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Most of the grown up people do not live with parents. At such, the parents are not aware about the interests and habits of individuals. Do you parents know that you gamble ? What was their first reaction towards your gambling habit ?

Gambling is not supposed to be for kinds. Many casinos and gambling companies do not allow children to register or use their services. Consequently, anyone up to the age of gambling is supposed to be able to make his decisions with little to no interference from parents or anyone.

If it is just my parents knowing that I am into gambling, they do and not that they really have any way to interfere as I'm independent and can take my decisions.

I am a grown assed human.
My parents doesn't have to know my activities. Besides I moved out many years ago.
What I think I owe them now is respect by not bringing shame to their name through irresponsible gambling, like going into debts, getting fired from place of work because of my gambling habits, and other negative ills associated with gambling.

As you mean and personally I say that adult men have the right to privacy to do anything as long as they can control it, after all, not many parents want to know about the activities of their adult children unless they are still underage, of course they are still under parental control, where They must know what activities they usually do, so parents are obliged to guide them properly.

Adult men don't live with their parents, how can they know you are gambling when you don't live together, even if you live together, is it possible to gamble in front of your parents, I don't think there will be many people who do that, although there are, it could be that he is already an addict so it's difficult to be controlled so that he plays gambling in front of his parents without caring about their suggestions and advice. but personally, until now my parents have never known that I gamble because they don't need to know that and so far my gambling is still under control so there won't be any problems.   ;)

Your mom knows what you are doing the moment it shows signs.
my mom already knew I was gambling with the bystanders in the corner as it was a known place where they could set up a poker table for the night. So yes they knew about it. They disapproved of it and they kept asking when I would go back to college.  Fathers are just fine, he just smiles and it feels like I can do what I want.

It's not like when you are just a kid which if you do something stupid, they can demand you to do this and that.

Nope, even if I am already on a legal age; I still do not let them know about this activity of mine. One reason is stereotype that I’d end up addicted into it but in reality it just depends on the type of gambler you are. Second is because I am using my own money which makes me authorized to where would I be using it. In short it would be much better not to in order to avoid making things more complicated. Of course if I were them I wouldn’t also allow my future child to gamble ‘coz I know the risk. He/she might probably gamble once in his life but I will never support it. Since I am doing something against their will then I guess there’s really no need to involve other or more people towards this activity. Fewer the better as I would like it to.

I don't think my parents know about my gambling habits but if really they do, I don't think they will react badly or question me about it since am above 18, I feed and care for myself, and they haven't heard or seen me selling my properties over gambling bets.

So if they are to know or not, it won't make any difference to my stand on gambling habits

Yes, they know about my gambling habits... they know about many other shit as well, from some things we can't run away. But I am still close with my parents, they understand what it means to be "young and foolish", I can only hope I will have the same understanding for my own kids when the time comes.

In the end, you don't have anyone closer than your parents... it's something we figure out along the way, sooner or later... all others will abandon you, but parents will hold you, it's something you understand when shit starts falling on you! Of course, this works if "parents" are normal people, some parents are disasters and don't deserve kids in the first place. I am in the first group, I did a lot of shit in my life, and my parents were the ones who stayed with me along the way.

I don't think so, I don't need to tell my parents that I'm going to gamble because I'm of legal age and for me it's just a pastime. And I also think that even though my parents know about gambling, it's okay with them because they know me very well and my parents have a lot of trust in me that's why I love them.

Let me tell you reality, if you are grown up already and you even feed your parent, if they know that you are gambling, they will not be bothered because they know that you are a man and a successful person. But if you are gambling and gambling turn you to something else, they will blame you.

My parents don't really agree with the gambling activities that I do so I try to keep these activities a secret. I keep this a secret so that I can maintain harmony with my family and I think as long as I can control myself over the gambling activities that I do then I think this will be fine.

And I think I am also mature enough to enter the world of gambling because now I am 22 years old, so I don't need to tell my parents about the gambling activities I do and I will always be responsible for everything I do, including gamble.

My parents don't live with me, I live separately but I was not addicted to gambling when I lived with them. But after two years of marriage I included myself a little in gambling but my father didn't know it. But if my parents had known, they would not have allowed me to join gambling because they value religion and religion. Gambling is considered a sinful act according to my religion but if my parents had known about this, they would have never allowed me to join such a dirty profession. But even though my parents did not know that I was involved in gambling, my wife knew about it. He sometimes quarrels with me about joining this dirty profession. The matter is bad but I have never indulged myself in gambling so much that I can stop myself from gambling completely at any time.

You called them grown; means they are adults. Parents may not react so much to gambling as they would have if you were still underage and depending on them financially. I have seen many parents not react so much but just give advice to their kids who are grown when they discover them to have some habits because they realize that they are adults. Some parents will even consider their grown kids having gambling as a habit than some other habits.

in my culture (here in Italy) it is pretty normal to gamble during the Christmas period in family, with all a series of card games. It's also pretty fun :) and all people are involved (younger older etc etc...)

Obviously we gamble ridiculous amounts (the classic pennies) on these occasions....
They have always known that I like gambling.
Meanwhile I remember that they never said anything about this fact... because there has never been a culture (I'm talking about many years ago) in which there was a risk of developing a gambling addiction, it was not considered a risk.
now there is an almost sensational abundance of offers in this sector... every day there are dozens of games to bet on, it is clear that the gambling sector is completely transformed :(

Finance is the most important thing in the family and once you attend your financial freedom you become free to do whatever suit and make you happy and without your parent interference, so most of the time, our parent may be too old to even understand what gambling is all about, lime me I have an aged mother who doesn't know anything about gambling and would only be interested in things I choose to talk to her about.
My spouse on the other hand is very okay with my gambling activities, since i can balance between my gambling life and family perfectly.

People always tend to keep gambling a secret because they feel of people should know about their is an impression that people will feel towards them. Even if parents are aware about their adult children gambling lifestyle, they may not be too worried because they are old enough to afford money for gambling and are in the age of making choice on the kind of life they need for themselves. Some people who know their parents to be strict will prefer to let their gambling life to be secret to avoid much  talks from their parents.

I don't think even if my parents knew about my gambling habits, they would bother.
One has to get to a certain age to understand that parents actually want you to live your life based on the principle and morals they have inculcated in you at a very early age.

Where it becomes a problem and they start blowing their fuses about ones gambling habit should probably be when one lives with their parents or in close proximity. Else, if one lives alone, is married or have a good job even if it is a well paying hustle to support the gambling habit and makes parents happy by sending them some funds for upkeep along with occasionally check-up, why would they care or bother?

Its not important whether they know or not, what's important is if ones immediate family or responsibility is suffering because of such a habit.

they know that I gamble and they weren't surprised when they found out, I mean I learned a lot of gambling games because of them and our relatives. what they don't know how is much or how often I gamble, I mean there is really no reason for me to tell them how much and how often I gamble. anyway, while they weren't surprised when they found out that I gamble, they had something to say to me, what they said was, that I should always remember my priorities.

i haven't lived with my parents for a long time so i don't need to worry about them finding out that I often gamble, my parents once told me, whatever i do outside the house, i have to do it with full responsibility and readiness, after all my parents still have an old-fashioned mindset, i don't want to burden them with strange thoughts, they still think that gambling players are the trash of society ^{(they are quite religious people in their old age and are very against their children gambling)}

Even though I am old enough and able to take full responsibility for everything I do, to prevent things that I don't want from happening, I always tell my parents about everything I do, but when it comes to gambling, I only talk about this. to a father, because he is the one who understands this best. And when I told him about the gambling activities that I did, he didn't show an expression of panic or anger because maybe he also thought that a man could never get away from gambling and my father just advised me to be careful when gambling because it involves money and "The risks are very high," he understood very well because perhaps he had also been at the same point.

As for talking about this to a mother, I don't think I'm brave enough to do that...hihihi

I live in a society where gambling is legal but seen by many as immoral behaviour. Due to religious and societal beliefs, many people keep their gambling activities very secret. I never gambled when I was dependent on my parent because they would be mad at me. But I started gambling when I began to earn from my work. I still hide my gambling from my mother but it is just because of cultural beliefs.

If she knew that I gamble, she would just speak to me persuading me to stop because she assumes that gamblers are money waster. But she knows that I have maximised my income and my family are not suffering from my gambling. So I don't think she would have any problem with that but she will just be surprised that her son is a gambler.    

Yep, after getting married I have my own small family and it means I have to have my own house. My small house is very far from my parents' house, we no longer live close to each other. Of course, my parents will not know any of my activities, habits or hobbies. They never know my gambling activities. I also never tell him about it, it is because I think it is a secret activity. I only share my story about gambling activities with my wife, I think others don't need to know. So, I don't know how my parents reaction if they know it, I've no plan to tell them.  :-\

I am staying alone and I hardly see my parent, because we are not staying in the same state. There is no way that they will know that I gamble and there is also no way that they will see me gambling.

If it happens that we are staying close, it will also be impossible because I am an adult and I will behave like one, by not revealing everything I do to them. As long as I don't allow my gambling activities to affect my way of living, I don't think that there is any cause for alarm.

If whoever the question projects to is up to the specified gambling age, then Thier parents are likely not to have any control over 'em, based on Thier decisions... I know for sure that some decisions are illicit and could be invariably countered by any sane parent, no matter how grown their child could be.
Alot would wanna hide those traces... How does it feel when your oldboy realises how insensible and irresponsible you are? Cus that's definitely how they'll both see it... They're not gonna bully you or deny you a treat since you ain't a kid no more, buh whatever misfortune you'll face in life - be it from other sources would definitely be tagged - gambling!!

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I still live with my Mom and have no plans to move out for no good reason since all's well in here. She probably doesn't know. She might have some idea since I've left my PC open with gambling stuff on the screen quite often, but she's never really confronted me about it. I plan to tell her if she asks, but if she doesn't, I'm completely fine with the status quo right now. I can say I'm pretty responsible in the house, I pay the bills, and do some chores every now and then (especially during the weekends when I don't have work), so I don't think she'd judge me that badly.

Yes, they know that I gamble sometimes, including about my losses. Actually, for me it was a good thing to share with them my gambling habits, because when I lost and had to stop gambling, it helped me to stop having impulsive gambling thoughts by telling them I was feeling like that. Always I felt tempted to gamble, I told them I was going to do this and then they talked to me until I cooled down and gave up the idea. They worked as a support group for me on the hardest times right after my loss, so it's definitely worthful to share your habits with close people. They can be decisive during your breaking points in favour or your mental and financial integrity.

I have committed myself to talk about my casual hobby with them when I believe it is the right time to do so, for now they are not aware of it.
I believe it is important for one's family (not only parents) to know whether we partake in activies which could become an addiction, like smoking, drinking or if we start to take a very controled medicine for the sake of our health.

Whether one decides to tell one's parents about it, it is a personal choice. However, I would encourage anyone who is still dependent of their family to openly disclose those kind of expenses, so the family economy can be tracked easier and trust among family members can continue to be strong as long as possible

Gambling is something people can be really judgemental about and that could cause some kind of stigmatization,.so people tend to keep their gambling habit a secret so as to maintain a healthy status they keep their gambling habit away from their family, friends and others who don't share the same view with them as it regards gambling.

Definitely most parents wouldn't be aware their children are gamblers as they wouldn't mention it to them for reasons of privacy, they only make it know to their fellow gamblers and those who they know wouldn't be judgmental if they happen to know about their gambling habit, I also don't see it necessary for their parents to know as that piece of information may do more harm than good, they could only accept gifts from the proceeds of the gambling but their knowledge of it wouldn't be really necessary.

I've never heard my parents speak good of gambling. Hence, I can't inform them about my gambling activities. They'll not be glad about it, as they're not with other close relative whom we know are gamblers. When they go broke, it's common here to blame on gambling. I'll not get a chance of explaining why I gamble. Since they're not used to gambling, how then will there be able to accept what I say regarding the importance of gambling responsibility. They, parents, may have eaten the profits coming from gambling without knowing. So, to keep the ball running with no suspense. It's better not to inform anybody. I see it as a private life. Unless it's getting out of my hand, maybe becoming indebted via gambling. Then I'll safely inform my parents, to know their contributions in terms of gambling. And a new changed behavior. As they'll always be there on crucial situations in my life. Traditionally, a child should run to his parents when things are getting bad in their lives. Hence, if my gambling behavior is safe, and no one is getting hurt. I don't see any reason to tell my parents. As telling them can hurt, without my consent. Despite not living close to them, I keep in touch. And nothing as such has not be revealed to my parents. They don't ask too. Because they're not seeing those symptoms they see in other gamblers in me. Hence, they'll be no reason for them to fidget.

I don't think my parents know I gamble. Maybe if they found out I was gambling, they would just advise me not to gamble too deeply, and if possible, it might be better to stop gambling. Well, that's the reaction of most parents when they see their children who still live with their gambling. But for his children who do not live with their parents, the parents will advise them not to gamble because it can risk causing many problems. Parents may only be able to advise their children and cannot force them, especially if their children are adults and do not live with them. But they really hope that their children will stop gambling.

When I used to gamble during my younger days, I kept it as a secret since my parents would hate me for it.

As a child, my father brought us to different cockfight stadiums where he used to bet frequently. Though he always told us to avoid and not copy his actions, you cannot help but to be curious on the things that he did before. When I reached the age of majority in our country, I tried online gambling involving in-game skins from games and I was able to at least convert my $5 to around $60 at that time.

Unfortunately, I learned the lesson the hard way and I got humbled. Quickly, all of my earnings went from $60 to $30 and eventually I hit rock-bottom. From there, I vowed to myself to never gamble and not to expose my kids into any kind of gambling activity.

Their is extent that you may grow and some people or your parents will not question you when you gamble and that is why we do says that gambling is basically meant for adults not children, if your parents is the one feeding you and you are still dependent on them when you gamble they have the right to question you, but a situation whereby you gamble with your hard earn money I bitcoin that their nothing will make you to gamble and someone question you, because the money you use and gamble is your own money, so gambling have to do with strategies and plan.

I am still living under my parents care so they are aware of most of my activities.


Yes they know that I gamble every now and then, though not in a regular basis.


They are not fond of gambling but they let me enjoy the fruit of my labor where I sometimes engage in some spending spree. ;D  They just remind me to have a moderated gambling session and be a responsible gambler not using the money that is already compromised on the family's expenses.

I play online, I don't tell anyone about my gambling activities. not because I'm afraid of the bad response I could receive. but it's more like me who is more closed to anyone, and that's not only in my gambling activities but also throughout my life.
only a few playmates and work friends know about my gambling activities. where they are also gamblers. and I hope it will remain a part of me and not involve anyone else.

but if my parents knew, I'm sure they would just give me advice to be responsible for my own choices. maybe tell me to try to stop, that's what most parents do with their children regarding their perspective on gambling.

There is nothing wrong with people telling their parents and other relatives and friends that they keep playing in physical casinos and online casinos. gambling is not something people should be ashamed of. How many rich people have gambled and shown it publicly? The answer is simple and clear: there are many people who play in physical casinos and online casinos and who show their faces, they are not ashamed to admit that they play in the casino. I'm not ashamed to tell everyone that I play at an online casino. In other words, I'm not afraid to tell my mother, brothers and everyone in my family that I play at the casino

In the last few months I've noticed that a lot of people are talking about gambling addiction, they're asking strange questions about whether or not they should tell their parents that they gamble or when their wife forbids them from gambling whether they should obey or not, so I'm thinking that these people seem to be afraid to tell their relatives in the real world that they like gambling and that they are playing. and there is nothing wrong with gambling, I keep saying this here on the forum, the number of people addicted to gambling is very small, there are many things that are addictive too. So we shouldn't look at gambling as something bad or something to be ashamed of. If the person was drinking beer, they would tell their parents straight away, so why don't they also tell them that they play?

