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Among young people is a result of the availability of gambling alternatives, such as sports betting and online gambling. Gambling disorders can have long-term effects on a person's ability to complete their education and choose their future, and young individuals may be particularly susceptible to acquiring these illnesses

These are all physiological effect of gambling addictions and you were right to mentioned that the availability of the gambling alternatives have cause an increase in youth involvement in active gambling although the covid-19 pandemic have contributed to significant increase in online gambling and there is no gain saying the obvious impact on gamblers most especially in the area of accessibility and transaction frequency among gamblers and the level of revenue gains recorded within this period from 2019-2024 some casino already announced their revenue turnovers.

So that is a great pointer to the increase in gambling demands and accessibilities,  this is what we have to truly point out,  but most importantly also there is a need for gamblers to settle within a limit so as not to put both feet into any sinking water because it results may be negative and the gambler may not be able to beer it most especially young inexperience youths who may not be able to control the emotions.

I don’t think that “young people” have as much ability to gamble using traditional methods due to the roadblocks involved. More likely youth gambling is encouraged more by schoolyard bets over games or even bets with their friends about other things. Could this be a path to gambling addiction? Maybe. I also think it is quite normal behavior.

I think this thread was not necessary, to be honest.
We already have several threads on the topic and even one specifically used to discuss gambling addiction. But anyways...

I agree that availability of gambling nowadays can be a very strong point when comes to an increase of youth gambling, but there are other factors as well, which we are not supposed to ignore. For example, neglected children are more likely to engage in activities like gambling, alcohol consumption and drug abuse. So, instead blaming all this onto the easy and legitimate access to gambling, we are also supposed to take a look on problems regarding the strength of couples and child protection, in general.

It is true that the pervasive networks of sports betting and online gambling have hooked many young people nowadays. I don't think anyone can dispute the attraction of gambling, especially for young souls. Gambling disorders leave a lifelong mark on people, making it hard for them to imagine and plan for the future and keeping them from finishing school. The young, who are still figuring out their futures, are taken from their routes and placed in an impossible-to-exit maze.

There is a clear distinction between responsible and enjoyable gambling that can be made. Instead than letting the wind throw you around, you must tightly hold onto the ropes. It's a fine line, but one must walk it, draw it, and maintain stability. It's a difficult but logical decision. A one misstep and it's a wild fall.  :(  :(

Of the many gambling companies that operate, they have a good attitude in implementing age limits for those allowed to play. One positive thing that many gambling companies have is that they apply a limit of +18 to be allowed to play, considering that gambling is not an activity that can guarantee players will be rich and is not an arena that promises players will not become addicted.

Before entering the age of +18, there is still time for young people to learn about the negative effects of being involved in various types of gambling. There is still time for parents to provide education about their future.
Those gambling companies don't need to be blamed because they are in business and they operate with a license.

The gambling age in my county is 18+ and at this age, many young people would be in college. Just as the problem of the increase of pornography and drug addiction which is triggered by the internet, gambling is also having some impact on our youths. This is a problem that society will keep facing as technology keeps improving. So we have to seek means to reduce the rate of gambling disorder and give addicts the needed assistance.

The government and gambling firms should step up awareness programs about gambling disorders and ways to avoid them. At a young age, youths should given the right education about gaming so that they cannot be misinformed by harmful information from social media. Youths that are already suffering from gambling disorders should be given the required attention. Counseling and medical assistance should be given to them. These youths need to focus on their education, that is why any distraction should be removed.

There are several threads here that relate to the risks and negative impacts of children or teenagers who like to gamble.

Most teenagers start gambling because they are curious or join in with friends or other people they often meet who also carry out gambling activities which is why social relationships and the living environment have a big influence on every activity or habit carried out by teenagers out there.
From several cases such as a student who committed suicide because he lost gambling and this case has also become a thread here there is also a case where  student embezzled money collected by fellow classmates to use as gambling capital and from cases like this We can conclude that actually gambling among teenagers who are still in school can cause them to experience serious problems or criminal cases.

Maybe it could also be said that gambling will interfere with their concentration in studying or determining the future because when they start gambling they will indirectly feel lazy about studying and prioritize being able to gamble all the time.

It is very worrying when we hear or see cases where student future is destroyed because they like to gamble but apart from all this there are actually parents who have to supervise or guide them so that they can focus on studying and stay away from activities such gambling.

I feel like OP is trying to find someone to blame. Online gambling does not make young people become gamblers. It's like saying that the easy access to Internet porn makes young people into porn addicts.
I know so many people who used the Internet when they were kids and they're all normal, not addicted to anything, not abusing any online service.
Usually people are either strong or weak when it comes to facing addiction. Those who are weak will fall victim even if you try to keep them away from it by not allowing them to use computer. They will go to a friend and gamble at his house or will go to a local bookie and bet on football.

They are young and have no responsibilities yet. I do think they need to get those experiences including neighborhood gambling and schoolyard gambling, they may feel addicted at some point but there is nothing else after that when they are just teens. Next school year, there will be other things they get busy with and they will forget about gambling. They get over it after weeks.

It's best they experience it now while they are young rather than getting addicted while they already are in their 30s and with mouths to feed.

Tons of similar discussion or topic on which i do agree that this one isnt necessary because it would really be that much wise if OP does have this kind of questions or concerns into his mind then making up some research with those old or previous topics in correlated to this and will really be reading up on tons of peoples response and views towards it.

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Going back into the topic on which when it comes to gambling addiction then there would really be no exemptions whether you are young or old age there's always a tendency or chance that for you to become
that addicted and if you arent really that careful or having that good control towards self then you are really that highly susceptible on such possible addiction and this is something that dangerous
with gambling because this could really be bringing out that total devastation towards your finances or with your entire life.

This is why you should really be that responsible on whatever actions that you would be making specially with gambling. Its not really that bad to gamble if you do seek for leisure
but always having that good control in towards your spending so that you wont really be having some problems afterwards.

Show me your friend and I will tell you, who you are is a say. What I see about young people going into gambling is based on the company that they keep and the environment where they grow up from. Id a young boy has a friend that his elderly ones gambles and he sees them doing it, he can likely copy from them and take this to his friends which they might want to try it out. I could remember when I say gambling for the first time was when I just got admission into college, there are some groups of boys that are friends only when they want to gamble. When school is over, they wait behind to gamble and I noticed that majority of them has elder ones in the university that do gamble and that was how got into gambling. This is the main reason why we need to know the friends that our children keep and who they mingle with when they are not around you, because the youth exorbitance must come to play.

