to gambling.

When my child asks about gambling games that he downloads to his phone, I try to explain to him that such games are trying to take his money. It seems to me that any sensible parent would try to limit their child from gambling, even if it is free.

As a parent then it would really be on our full responsibility on how we do raise up our kids and if you don't really like for your children to follow on what you are doing or with gambling then

it would really be your responsibility on not to show off things in front of them or giving out some hints or exposure on what you are doing but this cant really be sure yet as long your

child would increase its awareness or age then they wont really be dumb on not to notice something on what you've been doing.So you should really be that careful.

The truth is that whether parents give their children gambling education or not the children will still know about gambling and since a proper lesson was not giving to them they may do it anyhow they like because they were not taught in the rightfull way on how to gamble.

We as parents does know the risk of gambling specially in talks of addiction but we do able to handle it out thats why its up to your choice whether you do teach them about gambling and tell them at young age that it isnt really good to deal with it because its a waste of money but of course you should really be showing that you arent doing it for yourself because if they do then those guidance would really be just useless because
they would really put up into their minds that on things what you are doing would be definitely considered to be right!Therefore, you would need to hide that activity if you are really that serious
on not for letting them know but just like been said by other users that time will come they would discover it out.

They need a good example if you don't want your kids to go into gambling.
They may encounter it at some point in their lives, where you have no control of.
But if they have solid upbringing and discipline in life, they can always hold onto it.
If they are already mature individuals, they would know how to decide for themselves.
But the good foundation will assist them on how to decide for themselves if they are out of their parents' sights.

Be that as it may, underage gambling is highly prohibited in many regions and this is why some countries have struck laws against gambling, I think rather than trying to hide it from underage kids the best thing is to educate them with a positive mindset and try prepare for the future ahead of them. If you don't teach them the ups and down from a young age the society will teach them and it may be on the negative side. Am not supporting underage gambling but the fact is when I kid reach certain age there are some things he/she will need to know and it's better to learn from your parent experience rather than learning outside.

Letting them know at early age on whats the risk and it all matters with responsible parenting on teaching them to avoid it at all cost because addiction is something that could ruin someones life.
and on the time that they had encountered it then they would definitely remembers on what you had told them when they are still young.
Building up a good foundation is really something that should be teach on early age in regarding on raising up your children.

In my country gaming is turned to be a big issue among the kids, so I'll teach my kids about the limits on gaming which might help me teach what it is about gambling further. I've lost big out of gambling, so from the beginning I'll give him the access to understand it is all about fun and not a way to make money.

Even today a school kid ended with suicide as his mother took the mobile phone and restricted not to play games. The mother has been trying to limit him, but everyday it seems he spends atleast 12 hours on Mobile gaming which is a lot time for a school going kid.

As far as gambling goes I think a painful lesson of losing money or something similiarly precious is a very good way to teach your kids not to risk things they do not want to lose. It also teaches them how hard it is to bring lady luck to the table, especially with things that have low probabilities. But otherwise, no. Gambling can have the opposite effect on children and they might end up liking it. I would keep them away from it.

We dont want our kids to learn how to gamble or be expose in gambling, but most kids are already using gadgets and free to access the internet. There are times that we cant control what they do specially if the parents are busy on other things. The parents are the one responsible to guide and limit their kids on the do's and donts when using their gadgets.

If you're a gambler then be careful not to expose what you do to your kids, because kids nowadays are smart and can easily comprehend and absorb what they see.

I won't be teaching on how to gamble, but I will be teaching them what gambling is. It's a subtle difference, but it's probably what makes the topic rather important to discuss. In general it isn't only in casinos where we gamble after all, it's also done in simple decisions that we do in life, or maybe even very important ones.

Honestly, limiting my kid to doing what I want him to do is pretty dumb, it's like going against the idea that I always agree with, that countries should allow casinos instead of banning them so that they can manage it properly, instead of outright banning it thereby leading to illegal casinos popping out. I might as well let my kid gamble (If he really wants to) somewhere I can actually guard him and educate him.

I personally think if we teach gambling to children is a very big mistake, because gambling can bring huge losses, children must be taught positive things, we must focus on proper education to them, so that their lives in the future will be getting better, if our children teach us how to do business I agree, but education is still number one..

First, I don't left my betting slip open, and to be honest, we have our own gadgets so there's no way they are getting near my laptop where I play my game.

Second, of course as a parent I don't want to get them involved in gambling so I will do everything to not let them play. Unfortunately, there could be other influences become my control so let it be. But in any case, you should talk to your kids about the dangers of gambling and let it be a open subject and not like a taboo.