No, and I won't tell it even if I get drunk. :D
That's my own habit and they have their own that I might not know. As an adult, there's no need to tell everything to your parents unless you are suffering from gambling addiction. That should be told so they can help you even if you are already an adult.
It's not because of being shy to talk to them about their gambling habit but it's because of privacy and respect to them. They are living a peaceful life now, let them be. They've done their share of stressful years working for us, taking care of us, and everything, it's time for them to take a break and just enjoy the rest of their life in this world.
I think this is just a question for underage people but I doubt you will find them here in the forum whatever the aim of your question is. Survey or social experiment.

If we're specifically talking about online gambling, they most likely don't know because my parents are the type to worry about even the little things. It'll only give them an unnecessary problem to worry about and I remember answering a similar question here (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5420205.msg61272845#msg61272845). Even though they also gamble, I still think it's better to keep this to myself because they're the kind of parents who would be overprotective when they find out you're doing something harmful like gambling.

My parents know that I gamble. How much or how often, they probably don't know. But they know that I have been gambling for a long time because betting can be openly discussed in our household. But they're probably not worried because they know that I'm not addicted to it.

My first gambling experience was literally playing with money. I was still in my primary school years when I started playing with coins. My mother would be angry to know that. She'd scold me.

Just as you said, not everyone lives with their parent and most people here are married, living with their family. I don't think I had anything to do with gambling, back in the days living with my parents. Gambling was seen as a notorious act in my locality. Most young adults who gamble, either stole their parents funds, or took money that isn't theirs to play. A responsible parent, will never allow their child to gamble, as it will have a negative impact on them while they approach adult hood.

I think majority of us here are already old enough to gamble and not even bother to tell our parents. But in any case I will be like in the teen's definitely I might have to hide it from my parents in the beginning.

Just like when I used to smoke, I started very young and then hide from my parents, until I was old enough already, (I have jobs and about to settle down).

And it could really depends on the situation, if your parents are gambling and so you are influence by it. So it might be hard to hid it from them and on the other hand you might strike a conversation about your gambling and if you win or lose.

Yes, my parents know that I am a gambler and they don't have a problem with it as long as I don't use their money and don't play too much. Moreover, I gamble online, so my parents are not too worried about me staying long at the casino and getting involved in problems with people there or others.

Parents don't need to know what their child will do when the child is an adult, whether it's gambling or other activities. gambling is always considered bad by society and our parents think the same, it is better to hide it from them so that we can still do it freely but it must be underlined if we decide not to tell us if we have to bear the risks we will bear.
Don't involve parents when your lose in gambling, especially if your take out a loan and can't pay back the bill, your parents will be responsible for your actions. Therefore, if we decide not to involve our parents, we must be clever at gambling and always use control over ourselves correct.

Nope, and I don't have a plan on letting them know that I do gambling. The first reason is because of the normal norms; gambling is a bad image for many, so I know my parents will not be happy about that or they will be concerned about me. The second reason is because I don't want them to be involved, or, let's say, as long as I don't let them involved in my habit, then I think not letting them know that I do gambling is good as long as anything that could happen because of my habit will only affect me.

Yes, in my case they have known about it for many years. I am a responsible adult who plays poker and earns money with it, I have not had gambling problems or anything. They weren't very happy at first and it's not something we talk about a lot because deep down it's a world they don't know about, but they do know about it. From time to time, like once a year, they ask me if I still play, and the truth is that I play less and less.

Beginning days of gambling were known by my mother. During those days I used to show her see what I've won and I remember mentioning about the VIP bonus provided on reaching bronze or silver. See they've given me reward just for using their platform. Those are my winning days and soon after that I started to loss and I don't had earning. By the time my mother understood and she never said anything, but when there is need for emergency money she says go loss everything and now look for borrowing. From their I never said anything and she slowly forgot things as I never say anything about gambling. Hope soon I'll recover out of the debts caused due to my gambling.

My Mom is too religious for me to tell her , or maybe she has an Idea because we have so much common friends and some relatives that i come along when going to casinos .
but I am not telling her directly , i love the way we are casual about my vices as it is truly prohibited in Her religion .
I love my Mom so i don't wanna disappoint her just because of gambling that i am into , in which I only want to enjoy and try my small luck once a week at least or 2?

I hide nothing from my parents since younger time , even My marriage is not hidden from my Mother and father.
so Yes they knew my gambling activities and even joining me in casino sometimes if had a chance.
they knew me enough to know how to handle things .
so i think their reaction is very normal and happy to what i am doing and what i have done in life.

the very first time that i told  my parents specifically my father is when I really need help and seeking theirs is my only option before my own family blown up.
I asked Him to help me out as I am an addicted gambler and losing everything each day in gambling , even drowning to debt from one place to another because of continues addiction.
lucky that i managed to get out with the help of my parents and family and now am a proud freshly living .

Telling my parents that I utilized some hours of my working days to place wagers on games, trust me when I say, they would be really mad at me. Ofcourse they would do what they're expected to as any other responsible parents, shouting and giving me advises about th strict negative consequences that follows, for me, I've chosen to remain mute with my activities cornering the gambling system. Addiction is definitely not easy to stop, but with the provided aides from our parents and love ones, quitting can be made easier because we already have in mind and determined to quit notwithstanding the current attributes that follows.

No one knows I gamble so I can be calm while I gamble. But even though they knew, it seemed they didn't mind because they already knew what happened to me beforehand. They know I can take care of myself well so they won't ask any questions and just keep quiet. And until now, I gamble online so that no one knows. Moreover, I gamble at night when everyone is asleep so no one knows. But I don't gamble too often so I don't have any problems with gambling now. Moreover, I can still control myself well.

My parents don't know anything about my gambling. I don't tell them anything about gambling. Because if they come to know then they will develop a negative attitude towards me. Also, if I lose gambling, I sometimes arrange money from my family in other ways. If they find out about my gambling habit, they will stop supporting me financially. They will start distrusting me. I think it's not just my parents but many family members don't like gambling. Many do not find any difference between gambling addicts and drug addicts. So I always prefer never to share my gambling habits with others.

I was a high school student when I gambled for the first time and I tried to hide it from my parents although I know that my father is also a gambler (traditional gambler) who gamble when there is special moment only in my village. Although I have tried to hide it but my parents knew about my gambling activity eventually. Their reaction was not as what I thought, I thought that they will be so angry but they just told me something like "it is fine if you want to gamble, but be responsible, use your own money and do not use the money we give for your school/education".

Yes, that's gambling no matter how you hide it, no matter how tight you hide it by not telling anyone at all, one day it will definitely be found out too, just like you hide a carcass over time, it will smell too. Therefore, instead of continuing to hide it, it is better for you to try to stop, I understand that it is quite difficult, but nothing is impossible if you keep trying even if slowly.

Of course, every parent has a different perspective and response every time they see or face a problem, I see that your parents are quite different, which as you said you thought they would scold you for being caught gambling but apparently the assumption was wrong. But to be honest here I see your parents are quite understanding, they don't scold you because maybe they know you are a big boy and should be able to think to distinguish what is good and what is bad, I am quite impressed with the advice conveyed by your parents. Instead of scolding you they responded with a suggestion that you can consider, that's right, it doesn't matter if you want to gamble but we have to be responsible gamblers by accepting all the risks involved and also of course with strong self-control so that you don't go too far into gambling.

If it so then yours is better, someone can gambler to the extent that his friends will not be aware of it, but some people put much hope on gambling and get addicted to it that they will do anything possible to gamble even though they will go and borrow money to gamble and later they lose, people that are addicted to gambling are not afraid to borrow because they always think that they can win. In this aspect that is when the parents will be aware that their child gamble when the people is owing are trying to collect their money and his refusing to give them that when they will report him to his parents. To make a gamble secret you have to plan for it that's set a budget for it then it will be secret.

When you are not staying with your parents then why would they need to know about your gambling habit. It is none of their concern as soon as you leave their house. If you're leaving their then you are earning for yourself. In that case you can do whatever you want to do with your own money. Unless you have responsibilities no one is interested in your activities.

No,they don't but my wife does.There is no real reason to burden your parents with your problems as gambling most of the time can be considered a problem by most of our parents so why worry them with that.We can keep it for ourselves and only in the event where we dive deep down into aggressive addiction only then we should tell them by asking for help as they are the best that can help us with any problems we might encounter.

I don't know what would be their reaction but certainly if they find out it won't be a good one despite me having created a family of my own.

Many parents will certainly be surprised when they find out that their children are gambling, especially if they come from a culture or religion that is very against gambling, but for families who are more modern or open to everything, they will consider it normal, especially if gambling is commonplace in their community.
However, parents should be able to provide the right knowledge to their children about gambling and how gambling must be done carefully and responsibly so that they don't get caught up in gambling addiction because this is an activity that is always interesting to do because it often makes gamblers curious about the results.

Of course, as a parent, they will have react negatively if they know that their kids are into gambling, specially if they are still very young. Traditionally though, if you are grown up, then you don't need to live with your parents or at least get out of the house and established yourself. So maybe that's where majority of us started our gambling careers or addiction.

And I think our kids will not tell us if they are into gambling, they are going to hide it as much as they can. So it's either we are going to learn it and then tell our kids to stop, or not learn and until our kids have grown up already.

What do you mean that the parents will have to react negatively if they know that their children are involved in gambling? By negatively reaction, you mean that parents need to stop them or they need to ignore and pretend that they do not know that their children are gambling.

The reason is that if the parents know that their kids are gambling, then it is their duty to stop them. If they do not stop them, this means that they are encouraging them to play. Knowing them playing and keeping silent means that they are supporting you. One condition is that they can pretend that they do not know that kids are gambling, in this way the fear of getting caught will remain in children who are gambling.

My father found out that I sometimes bet when I was still underage, he just told me - I won’t ask you what it is and why you do it, it’s your business, you are responsible for it. In fact, my father never dealt with gambling, I’m not sure that he really understood what it was, but after his words I really began to treat gambling more responsibly. I understood that even at that time there was no prohibition for me, but there was trust, and this is what I valued most.

I started gambling seriously at the age I could make my own decisions so it doesn't matter if my parents knew that I gamble I have my own family so it is my family is the one who should know that I'm into gambling because all my money and time are for my family and they are the one that will suffer if I lose a lot of money from gambling.

But if I am still young or still in my parents' jurisdiction then they have the right to know my gambling habit and they have the right to stop me if they want to because it's their money that I'm using and I'm still their responsibility and as their child, I am obligated to obey them if they restrict me.

When I was a teenager was caught several times coming to land-based betting places and they were both angry with me for trying to gambling especially using the money they gave me with and from then on I started to gamble less and go out to play more often friends the same age.
But as time went by I had family and worked at company in the area where I lived there were quite lot of gamblers there and plus the environment where I lived was also an environment full of people who liked to gamble it made me try playing again and to this day I still continue to bet when I have certain amount of money that I can accept when I lose.
Even so I still have to prioritize limits and also control myself because I have a family to support so I don't go so far as to use extra money to gamble.

This is just little of my experience in gambling but from what I have gone through there are many valuable lessons and experiences that cannot be obtained from other activities.

No, for me, any gambling related activity is not that important for them to know. As long I can handle myself in gambling and I know my limits, it's enough reason not to let them know. Besides, I can already picture their reaction, and what words I can get from them. They are actually the type of people who do not like gambling ever since. Letting them know will only put me in a bad mood

We already have: "keep gambling" in secret and "never gamble in front of kids" topics. Now about parents :D What next - never gamble in front of parents or does your pet know you gamble? :D

I will confess - I have gambled in front of my parents, they have seen I have placed a bet on a hockey game. But, we have watched that game together and I am 35+ :D Jokes aside, I think it is better to tell parents that you gamble, because they, as more experienced, might help and spot that moment when gambling is no longer about fun.

You speak the truth. Every behavior, especially gambling-related ones, affects our psyche and those around us. With its appeal and digital immersion, online gambling is adept at hiding its addiction. It's fascinating and scary how humans are predisposed to do so even when the repercussions are obvious.

Your parental reply observation is insightful. It shows their comprehension of human behavior and gambling addiction. Not everyone reacts to aggression. Gentle nudges and understanding are often needed, especially if the person is grown and can tell right from wrong. Responsibility and self-control are key in online gaming. Solution layers are needed for this problem. More people seeing things as clearly as you do might help break addiction's shackles.

My parents are quite conservative type so I have this feeling that if I tell them that I’m into gambling, they will never be glad and for sure they will just keep reminding me to stop gambling before losing everything. So I keep it to myself and when I started winning significant profits, and share some of them, that’s when they found out that I’m into gambling and to my surprise, they’re not against with it as long as I know how to control my finances and put some limits into my losses so I won’t literally end up with gambling addiction.

I believe the role of the parents in gambling is not actually to discourage their children not to engage in gambling, but to educate them on how to deal with the risks and be prepared with inevitable losses as gambling will certainly make us lose than win. Because whether we like it or not, adult people will eventually be hooked with gambling and there’s no wrong with it as long as responsible gambling is always observed and practiced.

Right to privacy I agree but we are talking about parents not neighbors.  Parents are not going to make it public even if you share this with them like others.

Perhaps parents will not like it if they see their children gambling and will ask them to stop gambling immediately before they experience big problems. And it is normal for parents to ask us to stop gambling immediately because they already know the impact of gambling on those who gamble too often. Even though his son said he could still take care of himself by controlling himself, his parents told him to stop gambling and didn't want to know his reasons. That might cause children to hide their gambling activities from their parents so they don't want to cause problems in their relationships.

For grown-up people who are already living outside their parents' home, does it matter if they are gambling or not? I just don't get it. Or do you come from a place where parents still play a major role in your life decisions even if you are already a grown-up person?

Personally, my parents know that I am betting regularly, especially my father since sometimes I use my online betting account for his own bets. No big deal though, I don't have to tell them and they don't have to ask me. It doesn't matter since I am a grown-up man and I have my own source of living. I have no debts to my parents and I am betting responsibly.

Actually yes they know I am open with them with this activities so that they will not get worried about what we are doing. Sometimes we need those advice given by our parents so accept whatever words they are saying since all action they do is for our own good. We might feel harsh if sometimes they don't like those things what they do but in the end of the day we should think about that their disagreement with those actions we do is just for us and they just see something that might not result good to us in long run.

 But try to make them understand that you are playing just for fun and if they see you having a good time and make gambling as your stress reliever then for sure they can understand you and somehow let you gamble in moderation.

Yes. But they have nothing against it since i'm old enough to handle myself. Of course they're concern, often advice me and that's understandable. However, as a grown up individual they know that I am a responsible person because I also have a family of my own.

Well, if you're still depending on your parents, you should be open. Our parents knows what's best for their children, therefore if you're still living with them, follow their advice and don't keep your gambling habit a secret.