Gambling was the asset of the young people,because the involvement of the youngsters in the gambling was nearly eighty percentage.Because the youngsters had an capacity to take any decision,the thinking power of the younger people will be high compared to the old people.The old people had the experience,but they not have potential to take risk of the money of for the thrill from the game.The old people will have the mind of holding funds in the assets and the saving.Because they offer think about their money need at the last days of their life.Educating the gambling to the college people will increase the involvement of youngsters on the gambling.

We cannot change technological advances which make it easier for the younger generation to gamble and also make more and more gamblers and addicts, they are just curious or just joining in.
And they must know the consequences that will occur if they get involved in gambling and their mistakes in not anticipating the risks they will face, and also realize if they have gone too far and try to control it.
And the younger generation likes to make money in a short time and doesn't want to work harder so gambling is the right income option for them so they forget to think about the negative side because there is a big possibility of losing money. And gambling is just a platform and users should think clearly and also know the consequences before doing it.

How about this who play sports directly, sooner or later, without them knowing they might be exposed early to this kind of sports betting. Let's say football, we all know that there are huge money involved as far as this sports. And that is why we hear games being rigged in below or low tournament. So if they started young at this sports they will already know how gambling works here and who knows, they could get themselves involved early and approach by some entities to deliberate lose a game or just do point shaving. Unless the youth is really not into it or doesn't want to ruin and have dreams to really play on the big league. But they are very susceptible and it takes a lot of guts to be able to shrug it away.

Gambling temptations nowadays exist everywhere and we have no choice but to deal with all of it. The younger generation can't escape from it but as parents, we can still do something to guide and remind our children about the risks of gambling.
It's hard to avoid nowadays but if they're aware and knowledgeable about it, they would know if it's appropriate for them to gamble or not. We should enlighten the younger generation about the possible effects of too much gambling so they can be careful of their actions.

This is the major reason why minors are not allowed in engaging with gambling activities.  They are too young to understand the risk of gambling and at the same time, their brains are still underdeveloped in terms of logical thinking so they are susceptible to  develop gambling problem.  According to this article: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/teens-gambling-its-a-risk, the list are noiced in minors:

• Gambling disorders can begin in children as young as 10 years old
• Problem gambling impacts about 4-8% of youths, compared to just 1% of adults
• By the time they get to high school, 60-80% of students reported that they gambled at least once in the past 12 months
• Teens who gamble are more likely to use illegal drugs
• Among all addictions, gambling is linked to the highest suicide rate

Anything which is additive is a bad thing, especially during those precious moments when a brain is still growing and developing. During such vital moments, the young minds need to be kept safe and on the right path. Obviously anything that interferes with the brains development will end up having life-long consequences.

So, to the kids I say: first complete your education and when you are finished, you will have more than enough time to pick and choose whichever fun activities you like.

Not many kids have good parent figures, so obviously there are a lot of kids running around, gambling and doing much worse stuff. Hopefully if they read this they will re-think on their decisions and turn their lives around for the better.

Specific for young gamblers if they're students and can't afford to gamble, the influence that they've taken really should be the one to be blamed for. Yeah, they should be blamed for their actions but if there's no one that has introduced them to gambling then they won't be ending up in that situation. And this addiction isn't just for the youths but also for everybody and that's how gambling addiction completely affects everybody. On a grander scale, the same future and the same problem will be caused by the not students who are also taking part in gambling. Those that can't control their emotions are more prone to it.

The accessibility of gambling options can indeed pose risks to young people. But that fact alone is not enough to make someone develop a gambling addiction or other related mental disorders. Things like socio-economic conditions, family relationships, quality of education, peer influences ... all can play a role.

It is dangerous for the younger people specifically minors to engage in gambling activities because they are not developed yet to handle the temptation and most of these minors ends up being addicted to gambling, affecting their studies and relationship with others.  Gambling is never been an asset but instead many find it a liability that negatively affect young adult that resulted in harming them instead of helping them due to their immaturity and little experience handling the situation.

I am sincerely bothered by the rise in gambling and its addiction among youngsters. These folks spend time, money and their resources on different gambling websites and on sports betting. It seems as if more than the monetary gain, they want to fulfil a psychological need. It is so dangerous as the OP has mentioned that in the future there would be care homes dedicated to those recovering from gambling. And of course mental illness should be taken as seriously as physical illness. The future of our young ones is at stake and something must be done about it.

Too much of everything is bad, and gambling is no exception to that, which is why when people gamble, its advisable people gamble responsibly, and not make it a do-or-die affair, as that's where the spirit of being an addict starts from (i.e. when a teenager sees gambling as his only source of income and last hope for life). However, taking a look at this image below, one can easily understand that the age bracket of people said to be gambling addicts are those of age bracket 18yrs to 24yrs,  followed by those of age bracket 25yrs to 35yrs. Which means these are potential gambling addict, and as such, it will be wise if anyone gamble responsibly.

https://talkimg.com/images/2023/09/28/PIX9c.jpeg
Link: https://quitgamble.com/gambling-addiction-statistics-and-facts/

With the ease of facilities available to the current generation of young people, gambling can have a long-term impact on young people. They are very vulnerable to the gambling advertisements they often encounter on social media. But if the parents of these young people can pay attention to their children, they will be able to grow well and will try to avoid things that could have a bad impact on their lives. These vulnerable young people still need guidance from their parents during their growing years so they don't go down the wrong path. So, each parent needs to supervise them well so that they can complete their education on time and have a better future.

While gambling brings a health risk most especially for young and less knowledgeable individuals, that is why parental guidance is of high importance so that no more teens will be able to gamble unless they have reached their legal age to access gambling. Otherwise, they will become doomed and will definitely fall on the traps of gambling while leaving their education second priority next to gambling.

Teenagers are more susceptible to developing addictions and getting themselves involved in risky situations, because they are in a period of vulnerability and physical maturation, besides their personality not being completely developed yet. There are important changes happening on their bodies, including their brains, so it's important to give them properly guidance on how to deal with the threats, challenges and pleasures of life on this moment of their journeys.

