Concern about the the problem of online underaged gamblers.

[LUCKMCFLY]

On the notification panel of my android device and that of many other devices of people in my locale that i have come across, I noticed too many pop up ads about one gambling site or the other, which with a click, you will find yourself in the interface of an online casino or betting site asking for you to sign up and get huge bonuses, I also observed that when using the chrome browser on my cell phone to surf some websites on the internet, I am forcefully redirected to some gambling and betting websites that opens up on the tab as well.

I'm concerned for the underaged and how easy these things have become so exposed to them. I did a little research as to the statistics of underaged gamblers for last year, and according to an article, "39% of 11-16-year olds have bet their own money" as at when published in October 2020.

https://www.roulettesites.org/blog/responsible-gambling/underage-gambling.php

Just like pornographic sites, I don't think online gambling sites and casino's can fully checkmate underaged users that sign up, and as a result, unfortunately i see the number of underaged gamblers worldwide to increase significantly by October this year.

What are your thoughts?, What are the possible solutions to the problem of the rising number of online underaged gamblers?

In particular, this type of publicity usually appears in any online game, I have a 6-year-old son and when I let him play on my PC, which I am always supervising him, there is a lot of advertising from sites and apart from adult sites, but I have always told him Do not click on those notices, he says that this is publicity, and every time it appears to him it annoys him, because when he is playing he usually interrupts the game, and he removes it himself, closes it, however there is a pop-up blocker and there is a blocker that is similar to YouTube adblocker that is good to place, but I think this is a difficult problem to combat, the best way to combat it is to be supervising everything they do, and I don't let it play anymore of 1 hour, I think that is one of the best ways that can be done to combat this type of problems, I say this as a dad.

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[Johnyz]

If they're gambler at such a young age, they're going to need some government intervention because clearly the parents can't handle the children and guide them towards the right path in life. We need to teach would be parents and even parents that it's okay to monitor online activities of their children so as to prevent them from being introduced in vices that can be harmful to their formative years and can result in having a bad adulthood.

This can only be prevented if the casinos will ask for a KYC which should not be the first option in crypto gambling since we know, we value our identity and we love to stay private but if those underaged gamblers increases, better to implement this one so we can still save their lives even if their parents are not helping at all. This is alarming, gambling will just ruin their life government should do something about it especially now that the world runs most of the time online.

[Wawa2013]

On the notification panel of my android device and that of many other devices of people in my locale that i have come across, I noticed too many pop up ads about one gambling site or the other, which with a click, you will find yourself in the interface of an online casino or betting site asking for you to sign up and get huge bonuses, I also observed that when using the chrome browser on my cell phone to surf some websites on the internet, I am forcefully redirected to some gambling and betting websites that opens up on the tab as well.

I'm concerned for the underaged and how easy these things have become so exposed to them. I did a little research as to the statistics of underaged gamblers for last year, and according to an article, "39% of 11-16-year olds have bet their own money" as at when published in October 2020.

https://www.roulettesites.org/blog/responsible-gambling/underage-gambling.php

Just like pornographic sites, I don't think online gambling sites and casino's can fully checkmate underaged users that sign up, and as a result, unfortunately i see the number of underaged gamblers worldwide to increase significantly by October this year.

What are your thoughts?, What are the possible solutions to the problem of the rising number of online underaged gamblers?

In particular, this type of publicity usually appears in any online game, I have a 6-year-old son and when I let him play on my PC, which I am always supervising him, there is a lot of advertising from sites and apart from adult sites, but I have always told him Do not click on those notices, he says that this is publicity, and every time it appears to him it annoys him, because when he is playing he usually interrupts the game, and he removes it himself, closes it, however there is a pop-up blocker and there is a blocker that is similar to YouTube adblocker that is good to place, but I think this is a difficult problem to combat, the best way to combat it is to be supervising everything they do, and I don't let it play anymore of 1 hour, I think that is one of the best ways that can be done to combat this type of problems, I say this as a dad.