In time after they mature eventually the childrens will know gambling by themself so teach them early is a big mistakes and let them grow normal such as usual childrens and stay away them from gambling because for the childrens still early to know it but maybe instead of teaching child to gambling i think educations the risk of gambling can introduce early to them i think it's necesary because in the future when they know gambling the children know too negative impact from it

I agree it is not wise to teach our children to gamble, what we need to do is educate our children about gambling. So that they realize the negative
impact of gambling, because we certainly do not want to see our children addicted to gambling. Moreover, the internet is now easily accessible by anyone,
we as parents must be more strict in supervising our children's activities when online. Now there are lots of gambling advertisements on various social
media, so if our children don't get education about gambling, it will be very dangerous. Actually I will not forbid my child to gamble forever,  I may allow
my child to gamble when he is over 21 years old, and he already understands how to manage finances well.

Don't let your kids see you gambling for starters because it's also how they also start learning. I see my father play cards in the neighborhood gathering when I was just a grader. I don't mind it but find myself learning what he does. He didn't teach me anything about gambling but I end up learning it by just watching how the game works. This could also happen to your kid when let them watch you gamble.

I still think my father is a very responsible person. But for me, I will not allow my kids to see me gambling, the impression to them might be different.

If the society you're in is where gambling is legal your children will eventually find out whether you discuss gambling in your home or not, it's online, on TV, and on the streets where he is playing, you are not going to teach your children to gamble by just discussing it to them indirectly, but it's your obligation to teach your children the harmful effects of gambling so they know what action to take when they are on the outside world.

We need to teach them to take care of their allowances as if they not getting anything in the next week so that they will not waste it on something that has no benefit in it. When they have this kind of mindset, they will know how to value everything they have right now until they get old. But if we continue giving them to the point they think everything is easy to get including their allowances, then they will become prone to be addicted to wasting their money and their things because they know how easy it is to get it back.

You cannot guide your kids but protect them from harm. Everyone now has access to the internet and kids need to know what is bad for them and what is good for them. But, kids are always inquisitive and they would try to find why elders have label something as bad and why something as good. No matter what they will try to find out the reason for labelling something as bad and at that time you need to keep a check on them. I do favour that we need to educate our kids about gambling. They should no the pros and cons of it and then let them decide.

Not to gamble, in any case to play poker, which in a broad sense can be included in gambling, but it is different in that it can earn money in the long term. Only in adolescence, from 14 or so, teaching them in general about probability and explaining why casino games are EV-, while in poker you can win.

Teaching them to gamble, like teaching them to play roulette and such things, seems irresponsible to me.

You know technology has entered all corners, including Android phones, which have become a necessity for minors, plus yesterday's corona, students had to study online at their respective homes.

The times are sophisticated, you can't stem and prohibit your children from being involved in their daily lives, they can't be separated from android, Of course in terms of surveillance, you don't have time to control it online, gambling, social media etc.

Only one way you can do your child or minor, not active and involved in online gambling.
• Place them in a dormitory that has safe and controlled facilities in their dorm, don't let them live with you, You do not have time to control their daily activities, Dormitory, a good alternative today if your child is still small, this will avoid online gambling.

I will not teach them about gambling but as we know, they can get gambling information from the internet, especially when they watch videos from Youtube, although we already use Safe Setting for kids. If somehow, they know gambling from what they got from the internet, I will explain why gambling can be dangerous and for adults. Luckily, I do not play gambling when they are awake so they do not know if sometimes, I am playing gambling ;D

It is how we can tell our kids about the danger, the risk, and what we will get from gambling, especially if we lose all of our money so they can understand that they must stay away from gambling before everything is ruined. If we can explain with the right, they will understand and will not try to get involved in gambling, even if they have already grown up.

Well i don't have kids yet myself but i am pretty sure i would not be that big of a inspiration for them to start gambling or sports betting, because i just do it for fun with small amounts of FIAT and i am happy if i win and if i lose i don't really care to much, but i am not doing it for a living like some people in this forum. That being said, if you have kids or younger siblings or whatever and they see you while you are gambling on your computer or smartphone then they are basically introduced to gambling through you, no matter how you take it. Then it is your responsibility to tell them that they should not do it if they are still young. Once they become teenagers they will do what they want anyway.

I don't mind teaching them a thing or two if they are curious. I mean, they could learn it from someone else who doesn't care about them or from someone who can explain gambling to them and what's the pros and cons of gambling. and to be honest, keeping your child from gambling is almost impossible nowadays. what they need is proper guidance and not secrecy.

When we forbid it because they are not old enough, they will be more curious. So I will explain to them what will likely happen if they play gambling. I think they will understand if we explain well. Moreover, the status of parents or family, we are even more comfortable in explaining, because there is a strong emotional connection.

It is actually not direct teaching that makes most kids or minors gamble. Kids or minors gamble because they see gambling around. If a kid is exposed to gambling because his parents are also gambling then he will most likely learn it from them. He will either become a gambler while still a minor or grow into the legal age and become a gambler.

Some kid gamblers are getting the idea of gambling from their peers who are exposed to gambling. Others are simply living in a neighborhood where the presence of gambling is strong. There are many reasons why kids gamble other than direct teaching.

