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[michellee]

Gambling at a young age can lead them to have an addiction when they grow and once they are addicted to gambling, it will be hard to solve since they know to gamble since they are young. Your idea to call an old friend and catch up or go outside is better than playing gambling together in your room because you will see that you have many things that both of you can do other than just playing gambling. If you can learn about trading, that will be better since you can make a profit and have the investment when you graduate in the future. It is better to prepare for your future than to get addicted when you graduate.

[Japinat]

Good thing you were able to seek help and you are willing to digest the advice of the members here. At 14 years old, there's a lot of things you can enjoy, you don't have to think of money yet as you are still a minor and you can ask your parent's financial support.

Try to go on activities that are not addictive, gambling is really addictive especially for minors who are still innocent of how this world moves.

[stomachgrowls]

So if you have a problem with gambling, such as addiction, gambling underage, or in my case both, please seek help. Do everything in your power to stop. It will improve your life drastically. So next time you think about gambling, instead of gambling, call an old friend and catch up, or go outside and go for a nice walk. Have a good one!

Normal for underaged people to easily get hooked with gambling addiction because we arent really that mature on dealing up with things specially with those real gambling games.Of course on where things do becomes more worst if you do really tolerate it even you do already observed or you are already aware that it is gradually becoming worst because this is how addiction works or affect someone on where they do really able to commit out
mistake.Gambling activity do really start up from curiosity then small things turns out to be bigger ones but it wont really be directly be called as a mistake if you do know on how to handle up your finances.

Gambling industry is a profitable business which it isnt surprising that it is one of the most biggest businesses nowadays which does simply means that there are lots of people who do get hooked by it.
There are lots of addicted gamblers who do continue up to generate profits into this casino owners.

We are responsible for our own actions imho.You wont get addicted if you do just play in moderation and wont tend go beyond your limits or capacity then you should be fine.

[AicecreaME]

Betting is not bad as long as you limit yourself on it, however, you'll never notice it became your habit until you've lost too much on it, that's when you'll think of a plan on how to get rid of that addiction. Getting into the gambling world at a very young age is not a problem, because you'll easily admit it and will eventually ask for help compare if an adult get addicted on gambling which is hard.

Adult mostly have a high pride, they'll never admit that they are in a very critical state (or addiction) because their mindset would always be "I'm too old and I can take care of myself, I don't need help" something like that, that's why they are hopeless case most of the time.

[bittraffic]

For me, it's better to get addicted now than experiencing it while you already have responsibilities like wife and kids. When you are just a teenager, you will have limited funds to gamble, and eventually, you will get over addiction when you found another hobby. It's bad when you got addicted to casinos while the money meant for your family is spent to gambling.

Being a teen as I was when I started gambling, it does not really bothersome when I lose as I still have my friends with me after the game. The money will still be spent on the vodka we'll drink.

[robelneo]

Ten or fifteen years ago that is not the case, children are playing games outside and hanging out with friends and watch movies and their favorite TV shows but since the creation of computers and the internet, children have made a big shift instead of playing outside they prefer to play games in front of the computer.
This is the age of accessibility where everything can be access and everything are online, and if parents cannot monitor their children there's a possibility that they discover these online gambling sites, online gambling among underage is very alarming and parents should be aware of it, only parents can stop them, OP is lucky that he got out without his parent's knowing that he is deep in gambling.  

[dothebeats]

You cannot prevent it if the parents themselves cannot control or limit the activities of their children. Children are very smart in this day and age, and if they get their hands on something that they really want, they will do everything to learn things related to it and bypass some restrictions. We don't need KYCs and stricter verification rules. We need their parents to be vigilant and take action on their children's activities

[dimonstration]

For me, it's better to get addicted now than experiencing it while you already have responsibilities like wife and kids. When you are just a teenager, you will have limited funds to gamble, and eventually, you will get over addiction when you found another hobby. It's bad when you got addicted to casinos while the money meant for your family is spent to gambling.

Being a teen as I was when I started gambling, it does not really bothersome when I lose as I still have my friends with me after the game. The money will still be spent on the vodka we'll drink.

When they start young they will eventually forget what life is and may not be able to have their own family. The parents should keep them away from it as much as they can as the early exposure can lose alot of what life can offer. We know how dangerous gambling can be to people who dont have yet a sense of responsibility and discipline. Guidance is very much needed in early age.

[Cling18]

As for me, parents still have the responsibility to take control of their kids' actions while they're still young. We should educate our kids about how gambling could ruin lives because of its risks. We all know that teenagers nowadays couldn't make firm decisions and they mostly depend on what they see on the internet but parents should guide them. We must serve as their eye-opener about the reality of teenage gambling addiction.

[smyslov]

It's surprising that you have gone through this at the age of 14, it's not easy what you have gone through, some adults have a hard time getting out of their addiction, at a very young age you got out from falling into addiction, there is a youngster who is also a victim of depression because of gambling, there should be an intervention by the parents because the youngster has no one to go through but their parents, parents should know what are the warning signs so they can take action and save their kids.