Not that they should be excluded from every activities adults consider harmful, rather they should be exposed to it, but in a responsible way by an adult, who will show them how to practice it in a healthy and harmless way. That is the case of gambling. Youth have to be aware about the existence of this practice and understand how it works, so they will be more prepared to deal with it without prejudice for them from that moment on.

Youth are still not ok to gamble, and exposing them into this kind of market can make their life horrible.
They are too emotional for this and yes, gambling disorder might develop if many young people will go to gambling. Let's be more responsible parent or guardian to those young people, let's encourage them to choose what is best for them and not to do the same mistake that we did, they should have a better future and in gambling, they will not see it.

If you have youths under your guidance, educate them about gambling, tell them why it is important that they do not secretly start gambling thinking they are doing well for themselves, because addiction to gambling at a young age when they are not yet financially independent can make them engage themselves in many unnecessary and sometimes illegal activity to make sure that they can get money that they can use in gambling. If you also understand the kind of environment where you stay and see that there is a high rate of gambling amongst the youths, try to make the youths under your guidance know that they can enjoy sports and even games without the need to gamble.

I think this effect is not only limited to young person but also to all grade and type of humans but I will agree that the young are the really exposed ones as their mind are subtle and can be easily influenced and this affects them easily but a fair of the same illness goes for everyone and that's why gambling need to be followed with care and not with rush because you never can tell the effect until it's becomes an impossible task to solve.

Well, there it goes and as much as we want to eliminate that we can only mitigate. Kids these days are too good on how they will want what they want and that's not surprising. To parents I think a regular monitoring will favor to them as long as you do it right too. It's not because they're good at it but as a parent that have children that are vulnerable to these illnesses you should be good too.

I'd say YouTube, Tiktok, and any other social media out there have a higher chance of making younger audiences susceptible to being unable to complete their education. Well making this off of a single video might be overreacting but hey, I've seen... things. More than enough to prove in my eyes that those things are poison for young kids.

Anyway, gambling can easily be seen as a pretty normal day-to-day activity if people know how to limit themselves. It's just like playing games. Playing games for say, 3,4 hours a day or 7,8 hours every weekend? Those are pretty normal imo. Playing 8 hours every damn day? Now that's an addiction (if you were a kid, if you were say a streamer then that's just part of the job). If parents have a problem with their kids having one, educate them, simple as that. It may take time, yes, but fixing anything ALWAYS takes time.

This has been the issue since then, exposing young’s mind into gambling is not acceptable and in my place, you’ll be in trouble if you do gamble under age. There’s a lot of bad side if you let young people go into gambling and for me there’s no positive side aside from them learning that gambling is not an easy money scheme, because it will always depend on your luck. If you know someone who are already into gambling and still young, better to talk to them and asked them if they are still ok because losing in gambling can be more depressing and those young people can’t handle much of their emotions yet.

Many of the young people gambling for the sole reason of making money out of gambling, to them the fun and entertainment believed to be derived from gambling is not just secondary but it's something that doesn't count at their stage.

When you're enveloped with this orientation about why you are gambling you're easily susceptible to the mental and emotional ills of gambling which if not attended to in time can cause certain disorder to your person and career going forward.

Those successful stories made out of gambling are the reasons why these young individuals have resorted into gambling believing that they will easily get rich here just like what those successful gamblers have experienced. As an outcome, they become hesitant to finish their education first and chose to gamble instead because of the winning opportunities that it comes to offer. At the end of the day, they only come to realized that there's more opportunities to lose in gambling than to expect consistent winnings.

True that, I also agree that youth should be well informed about gambling not by engaging in the activity but through seminars and lectures.  I think the current education system must put importance on gambling awareness.  This way youth will understand the reason why they should not involve themselves in gambling activity at a young age.  Aside from that, I also agree that parents should be the ones to initiate this gambling awareness for their kids.  

There are already regulations in some countries about gambling, some prohibit it - some also limit to the age of teenagers usually at the age of 18+ or 21+ but I know that all of them are now difficult to prevent because of the ease of accessing casinos online anywhere and anytime.

At a young age they still do not have a full sense of responsibility for gambling and they play maybe just to get money quickly, but if it has become an addiction then this will clearly interfere with other plans even to education for the future, this can only be prevented by the closest person to avoid more severe addiction.

This is the highest number of possibility on which this age bracket could be potentially become and addict.

Gambling when drunk or high can be costly for anyone, but especially for those between the ages of 18-24 who are at the highest risk of experiencing harms from gambling.
https://www.responsiblegambling.org/for-the-public/safer-play/gambling-and-young-adults/

Numbers cant really be that precised but we do know that if you do start up on young with gambling engagement then most likely you would really be growing up with that kind of habit
on which later on you would really be affecting yourself but on the time that you are still that dependent from your parents when it comes to finances then it would really be hindering
you on playing since you dont have the funds that much and when addiction is severe then this where illegal doings would kick in on which it is really just that sad
if you do really come into this point.

Yeah, we could say that one of the effects of the increasing popularity and easy access to online gaming is that everyone, even young people, can access it. This is even very easy to find in various advertisements with incredibly attractive promotions. And after that, not all of them can control themselves so as not to fall and become addicted to gambling. Meanwhile, gambling is very susceptible to addiction. So when they can't control it then this will have a bad impact on them, what's worse is when they are addicted to gambling which will be difficult to treat and make them aware of so that they can manage and mature themselves again before entering the world of gambling. Maybe this will be difficult to do. Therefore there must be cooperation from various parties.

Parental controls in this case are also very important. Even though we are aware that it is impossible for us to monitor children's activities 24 hours a day, at least we can establish good communication by building good quality time, and making children trust us to discuss and tell stories. From here, we can see whether our children or relatives have fallen into gambling addiction or not. So that we can better understand how to deal with it wisely and well, so that children don't feel too stressed by what happens to them. Because after all, young people are usually still very emotional in making decisions and in a hurry, so they are not yet able to consider everything maturely and wisely, even though they can actually be very smart.