Many people are already into gambling some of them just use to entertain themselves and also earn some extra money and children already enlightened with this kind of activity in my country there's a lot of people playing gambling in their leisure time and of course, it's just a casual game so they play near on their houses and their children saw it. By that, they learn how to play and the parents ignore this kind of learning to them and some of them teach them that not good or appropriate still it's on the parent's guidance.

Teaching them looks irresponsible.  What if you later find out they play gamble. It is better you teach them how to play responsible than leaving them , if you teach them growing up they will be able to control their urge for gambling (addicted). But when no body put them through they will like to do it the way they like without any control.

Surely, teaching your children to gamble is an inappropriate term; rather, it should be a proper discussion about the ins and outs of gambling and how it can affect their overall lives when it starts to go wrong. Moreover, researchers have found that the attitudes of family members toward gambling have a significant impact on the likelihood of youth gambling^[1].

Therefore, teaching these important topics to their children will somehow give light on their journey.

- The nature of probabilities.
- install add-ons for web browsers to limit the advertisement they see on the internet.
- financial education(e.g., money, debt, simple economic strcuture).

This way children can filter out which are the pros and cons when they encounter gambling somewhere in their lives.

[1] Factors that influence children’s gambling attitudes and consumption intentions: lessons for gambling harm prevention research, policies and advocacy strategies (https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-017-0136-3)

There are also some similar threads regarding.
- Gambling Exposed to children (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5351790.0)
- Do you think online casinos can effectively prevent underage gambling? (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5262199.0)

Right now, we are in a world where everything can be seen online and that also includes gambling.
The technology is also evolving and people including kids can access into the internet as quickly as possible. For sure most of the kids know the word gambling.

Teaching them directly really is a bad thing but the reality is, we can't prevent them in knowing what gambling is. As a responsible parent, the only thing that we can do is to teach them how gambling works and what are the possible effects of it to a person both positive and negative. Unfortunately, there are some kids around the world who are gambling because they saw somebody won online or they are curious about it and its the parent who's responsible for it if there are negative things happen to the kid.

Well, everything starts from an early age! You presented a good example, and I believe it's like that, it can look harmless at the moment but later can have consequences!

I don't know how old is your kid, but I will try to remember how you are doing it, I like it... kids will pay more attention if you explain to them that some game can take their money for snacks and toys! My kids are little, the older one is only 3 years old and I guess I have a few more years before they jump me with questions about gambling!

Actually we are teaching them indirectly by the way we live , how we bring them daily . when we talk about gambling when they are around this will bring them to understand and think that gambling is good and rightful to do.

i myself is a victim of this . though my parents are not gamblers but my uncles are, and they commonly play infront of us in our premises when i was young , and they even give us TIP when they won , or sometimes when they ask us to buy them some foods or cigarettes (Since in my country it is allowed for youngster to buy smoke)

True, even when you go to the mall and enter those supposedly entertainment place for kids, somewhat there is a subliminal message to them to be a gamble. They insert coins or tokens, play with their friends and try to bested each other. So that for me is already gambling per se. Anyhow, sooner or later some of our kids are really going to developed a knock on gambling and hopefully they can control it when they grow up and you as a parent will have to guide them.

Whether sports betting or visit to casino or whatever ways including forgetting to cover your tracks from kids, the question is can you really keep those things or anything away from kids ? And the answer is no. Every betting company has it website online.

The changes that have occurred in our world is our number culprit. The internet has been exploded that it is has become a place of rest and relaxation for kids.

I mean there is nothing the kids can't find on the internet with the high tech phones available to them, you don't try to prevent them from using it because they would use that of their friends or be thought "wrongly" by their friends.

The best therefore is to properly educate the kids so they are well informed and guided and not to hide things off from them.

Harmless for them knowing that they cannot feel the worse situation at the moment and they can feel the impact on what they are doing upon growing up that's why we need to pay attention to our youngster since if they will be unguided to go on this area then provably they will be in bad situation which can put them in danger. But if they are will guided and been educated then maybe the risk is low.

Maybe we can forbid but we must explain why it can be a danger to them, especially if they are still kids. We can give an example for addicted people in gambling and what happens to them so they can see that gambling can ruin their lives. With the right explanation that they can understand, I am sure they will not be curious and search for more about gambling instead will try to avoid it and tell their friends why they should not be involved in gambling. We can not give them strict rules to avoid gambling them because they will disobey it and try to figure it out by themselves and I am afraid that can make them go in the wrong direction.

I try to teach my child to understand the essence of gambling, and not to scare her with bad aftermaths or something else that can be negative if she is too passionate about gambling. Thank God she understands mathematics well and is not a gambling person, so I can assume that she will not have problems with gambling.
Generally speaking, our whole life is gambling and you need to look for where it is profitable, and avoid those areas where it is unprofitable.

Parents? They are responsible but most kids are learning gambling from the internet not from their parents so the growth of technology has to be blamed if we want to blame something. But as a parent it is important to talk about money to our kids and importance of managing it then these teens will know how much to spend because its not going to be their money on most cases.