I also have children who like to play online games, and indeed I often see advertisements for gambling or porn sites appear. Usually I educate my son
that he is not allowed to open the site, although I noticed he understands what I mean. But still children always have a high curiosity for new things,
so even though I have given education, I'm still worried without my knowledge, he will opening a gambling site or porn site. So I really have to
monitor it closely and also limit the time to play online games, then more directed to do other activities that are more positive. Or I suggest to my child
to prefer offline games. I admit that it is a very difficult task as a parent in technological advances like now, because I can't completely prohibit
my child from using the internet, because I don't want my child to be left behind in technology.

[Twinkledoe]

If they're gambler at such a young age, they're going to need some government intervention because clearly the parents can't handle the children and guide them towards the right path in life. We need to teach would be parents and even parents that it's okay to monitor online activities of their children so as to prevent them from being introduced in vices that can be harmful to their formative years and can result in having a bad adulthood.

This can only be prevented if the casinos will ask for a KYC which should not be the first option in crypto gambling since we know, we value our identity and we love to stay private but if those underaged gamblers increases, better to implement this one so we can still save their lives even if their parents are not helping at all. This is alarming, gambling will just ruin their life government should do something about it especially now that the world runs most of the time online.

Parents have limitations on how long they can monitor their children. As they can't watch them 24/7, maybe instill to their kids the value of money and be open to discussions like gambling games. Don't be too hard on them when you caught them playing game but be open to discuss things so they will not hide it from you. With this, you will know what extent they are in, if in case they will continue to play.

[Rengga Jati]

It has been very common, we can see many advertisements about gambling in games, videos, websites, and mostly in online games.
Of course, everyone can see it and many underaged may be interested in that kind of advertisement, you know they always say big won and jackpot, so many people will be attracted to that sweet promises.
But in fact, advertisements will be always advertisements.

Overall, this is the challenge of our era, kids can use gadgets much better than us sometimes. They have their own smartphone moreover during this pandemic, they are always engaged with smartphones where they can connect to any website and YouTube that they want.
And here is the role of parents. We must know what our children are doing, visiting, and also seeing. We may not be able to control and monitor them 24 hours. But at least, we can check them every time we can.
And the most important thing also is paying attention to them, giving more attention and affection to them. And of course, giving them understanding about what sites that they are probably curious to visit. If it is about gambling, tell them about it, about the risks that may be got if they are still kids and playing gambling.

[Mahanton]

If they're gambler at such a young age, they're going to need some government intervention because clearly the parents can't handle the children and guide them towards the right path in life. We need to teach would be parents and even parents that it's okay to monitor online activities of their children so as to prevent them from being introduced in vices that can be harmful to their formative years and can result in having a bad adulthood.

This can only be prevented if the casinos will ask for a KYC which should not be the first option in crypto gambling since we know, we value our identity and we love to stay private but if those underaged gamblers increases, better to implement this one so we can still save their lives even if their parents are not helping at all. This is alarming, gambling will just ruin their life government should do something about it especially now that the world runs most of the time online.

Parents have limitations on how long they can monitor their children. As they can't watch them 24/7, maybe instill to their kids the value of money and be open to discussions like gambling games. Don't be too hard on them when you caught them playing game but be open to discuss things so they will not hide it from you. With this, you will know what extent they are in, if in case they will continue to play.

Definitely true thats why it is really hard to watch over them and check out if theyre dealing with something isnt appropriate for their age and this is why its important to tell them while they are young and make them realize
that they should avoid gambling or its a bad thing even though its a bit exaggerated but it is much better for them to think off that way and once they do already get matured then they are at least able to realize that
the things that we had been saying into those younger years are definitely right and we might able to save them up for some possible addiction.

[bittraffic]

If they're gambler at such a young age, they're going to need some government intervention because clearly the parents can't handle the children and guide them towards the right path in life. We need to teach would be parents and even parents that it's okay to monitor online activities of their children so as to prevent them from being introduced in vices that can be harmful to their formative years and can result in having a bad adulthood.