It's kind of hard implementing measures to prevent minors from gambling especially in online lobbies. At least when it comes to physical casinos guards can fend them off and even report them to their parents, you can't really do that with online gambling sites. Best option we're looking at right now is KYC, as it requires the user to disclose their identities which would mean they will have to give off identification records leading to these casinos knowing whether they are of 18 years old and above, but that too is a little tricky cause some casinos can either just accept every ID that comes to their database, or the minor user can use their dad's ID to get past the hard part.

Casinos and gamblers knew how bad gambling for minors is, but without a real solution to implement this, we'd have to deal with the problems it seems.

One of the dangers of growing without parental guidance is that a teenager tends to get involved in some kind of vices that might end up destroying his or her future and gambling is one of those vices. For a young mind who do not know how to control his/her emotions, it's highly prohibited to engage in gambling and that's why gambling is only meant for adults who can be matured enough to handle their emotional feelings when losing their stakes and when they're also winning their bets.
So as a youth who's growing up and trying to find his feet financially, gambling is never a good habit to get involved in.

If the minor get involved in the gambling,they will not have the capacity to handle the loss.They may commit suicide by the small loss in the gambling,now the children doesn’t had a huge potential to handle the loss or problem.This generation had very weak heart and easy commit suicide as compared to old generation.So it’s true,we should keep the children from the gambling.Specially the children who doesn’t have completed 18 years should stay away from gambling.The negative impact of gambling should not affect the young people.

I wouldn't say that they'll straight up just think of suicide as an option to avoid their problems, but you are right that the youth of today doesn't have that much ability to try and work their way out of a difficult situation. They'll resort to a lot of self-pity instead of looking for viable solutions to their problems. I know a few people in the workplace who are like this, and honestly, they are not the best people to be around. Perhaps you can make a generalization that the youth aren't to trusted in gambling, especially in their early years. If they develop a habit of just resorting to self-pity and not looking for a solution to their problems, perhaps it will also be the same thing that they'll do when they're faced with a difficult situation that is caused by gambling.

This can only happen if they lack the guidance they need and educate them about the harmful effects of gambling, both the government and parents should protect the well-being and the future of young people because this is their hope for their country's better tomorrow, some countries are banning gambling in all their forms or restrict access of the youth to gambling platforms.

The worst that could happen to our youth is to lose their future because of gambling addiction, so parents should check for any sign or hint that their children are hooked on gambling, it's harder to cure a youth than to mature people who got addicted to gambling and so many time will be wasted.

We are all susceptible to addiction. And with young ones, they have higher risk tolerance which exposes them to gambling. People below 18 would not be aware of the consequences of their losses unlike with adults, which I think why younger individuals are being too hooked up in this industry. Realization comes earlier with adults ‘coz they value their losses more than younger people who are most of the time using money from their parents.Studies have associated addiction and gambling of young individuals to their brain structure and development. But a more sinple way to explain is that young gamblers are having a harder time quitting ‘coz they are not aware of how hard it is to earn money to just be spent in gambling.

Nah, small losses to commit suicide? Nope I don't believe that much. What I believe is  a bit worse than that eventually. Small losses isn't noticeable on the parents end, so they'll come looking to take money from their parents to try and feed their gambling urge. Suicide comes after when the kid is in deep trouble eventually that it hurts him emotionally, especially when being confronted with the parents for being crazy about gambling.
I remember someone posted a student who committed suicide because he lost all his money from gambling intended for his studies.

You're giving these minors a lot of leeway in their judgement. Not too long ago news broke out of a minor that killed themself after burning through the money that was supposed to be paid for their tuition. And while I agree that for the most part they see suicide as the answer when they feel like they are in a deep pinch, the problem is that this "deep pinch" is a little subjective so to speak. What may seem so minor to us may feel like the whole world to them. What we can only make sure of ourselves is that push comes to shove they believed there's no solving their problem when they thought of and did the ordeal.

Which is why gambling should be banned for minors, they don't have the fully-developed brains to think things through and are more prone to committing blunders than most adults.

I hard a terrible news some time ago of a teenager who commits suicide over failure to pass his ssce exams,  SSCE exam os the final exams in high school in my country and is written year,  and the teenager still have many chance to retake the exam and possibly clear his papers,  bit the that wasn't conceive in his head and at that he channelled all his energy in the wrong direction and allow depresion to set in.

Something can happen with gambling if not properly checked it resultant effect on the mental health of its victims is so bad that young lads can't comprehend it at any time.

How can people be so stupid to the extent of using your school fee and money for other important things to gamble,such person is not yet ready for life because he hasn't really known how making money is hard that's why it won't mean anything to remove the money that has been kept aside for some other important thing to gamble forgeting that no game is guaranteed anywhere.There is no assurance over any game,all games can cut,therefore,it isn't adviceable to use any money that is so important to you for any thing that relates to gambling or anything in the form of gambling.And for the aspect of youths gambling,I think it's an experience one needs to have so he would know how to advice other people coming after him about gambling and it addiction.

Theft is still a bad thing even if it is a small amount.  There is a tendency that due to gambling minors to steal a small amount from their parent's stash may develop the hobby of theft and might rob an establishment one day or steal from others.  This is another reason why the government does not let minors engage in gambling activity.  I also read that thread and as far as I know that student is a gambling addict and he already did that spending his school funds to gambling once before the incidents of spending his and his classmate school fund before committing suicide.

Parental guidance is very important to know the activities of their children because now it is easy to do what is done on cellphones including gambling which is done in hiding, so this is difficult to supervise unless they come to land gambling.

I will oppose any teenager still in education he should not gamble before making his own money and is over the age of 18+ which is the average age gambling is legalized in certain countries.
If they are not responsible and wise in gambling then this needs to be avoided.

There is difficulty for the youth to gamble because they don't have an ID unless they might use the ID of their parents just to gamble if needing a KYC. Also if the youth still has parents he should be guided by them because it can really ruin his education and life. That is why parents should always check on their children and guide them whenever they are kind of lost in their path.

There are still hard-headed children for sure but still it is the parents duty to guide and help them mostly if they are doing gambling and make him understand the risk of it.

I totally agree with you.
Because an adult who plays frequently, in most cases already has a source of income (with which he feeds the game) and has already completed his school education, in addition to having chosen what his "destiny in life" will be.

For a young person, gambling can certainly distort this vision of the future, making them believe that they can be successful in life just with the income from betting and addicting them to an unhealthy habit and thus taking away their energy. them for this very important phase of life.