That's the right way to do than letting them discover gambling for themselves, they can easily learn it in the internet, we all know kids nowadays are quite reckless if they are influenced in the wrong way, so it's better that parents are the ones to tell them the disadvantages and the risk of being a gambling addict, only responsible parents can mold responsible children by doing the right approach.

What you say is true, because parents still have to be responsible for everything their children do, now I think that apart from giving them the freedom to surf the internet, parents should also supervise their children access to the internet,  and besides that there are many factor that triggers children to gamble, apart from environmental influences, of course their friends can also be one of the causes of children to gamble, it is quite important for parents to know where and with whom children are friends, because if children are given 100% freedom of course children will be caught in the wrong association.

You are right parents are not to be blame, it will be very difficult for parents to start giving their child lesson how to gamble , not that it is bad. 80% of people who gamble learn it from outside.

This is the reason why must need to have guidance by the parents because of course there's a curiosity that will hit on the children like looks it's just a play to them so they will urge to learn more on it, but most of the time children get bored and find another thing they can do or to play. Still its better to support and guide them to make an englightenment which is the right and wrong things as earliy as possible.

Agree , as a parent well my kid is still young , i know we cant control their life all the time what the best thing we could do is talked to them the disadvantages on it but we really expect that they will got curious about it and still pursuing it which we cant really control but after that we should guide them always they will learn from their mistakes but that mistakes happened and you tell them about it starting on that day they will listen to you and try to avoid it or like play with it but with your guidance. I am not really stopping my kid in gambling as long as she wants it but with moderation only

That is correct!
One solution for that is to put a subject in the school curriculum that specialises about individual budgeting like in the household budgeting and savings.
Kids will inevitably going to learn about gambling whenever they want because of the internet. So, equipping them with knowledge for them to be aware of the result If one becomes a gambling addict.

Do you yourself play gambling? If you think that gambling is bad and you can lose your money, then you should first quit gambling so that your money in not lost and you have enough money to support your children. It's hard to stop our kids from doing gambling but it's easy for us to first stop doing it ourselves. I think everyone here is a gambler and no one will ever quit gambling.

Our education system is yet to teach about how money works for the students so it may take another century for the changes to happen so there is no solution to this until parents learn about money and how the addiction is there in our day to day life and what are the ways to overcome then only they can teach all these things to their kids. Feels like Illuminati is real! ::)

What is the point of teaching your child to gambling (even if it is implied that this is done with good intentions)? I have not heard that children are very interested in gambling, usually they have other interests. I remember that I began to be interested in this topic already in high school, but by that moment I no longer considered myself a child. Modern children are faced with gambling very early (loot boxes in games and other things that depend on probability), but they learn from their own experience and learn by themselves. I don't think any additional lessons are needed here.

The world can't do without gamble,  it is not what you can keep away from children.  Children get familiar with gamble as they become to take sport as a hobby.  That is why majority of people who play gamble are sport lovers. Gamble may even start from the home when the child starts to predict which team can be winner. Gambling on it own is a game.

Until now I still agree with what you said because I also still feel when teaching gambling to children will only have more negative impacts than positive.
but we can't help this because more and more children are given the freedom, especially in handling technology such as gadgets and PCs, the more they know about this and we are not able to filter it out enough.
I feel like telling it's okay but not telling it to forbid. let the child choose especially when he is an adult

I don't agree with teaching gamble to kids/child because it can be an harmful vice wi/in a lot of bad issues.
Plus gambling is not for all. I am playing just few events/games or players/teams because I have find stressful at least for me and my heart  ::) playing too much .

With any choice you made you are gambling. But you don't need to know "how to gamble" ... you need to know how it works life.
Likewise you need to know basic statistics and basic knowledge of probability. If you look everything with that perspective ... Life itself is made of gambling events.

Education will guide them well, in the manner that budgeting or allocating fund for leisure and fund for important things should be separated, if our kids knows the value of money, even they learn how to gamble the chance of getting addicted is slim, we can't stop the spread of this gambling activities but we can help to lessen the chance that our kids will be involved in it the wrong way.

We should be alarmed and be responsible enough for proper guidance for our kids.

They will be ready in case they choose the path of playing or gambling, having the right mindset that they've gained from proper education
Will help them up.. ;) ::)

I Agree with teaching kids the risk and value of gambling and not the profits in other to reduce their addiction to it because of the money, kids play computer games and see it as fun to make some exciting moves in the games which sometimes are all gambling because the are computer games that reward it, players, with real money in form of coins and tokens that can be exchanged. So the best thing is to teach the value rather than keeping gambling away from kids.

Sooner or later they'll know about it, and it will be their choice ultimately to gamble or not. I myself have been exposed to gambling at a young age, but I never grew up gambling, only now that I'm looking for something to do every weekends. Also, never have I forced myself to debt just to gamble, and so I'd say my gambling career is somewhat 'controllable' and on the milder side albeit being with problematic gamblers even when I'm just a kid.