I think you're mistaken the point op is coming from. The post is not talking about parents interference or the casino allowing the underage to play. Op is talking about the reaction of your parents when they discovered that you're gambling or what their reaction would be if they found out that you are into gambling. Considering, the negative vibes and effect of gambling in our society, most parents will feel embarrassed or express disappointment when they discovered that their child engaged in gambling. But, on the other hand, it depends on the society one belongs to. Especially in Africa society where religion is a basis of judgment, parents will react in unpleasant way upon that discovery.

I personally will not like my parents to be aware of my gambling habit despite the fact that they have no say or the right to interfere in my personal life but to maintain my reputation in their sight.

If you are responsible for all your actions and you have a job of your own you don't have to tell them about your gambling habit but if they found out about your gambling habit you can explain to them that you are already a grown-up man and you are independent enough and have a mind of your own, its right for parents to worry about your gambling habit if they found out but if they see that you are not the type that will become a compulsive gambler they will trust you.
It's important that we are a responsible gamble so our parents will not worry if you're going to go astray.

before I got married and had children, I used to have a very dark life in the world of gambling and I once told about my experience in another thread and that when my whole family, including my parents, knew about my gambling activities and they were really worried because I had become an addict who was a little crazy about gambling, but since I recovered and can gamble more maturely and have a wife, everything is fine, my parents worry has become normal because I have become better. even if I gamble online when I visit my parents house, it has become a normal thing and dont worry my parents anymore because overall they really understand how to be more responsible when I gamble, even though sometimes I still lose control, but everything its fine, even my wife also knows about my gambling activities.

You are right. Many youngsters do not live with their parents and do what they like. For me though, it was not the case because most of the Indian youngsters live with their family.
Even after getting married they still live with their parents and so my parents know most of the things I do except gambling.
But my brother knows about it and he's okay with it because I am not addicted to it. He knows I play for fun and I am sure my parents won't have an obligation too.
As long as we are in control and don't cross our limits I think nobody will be bothered.

When you are an adult and don't live with your parents, every activity you do is always outside your parents' supervision, including your gambling habits. Parents always supervise their children from childhood to adolescence. When you enter adulthood and start earning your own income, you are free to use the money you earn anywhere that makes you happy. Parents can only advise what is best for their children, you are free to choose your path in life as long as it doesn't interfere with other people's lives.

No. I am an adult who does not require nor want the approval of my parents. I know what is good and what is bad for me. I also understand risks and responsibilities. That is what it means to be an adult, essentially. So I do not think that anyone above a certain age should still be a manchild/womanchild.

Furthermore, you make it sound like gambling is something to be ashamed of. There is a world of difference between problematic and non-problematic gambling. An indulgence is not a habit and a habit is not an addiction.

My Biological Father wasn't angry, as far as I don't steal to gamble, I don't go around begging to gamble and also being addicted to the point that, I'll have to sell my cellphone in order to player virtual games. That I didn't do.
2020 during COVID-19 ( With Gambling ) I won correct scores which I used to buy foodstuffs ,( Heck! 2020 was bloody tough )
So he's fine with me gambling.

My Father in the Lord ( Pastor ) Caught me in the act! Then I wad actually staying with him. He considered Gambling bad and called those seen sinners. Man, I was not permitted to have dinner that night all because I was caught gambling.
As much as you're not addicted, know when to stop and start all over again, that's good. You should do well with saving profits you get from em too.

No. Why on earth would I disclose that information to them? As an adult, I can earn money ethically and gamble for entertainment only with small amounts. Some parents may try to interfere with your gambling habits even if you gamble responsibly. So think carefully if you want to disclose those habits of yours. And I think as long as I'm not addicted to it, I will not tell my habits.

I am one of those grown up people, and my answer is YES, they know that I gamble and see me most of the time. Their reaction is normal, they just saw a normal adult playing gambling.

Parents/Guardian will not react if they see an adult or even if it's their son playing gambling. Parents know that they should not treat an adult as a kid anymore. Being an adult means that we have our own knowledge and capability to decide by ourself. But I know, unless I get to the point that I can't control myself in gambling anymore. They will react for sure.

Are you asking this question for under aged people? Because I don't think it's bad for an adult to gamble unless it turns into an addiction. I think the public with gambling addiction needs monitoring if it is for them.
However, to answer your question, I will not say that no one in my family knows that I have a gambling habit. Because I don't do it too much, just mostly I do sports betting when I have an idea about the games of those teams and sometimes I gamble if the teams I like. I'm actually not that much of a regular gambler. Apart from that my family be it my parents or my wife none of them will take this well as far as I can tell. Because in our region gambling is considered a crime.

Honestly this is a question that is most applicable to children who were still independent under their parents, an adult can do anything he likes and choose to gamble or not with or without his parents permission as long as he's being responsible enough for the family, why this is in most cases not encouraged is because of those who have taken gambling to the next phase by being addicted and irresponsible for the family and theirselves, but a full grown up adult don't have to fear of letting his parents know he gambles if he's responsible.

Yes, they know it. But they are very friendly about that because they knows that, I'm not an addicted gambler. Honestly speaking I don't gamble that much anymore. I just gamble when I'm bored or when I need some fun. It's not my main work. And why does it matter if they knows or not? I'm fully grown an adult now. I have my own freedom. Your question mostly applies for under aged children.

When i was a 14 years old, that is when my classmate introduced me to this gambling because he came out from a wealthy family, and his father is not against it in their family because sometimes their father always ask them some games to choose for him, and the ones his children will pick from the games, will be the ones his father will win, and he will surely give the children some money to enjoy themselves in school, and that is how I follow my classmate to start gamble, and my mother cut me on a faithful day when she was using my phone to do something because her phone was developing some fault at the moment, that made her to see some of the games I was waiting for their results to come out to do cash out, but she made me go through hell , that made me to vow that I will grow mature before I will start gambling.

I’ve discussed gambling with my parents a few times but can’t say that my Mother ever approved. She would always tell me that nobody ever wins in gambling and would seemingly be annoyed when I enjoyed watching games with money on the line. She always worked hard for her money though, so throwing it away so recklessly was hard to understand.

In various countries specially with the developed countries,the adult people will not live with their parents.So the gambler who separate from their parents can’t be controlled by their parents.Because the parents of the gambler doesn’t aware about the gambling by their childrens.If the gambler age was below 18 or still studying their academic,the parent response will be to quit the game after they aware about the gambler involvement to the gambling.If the gambler had started to earn the money on their own,the parents just say don’t get addicted to the gambling and play the safe game.Both the response is based on the earning capacity of the gambler.

To be eligible to gamble, in my country, it is expected for such an individual to be 18 years old and above, which at 18 years, it is presumable that such an individual is not a kid anymore, and as such liable to whatever action he/she takes. So for me, one thing I have noticed that gets parents worried when been told his/her child is gambling is as follows:
1. The fear of getting addicted: Because the fear of not having their kids get addicted to gambling is one reason why they will always want to be against it at all odds.

2. The fear of losing more funds than they could afford: Because the fear that a child will lose his money or the parent's money to gambling while they are away from home is another reason why they could dislike gambling.

3. The society view: what people will say about a kid seen gambling is another reason that will want to make a parent complain about his kid not to gamble, most especially if he/she is not yet of age.

4. Religious believe: Religious believe is another reason that will make a father or mother not want their kids gamble, most especially when it is regarded as a sin in their respective religion (i.e Muslims)

My parents as aware that I gamble and they do not have problem with that. I'm like the good son of the family so they believe any choice I make is likely not a bad one since I have not been giving them troubles. I am very close to my dad and there is no way I can could keep that away from him. Gambling is not that bad of a thing that we have to make it a top secret.... it is just about making money nothing else. It only becomes bad when it is done in such a way that it affects our finances and behavior so badly.

I don't know for sure about that. Because I personally never asked my parents directly whether they knew I liked gambling or not. Besides, I don't think it's very important to ask my parents about it. Because now I am free from the responsibilities of my parents, besides that I also have a family. So basically my parents don't need to know about my gambling habits. Because now the most important thing is that I always send them a certain amount of money regularly every month and I like to visit them regularly. So about the fact that I like to gamble, if my parents knew it would definitely be calm and normal. Because my parents never questioned or questioned the paths their children took. In essence, my parents were not overly restrictive parents. Therefore, I don't need to tell my parents my whole life in depth, including my gambling habits.

not all of these things can be told to your parents even if you live in the same house with them. even though i still live with my parents, i never tell them about my gambling activities because why would they know that? i am an adult and have earned my own money, even though i live with my parents, there are things that are my privacy and i consider that my gambling activities are my own privacy and no one knows about it, even my own parents.

the most important thing is that they know that what i'm doing is still at a reasonable level and in my opinion it's fine for an adult to gamble as long as it's not too excessive.

No my family doesn't know about it. I come from a middle class family. You all know what a middle class family is like. Especially in countries like Bangladesh. They feel that usually no work can be done before the completion of the study which damages the study. But they don't know that there is no guarantee that they will get a good future by studying. This is why I hide this work from my family members. Besides this is an illegal work or profession in our country.  For this reason I did not inform my family about this as they might think that it might cause me problems in future. That's the main reason why I hide this work from my family.  Considering all these aspects, I did not say anything about this matter to anyone.  That's why this matter is hidden from my family. I think I will hide this matter from my family in future also because I am currently studying in class 12. I am not interested in telling anyone until I am stable in a place. If I tell this matter to my family then I have to face many problems.

Even though im playing some gambling games online but it isnt really necessary for me tell about such activity yet im not really that compromising too much money out of it and it is something
not really be that in concern. As long you do have that control then it should be just fine. If you are living far away from your parents then its just that normal that everything you do would really be that totally cant be known by your parents. It would really be just that depending if you are a type of person whose really that open towards your parents then it wont really be that needing for such
forcing out on doing such thing.

Even with those simplest habit that you do have but it comes to the point that it is already that too addictive then it would really be that just ideal that telling everything towards
your parents as some sort of monitoring on things that you do wont really be that a bad idea. IT is really just that there are individuals who doesnt really like
getting that being involved with their parents on whatever they do.

I am a private person and although I am not an active gambler, I will not let my family know that I like to gamble. Because my family is against gambling and they consider gambling to be haram, and when I gamble as much as possible I do it very carefully and hide.
Because of my gambling activities, I often play online gambling using my cellphone, so it's still safe because they won't check my cellphone and I also often do it outside the house when I'm out enjoying a cup of coffee.
And now I'm married, and I also hide it from my wife and only bet on weekends and only bet on sports betting on football and just for fun after five busy days of work. Because I love the sport of football and betting is just for fun and most importantly I can watch it and enjoy the match.

It's quite confusing but maybe that's the character of your parents, I mean they don't really care about it, and to be honest I'm quite curious about the reasons why your parents don't care about your gambling at all. As we know that in general gambling is very bad in the eyes of society because of course with all the risks that are there. And well maybe so trusting your parents that they like to trust you about whatever activities you do, one of which is gambling. If that's your choice then go ahead, but I hope you gamble with the intention of just having fun because there are many cases that end up getting worse because those who take gambling too seriously by applying all expectations.

The point is you have to be a responsible gambler with all the risks that are there, and also of course by applying all the limits, not to overdo it because it could be without realizing you will be trapped in an addiction that you never wanted maybe. Honestly, I don't understand what you're saying when you say that you can earn. How can you say that for something that only relies on luck. So gambling is only really about luck and anyone should apply that mindset so as not to overdo it.

They knew that I gamble. They didn't like it at first because I was too young when I started but that's how they knew me and they never lacked of reminder to me. It's that because of how curious I was, I got hooked.

They became mad at me because I still didn't have a job at that time and I was still in school but then eventually, they were able to accept that and told me that I needed to prioritize what I had to prioritize before I gamble. Because if I don't, they know what they'll do to me and will stop every support that they can. I know that they're just words of discouragement to help me out but I took it seriously and that's how I responded to them and showed them that I am a responsible guy. Even if I gamble, I'll never break any promise that I've made to them that I am aware of what's happening to me and I won't compromise the future that they want me to have.

No, they don't. They're both dead.

My father used to be very strict and scared of gambling. He was also a very religious man, thinking that it's a sin to gamble your money away, just as it is to drink it away.
I would never tell him what I do. It would only end with an argument.

My mother was much better at understanding these things and she wouldn't mind as long as I don't lose too much and go into debt. I wouldn't tell her anyway just to give her less things to worry about.

My parents found out I was gambling when I was in high school. They did not react in any way, as card gambling was widespread in my country at that time, both among young people and older people.

When they found out that I liked to spend time in a land-based casino they took it more seriously. I remember that conversation with my father. I didn't stop gambling from that time, I just started hiding it from them.

The way your parents will respond when they find out you gamble will depend on where you are from. In some societies that see gambling as a bad activity, parents from that region will be disappointed when they discover that their child is a gambler, but in regions where gambling is not tagged as a bad activity,  your parents won't feel bad if they know that you are not an addicted gambler. I don't see anything bad in gambling, so your parents knowing about your gambling activities is normal, and I don't think it's bad, but they might warn you to stay away from addiction.

I stopped staying with my parents years ago, and whenever I visit them, I don't really stay long with them, so they know nothing about my gambling activities, and I haven't discussed it with them before because I don't think it is necessary. If I can tell my parents about my gambling activities, I'm sure they won't feel bad because I will explain everything about gambling to them and let them know that am not addicted to gambling, and that's what I do once in a while.

If your family never supports gambling and completely forbids you from gambling, then don't do it in their presence. Of course you've taken the right steps to hide it from your parents and wife, but that's not enough if you don't delete your browser browsing history. But since you don't gamble for money, I don't think your problem will ever be big even if they find out. You gamble for fun even though sometimes you lose money because of it, but as long as you set a gambling budget limit, it's safe for your.

In Indonesia, not only do you have to hide your gambling activities from your family, but you cannot gamble in public. You could be caught by the police because gambling is illegal, even if you are caught you will be publicly humiliated. Things like this happen in certain areas that enforce Islamic law, not only the constitution.

Your parents don't need to know about each and every habit and activity of yours, especially when you are an adult. You might be obliged to keep them updated about what you do as long as you are living with them, not earning money and taking money from your parents for your personal expenditures and stuff, but as soon as you get out of that circle, you either start living out alone or start your family, you start working and earning money, that's when you don't need to tell everything you do to your parents apart from the things that you feel are important for them to know.

I understand that there needs to be a certain amount of respect that you need to have towards your parents because they have obviously done a lot of things for you and the sacrifices that they gave for you can never be paid back even if you spend your entire life, however, that doesn't mean that you share every activity and habit with them, that's a totally different and personal thing, in my opinion.

So far, my parents don't know I like gambling. For me, we don't need to publish this hobby to other people, including family and even parents. after all, I live with my small family and not under the same roof as my parents. Well, if they knew I liked to gamble, I can guarantee, I wouldn't give any explanation or make any claims.  there's nothing I need to compromise on, even if they force me to stop. especially, if my parents don't ask anything. So, I really won't bother to say anything.

The point is, firstly, they have absolutely no idea what activities I do with my gambling. secondly, if they ask about it and ask for an explanation. as I said at the beginning, I will not claim anything or justify the actions I took. The point is I will only answer to them, whether my life is a mess. if yes, I will gladly accept any criticism and suggestions. but if everything is under control, and does not harm anyone.
For me personally, there is nothing to worry about. because, I know what I am doing and am responsible for it. it's that simple, no need to bother explaining anything. after all, we are adults who are fully aware of what we are doing.