Unfortunately, 18 years old, the age at which all countries now allow gambling, is still an age at which many people are still deciding their future, and should not get involved with gambling.

An age-restricted casino app is a bad place to start playing online since minors may try to wager when they shouldn't. I applaud and encourage casinos who include age restrictions in their gambling apps for this reason.

We know that young people today are quite aggressive, so at least in this sense, you can understand the casino owner's worry that they don't want young people who are underage to face sexual harassment at an early age.

If it is true, then yes, rise of youth gambling is a concerning trend. While the availability of gambling options like sports betting and online platforms can play a part, it's not solely the availability that leads to addiction. We shouldn't forget about the other factors that contribute, including the allure of quick wins, the "easy money" mentality, peer pressure, and sometimes a desire for escapism which eventually leads to become a habit. Like you said and I do agree that young individuals, with their brains still developing and often lacking full impulse control, are especially vulnerable to these kind of addiction. This can derail their education and future aspirations and end up being broke and doing nothing in life.

Parents need to supervise every activity of their children so that they do not do things that are inappropriate for their children, because they cannot yet differentiate between good and bad actions, whether they are worthy of doing them or not, but if they have already committed gambling then We have to teach them that these actions are not appropriate for children to do.

I really agree with you that for those who are still studying or still in their teens, it would be better for them not to gamble, but it would be better if they carry out their education well so that they can get a decent job later and if they have worked, of course they will know that it is difficult to earn money so they can avoid gambling.

It's similar to drugs, killing a person's future particular to young people who cannot be controlled with their emotions towards gambling. Many times their excuses was only for fun, but the long term effects isn't good day by day.
They tend to become more aggressive and it became their norms as activity of gambling come to a very complicated situation. Most cases linked to taking loans, credit cards and other major loss of funds just to satisfy their cravings for winning an easy money at young age. Parents should be liable to this and it really needs their serious attention.

So what are alternatives to gambling where the youth can keep themselves involved and do not find time to gamble? They need something more interesting things so that can spend less time on gambling and more time on other activities.

To be very honest, if a young person gambles very often, it will become a habit and he may not want to work in life but solely depend upon gambling, which is not right in my point of view. A younger person should do something in life and gamble only for fun or as a part time hobby. Do not make it a full-time job as it may ruin your life.

yes but if we think about The prevention of underage gambling is greatly helped by parents and other adult carers. They need to be cautious, inform their kids about the dangers of gambling, and keep an eye on their online behaviour.

It is true that due to age limits and other impediments, young people sometimes have restricted access to traditional gambling venues like casinos or betting shops. However, given the availability of internet gambling venues, some minors could still discover methods to bet.

yes if we Inform young people about the dangers and repercussions of gambling, especially the possibility of addiction

There are young gamblers who will tell you they were able to see themselves through school from the win they got from gambling. Not every young gamblers has a negative effect of gambling. Everything should be done in moderation but when we neglect that warning, we pay the price of addiction. Gambling is not that bad a thing if we can know when to restrict our involvement. Those who gamble with money they will regret loosing are the ones who should stop gambling. If they continue gambling after series of loses it will put alot of weight on their health and that is a dangerous thing.

agree with your arguments that Educate parents, teachers, and other carers about the warning signs of problem gambling in children and how to get treatment.

Yes, that is true....

The the thing is, parents of these kids that are allowing them to gamble are more at fault here than the casino that are not aware of that. Some parents are not allowing it, but they might create an opportunity for them to do it. (Example : Leaving Kids unsupervised for many hours in the day or simply allowing them to do whatever they like on their mobile phones or computer devices)

So, when kids get addicted to gambling... parents blame the casinos... but it was their responsibility to monitor their kids and to prevent them from doing things that they were not allowed to do.  ::)

Young minds indulging themselves in gambling has far-reaching effects not only for the individual but also for the country. They are risking their future and money to get rich quickly. Mental health issues are also a major concern. The person will not perform well in academics or sports. Once they become addicted, there is no turning back. The easy availability of gambling fueled these issues. These online betting sites need to set higher age limits for the participants. Awareness campaigns and effective prevention strategies should be worked out by the governments as well as by the schools.

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Stress the significance of observing the legal gambling age. Teach kids that gambling is a mature activity and that it is not permitted for minors.

Not only resposibelity of school or governments also Encourage honest and open discussion on gaming. Children should feel safe approaching their parents with any queries or worries they may have regarding gaming.

Supervision and guidance from parents are very necessary to prevent their children from gambling because with an approach from their parents, children will understand the impact of gambling on their mental health. By always explaining to their children and being assisted by supervision from the school and government, children will feel safe socializing because these children's interactions can make them curious about online gambling games. Many of them end up getting trapped in online gambling without anyone knowing. Moreover, nowadays many children are starting to get addicted to playing online games on their phones, which requires attention from their parents.

Prevention from parents is definitely carried out by them but only by confirming the prohibition verbally, usually up to that point and for their own supervision, I think the parents themselves do this, but when the child is at home. Meanwhile, today's teenagers who in fact always carry their cellphones wherever they go cannot be controlled, and it is also difficult for parents not to give them cellphones in this day and age, where at their age carrying a cellphone will be a resistance in itself, if it is via computer media I think they are definitely monitoring.

The sad thing is that parents blame casinos for their children's addiction, but I think that those who are teenagers certainly already have a mindset and can sort out what is good and what is bad. The conclusion is that it is the child's own fault in choosing their social environment. , from the average I have noticed, the interactions that quickly bring a child to gambling.

With these widely available online tools gambling is easy for everyone of every age now.While FIAT casinos ask for an ID card as a minimum before playing in the cryptocurrencies arena it is completely different as KYC maybe asked only if you win big amounts or try to withdraw big amounts,for small amounts no one will ask anything even reputable casinos will not do so right away after you register.

The only solution to this is to spread awareness of gambling consequences in the youth of today,they remain very much susceptible to such online threats and while they may complete their education their concentration at work or everywhere else will be reduced.

Gambling sites do restrict under-18s from registering on their sites, which is very good. But not all of them implement it, and if all the gambling sites implement this method, we will have a limited number of gambling addictions in the world today. As we all know, teenagers do things without thinking twice about the advantages and disadvantages of what they are about to do.