You cannot control your kids forever, and they'll know all the bad habits sooner or later. It is up to you to guide them and let them know about the dangers of gambling at a very early stage. Not that you'll teach them how to gamble, but to just let them see the effects of it and let them decide if it's for them or not.

I do watch soccer matches with my kids but I never let them know that they can place a bet with it, well when they grow up, they might get to understand how to gamble on their own, but it's a very bad idea to start teaching or exposing them to gambling at this tender age, doing so will amount to absolute distractions to their academic life, I also believe that when they grow up and got acquainted with gambling some may dislike it while others might start gambling

I will definitely tell my children about gambling.  They should be aware of this and not make mistakes. 

I will tell them about the Russian writer Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky.  He wrote wonderful psychological novels.  Publishers paid him handsomely for his work.  However, he could not use the received royalties.  He lived in poverty.  He had huge debts.  Creditors threatened him with death. 

Unfortunately, Fyodor Mikhailovich suffered from gambling addiction...

He lost all the money he earned at roulette. 

About this he wrote a wonderful novel "The Gambler".

Well that is right --parents will not teach their kids how to gamble, that is just because kids are very aggressive and curious about gambling so they are looking for ways how to learn it and perhaps they will become under influence with someone else around them. These days people are prone to the internet many of them have their own internet at home so that is possible that through the internet source some kids learn how to gamble. We have a lot of streamers out there that are where they can learn. So that parents should always be responsible for what their kids do and not involve in that early stage of gambling.

That is a nice strategy, by teaching them by way of historical examples kids can more easily learn the pitfalls they need to avoid once they grow and they decide to gamble on their own, after all it is known that people do not really respond really well to pure data and statistics and instead learn a lot more when they hear specific stories about the events that happened to a person on particular, so this seems like the optimal strategy to teach them about some of the dangers of gambling addiction.

My father was a big gambler and was quite good at it. I don’t know how much sports gambling he did, if any, but I know he loved cards and made a visit to Vegas at least once a year.  He taught me how to play gambling type games but never taught me about the gambling aspect of it.  My father preached having good strong morals and being a good kid. As with anything else (smoking / drinking etc) he simply said you can do so when you’re of age. I think that was a pretty good way to approach it.

Kids are naturally curious on things which gambling wont really be an exemption thats why as a parent then you should really be responsible on guiding your child as best as possible.
No parent would really be teaching off their kids on things which could really put them on harm but not all parents would really be like that though yet there are some who doesnt really care
and this would really reflect out on what kind of parent you are but there are situations which cant really be avoided that your children would really be exposed
on bad things which you couldnt able to handle or been aware off.

Regardless of these, those kids will still eventually learn to gamble. Even in a family where no gambler on board, there are still lots of ways why those kids will be exposed to gambling in the future.

Actually, we should not make this a big deal and just trust our kids not to be truly addicted. There are kids or young ones who are exposed to their friends that gamble too much but they are not affected and following the same. If really concerned, have a good talk with our kids, like during lunch, dinner, etc., and educate them about gambling especially the risks. We can also share our worst experiences for them to picture out the possible scenarios.

That's awesome, my parents haven't used to it and if they've used to it now I could've got an opportunity to share when I experience losses. This gives peace of mind.

My father too gave me the same piece of advice, he's no more. He used to drink and smoke, and when I restrict him he used to say you too can do it and you should know your limits. In one way it looks like allowing kids to experiment everything, but initially there mind need to be prepared for win and loss. Because every kid won't consider a loss as fun, soon after the loss mind think about different things.

Kids tends to learn faster by observation. Educating them on the risk involved in gambling at early age might save them the chances of taking unnecessary risk in the future. We leave in a global society where exposure and information dwell on the shores of our own disposal. Even if parents hide their gambling adventure from their kids definitely they will learn from their peers who might have learnt it from else where so information will keep circulating. Going down to earth with educating those kids will go a long way to save some addiction in the future

I suppose to teach my kids but as they are not yet interested in this, that never makes sense. I think there is an appropriate time when to tell and teach our kids and it was more advantageous when their minds are old enough to carry responsibility as gambling won't fit anyone. And I just let their time focus on their studies coz we don't know if they can handle their emotions and might fall into addiction once they know it. That is the thing I've worried about.

Dont need to tell because they would really engage with that if they would get interested or curious about it but its not really necessary for you to teach them about it but it wont really
be bad if you do let them aware on how things do work and how reality do works and if on the time that your children is engaging with gambling then its better to make
them realize that engaging with it would really be needing some good control and be aware about addiction because this would really
cause lots of problems.

I agree, no matter what the parents will do, their kids will eventually find its way to gamble. The best choice as a parent is to educate your child about gamble and what are the cause and effect if they do engage this kind of game in the long run. Kids brain are still developing so they always wanted to try something that they never did. I think it's best also if you avoid them from seeing those gambling games and teach them in the right time. Fill their time with games or learning something useful in the future then teach them later about the games that has some consequences.