In my country, parents detest gambling not to talk of when they discover that their child(ren) are engaged in gambling activities. If they dare find out that you as their kid is gambling just forget about it because sorry is your name. Here, people see gamblers as irresponsible and would not want to associate themselves  with it. Do you know why? because most of the people who gamble here are the middle class who hope on it for wins and profit and thy end up losing and becoming addicted with nothing to write home about them. They are seen as people with no hope and future and they most have some odd and funny characteristics that seems not attractive. I believe these are the reasons why parents detest their children from it here. So in that case any one engaged in gambling here always do it in the secret so that no one would know.

Until now, they do not really mind about my activities ever since I find success in this industry years ago.

They're not asking me if I am visiting to casinos, gambling or such. My dad was just simply having no comments unlike before when I was still financially broke back then. My mom however has a deteriorating dementia condition right now, but back then when she was still will she's not asking me about my gambling habits or so.

However, I just gamble at my own free time and money that I can afford to lose and mostly here online and not in-person.

Maturity means not just talking about age but talking about thinking and level of understanding. If you already have a good level of thinking and understanding then you are worthy of being called an adult.

Don't be too arrogant, just because you are able to earn your own money, it makes you arrogant by saying that you are able to control your own gambling activities without having to involve other people. Her bro.. if you still live with your parents, this shows that you don't have independence and maturity yet because you still need the role of someone to answer all your problems and needs.
However, you have to remember that when you still live at home with your parents, everything that happens to you is still the responsibility of your parents.

So if you can, immediately tell the truth about the gambling activities you are doing, at least you tell this to your father because he is the one who understands this best. You need to do this to anticipate undesirable things happening, because by telling the truth about this, when you lose control of the gambling you do, then there is a father there who will always remind you of this.

And we need to remember that we never know what will happen tomorrow.

I'm pretty sure that most of the users on this forum are aged 20+ and are old enough to have the right to freedom of doing anything, including gambling. Usually someone who is an adult will not be too closely watched by their parents, I mean every parent who sees their child is very mature as a parent gives them the freedom to do whatever they want so that even if they gamble in front of their parents they will definitely be fine just like myself . But all of that is just an overall statement because it all depends on which country he grew up in, whether the country is predominantly Muslim and if the parents are Muslim, parents usually always remind him to tell him to stop gambling even though he is old enough because for Islam gambling is something bad or against the law. which is determined. So a gambler who has a certain religion will definitely gamble secretly without anyone even their parents knowing.

As a grown man in my 30’s I don’t really care less what my parents think about my gambling habits. I don’t stake more than I can afford to lose so it’s none of their business.

I understand why some family members could be worried if you have a problem but if it’s just a hobby & you are having fun then it’s none of their business.

Life is tough, we all need a vice or three to get us through it ;)
 

Yes and I made it a point to let everyone that I love and care about know about the fact that I gamble. If not for them matter of fact I may have relapsed and went back to gambling after I realized that I was getting addicted to gambling and I started working on it.

I suggest everyone should try letting their parents and loved-ones know that they are gambling, they will be one of the first to realize that something is off with you and you always need people like that in your side just in case you fall off the deep end. If parents aren't available, try friends or looking for a partner. It's much better when you have someone who's looking out for you cause let's be real here, sometimes we're not really sure if we're already addicted to gambling.

Yes and over time they, especially the people around us, will also find out about our gambling habits, it can be through anything, whether it's from your nature and behavior that has changed, and also in terms of your finances that are always experiencing problems, they will know it because they are one of the closest people in the environment around you. So instead of continuing to hide it then I think it's better for you to look for other alternatives that can take you to a safer and more comfortable place, and yes one of them is by always trying to stop doing it, I think there is nothing better than that.

Parents have a very strong sense of their children, whatever their children do they will at least be able to find out through any medium, so maybe I think it's wrong if you intend to hide it because it won't last long. It's better to tell them the truth and ask them for advice, both parents know how you are and what's best for their child, so of course it can be a huge encouragement for you to consider all the advice they give you. You are old enough to differentiate things and I think with that encouragement you just have to choose the wiser option when in that situation.

Some people especially in Asia still live with their parents and when their parents find out about their habits and the parents hate such kinds of actions, the consequences are not pleasing that's why most of them I think have been hiding this kind of habit until they have no other choice but to tell them about it. Just like my Brother's friend who got himself in trouble when the gambling den got raided by the police and caught him when he was in jail, he explained everything to his parent and confessed how and who people influenced him on gambling and it was his cousins.

In most traditions it could be uncommon to find people living with their parents. But for those culture where it's common, the young ones are also expected to acknowledge the fact that they're with their parents. And not engage in things that could make the family go through losses. Even if the gambler earns his income. If it's channeled into gambling he would be rendering the family a bad stewardship. Especially when he's losing it all. The player in the story, he could be free from gambling, afterwards. For opening up to his parents, when he gets out, his parents can guide him not to gamble again. The problem are those whose gambling activities are still hidden to their parents. Mostly, it'll be nice to be friends with our parents. As it'll help us easily talk to them about anything. Many good players don't unveil it, because they don't know the result; how their Dad or mom will feel about it. The journey gets easier for the play who opened up than the play that hides his gambling attitude. Unless in cases of grown ups, the gamblers that can control their actions. Many of them don't need to inform their parents, as all is maintained. As for young, growing players who still play hide and seek. It won't take longer for gambling to piss you off. Due to not being comfortable, while gambling with phone or laptop in the house. One day it'll be clear. More damages may have been done. It feels better when we discuss it with the parents. Sharing news on gambling with the parents. When they begin to get interest in watching or reading people's win and lose in gambling. They'll definitely start to relate with their kids. And ushering good advise to them. It's bad, we blame the day's stress, for being the cause of the day's lack of familiarity with our kids and wives. It can affect the growth of gravity. 

Since I never involved myself in gambling, it was never possible for my father's parents to know about it. My parents trust me a lot so I won't do things that cause them to distrust me at work. But since I haven't participated in the earnings so far, even if it involves gambling in the future, it won't be based on my parents' money. If I have to join gambling alone, I will join gambling by earning myself. But it is undeniable that gambling is not a good act at all but it is one of the reprehensible acts.

Well, what they would say now? It doesn't matter anymore but back then, I don't want to recall anymore those moments. So, I'll talk about the present time.

They sort of aware of it and I even saw one time that my mom talked about gambling on an app which is popular today. And even saw the bet slip in the history of her phone.

I guess she had an idea about that on me so, that probably concludes that it's fine whether they know or not in present time.

In most Africa homes, gambling is regarded as one the vices that a responsible child shouldn't get engaged in and that's why most African youths who engage in gambling doesn't allow their gambling activities get to the notice of their parents as they'll never find it acceptable no matter how hard you try to make them accept gambling.
So the best thing to do when an African youth doesn't want to attract the wrath of their parents is to stay away from gambling.

Although you may believe that you're hiding it, others (especially those who are close to you) notice. Everything about you, including your finances, behaviour, and acting, changes; sometimes without your knowledge. And let's be honest, people: are we really hiding anything? Not the greatest tactic, not the greatest at all

Parents have a sixth sense, oh boy. You wouldn't believe the things they pick up on. Though you may believe you're being cunning, they always know, I assure you. Therefore, why not be straightforward rather than engage in this game of hide-and-seek? Obtain their opinion and ask for guidance. They have seen things, heard things, and been around the block. And nothing, nothing at all, beats the wisdom of consulting someone who has been there, done that. Decide wisely by giving it careful thought. It is the extremely wise course of action

I did not told them that I am gambling, but they can sometimes see it. I am just not sure if they were aware that it is gambling. There are times though that I think they knew and told me something about gambling. I believe they do trust me that I am old enough and I know how to be responsible with such thing. Anyways, gambling is not a habit of mine, but I do play a lot from time to time.

Many of us still continue to hide our gambling because if our parents found out, they would definitely tell us to stop immediately and some even forced us to stop immediately. This will depend on each gambler because if they don't want to see their parents sad, they will immediately stop and some people don't gamble when their parents are at home. And I agree with you that no matter what, they can find out on their own without us telling them. Meanwhile, we also don't know how they found out when no one knew.

For someone who is still independent may be scared of these, but now that in your own case, you're not a gambler like that, then there's nothing to hide from them, parents are not going to dislike us because we are gambling, but they will react negatively on is on knowing that we are gambling when we are not even serious with our lives, gambling is for fun and not to be abused, our relationship with our parents also will determine their take on such diwcovery that we gambles.

All casino prohibits children and underage from using their platforms to gamble. Gambling is strictly meant for adults and as an adult you're entitled to making your own life's decision and facing whatever consequences that follows without parents interfering because that's what makes you an adult. For parents that cares too much the only area they can come in is just to give advice of been mindful not to get into addiction. Their knowledge about me being a gambler doesn't tickle my fantasy of what they think about it whether they stomach it in good faith or not, that's part of adulthood.

You are funny. When the kid skips school and goes home to play video games, even though he know he will be punished if parents find out about it - makes him adult?  If gambling is for adults only, why in cartoons we seem characters gamble or visit casinos? Are cartoons for adults then? When you visit Vegas or any IRL casino with your family and you are accompanied with a kid, casinos guard will let your kid in, as well as let kid watch others gamble and even wont interfere if you will allow your kid to smash spin button in slots. Btw, do you know that on YouTube kids app kids can eventually get gambling ads? I'm eager to get your comment on this. ;D

With their expectations and judgements, families can strongly affect behaviour. Children often disguise unhappy or unsatisfactory behaviour. Protecting our loved ones from pain is instinctual, and many would rather see their parents upset than their own desires or habits.

Its intriguing and disconcerting how parents can spot behavioural changes in their children. A deep-seated evolutionary drive to protect their children may explain this perceptiveness. Perhaps after years of seeing and engaging with their kids, they notice even small changes. Even if one thinks they've hidden their acts, tiny behavioural cues can reveal them. A subtle dance of acts, reactions, and concealing and seeking.

Gambling is seen by almost everyone in a negative light which a gambler can easily understand. Parents of those who become addicted to gambling also end up in embarrassing situations. They think their child is over. He can no longer be controlled. If the attitude of people in a society is very bad towards gambling then surely not every gambler will show interest to inform about their gambling. But gambling is now much easier in recent times. No one is able to understand anything while gambling at home. Gamblers are now completely free from that aspect. As a result, they do not have to face any such problem as earlier a gambler had to be under pressure. But I think there is not much a parent can do to get their child back from gambling. If the gambler is not self-aware.

This view is popular in some areas that uphold some cultural and religious beliefs. In most Islamic nations, gambling is seen as immoral and even a sin. Some cultures also have low regard for gamblers. You can see these views in mainly Arabic and some African countries where parents will be shamed or mocked because of the gambling life of their children. In these circumstances, people will always hide their gambling activities from their parents. But in most developed and secular nations, gambling is seen as a normal way of life and it will become a problem only when the person becomes an addict. In the Western World, it is even possible to see a father and son visiting or playing in a casino together. But you can hardly see such behaviour in my location.   

Of course, as someone who has been careful not to hide anything I have done from my family throughout my life, they know that I gamble because I have told them before. Of course, when I first started gambling I didn't tell my parents just like I didn't tell my parents when I first started smoking. But in both cases, I felt uncomfortable because I was doing something secret from my family and I said both of them without keeping it secret for a very long time. Since I earn my own money and I'm not addicted to gambling, my family doesn't interfere with me in any way and doesn't constantly give me advice when I gamble only for fun.

I think that especially people who have just started gambling and are hiding it from their families, people who have had a gambling addiction for a long time and are hiding it from their families and everyone who gambles for recreational purposes should tell this to their families. Your family needs to know this so that they don't hear about it from others and so that they can support you if you are in a bad situation. Remember that your family will be the one who will help and support you the most during this process especially if you have an unstoppable gambling addiction and it is very difficult to give up this addiction.

gambling like I said was strictly meant for adults but the industry has been revolutionized in ways that kids can even gamble behind closed doors with or without their parents knowing. Though children now have access to instrument of gambling still doesn't make gambling an activity for children but simply for adult and am backing this argument with the age 18+ that's been displayed by any gambling platform be it online or in land  as  eligibility age to legally engage in  gambling  (The age limits differa from one country to another) therefore because parents gives consent for their underage kids to gamble or make a  spin doesn't make them eligible to be gamblers or gamble so far as they ain't adult yet.

I have always kept my gambling away from my parents knowledge first because I grew up in a very strict really just home where gambling is considered a "sin". They would have been disappointed if they knew that I had gone astray and gone and sin against my creator.

I kept it away from a very long time till moved out of their apartment. This was many years ago. Right now kids can gamble tight under the noses of their parents without them being aware just through the use of their phones. I think it is harder now for parents to get a hold of their kids than before

They know that I've been doing online gambling because I told them, but they have no idea what I'm using to play. Well, they don't give a f*ck as long as I'm not using my pocket money to play. Also, I've done well before, winning a lot without using a penny. So, it doesn't matter to them. Of course, I didn't say to them those huge amounts of losses that can be considered fortune to us.

I don't think there is any need to tell our parents about
our gambling habits because as an adults it is believed that you are entitled to make decisions for yourself by choosing what you want and take responsibility of any outcome of it.

So for me I don't tell my parents about my gambling because I felt there is no need for that and in most cases telling your family about your gambling habits could easily influenced your younger ones to start gambling by following your footsteps, so the best is to keep our gambling habits to ourselves instead of letting our family no.

Then provably they would be angry if they know that you are doing this activity and might they might do something that you wouldn't like. So maybe try to slow down all things and make them understand that you are just playing and erase up your boredom at home and the one they called sin is only applicable if you do excessive gambling or you have bad intentions from what you do.

For sure with pure intentions you parent would provably understand you since you are their child and if they see that nothing change on your life style and still you are functioning as a good person in the community then provably they will just accept your gambling activity. So communicate with them so that no conflict will be created for hiding it.

The reason why the society and our parents condemn gambling is because of losses, if you are a gambler that wins even if it is not all the time but when you win you tell your parents you won they might not really bother you much the only reason why most of our parents are against us playing gambles is as a result of not winning.

There are sometimes that you win a bet and your parents knows about the winning next time they will even give you money to play for them as well though this happens when you win and also give them a cut from the winning

My parents know that am a gambler but they're only happy with me when I win but if I don't win for sometimes they will start complaining that since am no longer winning that I rather quit instead of continuously losing

It's again based on your parents,if your parents are very friendly to you.Then you can share your habits to parents,So they can accept the gambling play because of the parents maturity in to the current way of life.My parents know my gambling habits after I had started my gambling during my college days.But it can’t be same to all the gamblers,because not in all the houses the parents will accept the gambling like my home.So share if your parents are gambler or d supporter of the gambling.Because if they against the gambling,they will not allow to play gambling after the information of involvement.

Doesnt really need for you to be parent or a person whose really that being addicted first with gambling before you would really be able to know about the risks that it is imposed to it.
Even with just using up with your own common sense then you would really be able to make yourself that wary about the risks on dealing too much with gambling or as much as possible it would really be just that recommended that better make your children wont really be able to encounter gambling in the first place so that they wont really be that exposed into their early stage knowing that curiosity on this time is really that into that too active on which means that if ever they have encountered something new then they would really be non stopping on trying to explore it which it is really
that normal for parents to have those kind of steps or actions that as much as possible they would really be hiding those gambling related things in front of their kids.
Gambling habits or any bad habits should really be that stopped or should really be that be cut-off.