However, under-18s still register on some of these sites. They put the wrong date of birth that will be above or above the age required for them to derive their pleasure from this gambling thing, so people easily break these rules implemented by those sites.

Most of the people who gamble today don’t have that time to learn the negative side of gambling, and that is why, in the end, we get bad results from how gambling affects some people's lives today.

A gambling site will not be blamed if someone gets addicted to gambling because they run their own business, and as someone who wants to sell, you don’t have to restrict anybody from buying what you are selling, so it’s now the duty of our parents to train their children or make themselves busy so that you will be prevented from getting addicted to gambling, especially the young ones who easily get used to something.

Mostly young women are more addicted to gambling because they take a lot of money from family for personal work. Sports betting and online gambling are now played by people of all ages because it is a good and easy way to double your money. There are some people in my home eraa who save money before gambling and make a lot of money even though luck is with them. You should keep your mind alert while playing gambling and if you repeatedly lose from the bet, you should bet on another category. You should not deposit all your money in the casino and keep some money for your family expenses.

Yes, it creates a negative psychological impact which could affect our behavior and thinking. There are no exemptions on this as anyone who gets involved in gambling whether you are young or adult, still has the possibility to suffer such a disorder if not controlled.
Gambling should not be taken seriously as it may lead to addiction which usually happens to those gamblers who are spending more time doing this. More often those individuals who are jobless and seeking a way to earn money which brought them into gambling think that this will be the solution to their problem.

For those who have never been affected by gambling, it would be very good for us to hope that they don't try it because when they try to play it can make them experience difficulties in stopping, as has happened to many players.
Addiction is an impact that must be experienced. If you are at the addiction stage, everything can fall apart and your life will no longer be organized, from education to other things. It really doesn't matter anymore. That's why it's better for the younger generation who haven't been exposed to gambling games to avoid them.

I agree, young generation can easily access online casinos. Some of them actually know more on how to access internet compared to the other old people. They can now also submit a fake ID to pass KYC. There's a lot of gambling ads nowadays, young people can start anytime that's why they need to be supervised and have a heart to heart talk to understand that there is a right time to enter gambling.

Imagine a matured adult who have a lot more experience in life and how much money is important to provide our needs still get addicted to gambling, what more to the young kids right? For sure they would think it as a game literally which is fun, but they are not still aware of the consequence of risking money cause when they started to lose funds, not only that their psychological thinking would be affected, cause if they started to be violent and their behavior of course the people in their surroundings which affect families such as arguments. That's what I've actually observed that they are started to lose the people that supports them due to their toxic behavior that they adapted from gambling.

After all it's their choice why they want to gamble or get dragged into gambling, young people are more interested in smoking and having sex because they're prefer to playing video games rather than gambling.

No one can stop them to gamble even the government, parents, teachers etc are working together.

Young age is a volatile age that the parents or those responsible for the young need to give proper attention to the child especially at a certain age because no matter the information that you give on the repercussions of gambling, that young person may still have to go out of his way to try whatever his head is thinking even based on what you have told him. So it depends on the child if he has the gene of rascality, precocious or trying to unravel things around him. Some young person are scared to go out of what you have discouraged them while some want to know why and why things are that way. I think it depends on the child and sometimes experience is the best teacher when they have seen the negative aspect or outgrown such youthful exuberance.

We as parents should check if our children are into gambling, It is more dangerous if the fertile mind of a child is being dragged to gambling, the worst that a parent can suffer is for her children to fall into addiction because time is wasted and the future of the children will be in jeopardy, the government and the parents should work hand in hand to make sure that no children will fall into any kind of addiction.
Even the gambling platform should see to it that they are not serving minors they will have their license canceled, and everything should be done so that no children fall into addiction.

The parents and the government should work hand in hand to protect the youth from engaging into gambling and fall as gambling addicts. As much as they become more aggressive with gambling because of the huge profits it promised, parents should be also be more keen observers to their kids so they won’t do things that will probably make them regret in the future. By educating them and making them aware of gambling consequences, I think that way they will learn how to avoid gambling.

It is the environment that influences this, which may initially just be for fun when meeting with friends (hanging out), but in the end it leads to gambling addiction. Adolescence is the age where someone is still making adjustments from childhood to adulthood and it is true that they are vulnerable to this. This is because they (teenagers) do not yet have maturity in thinking, so what they think is fun to do, they will do that, namely gambling.

So this is where the role of parents is important to monitor and pay attention to children's growth and development, including their relationships.

Keeping an eye on their online activities is one of the core things Wich are supposed to be done, in order to prevent kids (not only from falling pray of gambling addiction, but other harmful things, like pornography and internet predators) from encountering bad stuff.

Though, unfortunately there are parents who do not even care to look over their children and even gift them a phone while they are toddlers, so the child stays distracted. The internet ends up being the education of the child, instead those loving parents.  ::)

One must wonder, how many children are gambling right now with the phone given by their parents.

Young people are more in loved in gambling because they have softhead and they never listen to their parents. There is a great possibility in youth to have disorders because they don't use their mind but use their emotions which can make them angry and their words are not trustable.

When the youth age completes then some individuals leave gambling because now their mind is strong and they can take better decisions for them. Actually youth are more attracted towards bad activities because they have no life experience and they cannot make difference of opinions in valuable and invaluable efforts.

Normally gambling have it's effect in human health so I believe that some people because of gambling addiction they might have repeat on gambling, let us try encouraging our people concerning gambling addictive, some people dropped out of school because they used their school fees to gamble and some people drop out because gambling take more of their time and that makes students to have a dividend attention in educational carer, so it's better for a student to quit from gambling than having a dividend attention in their education

In principle, adolescence is an unstable phase, of course you will be more easily influenced by negative and unproductive associations, one of which is juvenile delinquency and gambling. There are many things that influence teenagers to get involved directly in gambling, because they are easily tempted and have a high level of curiosity which of course makes it very possible for teenagers to do it, including if they feel they have it. life's responsibilities weigh on them, this gambling has always been used as a ninja path by society. teenagers to be able to answer their life problems, even though they know that the act or choice of becoming a gambler is something that is very detrimental. What is interesting is when these teenagers will lose their passion and lose their sanity, being overwhelmed by the wild. ambition and prestige complement it. .