This can only be prevented if the casinos will ask for a KYC which should not be the first option in crypto gambling since we know, we value our identity and we love to stay private but if those underaged gamblers increases, better to implement this one so we can still save their lives even if their parents are not helping at all. This is alarming, gambling will just ruin their life government should do something about it especially now that the world runs most of the time online.

Parents have limitations on how long they can monitor their children. As they can't watch them 24/7, maybe instill to their kids the value of money and be open to discussions like gambling games. Don't be too hard on them when you caught them playing game but be open to discuss things so they will not hide it from you. With this, you will know what extent they are in, if in case they will continue to play.

Definitely true thats why it is really hard to watch over them and check out if theyre dealing with something isnt appropriate for their age and this is why its important to tell them while they are young and make them realize
that they should avoid gambling or its a bad thing even though its a bit exaggerated but it is much better for them to think off that way and once they do already get matured then they are at least able to realize that
the things that we had been saying into those younger years are definitely right and we might able to save them up for some possible addiction.

You don't monitor teens today, they learn faster and what they see online could become very powerful to change their attitude.

The power of AI of adnetworks and devices collecting data of kids that could have an interest in making money online is working. The ads are just irresistible that kids will click the ads too because the graphics are just too tempting.

[yazher]

It's the parents that should be the first line of defense when it comes to this kind of stuff, they're the closest to the kid so that means that they can monitor what they do, some might say that you're invading their privacy but it's a good parenting to monitor their online activities because you want what's best for them.

Most of the teaching of social media now is not really helpful when it comes to our children where some of them say that teaching your kids right or wrong is not really advisable because you stealing their own experience to learn with themselves. well, their logic is not suitable when you let your children do what they want, all they think is they can get everything they want and no one can stop them on that no matter right or wrong they won't hesitate to do it as long as they can do so. That's why we as a parent need to be vigilant on how we raise our kids and as soon as we see something wrong, we need to stop them for being addicted in some habit where they first found it just for mere entertainment.

[molsewid]

It has been very common, we can see many advertisements about gambling in games, videos, websites, and mostly in online games.
Of course, everyone can see it and many underaged may be interested in that kind of advertisement, you know they always say big won and jackpot, so many people will be attracted to that sweet promises.
But in fact, advertisements will be always advertisements.

Overall, this is the challenge of our era, kids can use gadgets much better than us sometimes. They have their own smartphone moreover during this pandemic, they are always engaged with smartphones where they can connect to any website and YouTube that they want.
And here is the role of parents. We must know what our children are doing, visiting, and also seeing. We may not be able to control and monitor them 24 hours. But at least, we can check them every time we can.
And the most important thing also is paying attention to them, giving more attention and affection to them. And of course, giving them understanding about what sites that they are probably curious to visit. If it is about gambling, tell them about it, about the risks that may be got if they are still kids and playing gambling.

Well advertisement today can be seen in any social media platform, it can be in a banner ads, video advertisement and others. It's a very challenging to every parent today to control their children because mobile gadgets today were became an essential to every children because of the need to their education and due to trend also. It's very challenging to them to monitor the daily activities of the children in their gadgets but one thing that they can do is to educate their child what are the thing that they must avoid though it's inevitable that gambling advertisement will popped up on any site they would open.

[michellee]

If they're gambler at such a young age, they're going to need some government intervention because clearly the parents can't handle the children and guide them towards the right path in life. We need to teach would be parents and even parents that it's okay to monitor online activities of their children so as to prevent them from being introduced in vices that can be harmful to their formative years and can result in having a bad adulthood.

This can only be prevented if the casinos will ask for a KYC which should not be the first option in crypto gambling since we know, we value our identity and we love to stay private but if those underaged gamblers increases, better to implement this one so we can still save their lives even if their parents are not helping at all. This is alarming, gambling will just ruin their life government should do something about it especially now that the world runs most of the time online.

I doubt that KYC can stop young people from playing gambling because they will figure out how to bypass the KYC process. Many ways they can use, including borrowing their parents, uncle, aunt or other adult people to completed the KYC verifications and mostly, their parents will not know about that. The thing that their parents can do is just watching, monitoring, and observing their children when they use their gadget and always use a SafeSearch applied on their gadget so when they search for the thing that they should not know before they grow up, they will not get anything.