This is what I cannot say out for my parents to hear,if I don't find it confortable gambling because I know it destroys lifes,then my parents will not find it funny if they hear that I'm gambling as well.One thing I know about gambling is that when you want to start,it won't be on a note that you really mean to gamble all day long,it would just be like to try whether luck will be on your side or not,and when you lose ones, you will decide to try again till you  win back your money,and that is how you go on till you exhaust all of your money.
Gambling is one thing I don't fancy doing,therefore I cannot relate it to my parents, or allow them to know  because if they should know,it will definitely hurt them.

I'm an adult, so I don't need to tell my parents that I'm gambling.
However, looking at it another way, I would really like my son to tell me if he starts playing too. Currently, only my wife knows that I play, because I do it very rarely and I still manage to "hide" it from my son.

The problem with young people is that many of them dream of getting rich quickly and effortlessly, and when they are prematurely introduced to gambling they end up seeing them as the perfect "opportunity" to achieve that goal, but these dreams and hopes are deceiving at the time. of the game, overestimating the real chances of victory.

It is very important that parents maintain dialogue with their children, so that children feel safe talking to their parents when they discover gambling, as this can happen through friends too.

By seeing their parents upset, children may imitate them indirectly in their daily behavior so that it will also change their characteristics to follow their parents. Children need attention from their parents and parents can provide the things their children need so that they can develop well.

And yes, parents can notice small changes in their children and start to become suspicious of them. Especially when their children grow up, they will interact more often with their friends, changing their children's behavior in socializing with everyone. If children have been provided with their parents on how they can adapt to their new environment, this will not affect their lives and will not affect their socialization with their friends because they have a firm attitude not to be tempted by anything from their friends.

Yeah sort of, I mean not a lot because I am married and live with my wife, so I barely speak to my parents regarding gambling anyway, but when I do, I think its obvious that its not that much of a big deal for me, it happens to be something that is quite entertaining to talk about other things.

But, if we are talking about just being aware" then yeah they are aware of it, they may not know the frequency and the amount at all times but they know that I do gamble and that matters. I think its quite important to make it so that we are going to end up with nothing hidden from our parents even when we are older and that should be the most important thing that we could do, that wouldn't really hurt anyone and could do wonders if they help you as well.

Yes it is very possible for them to imitate, which is where children will usually follow the same things that adults do, but they don't know whether it's good or bad behavior, they just follow it, if indeed what they imitate is good behavior then it will be very good for their personality but if on the contrary what they follow is bad behavior from their parents that they should not follow then yes it will be able to become their shadow and maybe they will continue to do things like that. Therefore something that is very influential on the personality of children is the factor of the environment itself, so we as parents must really be able to choose the best environment for them because indirectly it can also be a lesson for them.

No matter how small the changes in the child, every parent will definitely know, because obviously they are their children who are always with them every day and every time, and yes if there is something negative done by their children then they will definitely realize it, good behavior must start from childhood, no other childhood can also be a determination for them when they grow up, especially when they are just growing up then both parents must really choose the best environment for their children, don't let them enter the wrong environment, especially if one of the environments is gambling or even addicted to gambling, it's dangerous.

I have parents that don't believe in gambling and they strongly advice against it almost all the time, they tell stories about those who are exposed to gambling at a young age and unable to grow because of the addiction they have for gambling.

This was a very long time ago and now I don't live with my parents anymore, but I don't think that any parent will feel good about their kids getting into gambling, I can only take my eye off a child who is into gambling if they are smart, I know they will be fine, no one knows their child better than parents.

If I am still living under my parents roof I won't let them know that I am into gambling because they will be in worries for me, it's healthier for them not to know, if I believe that I can explain my responsible gambling tactics to them, what if they don't still get it or believe it? Older people needs less worries at their age so it's better not to get them involve.

Basically, most adults avoid or don't talk about gambling with their parents. Moreover, their environment is very religious. For some reason I don't really like gambling, I looked around at my circle of friends who gambled, and ended up getting into debt here and there. Indeed, technological developments are currently developing very rapidly and are very difficult to avoid and children can easily access these sites. This is the big task of parents to educate their children to avoid gambling and provide them with religious education.

Yeah they knew I am betting lottery because here in my country extended family is common scenario. Though I am not living with my parents but still they know my gambling as they also gamble with lottery. There is no reaction actually since we all gamble with it.

I think this question is best for people underage that are still living with their parents, I don't get why anyone should involve their parents in their gambling activities, if you are a grown man why would you do such? Even youths that are still going to school and are been feed by their parents still keeps their gambling activities a secret from their patents, to me it makes no sense to do this.

If you are been feed by someone and you go and tell them about your gambling activities they will start having a second thought about you, the way old people reasons is different from the way we reason today, they can detect dangers from afar, and you telling them will give them doubts that you are not serious with your education.

I know that some parent and child relationship are so strong that whatever is going on won't be a secret but this is one home out of thousands, maybe if the parents are rich it will be easier for them to over look gambling activities of their child, but if your parents are struggling to send you to school you have added more pain to their struggle by telling them that you are gambling, they will never be happy with your decision.

You have the right to make your own decisions since you are an adult. But let's be real here: if you want your son to be open with you about his activities, you've got to lead by example. The key is transparency! He might hide it if you do. And that's not what we want, do we?

Oh yes, young folks are always seeking for a shortcut to success. Quick money, quick fame, quick everything! Gambling, though? In other words, it's a complicated beast. Although the appeal of being wealthy quickly can be seductive, the chances aren't always in your favor. And because of their impressionable nature, youthful brains are susceptible to the flash and glamour of the gaming industry

Open dialogue? absolutely necessary. Children and their parents should converse all the time. It offers the best protection from gambling traps. They need to be aware that they can contact you if they learn about it from friends. So, act like the parent your son would confide in. Be present and, most essential, be open-minded and truthful

I'm an adult and telling my parents that I gamble doesn't seem appropriate because that will only allow them to create a path interfering in my business. We're independent and ought to make decision by ourselves and not some kind of kid that take orders and instructions from my parents, don't get me wrong, I do take advises from them, most appropriately the ones that deals with my daily lives and not the ones that indulged in the activities I anticipate in just to pay my bills. Facts, gambling is not what we should depend in as source of income, rather we gamble at out free time.

Ohh obviously yes as single person, my mum and father died my gambling habits. I am mainly into sports betting. First time I talked about it to my mother, she was very worried cause I was too young and she thought I could be addicted to it. Anyways I didn't follow addict patterns. I mainly played for fun when I was young and spent money if I win. So she is more relaxed now. She also likes physical casinos herself and love to visit around. As far as I observe we are similar, she also directly spends money if she hits a good win. I think parents and wives/husbands should be aware...

Most children respect and fear their parents, you could say that out of 100 children there are 1 or two who have no respect for their parents, Even though gambling is considered by some people to be good luck and make money, most parents think that gambling is a bad activity and act, even if they gamble themselves.

So there are two things here that can be said, [1]. Some children are involved in gambling their parents know, [2]. Others don't know, but me personally my parents never know and it won't happen.

For this reason, whatever we do, we must never disappoint our parents, because they always want to see us better and more successful than us, even though they themselves have not achieved success.

Even though I don't live with my parents they are aware of it, since I've been gambling even when I was a teenager, and I am also open with my father about it, and there are times that I would tell him how I gamble back then.

Your parents are liberal-minded, it's hard for parents to accept that their children are gambling and they are very open because they know the risks associated with gambling, even if they told their parents that they are responsible gamblers, the parents will still worry, I am a parent and I don't want my children to be too involved in gambling especially if they have a family.
If you come to raise your family you should minimize or limit your openness to your parent, they will be worried if your wife quarrels with you because of gambling so for them to stop worrying it's better to limit your openness.

Why on Earth would an adult, standing on their own two feet, bring their parents into their gambling world? If someone is old enough to make decisions, they should be wise enough to understand consequences. Involving parents, especially if theres a dependence on them, is playing with fire. Old folks have their own wisdom, seeing perils that younger minds might miss. Think about it; wont telling them you're gambling while they're breaking their backs for your education just add salt to their wounds?

Look, I get that there are close-knit families out there where secrets just dont exist. But, and lets be real here, thats rare. Its a luxury few have. If you're in a family that's struggling, throwing in gambling into the mix is like poking a sleeping lion. Its not just about money; its about trust, priorities, and life choices. Ignoring this reality is nothing but self-deception.

It's really good if your parents allow you to gamble because not every people are have such "privilege", most of people will try to gamble secretly and lying to their parents. It's bad because you broke the rule from your parents, but gambling isn't bad as long as you know how to control yourself.

Those people who can control gambling habit in limit can make other good decisions in life as well and do good financially in their life. It is obvious that their parents will be happy with them.

A strange question (if we are talking about gambling as simple entertainment and not as an addiction that causes some problems), my parents probably don’t care how I have fun (I can decide for myself) but rather how my family and I are doing with our health/at work/in school, etc. My parents were never into gambling, so this topic is not common to us and we do not discuss it.

The gambling world is totally for the adult people,but many people forget the important thing.The children was playing the game without knowledge of the gambling parents.So we can’t include the parents because for the kids involvement into the gambling.The today kids will become the parent one day,So they know their activities in their childhood.The adult had their full mind to take their decision in the gambling and in their life.The adult earning the money based on their work and involvement,So we can’t ask the adult to share their gambling involvement to share parents.It’s not the logical one to ask the gambler to share their parents.

I basically believes that the age of the person involved in the gambling will matters the most. You do not expect a grown man who is able to manage his own family hiding his gambling habits from his parent, he is matured enough and knows what is right and wrong, perhaps we can't say gambling is a crime so why hide it from them.
But for the younger kids who pertakes in gambling of course there is every need to defend their gambling habits from there parents because they know it is illegal for there age.

You are right most parents although they are always open and mature thinking but they will worry about their children if they know their children are gambling, I think every parent will prohibit their children from playing gambling even if they are also a gambler.

I have the same thought as you friend that don't be too open to your parents because it can result in making them worry, even if you have good self-control in gambling and have responsibility they will still worry about you, even if they don't say it to you directly. Even some parents who know their children play gambling, they immediately scold them and do not let their children hold money because they are afraid to let their children play gambling which can be fatal to their future, I also just remembered that some of my friends were kicked out by their parents because their children liked to play gambling to sell what their parents had bought for gambling.

They are going to be surprised when they find out you have a money problem and all because you are gambling. If it's in your personality you don't gamble yet you did while you are now living on your own. Your parents would feel deceived.

When your parents kicked you out of the house for this reason, she wouldn't be surprised if the kid suddenly called them from the police station asking them to bail them out. And they may be happy to make you realize mistakes.

As a grown man, they don't. Or she doesn't to be specific as my dad has already past away. I think my dad had some idea as he was constantly gambling on horses and weekly lottery. I don't think he ever even won anything big. But i didn't tell him about anything, even when i had some trouble with gambling.

To my mom i haven't ever told, not as a young kid or as an old man. It's not really her business. Although i am suspecting she suspected something when i was late on several rents. But she never even asked. I think she thought i drank them or something. And it's not like i had always problem with money. I was winning few big times as well.

I guess if i had more closer connection with my parents i could have told them.

Gambling is all about luck, and we don't know the outcome. Parents never want their child to follow something that've got more negative impact than positive things. Every gambler hope for the best to happen, but things won't be the best all the time. Parents will surely find this to be bad, and for that reason most of the gamblers keep their gambling activity hidden from parents.

Whatever the type of gambling, even if it is based on analysis and skills such as sports betting, it will still ultimately refer to luck. So we have to be more careful when we want to gamble, because of course the risks that are there are very large and for anyone who does not apply restrictions to their gambling at all then as we know large defeats will always dominate them. Of course, no matter what their parents are and no matter how bad their background is, they still want the best for their children, one of which is gambling, in general we already know that gambling is very negative in the eyes of society and even though maybe the parents are one of the gamblers but I am sure they will not allow it if their children want to join gambling, after all this is an activity that has a huge risk.

So the point is that parents will always want the best for their children, if the environment around them is actively gambling then they will try to keep their children away from that environment by giving them an understanding that gambling is very bad and they should not be carried away by the wrong flow.

Underage kids who are into betting already are the ones trying as much as possible to hide it from their parents. Because it is irresponsible already for someone to gamble but is actually financially dependent on their parents. I also tried this before but only because I saved my allowance so I have small amounts to spare for gambling. However, it was still a mistake since I was then underage and I am still dependent on my parents.

Another possible situation where people need to hide their gambling activities is those people who have no regular earnings or very small earnings but are into gambling. Because it'll shame them the moment their husbands or wives, parents, or any family members discover it.

Parents want their children to be able to avoid things that have a negative impact. Unfortunately, many young people cannot differentiate between things that can have a negative and positive impact because they follow what their friends do. These are the ones who will ultimately become children whose parents don't pay enough attention because their parents are busy with their business. Often, parents don't know that their children are gambling until they develop a gambling addiction. Parents will feel sad if they find out and will help as hard as they can to cure their children's gambling addiction.

Yes it's, even you hide it sooner or later they will know if you're a gambler. It's not only about parents, but your close friends, your wife or husband etc which have an often contact with you.

I think it's not shame, but it's stupid lol since he don't understand the purpose of gambling and such person will bankrupt sooner or later. It's really a red flag when someone is lack of money and still want to gamble, it's really a toxic for financial.

I'm among those who don't live with their parents, and we don't stay close to each other as well, so there is no way that they can know about my gambling habit, and aside from that, we don't talk about it. The only thing we discuss when it comes to money is how I earn and how my work is going, and gambling is not my source of income. I don't see it as something that is important for me to communicate with them.
 
And even if I tell my parents about my involvement in gambling, provided that they can see my helping hand in the family living a decent life and I don't have anyone come to my door step demanding money that I owe them as a result of getting involved in gambling or me selling my properties all the time with one excuse to the other, I will be good with them, and they won't have any negative thing to say about it. All that they will advise me is to be careful, and whatever I know won't help my life should be avoided. That's the kind of response I will get from them.

Well, pets has a brain too and many of them are smart, so yeah they know but the only difference is they can't do it like any other humans lol. The answer to the OP's question can depend on the age of the children. If we are already at the right age like you, our parents will mostly allow us and even if they don't, we will always find a way to play gambling.

If we are under age and our parents know it, we will usually get scolded. I only feel bad for the children who have an irresponsible parents because their parents will not really care about them and maybe encourage them more to play because they are also addicted on gambling.

When you sit down with your parents and talk to them and they ask you: what have you been doing in your free time for fun? I believe or assume that you won't be afraid and ashamed to tell your parents that you went to the beach with friends, that you usually go to the bar to drink beer with friends, that you have traveled to places X and Z. see that the most regrettable thing is What this all about is that the money you spend on travel, for example $1000 on a vacation trip, is money that will also not make any profit and will not return to you, but even so you will not feel afraid or ashamed to tell your friends. parents and you won't feel afraid or ashamed to post on all your social networks.