Excessive gambling can distract youth from their studies or work, leading to poor academic performance it is proven and tested based on what we have experienced with my family member. It also arises some conflicts regarding to their emotions because if they are already addicted, the people around them can be affected too because they will be more aggressive , frustrated and agitated.

But to defend the youth on this regards to being attracted to bad activities, it is not only about the youths on this, it is what is found in all human life, human tend to learn the bad faster than the good. So for the youth, they need proper guide because they are not experienced like the adult who knows bad and how to get out of it or how to stop. So the youth need follow up so that they won't go astray in life and ruin it .

It’s certain that minors once they start to explore playing gambling, they will most likely unable to resist the urge and may eventually fall into addiction. That’s when they have no parents or guardians to look for them and guide them everytime when they decide to gamble. But if they have parental guidance in all the things that are new for them, I believe they will be completely aware how gambling will ruin their future so they need to avoid it as much as they can.

I think this is one disadvantage of gambling that is ignored at times by most people, distraction, it can come in different forms and aswell affect different aspects of their live consciously or unconsciously, but the sad part is since they are you they may not want to agree to the fact that it is gradually becoming a source of distraction as they may feel they still gat everything under control.

It's very much advisable for youths who know they have cases of struggles with addiction and also issues of been able to control themselves when it comes to stopping a particular habit which they just got indulge in recently, youths especially those who just got into adulthood should most possibly avoid gambling because at that stage they may not be able to control it enough not to get to addiction.

Adults who find youths indulging in such habits and know them may not be able to keep it under control should as much as possible advise the youths to try and stop at the early stage where they are yet to comitt so much to it which may later make it difficult to leave. Although some youths may have the ability to get control of themselves, such may be allowed.

Our youths should concentrated on their growth and not involving themselves in gambling which will definitely end them. I've seen these scenarios happened repeatedly, I'm no longer surprised. Gambling is considered to be one of the negative activities out there that contaminated the minds of teens in our society, indulging in gambling will only bring bad results, like failure in exams because they tend to commits more time on gambling activities, desperate to know more because they're young and having these working fine brains that's capable of storing important information.

The thing is that minors are more susceptible to gambling addiction since their brain are not yet fully developed to adapt in every situation.  Aside from that according to the early reply, minors have more tendency to commit suicide when unfavorable things happens and they feel that they are drowning on it.  This is why the government is implement age limit in participating in gambling activities because the government have proven through research and experiences that minor often don't know what to do when in trouble.

Though age limit is implemented, the government should also implement gambling awareness campaign that will educate youth about gambling and inform them on what to do in a case of gambling addiction and also inform them the institution where they can ask guidance or rehabilitation.

That's what am saying concerning gambling because gambling is another distraction to a student that wants to comes out of university or higher institutions with a golden colour, gambling is good and also bad and the thing is that some people don't realize the main importance of gambling and it has to do with risk, and whenever you are addicted in gambling almost eight nine percent of your attention, focus will be directly to gambling and money in particular, but some students does not know where their problem start from.

Yes, the possibility of experiencing gambling addiction will be greater if someone tries or enters the world of gambling when they are still a teenager or underage.
Education and direction from parents or family is very important, but ironically in reality there are still many parents who cannot or perhaps do not have time to provide this education because they are too busy working or even many parents are unable to provide explanations and good education of their children about the dangers of gambling.
Even though teenagers or children receive guidance from their parents regarding the negative impacts they will face when carrying out gambling activities, I think it will have a slight effect on their self-control. But we know that the interactions that teenagers have are very widespread because of their instability and that of some parents sometimes they can't control the interactions their children make.
In this modern and digital era, sometimes parents cannot keep up with existing technological developments, making it difficult for them to handle the social interactions their children have outside the environment or outside their parents' supervision. As parents, we must also be able to follow existing developments in order to minimize the mischief committed by teenagers today.

Some have said that gambling addiction is a mental disorder and i agree with that opinion, in some cultures gambling is part of their culture but as time goes by the younger generation is increasingly being given easy internet access, they can even open a gambling account without having to go online require to carry out KYC.  Even though there are pros and cons of KYC, to prevent underage gamblers it must be implemented, apart from that the government can also monitor underage gamblers, they have more authority to deal with it than us ^{(ordinary people)}

It's not impossible to earn profits from gambling on a constant basis but it's extremely rare, and we are not supposed to get inspired to do things that rarely provide success because we will most probably lose everything we have if we keep trying to achieve something which isn't easy to get. So, it's better if people don't get inspired by the few people out of millions who managed to get significant success through gambling and ignore the majority that lost everything in it.

So, if we can find a few young gamblers who got successful in gambling and managed to pay their school fees, we can find more of them who have lost the money given by their parents for fess in gambling, and some even commit suicide because of such things, that's why, it's better if the youth focuses on other things rather than gambling.

Sports betting is a fun pastime that players can enjoy at the comfort of their homes but most of the youths are getting addicted but it will lead them to more losses once they become addicted, many people of different age groups including school college students are getting involved in this gambling due to the temptation of making easy money. will create obstacles in their education many of the youngsters are getting addicted to this game out of curiosity. At first profit and later lose a lot of money nowadays young people are more addicted to online gambling because they can easily play gambling at home through their mobile phones.

Yes, online gambling sites are very easy to access so gambling can be done anywhere. On the one hand, this makes it easier for us to find entertainment, but on the other hand, it makes us more susceptible to gambling addiction. Especially if someone who is still a student starts playing online gambling without having an income, so it is very dangerous. Actually, this can be overcome with KYC so that every gambler is old enough, but I myself don't like KYC.

I think there needs to be awareness among every individual regarding the responsibility of gambling. Otherwise, the younger generation will easily become infected with gambling addiction, and this will become a serious problem for their future

Even though KYC has been carried out, it doesn't stop the younger generation from getting closer to gambling. This can be seen from the many young people who can access the internet easily so that the young generation may gamble. With the popularity of online gambling, the younger generation can find it online and start gambling. If the younger generation cannot filter all the information well, they will only get involved in gambling and become gamblers. Initially, this young generation may find a place to play and an opportunity to earn money, but gradually, they become gambling addicts. This makes many young people able to gamble easily with the help of the internet and their devices. Those who are already addicted to gambling will experience long-term mental disorders.