[robelneo]

On the notification panel of my android device and that of many other devices of people in my locale that i have come across, I noticed too many pop up ads about one gambling site or the other, which with a click, you will find yourself in the interface of an online casino or betting site asking for you to sign up and get huge bonuses, I also observed that when using the chrome browser on my cell phone to surf some websites on the internet, I am forcefully redirected to some gambling and betting websites that opens up on the tab as well.

Android and our browser are using an intelligent tracker to track your surfing preference, just like they do on Facebook if you've been surfing gambling sites and click those casino ads the device and browser will suggest sites that you are likely interested to click and browse.

I'm concerned for the underaged and how easy these things have become so exposed to them. I did a little research as to the statistics of underaged gamblers for last year, and according to an article, "39% of 11-16-year olds have bet their own money" as at when published in October 2020.

The answer is monitoring, parents should monitor their children, what they surf, their interest and who they talk online, unless they can take care themselves and they are old enough, parents should take the lead in monitoring their children

Just like pornographic sites, I don't think online gambling sites and casino's can fully checkmate underaged users that sign up, and as a result, unfortunately i see the number of underaged gamblers worldwide to increase significantly by October this year.

What are your thoughts?, What are the possible solutions to the problem of the rising number of online underaged gamblers?

They cannot control they just assume that those who will register to understand enough what they are signing up, they will only know it once they ask KYC.

[KTChampions]

Well advertisement today can be seen in any social media platform, it can be in a banner ads, video advertisement and others. It's a very challenging to every parent today to control their children because mobile gadgets today were became an essential to every children because of the need to their education and due to trend also. It's very challenging to them to monitor the daily activities of the children in their gadgets but one thing that they can do is to educate their child what are the thing that they must avoid though it's inevitable that gambling advertisement will popped up on any site they would open.

It is very important to keep close contact with your child in order to understand when it will be necessary to explain these things to him. For example, my daughter is not interested in gambling at the moment, and any number of advertisements and banners does not change this attitude. Perhaps when she grows up and begins to be interested in this, I will have to teach her to understand how everything works here.

[Davidvictorson]

On the notification panel of my android device and that of many other devices of people in my locale that i have come across, I noticed too many pop up ads about one gambling site or the other, which with a click, you will find yourself in the interface of an online casino or betting site asking for you to sign up and get huge bonuses, I also observed that when using the chrome browser on my cell phone to surf some websites on the internet, I am forcefully redirected to some gambling and betting websites that opens up on the tab as well.

I'm concerned for the underaged and how easy these things have become so exposed to them. I did a little research as to the statistics of underaged gamblers for last year, and according to an article, "39% of 11-16-year olds have bet their own money" as at when published in October 2020.

https://www.roulettesites.org/blog/responsible-gambling/underage-gambling.php

Just like pornographic sites, I don't think online gambling sites and casino's can fully checkmate underaged users that sign up, and as a result, unfortunately i see the number of underaged gamblers worldwide to increase significantly by October this year.

What are your thoughts?, What are the possible solutions to the problem of the rising number of online underaged gamblers?

Why am I not surprised. The world in which we live in now is all crazy about getting rich quick and most especially engaging in activities that increase dopamine rush as a form of escapism. The result becomes that they get hooked and just like every other addiction they want to get that rush frequently. We have 11 -16 year old folks who are already pathological gamblers. The sad truth is that pathological gambling has  other comorbidities. It has already been reported that, "high prevalence estimates of alcohol use disorder and drug use disorder have also been reported in pathological gamblers" .

There should be more adverts that actually discourage gambling especially among underaged and that shows the real-life consequence of towing that path at a young age than just placing under the ad "Not for persons under the age of 18".

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6683819/

[Maestro75]

IMHO, Ads popping on android device or even on google is a targeted ads which means you will never receive it unless you are browsing same website or anything about gambling which an underage user that doesn't visit gambling will never receive that kind of ads if they never play gambling on there device.