For now, I think the best way is not to let them see that you are gambling or any activities related to gambling games. Because it will stick to their minds that you are playing those games and later on, if in case, they will encounter it, they will realize that you are gambling. So as much as possible don't let them see any gambling activities if you don't want them to be in this industry. We know that at some point, they will encounter gambling but if they haven't seen you gamble, they may think about it. As they mature, they will understand the real consequences of being in the gambling industry. At a young age, would be hard for them to grasp the importance of what you are saying.

This is a common issue here in my place too. Cause parents allow their kids to play gambling. 9-15 years old here in my place starting entering the world of gambling even though it's a small number of bets but I think that if he time will come and then they are getting an old man for sure they will bets a big amount.
I think all these kinds of issues start with their parents cause kids did not do some things if they didn't see their parents or other older people doing gambling. Must be better if parents must be strict to their children especially in terms of gadgets cause nowadays many online gambling sites.

Well thanks for sharing as this would bring more help from our part towards other gamblers that don't know how they are luring their youngsters to gamble either now at their young ages or in future when they are in right ages.
yet this is gambling that must be considered as delicate for people who does not know how to treat gambling correctly .
gambling will be a best way to enjoy our day but this is also very risky if treated wrongly so lets help each other and also our love ones .

As kids are learning gambling practices from another sources of informations, I think it's an extra reason for parents to present this subject to their children faster, because the alternative of not introducing gambling to underage people doesn't exist nowadays with wide access to the internet by almost everyone. It's not a matter of if, but of when.

Here in my country, although gambling is illegal, some TV channels display gambling propagandas (especially 1xbet), where poor people from the slums suddenly earn insane amounts of money by betting at the platform. The idea of the marketing is always the same, although they change some details to make it more interesting and less repetitive. Without any doubts it's a big risk for young people from these areas to watch such ads without their parents around to explain what they see on the television doesn't represent the reality.

I don't think parents teach about how to gamble but rather what gambling is, but usually this can only be done by parents who are able to explain well to their children most would prefer to hide it. Parents should tell their child about gambling and all the consequences of gambling.
With internet era where all information is easy to get as long as connected to the internet, will be very good to give knowledge about gambling so that children can be more responsible with all the activities they do including gambling if they are interested in doing so.

Yes, I agree. Rather than teaching kids to gamble, teach them about gambling. There is a big difference there. Teaching kids to gamble is bad. Teaching or educating them about gambling is good. With the internet being very open even to minors or young kids, it is proper for parents to enlighten them about gambling, what it is, what are the pros and cons of gambling, why it is bad for underage kids, why it should be avoided even by adults, etc.

I think it's not that parents allow it per se, but rather kids at those age range are able to access information that they aren't supposed to be able to access. The internet is free, it's there, just give them internet access and they'd be able to get info on a LOT of stuff, gambling included, so it isn't really that odd as to why they know about some stuff about it. I'm just glad how valid ID's are given only at around 16 to 18 and above, cause really, if it was given at a younger age, you'd probably be able to see what some kids can do with it.

It is responsible for every parent always to watch out and take care of their children, not to do something that can ruin their lives in the future.
It is not easy as the era has already changed and not be the same as our era before but we must do that if we do not want our kids to lose their hope to have a better life because of gambling addiction.
I think it is already happening in many places as many parents are busy with their works while their moms are also busy playing with their gadgets and their kids do not get their attention while parents think that if they fill what they need, it is enough for their kids.
So it is better if we do not teach them about gambling but we should monitor everything they do so they do not go to the wrong things.

Agree because the tendency of children to gamble increases from their parents they will be attracted to what they will see when they grow up. Gambling has ruined the lives of many families and people gambling hinders children from growing up there are many families who are busy with their own affairs and do not pay any attention to the children that's why in the age of technology, through the internet they are involved in various bad deeds along with gambling. Gambling addiction has increased that's why parents need to be strict and spend more time with them.

It's true that the era of underage gamblers is booming now, disgusting when I see my younger brother currently gambles the lottery every day,
the goal is just to make extra money from passive income I tried to stop him and even by my parents but he didn't care.
this is a big problem when a underage gambles, there should be an age limit that prohibits him from accessing gambling sites. and I think now he is already addicted it will be even more difficult to prohibit in the future.

For now,  I don't know if this kind of issue about the children who are addicted to gambling will be decreased in the future. Cause nowadays if their parents are busy their respective work they choose to buy some android phones or personal computer to make their children happy. And we all know that the internet had many access in world of gambling, out of curiosity children in the younger age  when they find something new to their eyes and start doing gambling.  

You make it sound like it is a certainty that all teens must learn to gamble, like it's the norm. Was that how things were formerly, or is it what it is becoming?