We are headed that way, online casinos is way more accessible than the physical casino which requires ID verification if you look a minor to them where online casinos will require KYC when you withdraw from the casino. The internet has so many advantages but disadvantages as well including the access of casino sites to minors or at young age people that can cause hazards like addiction. The evolution of the internet had given everybody an access to the internet, there are things that youth shouldn't do in the internet like browsing on porn sites but we all know that majority of the youth population knows the sites and accessed them at least once. The thing that elderly should do is to discourage them in doing gambling and tell them all of the bad things that can happen to them.

we have to educate him. I think we don't have to scare them with the impacts that occur with gambling, but we have to tell them about the limits in gambling, don't make them jump or be taught by someone who doesn't understand about limits. it will result in them becoming addicted.

It should be stopped at the onset of the addiction, when it comes to youth gambling addiction there should be immediate interference by the parents or the government because the minors cannot decide for themselves how to stop their addiction, the fertile mind of the young people is easily swayed by addiction to gambling, that is why the government has regulators and laws that protect the minors from gambling addiction, the government can not reason out that they need funds, so they neglect their minors.
A government that can't protect its minors from addiction is bound to fail, the welfare of the children is supreme.

Yes you are right that mate we must educate those youth who are involve in gambling even though in their young ages. And ye we cannot deny that we will get angry if our children will involve in gambling in younger age. But we need to guide then we must explain to them what is gambling really is . Instead of scaring them then we must teach them, educate them about gambling Ang for sure  once they know they can control themselves in to the gambling.

In responding to this, education regarding gambling is very necessary and important to do so that we can ensure that teenagers can be free from irresponsible gambling activities. And in responding to this, we cannot only rely on school networks as a means to convey education regarding the negative impacts of gambling, but in this case we also need "volunteers or participants" from the community who really care about teenagers. Because most of the teenagers who enter the world of gambling are those who are used to living on the streets.

Yes, online casinos are becoming more accessible than physical ones. It's happening and worrying. Despite its glory, the internet has dark edges, right? The ease of access to online casinos for minors or young people is one such issue. A real concern

Raising awareness of the risks and downsides of internet gambling is necessary. The significance of responsible gambling and the dangers of addiction must be emphasized. Elderly should educate youth about risks associating with online gambling. The safety and well-being of our youth require it

You need to understand why gambling is so attractive for young people. The fact is that at the age of high school and university, everyone demands maximum results from students. Everyone imposes a huge responsibility on them, but sometimes students can't stand it. And gambling is a world of freedom, a world where you are your own boss and the presence of a gambling company is imperceptible, it's like an assistant. Money ceases to matter there, they are like candy wrappers that go and come to the wallet. This greatly distorts the understanding of work to achieve the goal and the very meaning of money.

I think with the emergence of different platforms which offers gambling services, youth are very susceptible of the possible harms of it as their exposure on gambling is quite extended. And yes, because of the development of online gambling, it can be now easily access by us gamblers. But the drawback from it, is that even youth, without the supervision of adults can also engage in this activity. Which is really harmful, because the exposure to such activities as such a very young age is not healthy for teens. It may affect their overall health including their emotional, mental, and psychological health.

I think in terms of land-based casinos, we can actually prevent youths from entering and engaging as there are laws and policies which indicates that they are not allowed to enter the casino premises. But this is kind of hard to impose in online gambling even if there are KYCs as they can easily alter their information.

It's serious. Easy access to online gambling sites is a major risk for youth. The situation is frightening. The internet offers many options, but it also allows such dangerous behaviours. You are right about the difficulty of age restrictions online. A real pickle, right?

Physically, it's easier to keep underage people out of casinos. But online? A different ballgame. Even with KYC, data can be manipulated. A major issue. It must be addressed quickly. The impact on youth mental, emotional, and psychological health is too profound to ignore. It's genuine and harmful. Your worry is valid, and this subject needs more attention. It requires serious consideration and action

Young people are supposed to make life decisions based on their parents, the thing is when we are young we believe we know the right way, even if we have our ways to follow it will be too unsafe to go on that path alone without any guidance, there are too many mistakes one could make without any guidance.

When you leave your kid alone for a very long time without looking bad, they might not be the same child you once believed they are, whatever you do, always check on your children if you are a parent.

Some parents are the ones pushing their child to take the wrong roads because of the situation of things, they encourage them and pressure them to indirectly do bad things to get what they want, I am not guessing this, for I have seen this happening too many times.

I will keep warning my children over and over about gambling, because I doubt they will be able to think straight with such activities, and since this was how I was raised by my parents I will do the same thing,. Gambling addiction at a very young age is the worst of all gambling addiction, because of the way they think and the desperation that comes with it.

Gambling is very dangerous. It is a very easy income road as well as a death trap. The greed of money works the most among the youth, due to which they quickly fall into the addiction of gambling. And gambling addiction helps a person to continue gambling for a long period of time so the person loses more than the financial loss of his valuable life time, education etc. Gambling addiction affects people aged 16-30 the most. And this age of a man is the most important to develop himself skillfully on something good.

You are even talking about gamblers who are still schooling? In third world countries where the rate of graduate employment is high majority of them had resorted to gambling to escape poverty and to make end met most especially soccer fans of foreign clubs like EPL and Laliga who passionately support their teams and are utilizing that opportunity to bet on their team, there are only few of students who gamble anonymously because the recommended age for gambling is 18+, in as much as they gamble responsibly and meeting up with their financial need then there is no gambling disorder that would affect them except if they choose to become a gambling addict that is where a problem will come in.

Yes, that is true because by using online casinos, underage children can access them easily. They can immediately register and deposit their money, and now so many deposit options add to the convenience they will get. Using devices that are connected to the internet can provide underage children with a lot of information to find a casino that is suitable for them. So by providing proper guidance to underage children, they can distance themselves from things that do not suit them.

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If the OP speak about the people who do the gambling from the school days,then the gambler will earn huge knowledge from the gambling.He may loss at the beginning,but after the graduation of the degree the gambler will be the experienced enough for the gambling.The gambler from the third world countries will do the gambling from their school days to get away from the poverty after their graduation and to live the peaceful of life.If the gambler from third world countries had win the game with the big money,this surely will bring the happiness to their family members.The winning gambler generation will get free from the poverty because of the gambler effect from his school days in the gambling.