That is correct. You get the notifications from gambling sites if you have in the past visited a gambling site or an affiliate to the site. I do not get any notifications from such sites because am not a targeted fan as I do not browse gambling sites. On the underage issue, that should be in the hands of parents to monitor their children and know what sites they visit. That is if parents even allow their children below 17 years access to android phones. If you want to give your children phones for easy access to you when they are away from you, it does not have to be an android phone. Get them those simple and cheap aisha phones.

[Pamadar]

Proper guidance is very important and I think it will also depend on the culture of your family, because in my country most of the parents didn't force their Children to leave their home even if they already on a legal age since we are family oriented, and parents are really responsible.

I agree that family customs also have influenced,

Guidance from parents is the first defense of our children. Giving them the right information and provide right example will let them
understand the risk that awaits them if they exposed themselves to gambling.

Underaged can exposed to gambling easily because of the advance technology that we have right now, we can't blame them for that since we give them the access to online, what we can really do is to spread awareness, and educate them as long as we can.

The big problem that most parents are facing right now, with the technology that gives easy access to anything, gambling addiction is very possible to happen to our kids.

Responsible parenthood not only by providing shelters and foods but also to provide good guidance to our kids, with the knowledge coming inside our own premises, we can lessen the chance exposing our children to gambling if we are keeping them busy in other task or family activities that will attach them closer to us.

[bitzizzix]

It's not as easy as we think to fight the ever-evolving technology even though we have done it in various ways, there will definitely be new and very transparent things that are not worth clicking or seeing.

I think parents, nuclear families, teachers in schools and the government have a very important role in dealing with advertising or gambling sites, pornography and others that are very transparent on social media and the internet.
parents, teachers and all teaching staff must be proactive about this and must be more open to sharing and discussing if there are notifications or advertisements these things are not good and also dangerous, and besides that parents must always supervise and limit the use of gadgets for children -child. And most importantly, parents always accompany their children 24 hours a day because that is their obligation, especially female parents, and the relevant government can also help children to be free from sites or advertisements that are inappropriate for children and must also be stricter and also block.

[Cling18]

Parents have a huge part and responsibility for this. We all know that we can't control anything about technology these days but we can't do anything to educate our kids about the risks of gambling and how it could ruin their lives at a young age. Teaching them to be vigilant and mindful about what they click on the internet would be a good step for them to know how to get rid of gambling.

[Saint-loup]

This can only be prevented if the casinos will ask for a KYC which should not be the first option in crypto gambling since we know, we value our identity and we love to stay private but if those underaged gamblers increases, better to implement this one so we can still save their lives even if their parents are not helping at all. This is alarming, gambling will just ruin their life government should do something about it especially now that the world runs most of the time online.

Obviously you don't understand what Obito is saying : it's not our problem if you're not able to properly monitor your children, we don't care of them and you have not any legitimacy to impose KYC to all gamblers for just protecting your children. Your children are your problem not ours.

[blockman]

Those pop up ads really target everyone that's visiting their website and whoever clicks it. There's no solution on this as they can pop everywhere but with the guidance of the parents of the young ones, I think it's the best thing to do to avoid them being exposed in gambling at a young age.
It is also needed to raise awareness on this matter because there might be parents that cannot do that because of busyness and they are not aware of such so, letting them be aware of it, they might take action like blocking those sites that their kids might accidentally visit.

[alegotardo]

Just like pornographic sites, I don't think online gambling sites and casino's can fully checkmate underaged users that sign up, and as a result, unfortunately i see the number of underaged gamblers worldwide to increase significantly by October this year.

What are your thoughts?, What are the possible solutions to the problem of the rising number of online underaged gamblers?

Worrying indeed!
Gambling has evolved exponentially since the Covid pandemic swept the world.
If in a real casino it's easy to block the entry of a minor, in an online site this is a practically impossible task to be done, especially for sites that don't require KYC to use it, and I don't see a solution for that.

Of course, the advertisement could be more controlled, but taxing it the same as a pornographic website advertisement or something like that is overkill in my point of view.