 Even teaching kids from a tender age to view gambling as a source of income IMO is dangerous. It may discourage them from seeking other more reliable sources of income. Gambling though may be a source of income, should not be considered a major source of income. If considered a major source of income, ask yourself, how will you get the money to gamble with?

This is true,but some parents are more responsible than others.
I don't have kids,but if I had kids,I would never teach them anything about gambling.
Kids have underdeveloped personality.They are too vulnerable to different kinds of addictions.
If you say to them that something is forbidden,they would want that "forbidden fruit" even more.
The only solution to this is to not give any money to your children(except for food). ;D
They can gamble,but only with their own money and only after they are old enough.
I don't know about a flood of teenage gamblers.I don't know where did you find such data and how can you verify it.Most of the kids/teenagers don't have money to gamble.Clearly somebody must give them money,so they could gamble.

If it refers to government regulations in my country, then gambling is actually prohibited. But I played multiplayer several times. My real goal is just to make my brain fresher, with the game. Actually, for today's children, I prefer the introduction of what gambling is, what are the rules. To teach him to play I think it's too risky. They are still not mature enough to make a decision.
Maybe right now it would be more appropriate if they enjoyed the world as normal children. Maybe now some online casinos have asked for KYC for their members, so it's in anticipation of minors to participate in gambling. Though I'm sure maybe some online casinos don't care about that.

Usually a casino have self exclusion for gambling addict or if the casino ask to submit KYC and your younger brother send it, his account might be banned due to broke TOS (underage gambling aren't allowed). If you feel your younger brother already messed up his life due to gambling, you need to consult with the professional for this case. Strict parenting/stopping someone aren't really effective, it's just make him feel restrained and will do hidden behind peoples.

Adults use gambling as a numbing activity to distract ourselves from themselves discomforts. I actually wonder why kids gamble? Here's an idea for parents and older siblings to help their younger ones. They should try and replace their kids gambling addiction. By replacing it with another and much cheaper addiction, video games. They should buy a PS4 for the kid and give me a goal to  become the best player online. Sooner than later, they'll forgot completely about gambling.

I think so too. what children need is proper guidance on things like this(not just gambling). I know there will be people who would disagree with me but I firmly believe a proper approach and guidance about gambling will be a lot safer than completely shielding them from it.

also, It seems like you have a good father(I wish my dad was around when I was growing up).

No, I will not but will teach them why gambling is not good for young minds like children


Only irresponsible parents will do that, as a parent you should not exposed your children to what adults are indulging, until they fully understand it.
Some words and conversations should not be taken in front of children
 
If gambling is legal in your country it's your responsibility and duty to your children and to the state to teach your children what is a gamble and when should they get involved in this.

The key is being responsible parents and your children will become responsible children

It is good to give our children an android phone or personal computer, so that our children can get knowledge and entertainment from the internet.
But for parents, don't forget that on the internet there are also quite a lot of negative things that can be seen by our children, children will find it
easier to find a place to gamble when accessing the internet. Therefore, parents must supervise their children when accessing  the internet,
so as not to access gambling sites. It is also impossible for parents to supervise their children for 24 hours, because parents must be busy with
their work. So the most effective way is to give our children education about gambling activities, so our children will understand the negative effects
that happen to them if they access gambling sites. I'm sure our children will understand if we educate them well, and they will obey their parents.

I will not teach my child to get involved in gambling however this should be under parental supervision.
Because of the easy and free internet access that allows minors to surf the internet anywhere including the scope of gambling, it is not easy to overcome this unless we as parents have to give a strict warning if we don't want our children to enter gambling not addicted to me it doesn't matter the most important thing they know when they grow up to start gambling if they want to later on.
But for me in this day and age gambling will still be known among children, it is easy to try passive income.

Yea we as parents we don't want our kids to be gambler but what OP is pointing mate is that sometimes we do in Unintentionally as the topic clearly mentioned upon hearing us talking about gambling and this will made them realized and it will become right to their mind.

and also a Internet letting them to access gambling site sometimes without even our notice , and also the sites usually don't require ages to access their site.

You can look it from the other side. It is better that you will teach your kids to gamble, then they will find out about it from a person that will scam them. You that such "teacher" never play for free, so while kids learn, they lose money. Parents will teach kids for free.

I am not against teaching kids to gamble. Let them train logic, memory, observation. I would better teach them that gambling is not how they should earn, that this is too risky. Instead of turning gambling into "forbidden fruit".

One of the reasons why people are afraid to teach kids gambling, because they are afraid that they will lose all their money. Their money. Money they earned. They worked, earned, they have full rights to do what ever they want with their money. Or, people are afraid that their money = your money, that kids will steal/sell items from home/use your card. If your kid is able to do that, it is your fault that you did not teach him how hard it is to earn and to respect money, your fault that you let your kid do what ever he wants and dont bother what he does at free time, or dont spend time with him.