When you go to a restaurant with friends and drink beer, you won't be afraid and ashamed to post it on your social media and tell your parents, but you won't tell your parents and you won't post it on your social media when you go to a casino physical or online gambling, this shows that you are afraid and ashamed that people will condemn you for being involved in gambling. but honestly there is no reason for anyone to hide that they play in casinos. Nowadays people place sports bets, buy lottery tickets, go to physical casinos and post on their social networks. They are not afraid or ashamed of doing this, because they are not doing anything wrong.

Parents always want their children to be well educated. and better live a luxurious life through a better job or business. no parent wants their child to become a gambler. Because gambling is a bad addiction, it destroys a person financially. A person cannot live a luxurious life by gambling it is almost impossible. So especially if my parents find out about my gambling then don't hesitate to beat me even though I am old enough now and have children of my own. And I would never want my child to gamble because I have enough experience with gambling and I know how horrible gambling is.

That is the general perspective that both parents always have in mind for their children, they educate their children in the best way they have, and also always want the best for their children in any case. Moreover, we may also know how gambling is viewed in the eyes of society, it is very negative, and even if for example one of the parents is a gambler I am sure they will not allow their children to participate in these activities, none other than because the impact is quite large.

In addition, what parents are afraid of is the addiction itself, if the child gets into addiction then it is quite difficult to cure it, and yes it is clear for the main impact problem is that their finances will be worse, there will be many new problems that come about their finances. Honestly, I've also never heard of a gambler getting rich from gambling, it just doesn't make sense, how can you get rich from an activity that only relies on luck and without any guarantee to earn, the only thing is that the number of losses will continue to dominate. So in my opinion, one of the things that parents can do is continue to look after their children, limit suspicious activities and also keep them away from an environment that allows them to recognize gambling.

Yeah that's true, no parents will be happy seeing there children gambling because the happiness and goals of every parents is to see there children becoming a successful and wealthy man in the future and if perhaps the child chose gambling it would be a heart broken to the parents because gambling cannot secure somebody's future but instead it could destroy the person future if becoming addicted to it.

So even if someone most gamble telling the parents about it is not Adviceable because it may cause them to have a negative impression on you, so is just better not to tell them anything about gambling.

You need to think through a lot of things that the child knew about this much later, but it’s better to tell him about it smoothly and give bad examples so that he doesn’t even have the thought of trying it. Although I'm not sure that this will help. This is quite difficult, because it has been said here many times that if a person wants, he will still find a place and time for gambling. I, too, wouldn't want my children to engage in gambling, but for the modern generation it is already part of life, because their peers are gambling and there is aggressive advertising everywhere. My parents don’t know whether I’m involved in gambling or not, no one wants to upset their parents.

Just last week here, when I went to a grocery store to buy things. I was hearing a grown up man was mad on his call and from the conversations, seems the money he use to sent to his son finish even before the month end and from calculation the upkeep should be enough to last him for a month despite the high cost of living. The money should be manageable for two people talk more of him that stays alone in school. After a while, the dad called back and say he knows that he also gamble, his sure that some of his money always go to betting.

These are part of challenges that parent face with their children that are not working class. How can you be gambling when you don't have a source of income while having school responsibilities, it's very bad of them. I'm not an addict that gambles all the time and I don't inform my parent as well because I'm not a kid and I'm not under anyone's roof. I believe if you don't ask anyone for money, they don't have the right to poke nose into your private life affairs but when you are under them, then they need to know.

This is a good perspective. Kudos for having a responsible gambling habit to not bring shame upon your parents name. It's kind of rare to see someone taking care of their family name's reputation at this time because most of the time, people become selfish and tend to forget their roots. It's refreshing to know that someone values their parents and respects them so much to not taint what they take pride with. I hope many gamblers and players will have the same mindset as you. That way, there will be lesser to no case of gambling addiction, financial burdens due to gambling using credit or loans, and the likes that share negative connotation to gambling.

But maybe consider letting someone who you trusted so much to know a little bit of your gambling habit so you could still be grounded and be guided when things don't go very well. It doesn't necessarily mean to be your parents, it could be them, but if you don't want to bring stress or overthinking to them, you can just give them some hint that you occasionally play and just have a friend or your partner to know your routine in gambling, so you won't be lost in case you need some suggestions.

My parents didn't know that I gambled, but when I was young, I learned to gamble with the influence of a friend. At that time, I wasn't really aware of gambling; all I knew was that if I won, I would get money. This was when I was young. And when my parents find out about this, I receive a punishment from them.

But now that I am old and have my own family, my parents still don't know that I gamble online. But I think that even if he finds out, he will just tell me for sure that I know what I am doing between right and wrong.

Many people's lives have been ruined due to gambling and this has happened to my close friends. Because of this my family members sometimes advise me that gambling is not good. But I don't know that gambling is a serious addiction for those who are completely addicted to gambling.  Due to which it becomes very difficult for them to give up gambling in a very short period of time. Despite some family discipline, some boys avoid the eyes of their family and get addicted to various drugs including gambling.

Rightly said... There are persons who can merely eat one meal a day because they have very low income and you can mostly see them gambling all the time where else they are supposed to be some where doing jobs to be able to feed their family, sometimes the wife might be aware but what can she do when the man claims it is his own job and prefer gambling all day than working because of the less stress involved.

I also think the same, it is also true that the majority of their adult children do not live with their parents, it is very strange that this is the case, perhaps because they are not with a partner or something, however, as parents, children, there will always be the way that parents can do things to please their children, and one of the things is that they always talk to them, give them support and can generate that trust that they always want to show, when it comes to how to generate trust, because the Things can turn out well, since some children have a lot of trust with their parents, so in this order of things, there are some who account for everything, and this means that they can have a common opinion about their activities, but you also have to understand something When a parent forbids his children to do something it is not quite right, sometimes the children do not understand that the prohibitions are so that nothing bad happens to them, it is for protection, so based on that the children when They have that trust, parents must respect their decisions.

If a child decides to tell his father or mother that they are playing in a casino, it is not a reason for the father to go crazy and scold him, but if he must do something, give advice, in this case he cannot prohibit because he will still be safe. doing it, but if I can give you advice on how to play, how to use your money, how to diversify, that the money that goes to the casino is money that you have to be willing to lose, that you don't have to build castles in the air with that money, but quite the opposite, see that the money has the possibility of multiplying, but also of being lost, that he divides the money so that he can play every day at least for a while, this to help him, and that If I break their rules, those will be the advice I would give to my children, and that the money that is lost in the casino is because it had to be that way, and that I don't break the rules by using more money to recover because it is the but mistake, I think. that trust is always good and necessary.

Many people who do not have a large income use gambling to make money and this has been going on for a long time. And there is a possibility that their adult children also use gambling in secret because they don't want people to know they are gambling. And if their environment cannot accept someone who gambles, they will still choose to hide their gambling activities. They also don't want to see someone who will say many negative things about them or their family if people in their environment find out about their gambling activities. They should not gamble and look for other jobs to increase their income.

My parents still don't know that I gamble. I live with my parents but they still don't know about my gambling. Although I participate in gambling for entertainment, my parents will never understand. If my parents ever found out that I was involved in gambling they would put a lot of pressure and abuse on me. Because they know gambling is bad. If gambling becomes an addiction, life is completely ruined. Every parent wants their child to be happy and peaceful and his life is full of beautiful peace. No parent wants their child's life to be ruined.

The current age is digital age and parents give smartphones to their children at a young age and by the age of 6-8 they allow the children to sleep in separate rooms due to which the child gets freedom and gradually moves towards gambling while using the smartphone. And in this way, gradually gambling became addicted to the deep addiction of gambling. But these things happen behind the eyes of the parents.  A parent only gets to know this when he or she suffers a major loss through gambling

Gambling isn’t a bad addiction. Rather, it can be if left unchecked. Your opinion that no parent wants their kid to become a gambler is arguable. As you can’t speak for all parents, you don’t know for sure if some parents out there wouldn’t mind if their kid turns out to be a gambler.
Gambling can wreck anyone financially only if after taken as a habit, the person becomes addicted. If the habit is controlled, then you won’t have to worry about addiction and financial ruin.
Parents may very well want their kids to be far better off than they themselves were but there’s only so much a parent can do to their adult children.

Does it work?
No, because with this aim in reality now they have become gambling addicts and are experiencing phase of financial decline so it is not recommended to carry out gambling activities to make money.
I believe that some children who have reached adulthood with tendency to gamble are those who were initially just curious about what the adults out there were doing in gambling risking certain amount of money to win, but the children still hid what they were doing they.
If we talk about problems like this, it is actually the fault of parents who are not very strict in supervising and limiting every activity of their child and also the fault of the child himself because he has entered into gambling and is in an inappropriate environment namely the environment of gamblers.

Usually when children grow up they are more wasteful in spending and also have fun with their friends so they try to make money by gambling.
Even though know it, they will still do it because they have felt the pleasure of winning bet so they are ambitious to get it back.

Gambling is not bad, the bad is how we deal with it, the addiction, and the other negative effects that comes from ourselves. Even if you are involved in gambling, but it does not give you any negative effect, it cant be said as bad. Of course most people have a negative mindset already about gambling because there are too many bad experiences from gamblers who are addicted and affected their life. I'm not sure about how old you are, but if you are mature enough, your parents do not need to know about it but still it is better if you tell them about it. It is better that they know it because you tell them than they know it from others or catch you do it later.

I dont live with my parents now but before when I used to I do say to them that I bet on sports  mostly in finals which they are okay with and nothing wrong with as it is my money. Mostly those parents that won't accept their child doing gambling are those parents that are very religious because it is a sin to them but luckily for me it is okay for my parents but still they gave me advice about the risk of gambling which I understood.

They don't know that I'm playing gambling but they know that I'm into cryptocurrency and they keep wondering if i have money and where it comes from, actually, they didn't care too much as long as I didn't commit too much trouble them, and of course in the responsible with my action its enough they guide me not all the time you need your family with your mistakes, once you committed it's on your care. Just be responsible with the actions we made, especially gambling, well if you already earning a lot of money seems sometimes you really value this because its all of your time and effort jus gambling what you can afford to get entertained.

Right, I never thought gambling was bad. I participate here mainly for entertainment. I'm old enough to say I'm fairly mature. But I don't tell my parents about this gambling because my parents and I live in village. Some local people here spend their lives gambling by sitting on the roadside. If I tell my parents about gambling, my parents will abuse me a lot thinking about these local people and put a lot of pressure on me. Because they don't know about this online gambling they realize that gambling is basically played physically by the local people sitting on the roadside.

Judging from your response, it means you are still answerable to them for even asking where you are getting money from, but the case is different with me. As an adult of over 2 decades, no one cares about where I get my money so far I haven't given them any reason to question my responsible character. As for gambling, it's such that takes more money than given in most case, which is why not many people would be judging you through that since it's a few that wins big in gambling, and many of those who wins big also play big, meaning they already have money.

The reason why people started suspecting and asking questions is when there is an iota of irresponsibility in the dealings of someone. It causes concern and this would bring about curiosity that might eventually unfold the reason. There are some people who gamble but you will not even know not to mention anyone being bothered about them even if they eventually know. Once they do not behave irresponsibly towards gambling and personal lifestyle, they are good to go and they continue to live their lives the way they should.

I am not in my twenties and my mother is very old, I don't think it's cool to tell them that I am into gambling when they know that I am all about Bitcoin investment, even before my father passed away he always told me to never gamble and I did honor it, because I never had interest until I get to know that gambling is now available online, I don't want my mother to start getting wrong thoughts about me or put her in a position where she is uncomfortable with what I am doing.

If you are a responsible gambler you don't need to tell them that you are gambling, even if you turn into an addict it's better to seek help else where, I am staying this because all I have now is my mother and she is old, if your parent are still under 60 and you need help, maybe you are the only child and no one help can help you then you can involve them, but for me its a big no.

The reason why people get assictwd to gambling is obviously their own desires and goals they have built in mind to make from gambling, you aren't working on anything, you aren't building something for the world to consume or use, so it makes no sense to expect gambling to turn things around for you, I know few people are lucky and that's the thing, once you get luck you have increase your confidence in gambling.

Your parents, for a really long time having witnessed people in your village become irresponsible due to their gambling habits slowly become addicts. Living in a small village, news spreads quickly and as people gamble sitting by the roadside, it would be generally thought that the habit is what wrecks them.
And it’s quite irresponsible to play by the road side all day without having to do anything productive for yourself hence your parents fear.
I would prefer you respect your parents and not let them in on your past time activities. They’ll rightfully get scared and think you’ll end up like your village folks gambling all day everyday.

Many people still think that gambling is bad because they have often seen what gambling causes. For this reason, they forbid their children from approaching gambling and are not even allowed to know about gambling at all. Unfortunately, in this era of advanced technology, young people can find out about gambling easily because by searching on the internet, they can get all the answers and can start gambling. Now, it is only by providing understanding to children that every parent can do so that their children do not get involved in gambling. But there are still local or illegal casinos operating in our cities so that people can come to them to gamble.

My parents live with me and they have no idea about my extra activities aside from work and I think they don't need to know it since I'm already capable of making my own decision and I'm the decision maker in the family, which I believe being a responsible is more important. Many are too open with their parents and that's ok because at least you have someone to lean on if something bad happen to you though many are afraid to open this because they might experience discrimination even from their own family and that's why many chose not to share it.

There are things you do that your parents need not know about, because of how they will feel about it, just imagine when you get to know that your child is into gambling, won't you feel bad knowing the implications or even the danger this habit may portray in the future, yes, as an adult you have the right to make your decisions, but there are things you don't need to share with this old folks because it will sound strange to them, using myself as an example I was raised in a Christian home, my parents raised me in a way that they won't like to hear otherwise from me if they get hold of such information they will be disappointed, I don't care if any other person hears it, but my parent is no to me.

Decision will depends on you since our parents have different approach towards those activities we are participating on and might they can't accept your gambling activity since some old people think that this is pure evil and it can cause you harm if neglected or we lose our self control. But if we try to make them understand that the activity we do is just for pure fun only maybe they will not think negatively on the action we take. I'm more open to my parents regarding to this since I believe that even if I am grown up adult I still need their guidance and advices since it can help me a lot especially if I didn't notice that for actions done we commit a mistake already. And they are there to guide us regarding on their experience so for sure it can help us. Being secretive has disadvantage so I guess its not good if they know when we are at late stage where we are in serious addiction so much better while its early they already know about it so they can do something if we are already losing control on our activities.

It really isn't necessary for us to tell people about our gambling habits or activities even with friends or family. I, too, live along with my parents and I have never told them my gambling activities online but I'm sure they're aware that I'm gambling as I casually visit local casino malls. Its not really about being discriminated by my family or friends but rather it's something that isn't necessary to talk about unless you've hit jackpots.

I think gamblers should not share the issue of gambling with his parents. When my parents see me indulging in gambling, he can over-imagine many things. Moreover, since winning and losing are so close in gambling, losing can happen at any time. In many cases, gamblers become depressed when they lose, while if  parent sees their child disappointed, they may think that their child may have lost more money in gambling. In such a situation, if they want to know gambling issues from him, then naturally that gambler will not behave normally with his parents. So I think informing the parents is a big problem.

As long as the money spent on gambling does not rely on my parents' property or money that should be paid for college fees, my parents will not have a problem with my activities. Every child has their own way of determining their life, including managing finances from the results of their work. Parents will be angry if the money their child spends at a gambling place is a gift from them, but if the money is generated from their own work, there is no reason for parents to limit their child's habits.