When the kid is born, his knowledge is zero. Of course he gets a lot from self education, but the knowledge you put in his head is what he learns. Spend time with your kids, build your own kids, teach them what is bad and what is good. Then you wont have to forbid something, the kid will understand what is right and what is wrong.

We cannot deny that our children will discover gambling in future that's why we need to educate them first before they discover it so that we can explain them the pros and cons of gambling and in early stage they will know the risk if they try to play with it. The early stage of it is critical since this is the most addictive situation compare if you are experience since you can control yourself on it that's why proper guidance is really needed here.

I believe things that we know of are important to be taught first at home rather than in school or by other people. Teaching your kids the risks and ways on how to gamble is a big thing that they could benefit from the moment they grew older and when they reach a suitable age a person can already gamble. They can also use your guidance not only in the field of the gambling industry but in general as well. Because after all, everything that we do possesses risks and we just have to make the right calculations such as in decision making in order to have a desirable outcome.

In addition, it's much better to teach it to your children first hand so that you know that you are partaking the right terms, tips, and ways instead of it being taught by a complete stranger. That way, you know the things that you are telling them and you control the information they are going to hear from you. Since there should be certain things that still have to be left behind and not discussed yet until a certain age and level of understanding is developed.

It sounds like a perfect solution, but, in reality kids don't understand phrases like "for adults only". Or, rather they "understand" those words in their own way, meaning, it makes them want to try it even more. The expression "Forbidden fruit is the sweetest" applies to kids too, whether we like it or not.

Imo, kids should be told the truth: you are more likely to lose than win. If explained the right way, it will make them play other than gambling games, where if they lose, they atleast don't lose their money.

That is what happens to the kids or teenagers when they already know about gambling. They will think that it is okay if they are trying to gamble like the adults but they do not realize and know what the risk is and the consequences when they become addicted. I think your brother has an addiction problem so maybe you need to talk to him personally and explain that playing gambling is not good for him and tell him about the risk. But do not force him to stop because that will make him angry and still do not care.

Gambling-related ads are actually over the internet so that simply means that even without introducing gambling to youth these days, they will still get to know it but as parents, we have the responsibility to enlighten them about the risks of gambling. We should teach them how to get rid of it instead. They might see us do gambling but we could also tell them as early as possible things that might happen if a person falls into gambling addiction. Things will still depend on how we approach our kids about it.

If the addiction gives too many negative effects, he should try harder to stop his younger brother but with a better way.
Hear to heart talk is the best way in this case, so there wont be any anger from both side.
If heart to heart talk does not work well, there should be an alternative way to make his brother stop gambling which is with professional help.

Yeah, gaming addiction requires treatment based on its severity. I guess professional treatment would be the best one because even it will be expensive you can be sure about getting cured in short period of time. I am not underestimating other methods but experts based approach will always work better as per what I have experienced with gambling addicted people.

Honestly we should not teach or introduce gambling to anyone. It will work negatively one day or other even what we teach is only for fun based. So, not at all knowing about gambling will help anyone to live better IMO.

Very often it is the case that warning children cannot help them avoid addictions that can lead to a deterioration in their lives later in life. Most of us learn from our own experiences and children are no exception. So I think that parents should always be interested in what their child is doing, as there is a good chance that they will try gambling, as well as other addictive activities.

In modern games (although probably not in modern ones), the element of gambling is very large, therefore, children learn to gambling even by playing ordinary children's games. And I cannot say that this is bad. By the way, children very quickly understand the value of money, even if it is "not their" money - for example, my daughter has her own budget and thinks well how to use it, because I do not give her endless money.

In today modern era, it will be very difficult for parents to monitor children behavior in using internet technology, I think the only way is to be firm with the child and limit them from using gadgets before the age of 17 years, I think that is indeed a difficult thing to do in this day and age, but it doesn't hurt for parents to try for the sake of their children avoiding bad behavior due to the negative influence of the internet, including in this case gambling.

It won't be easy for parents to discuss or teach their children gambling. Children get to know about gambling as they grow up. Most kids get familiar with gamble in high school and parents hardly know their kids are into gambling because most kids do gambling in the secret. Parents who can talk about gambling to their children are parents who played gamble during their youthful age, it will be very easy for parents like this to teach their kids ethics of gambling.

.yes that's true and that is also my point here, anytime as a parents we can provide them with any gadgets containing the internet as a source of learning but we must think and don't forget to say our young children that do not open unnecessary /new sites cause if we not say them that thing for sure there's a chance that our children Open a gambling site and then understand on how to gamble in that site for sure be not just only one day he open and play that sites.

and this is true, even in my country, even though games on gadgets are entertaining, they are even used as gambling arenas by both adults and children.
there are several games that are indeed used as gambling arenas and are even on the rise to this day, one of which is Ludo King, which incidentally is a board game for small children to make fun of and is even used as a means to gamble.
I think teaching or not will come back later they will find out.
So, it's very unwise if parents don't make at least introductions or lessons about gambling and its effects