Parents especially in African homes have the general belief that gambling is a very bad activity that's rendered a lot of young people useless and that's why they forbid their children to engage in any gambling activity even when they're adults.
So it's not wise telling or allowing such kind of parents to learn about one's gambling habit in other not to make them develop dislikeness for the concern child. If you want to gamble gamble responsibly and never you disclose it to your parents.

I Live with my mother till I got married and yes She knew my gambling habit and also correct that she helps me not becoming completely involving in gambling instead for Joy, Not until  i got married when i become more active in betting.
But a great thing also come when as My wife starts learning gambling also and yes we did play together and from that I learned how to control my desire to gamble more instead with my wife around .
why it sounds like Gambling is a total crime? It is ok for me if my children knows how to gamble but they must know the responsibilities and the probable cause in their life.

It's true that you don't need to do this, but in my opinion there is nothing wrong if you want to be open with your family as long as the family can accept that you are a gambler, even though as a parent don't like child activities, but as a parent don't have control over what child does because children use their own money to gamble, unless a child uses his parents money to carry out these activities, of course this is not permitted.

Being open with your family is actually an important thing, as a parent you definitely want your child not to fall into gambling which causes deep losses, if we are open with your parents you will definitely be a good parent to remind your child not to gamble too much without discrimination and as a good child to listen to what their parents say. so that this will create boundaries so that we don't have the potential to become addicted to gambling.

I think it's not the same situation when it comes to other people because like for example in our country, parents are more responsible for their children and always look for them whenever they are not around, and guess what? they always knew what they were up to and sometimes they found them in the gambling den along with their friends. that's why it depends because you cannot just hide it when you have that kind of parents who always look after you. I remember my friend got beaten badly by his dad after he was found gambling with cards along with the adults in the other village.

Having that kind of strict parent will ended up having a child who tends to hide everything to them, I know that they should be responsible but please set a boundary, do not let them  interfere in your decisions and privacy. Also, As long as you know what you're doing and you're aware in the consequences of the things that you do, then it's very okay to not let them know that you're into gambling. I mean, i didn't say that you should lie to your parents but set a boundary, not all the things in your life should have know by your parents.

In my country gambling is illegal even though there are many gambling players from my country and there are also local online gambling sites in our country. So I didn't tell my parents about the gambling activities I was doing. I was already working and had my own income so I thought as long as I used my own money then I didn't need to tell my parents.

For me, gambling is just entertainment for myself so only a few people know that I sometimes gamble. Some of my close friends know that I sometimes gamble.

Generally speaking the gamblers do not tell their parents that they are involved in gambling. The reason for this is that they fear that if they tell their parents they may force time to stop gambling or they may give them punishment or something like that. The sort of treatment the parents do with the children if they know they are involved in gambling will also depend upon the age of the children.

The parents do know that thier children involved in gambling or not,  in most cases parents will not tell their children that they know it from their words or their behaviours.

A gambling addict will experience financial decline as he uses more and more money to gamble. If he can't realize it, he will see that all his money, even the money in his savings, may also be used for gambling. But even so, it is unlikely that he can get a big win because it all depends on his luck in gambling. And I would not be surprised if in the future, we will see young people gambling more often, even in public places, because they think gambling in public places is something they usually do. And problems like this indeed arise due to the fault of parents who cannot supervise their children properly. They tend to be more busy with their work than watching their children so they don't know what their children and their friends are doing. The company of friends also plays a role in getting a child used to gambling. Therefore, parents must be able to provide an understanding of how to get along and avoid problems later.

If they cannot manage their finances, they will become wasteful and ask their parents for money more often. And if parents never check how their money is used, their children will feel free to use their money to gamble. They will increasingly ask their parents for money when they lose gambling and this will continue to happen until their parents find out what their children are doing with the money their parents give them.

This is true yet we do know that our parents wouldnt really be liking on seeing their children to get involved with gambling which we know that they are far more experienced than us on which it would really be that normal that they would really be that telling you on avoiding it as much as possible considering on the risks of losing so much money and so as with on the possible addiction that you would really be able to experience.In my case then i wont really be that open that much when it comes to my gambling habits on which i would really be that keeping it as a secret but of course im making really that myself on having that good control when it comes to spending since im just still relying on them when it comes to money or allowance.

Unless if you do have your own family then you wont really be that living aside with your parents or simply you do have that freedom on things that you do like to engage on.
It is really just that there are people who do really fail on doing things specially on dealing with gambling.

Watching someone's money drop like that because they are addicted to gaming is shocking. Giving away money that was made, and for what? A brief chance to be lucky? This is unbelievable. You hit the nail on the head when you said that there might be a rise in young people gambling. This careless approach toward gambling in public places shows a scary shift in social norms. What' even scarier, though? Mom and dad. They get so caught up in their lives and work that they forget what their main job is. The job of care, supervision, and direction. Yes, friends are important, but parents should really be the ones to set limits and teach knowledge.

What will happen to these young minds if they dont learn the value of money and how to be responsible with money? You keep asking your parents for money, then you spend it on a game of chance and ask them for more? It keeps going and going. And parents need to wake up to what they need to do. They are indirectly helping their child become addicted to drugs if they dont keep an eye on where their money is going. Its not enough to just give money; you need to know what its for and step in when you need to.

Of course, as we know the society's view on gambling is very negative, I'm not mentioning that this statement does not apply to countries that legalize gambling, but in general it is true that the society's view on gambling is very negative, none other than because the risks that are there are very large, so this activity is really not recommended. That's true, and I think no matter how bad your parents are I'm sure they won't like or allow you to gamble because well every parent wants the best for their child. Mostly I think gambling will only cause a lot of problems, it's true as you said so it's only natural that parents forbid you because they don't want their children to experience serious financial problems. I think in terms of being open or not it depends on the person, if they don't like it if their activities are known by others then they will find ways to continue to hide it, but I think over time your parents will find out because they are the closest people to you. It won't really matter if you have strong control and boundaries, because you won't have financial problems because of that activity.

And I don't care whether you live with your family or separately, the most important thing is that you must remain firm in applying good self-control, that's all.

Yes, supervision, direction and care from parents are very necessary for the development of their children so that they do not do the wrong things and take the wrong path. With today's more advanced technology, parents' tasks have become even more complex because apart from being required to work better so they can earn a good income, they are also required to be able to supervise their children so they don't go down the wrong path. Unfortunately, many parents spend their days with their children and are busy with their work for the reason of supporting their family. That's not wrong because that's a parent's obligation to their family, but everything has to be in a balanced portion so that everything can run well.

So far, that is what happens to many young people where they see their parents can give them money, whatever they ask for, but they don't think about how they can make their own money from their work. That's what many young people don't realize and they will only feel it after they finish school and want to look for work. They will not be ready for the situations and conditions where they have to compete with other young people and it is those who are not ready who may take the wrong path because they do not see that they can compete but they do not want to try.

My parents aren't really tech-savvy, so when I was gambling on online websites, they had no clue about it. They did ask me what I was up to, and I simply told them it's just a game. They're more familiar with the traditional types of gambling. I remember when I was younger, they were super strict and absolutely prohibited me from getting involved in any kind of gambling. If they were to find out that I'm still gambling but in a different way, I might just find myself out of the house. :'(
Parents never stop worrying about their kids, no matter how grown-up they become. This concern extends to risky and potentially harmful stuff like gambling. So, it's often best to keep them in the dark about it.

You mean it's side effects. What about the benefits of it? Didn't they saw it? They shouldn't be biased and go only on one side. As long as we educate our children properly and allow them to play on it, I think nothing can go wrong. Agree about the current era, and there is no need for the person to search it because gambling ads are automatically popping out in the apps or sites that we visit. They are also being hyped by the influencers.

Illegal casinos in the locals are usually hard to spot but there are still the legal ones though I think they have age restrictions. When I was a kid, parents are only worrying about those computer shops because they are the ones who allow minors.

It's not really a topic that comes up for discussion very much, but if you're only spending small amounts that are well within your hard earned income then it's nobody elses business really. I am quite happy, if the conversation came up, to share that I place some very small bets occasionally on different sports, because there should be no shame if you are simply doing it for a bit of entertainment. Some people choose to golf, some people choose to play video games, others choose to gamble and some choose to do all of these things. If you're calling it a "habit" you might be straying into addiction type territory, I personally would not be bothered if I couldn't gamble for weeks or months on end.

At my age, my parents don't go through my phone, nor do they ask me where I am going; I am not also living with them in the same city. So, nothing to fear; even if my parents knew that I was a gambler today, they would believe that they had given me all the morals that's supposed to guide me in whatever decision I am taking. I have not been a compulsive gambler right from the start and have no intentions of becoming one. The only situation where my parents would feel pity for me is to find out that I am a compulsive gambler who is wasting all of my resources only on gambling.

If children can play it while always paying attention to self-control, that's fine and nothing wrong. But we know how gambling can tempt everyone and even adults are often influenced by gambling and forget to stop gambling, especially children who don't have good self-control and can be tempted by the offers they see. If children are tempted and become more frequent gamblers and experience gambling problems, who will be responsible? Is it the children or the parents? Obviously, the parents because will have a hard time taking care of their children who have become addicted to gambling.

No, I don't think it's right at all for any parents to discover that their children gamble for a living; that's a bad reputation, in my opinion. Additionally, I don't think any parent will be happy if their children are gamblers; most parents who gamble won't like it because they think their children should be better than them. I once saw a father and son gamble, and I wondered if that was the best course of action for them to take. I never saw myself in this situation before, even when I was gambling, but I do stop when I know my parents won't like it when they find out that I'm doing this kind of thing. I therefore stop as soon as I can, just to avoid being involved in many issues.

Because nobody in my family has ever been found gambling, and I won't allow that to start with me, so no one knows about it. However, I have a strong feeling that their response won't be positive at all because the worst thing about losing money is that you can't expect someone to be happy if you're not winning. The majority of parents won't like it even if we always win.

Children today are very intelligent, very fast and advance at a high level, so I consider that things when it comes to how to educate children are very varied, there are parents who are still very dedicated, but there are others who They prefer to give them a phone so they can play and let the parents do their things, it is like an entertainment measure, so things are not like that, now children need to do many other activities, get them into music, sports, where they can bounce all that energy, in a phone what you look for are problems, I think things should be done in a different way, parents have to pay more attention to their children, a phone at that age, makes them very skilled when it comes to phones , PC, everything, but practically they will become very dependent on that, it is not what they are looking for, parents must be much more responsible with their children, this is something that has to improve enormously.

Today's parents do things that can be a bit abstract, they leave their children alone at home and do not take the care they should with them, they do not supervise them, and they are only interested in ensuring that they are entertained, so it is easy for a Children tend to invent by searching for things on the Internet and inventing a lot, for example it is very easy for them to access any network to be able to have access to any type of games, and of course we must not rule out that when they enter casinos it is a danger. First because they are very curious, also if the father or mother leaves the phone there it is very easy for them to take it and start doing things, to invent, then this type of things is what an adult must supervise them, they in If they are not to blame, the fault lies with the parents who allow a child to take that attitude on a phone, tablet, or anything, this is something that must be provided so that he can have a better childhood, there is no other.

Yes, my parents know that I am a gambler but they don't stop me or hear anything bad about me because I am of legal age. They only have reminders not to overdo it with gambling etc. Parents thing and that will not go away because they are still worried. Once my cousins ​​and I would compete in gambling and our parents were there, they could see that we were enjoying ourselves. Just remember not to overdo it when it comes to gambling, you should always control your emotions and yourself. When your parents see that you can handle it, you won't hear anything from them.

I won’t say that I have a gambling habit. Yes I do gamble occasionally for some extra profits whenever required. Gambling is just like investing for me. Yes it’s investing with some extra risk in it. Moreover I also gamble with funds which I can afford to lose. So I tell my parents that I invest in some types of schemes. I don’t specify them that I gamble. I am sure many of us does this.

Yep, as long as you can make your parents feel secure about your decisions, like in my case, my family knows I gamble, but they know that I'm not addicted to it. But it doesn't stop at family opposition or support, but I myself am a person who witnessed my grandfather being a lottery addict and my father being a gambling addict, as well as having many times my family had creditors come to demand money from me, according to my memories. And actually, I wanted to advise them to stop, but I never said that to them. Maybe some bad images from gambling appeared in the family that made me more aware and didn't want me to turn myself into a bad person a gambling addict.

There is no denying the extraordinary intelligence of today's kids. They're sophisticated, quick, and able to take in knowledge like sponges. Here's the point, though, people: handing them a phone? That is not the solution. In no way! While computers, tablets, and phones are all fantastic tools, they aren't our children's only options

Both you and I have now witnessed it. Sometimes, even excellent parents may just give their children a phone to keep them quiet. But what takes place? They end up where they shouldn't be. You name it: unsuitable games, gambling websites. It's a massive issue. A major issue! We must engage our children in other pursuits, such as athletics, music, or anything else that allows them to express their limitless energy

Parents, pay attention! You must exercise greater responsibility. It goes beyond merely keeping people engaged. It's about producing responsible, well-rounded people. This include setting screen time limits, monitoring their internet activity, and making sure they stay out of trouble. Although that's a big task, we must do it. For the benefit of our children and the times ahead

you should not say that to your family members who are addicted because it is just a waste because your grandfather or father will never listen to your advice because they know you are also a gambler just like you when your father banned smoking but you answered why should I stop smoking while father also smokes.

In this scenario, its up to you to make the decision, but the advice is that even if you are not a gambling addict and your family knows it, you want your grandfather or father to stop gambling, at least you should stop first before giving advice.

First of all parents should not leave their children alone in the age of teenage because in such age they accept wrong activities and don't share their ideas with parents. I am not a part of gambling and I can proudly tell about my work to my parents and if I involved in gambling then I will conceal my this act from everyone as a result of which I will spoil my life and nobody will know about this.

Parents should keep check on their children and if they find their children to gamble then strictly ordered them to leave gambling because gambling is such a bad addiction  that it snatch the happiness of gamblers and he will loss all relationships due to such bad field. Lots of people go away from home in order to get education and then become engaged in something useless or bad therefore I will suggest that education can be obtained anywhere so educate your children in a location where you can keep check on them.

It is true that there are some parents who don't mind their children gambling, but they always remind them that by gambling you won't have financial problems. Of course as parents you always hope for the best for your children and we also have to listen to what parents say, don't make them lose. the trust they have placed in us.

It was a good decision that you managed to hide it from your parents and family, after all in this world not many parents are happy and know that their child is a gambler because there are not many parents who like to hear and see their child gambling, if you Using your own money to gamble is even better so that it doesn't harm your parents when you lose at gambling.

As long as you can gamble with good control, there is no problem hiding your gambling activities because gambling is not important and must be published unless we are a streamer or influencer to attract interest and promote referrals. Maybe we need to publish our gambling activities, if we gamble for Personally, I don't think it's important that many people know that, because privacy is of course very important for ourselves, I also gamble in secret except for my wife and she is the person I trust to control my gambling budget.

One of the factors that makes parents to have a serious concern on the gambling of their children is actually because of age, however if we are of age to make decisions on our own and to stand by it I see no reason why our parents will ask us to stop.

On less the person gambling habits is becoming so overwhelming for him that he thinks about nothing else but gambling all the time, so just like you say that your parents is fully aware about your gambling activities, perhaps the irrespective of how grown up you have become, the reason why they have not said anything was because you gamble very responsibly.

Actually, my simple thoughts are that I don't want to impose my thoughts on anyone. For the sake of equality in family relationships, I can criticize people for being wrong, but I don't do that. I tried to put my thoughts into their role, and gradually understood why it was the family members who did not recognize their own mistakes, the limits of understanding that did not prevent them from realizing their own mistakes. having to pay a price and money is not enough to make someone realize what should be done. And at this age, I don't want anyone to have to stress anymore about their life views up to now, because it's simple, even if I know what's right or wrong and even if I try to change, if they don't like it. So I don't have to have the same opinion as them.

My family doesn't know about my gambling habit. I never want them to know about my gambling. I try my best not to let any information about my gambling get to them. There are some reasons if they know about gambling they will often ask me about it which I don't like. Moreover, everyone in the family will talk to me negatively. If I ever borrow money from someone for financial or other personal needs they will suspect me of gambling. That's why I never tell my parents anything about gambling. While this is the case for me, it can be different from others perspective.

hahaha, for me, gambling activities are a private thing, I don't tell everyone about it so as not to damage the trust that my parents have given me, especially in our country, gambling is a negative thing (according to the religion I follow) and is considered  usually gamblers are people who have no future but are still very strong, besides there is no benefit in me telling my parents that I gamble because currently I prioritize openness with my partner and we support and supervise each other.

It happens a lot really. I myself had experience the same level of potential problem that you said. I learned from it that sometimes it's just better to not tell anyone about the things you are doing because your surroundings will talk about you and the possible things that can happen to you, the thing is most of those are on the negative side and won't bring you any positivity at all. Especially on gambling where it's unlikely to the majority of people to encourage you more in continuing doing it. I understand since it's a vice that why just not letting other people know that you are doing gambling activities is just better.

Yep, as before, I quite often chat about things happening in life with my family, even when I participate in lottery games and tell everyone about that win, and I just wanted to mention that it is a fun game that shows our luck. But the ways of transmission and reception are not in harmony, making things more negative in the family. Maybe at that time, people were happy and talked about winning, but then they thought everything was always easy and fell into deep pitfalls. I think not liking to admit mistakes is an instinct in each of us, and those who dare to admit mistakes may not receive sympathy, there may be other scorn attached. So there's a way to stay silent or the right time to understand each other better, but it's really not easy.

Many choose to keep gambling quiet due to cultural and religious reasons. You're clearly attempting to be honest with your partner and your parents. Very commendable. Gambling is typically associated with a lack of future prospects in many societies.

Keeping your gaming covert is strategic. Relationships and harmony are key. You value openness with your relationship, which is essential for support and monitoring. This attitude is mature and intelligent. This subject involves reconciling personal freedom with moral and social responsibility. A tricky balance, right? You appear to be handling it nicely. Just don't let your activities eclipse your obligations, and prioritize your health and relationships.

I also expect that reaction because that will frustrate them because None of my parents got involved to gambling since they was born , both of them are gambling haters all their life but happy about their reaction when I needed them most , sorry for your parents reaction but I believe that it is a normal reaction because of what we have done.
and also it is our obligation to take all their madness because it is not easy to accept what is important that they still helper us out and make us a better person after that.

That's an initial reaction of a parent once they know that their child is into gambling. If I am going to be a parent in the future, I think I'll be like that kind of parent that will get mad at first  once I know that they're involved in any gambling activities particularly if they are in a young age which is not good for a child to be expose on some kind of activity. Maybe our children will listen to us  if we talk to them calmly and explain the pros and cons of gambling properly. Regardless of their age, there still a parents who always think about the welfare of their child.

       -   Right now, even if my parents find out that I gamble, they won't interfere with me because I'm an adult and they know that I know right from wrong. Also, even though they know that I gamble, they also have an idea that they can handle my gambling properly because I also explained it somehow.

Also, I rarely play gambling when I really have extra money, and when I don't have extra, I don't play because whatever budget I have, I don't really use it, and it's only reserved for that; it's really separate from gambling.

Every parent today wants their children to stay away from gambling. But they have no idea why they should stay away from gambling. Moreover, every child of this time has enough IT knowledge, so they know how to manage gambling far from their father's mother, so there will be no hindrance in their gambling. Basically, if this environment prevails, no parent will be able to understand that their child is addicted to gambling. Every parent should have an idea of what their children like to do and they should be more careful to their children. If they are interested in gambling then providing practical knowledge about its positive and negative aspects.

I am not living in my parent's house and also have not been gambling too much that makes anyone to notice me gambling as most times I only gamble just to have fun and at a period when I want to ease stress and sleep, so with that level of gambling I don't think I have much to worry about.
But I know if my mum who is my only surviving parent knows that I gamble she may likely not say anything because she knows I am an adult and will take care of myself and avoid possible addictions or any form of gambling problems.

It's best if you don't need to gamble even though you can still overcome your gambling. We know that gambling can easily tempt someone who doesn't gamble very often to gamble more often because when we are gambling, we find something different that cannot be explained. And even though your mother will find out if you gamble and won't say anything, in her heart, she doesn't want to see you get into trouble for gambling. Your mother already knows you gamble, but it's as if she doesn't know. But if you still want to gamble before you sleep, you should really control your gambling and don't let gambling drag you into problems you can't imagine. You have to really take care of yourself well.

That's the best thing I think to do, no matter how much you may say that you can control your gambling because I wouldn't fully believe what they say, as we know that gambling is a high risk activity along with the many temptations that are there, and I say lately more and more people are involved in addiction, because it is very clear that the sensation of gambling occurs in your subconscious and indirectly it means that it is very possible that you can enter the addiction phase without you realizing it, and that is because they cannot resist all the temptations that are there and finally get carried away.

Gambling has a bad or negative view in the eyes of society and with that I think whoever your parents are or whoever your parents are I'm sure they want the best for their children and if for example your parents let you gamble then I think it looks like your parents don't really care about you. In this case in my opinion the best option is that it is better for you to stop this activity, because what is feared is that it could be like what I said it is very possible that you will eventually get addicted, so it is better to think and consider again because gambling is very risky.

Just like you have narrated, it is people that are living with their parents that would have the problem of hiding there altitude and gambling activities from their family members. Those people that are living on there own may not have the problem of hiding their gambling activities from family members. We still have the choice to determine if we are going to allow people like family members to be aware of what we do. There are family that would not want to tolerate any excuses of one betting always especially if it is a spiritual family where any act of gambling is not tolerated.

Most of the adult are not living in the house of parents,So mostly the gambling involvement won’t be the problem for the gambler.Since most of the gambler was earning themselves,So their involvement will not be biggest trouble to their parent.Only if the gambler get addicted to the gambling,they will spend beyond their limit.So the gambling addicted person may be the trouble to their parents by asking the money for the next game.The gambling addicted person play the gambling with the emotion to the gambling bets.If you get gambling addicted,then it will stress you and make you as the gambling addicted gambler.

You are right in saying that gambling is a high-risk activity because we have seen many real examples of what happens to people where they end up losing control of themselves in gambling and spending all their money. Even their lives are ruined because of gambling, and it's all because they can't control themselves well and only follow their desires and ego to be able to win and recover their losses. By giving up gambling, at least someone can avoid the risk of losing any amount of money to use the money for other, more useful things. He's also fine if he doesn't gamble, and he won't lose anything.

Every parent wants the best for their children, especially if they only have a few children. They will ensure that they try as hard as they can to make their children happy, and they will even be willing to work all day just to provide for their family and children. Therefore, every parent will pay closer attention to their children and try to accompany them as best they can because they don't want to lose their children or see their children take the wrong path.

parents don't really pay attention to their children when they are adults because parents think that when their children are adults they have their own way, and it seems that if parents find out that their children are gambling, I think it doesn't matter if their children can do it responsibly, after all, their children can earn their own money and there no There is nothing wrong with children using the results of their hard work to have fun as long as they don't go beyond the limits.
it's different if their child gambler with the results of their parents hard work, of course this is not recommended, have pity on your parents. They are looking for hard money but their children don't know themselves and use the money for gambling. I think this action will not be justified by any parent unless His parents are rich and have a large income, of course this is not a problem for these parent.

Parents' supervision of their children has limits, they will give their children freedom when they are adults. It's true, a child who has entered adulthood has the right to determine his own path. Parents can only give advice when they think their child is on the wrong path, for example committing an act that violates the law.
The habits that a child engages in must be based on their own income, gambling for example, they must rely on the money they earn from their work. As long as they don't bother their parents or other people, they are free to do whatever their hobby is.

Parent's supervision of their children has limits, but after all, parents can still supervise their children even though they are adults. But the tendency is that children feel that they are adults and have the right to determine their own path. Well, that's fine, but children still need their parents' presence because it cannot be denied they are still their parents.

So even if their children decide to gamble secretly, their parents will probably find out themselves. After all, our parents were once young and they may have hidden something from their parents. Meanwhile, we, the children, have never experienced growing old and having children. So we lose in terms of experience. But if children are hiding their gambling from their parents, they really need to have good self-control so as not to cause problems for the children and their parents. Nowadays, many children cause problems to their parents because they do not think about the impact of doing something.

In fact, if you are a self-sufficient person, then it is quite easy to hide your passion for gambling. Of course, if it hasn't come to the point that you have a gambling addiction. Parents are very sensitive to all changes in the behavior and mood of the child, so they are very likely to understand that the child has encountered problems and quickly find out where these problems came from. On the one hand, if you hide gambling from your parents, it preserves their psychological health, on the other hand, you can shock them by depriving them of this health if you suddenly have problems with gambling. Everyone decides for himself what to do, but do not forget that parents are the most valuable thing we have and most of us understand this when they leave this world.

Any parent wouldn't want their child to gamble, let alone be addicted to gambling, that's why there are some parents who won't like seeing their child gambling, but if your parents don't forbid you from gambling, that's good, maybe they know that you can control it properly and have a budget limit. including dividing your time properly for gambling, because of course you don't gamble all the time like a gambling addict.

If you feel like an adult, your parents will definitely want you to be responsible for the risks you have to face when gambling, of course they will remind you not to gamble too much so that you become addicted. To be honest, recovering from addiction is very difficult, so my advice is As much as possible when you gamble, remain responsible and wise.

Is good that you try to control your gambling there is no way you can hide that addiction because you are always looking for money to gamble, and that is what people don't get there should be a limit to whatever everyone is doing doh there are addictions that are far better than gambling addiction, and if anyone family should find out of anybody addiction they will feel concerned because of the damages that it can cause. your mum might not say anything but it will get to a point where she will definitely say something, and since she's your mom she should know what you are capable of to some extent. but even with everything you just said still make sure you don't cross that line because once that line is crossed then it will be difficult to go back.

Yep, it is true that when they are adults, children will be given freedom and parents no longer have the right to direct the path that has been determined by their child, but the role of parents in educating their children is also necessary if their children are taught well by their parents. I think their children will not do anything that violates the law and In my opinion gambling is not something that violates the law.

Of course, with self-generated finances, a child is free to use the money for what they want because they use the results of their own hard work to have fun.

Gambling control is vital and hard to hide. Being always on the lookout for money to fuel the habit makes it clear. People need to understand that there should be a hard limit to activities, especially ones as potentially destructive as gambling. There are addictions less harmful than gambling, but none are good

Families are concerned because they see the harm and the potential for more. Even though she's quiet, your mom is watching you. She knows, trust me. She understands your potential and waits for you to see it. But she'll hit her limit and speak up because moms do. They care. They take action

And you must realize the gravity of crossing that line. It's a long, complicated road back after crossing. Not just not crossing the boundary, but not even approaching it. Setting boundaries, being alert, and remaining safe are key. Be accountable to yourself and those you love. It's serious, and it's real. Don't cross the line. Don't even get close

I think many people are lazy to work their ass off so as a result, they are still living or relying with their parents. They are big enough to hide their habit including gambling. In case their parents found out accidentally, their reactions can be mixed or differ according to what they experienced or heard about gambling and also if what are the behavior of their children.

Of course they will feel bad once they proved that their suspicions are true like when they always lose their money because their children are using it to play gambling. But not, if it didn't happen because their children are only playing rarely for fun and their children are also the ones who work and provide them their financial needs.

That's correct. I don't want to see my kids gambling, ever. Simple reasons, I've seen what it can do to people. Mood swings, stress, madness, and maybe going crazy. I've also experienced how much money a person could lose in gambling especially if they are on the time of chasing their losses.
I don't want my kids to be buried in loans and debts because I will be the one who will get sad for them first. It will be better if they can stay away from it.
Although I do believe that sports betting adds more flavor to watching games or makes it more entertaining, I still don't want them putting money on the game. It's better if they can stay innocent about it and just enjoy the sports that they watching without any money on the line. There are more things that can be done and enjoyed than just gambling, let it be a game for adults only.

Yes, parents can see if changes are happening in their children and even if we hide our gambling activities from them, they will still know. Maybe they won't ask about it directly because they think we are adults and already know and can be responsible for what we do. We have to show our parents that we can really take care of ourselves well and even if we gamble, we won't experience any problems and we can even enjoy gambling as entertainment. That's the most important thing about hiding gambling activities from other people or our parents. That's why we have to be able to take care of ourselves so that we don't become addicted to gambling because if we don't, it will definitely worry our parents.

In fact, it not problem of being lazy about working, but rather that the economy is currently difficult and many people are employees whose income is relatively just enough to meet their living needs which means they can't buy house or own their own home.

Returning to the topic most people who like to gamble will hide their gambling activities from their parents or family so that they don't feel disappointed and sad if they find out.
Moreover, if they find out that we like to gamble then bad thoughts always arise such as thinking that we are addicted, we spend all the money we earn just to gamble and things like this are bound to happen.
And that why there are always many gamblers who hide their activities from their families.

A child has the responsibility to care for their parents if they are old or unable to find their own source of income and child is obliged to make his parents happy, so there must be a sense of responsibility and also be wise in managing finances to be able to meet the family needs.
Don't let your parents or family be neglected just because you gamble.

This is about an adult right?

An adult is someone who is capable of making their own choices, decision in their life and if they choose to gamble then its completely okay not to tell anyone as long as it doesn't affect you financially, mentally or in anyways.

I agree with you bro. It is better to hide gambling activities, because there is no point if the family knows, maybe it will only make them disappointed that we are dealing with gambling even if we only do it as entertainment. Because gambling is more dominant in leading to negativity and also its harmful effects, if the family knows, it is likely that they will be angry, disappointed, and can even cry if we are addicted to gambling. So it's better to keep the gambling habit a secret.

What I'm afraid of is that many young people are lulled by gambling and can do anything, even crime, just to fulfill their desire to gamble again. If they are so addicted that they dare to do negative things, it will certainly be difficult to stop, even until they have a family. If it's like this, maybe they will only focus on gambling so that they can ignore their family, because I have also seen something like this, coming to the family just to ask for money in a bad way, of course this is one of the dangerous effects of gambling.

The truth about keeping one's gambling activities hidden is that as as far as the concerned gambler is past the age of 18 and gambles responsibly, it's absolutely fine to keep it a secret. I don't think it's necessary for an adult who's financially bankrolling his gambling activities as well as controlling his gambling habits to tell anyone including his parents if his engagements