[Luzin]

I think he will mean it with his intentions. He also asked his dad for help to block gambling sites.

Maybe there is, but in my country it seems like elementary age children, they only know to play a game. No cases have been revealed in my country so far regarding underage gambling or children of primary or high school age. I think they start to understand gambling when they enter high school. Besides my country is a country that prohibits gambling, maybe they are aware. This is just my thoughts, I'm just describing me when I was in high school. Not many are interested in gambling, they are interested in motor modifications.

[bittraffic]

For me, it's better to get addicted now than experiencing it while you already have responsibilities like wife and kids. When you are just a teenager, you will have limited funds to gamble, and eventually, you will get over addiction when you found another hobby. It's bad when you got addicted to casinos while the money meant for your family is spent to gambling.

Being a teen as I was when I started gambling, it does not really bothersome when I lose as I still have my friends with me after the game. The money will still be spent on the vodka we'll drink.

When they start young they will eventually forget what life is and may not be able to have their own family. The parents should keep them away from it as much as they can as the early exposure can lose alot of what life can offer. We know how dangerous gambling can be to people who dont have yet a sense of responsibility and discipline. Guidance is very much needed in early age.

There is so much more to do for a teen in fact they will still find some girls and screw or make love. They're more likely going to find other things to get addicted to after gambling than forget life. It's not like their life is over and becomes hopeless when they gamble at an early stage of life. Teens that experience hardship as early as 14 grow smarter in life unless they really like to end up in the nuthouse because they joined the wrong crowd.

[geegaw]

As for me, parents still have the responsibility to take control of their kids' actions while they're still young. We should educate our kids about how gambling could ruin lives because of its risks. We all know that teenagers nowadays couldn't make firm decisions and they mostly depend on what they see on the internet but parents should guide them. We must serve as their eye-opener about the reality of teenage gambling addiction.

Parents really have too many responsibilities and quite a lot of daily work, a small talk with their children is almost quite difficult in this modern and technologically advanced age, especially in countries with developed economies, most of the living environment provides children with a sense of independence and rely as little on their parents as possible. This kind of education allows the next generation to automatically try harder, gambling opportunities are also many due to this independence and this method but I feel that there are very few early addicts, the sense of self-control of these children is very high

[Rruchi man]

So if you have a problem with gambling, such as addiction, gambling underage, or in my case both, please seek help. Do everything in your power to stop. It will improve your life drastically. So next time you think about gambling, instead of gambling, call an old friend and catch up, or go outside and go for a nice walk.

It's a good thing that you have quit according to you, i hope it is able to stay that way without relapsing and you are able to replace the thrill or satisfaction that you derived from gambling with another activity.

Gambling at 14 is really dangerous, i wonder how you had the finance to fund your gambling. It's really a good thing that you have quit, if not you were already on the journey to financial penury and hardship in life  starting at such an early age.

[semobo]

You are not losing just because you are underage, winning is different and not everyone is tasting it in the long run.

Being underage will not let you to make clear decisions while there can be an exception but in general minors can't able to handle their stress and burst it out in many different ways and some of them end in a fatal as well. All these things are happening because you are not gambling with your own money and if you earn money on your own then you know the struggles involved so you will take a clear decisions about how to spend your money.

[bitzizzix]

It is difficult to avoid online gambling because during the pandemic all activities are required to use online technology which is very vulnerable from advertisements and gambling sites and others that are inappropriate for minors to click and use.
and it's only natural that they get entangled in online gambling because they often see it when using gadgets so they are curious and finally join, so I think it's difficult to solve it because they are also involved because gambling sites and advertisements are very transparent on social media and so on.
and in my area there are also many teenagers who are already involved in online gambling and they do it without their parents knowing.

[Saidasun]

Gambling at 14 is really dangerous, i wonder how you had the finance to fund your gambling. It's really a good thing that you have quit, if not you were already on the journey to financial penury and hardship in life  starting at such an early age.

Almost all that are underage are stealing from their parents to fund their gambling addiction. You cannot deposit on most gambling sites without having a valid credit card which is registered to a person over the legal gambling age which varies on location.

As for me, parents still have the responsibility to take control of their kids' actions while they're still young. We should educate our kids about how gambling could ruin lives because of its risks. We all know that teenagers nowadays couldn't make firm decisions and they mostly depend on what they see on the internet but parents should guide them. We must serve as their eye-opener about the reality of teenage gambling addiction.

How can you monitor their activities? If they are stealing from you to fund their gambling addiction then that will be easy to identify by looking at bank statements but there will be other people who use cryptocurrency and that would be harder to identify from a parent. Educating kids is not going to help because all they see is that they could win big money and they do not understand statistics. Even if you taught them statistics they would still think they would be the one person to win it because their brains have not fully developed. I think gambling age should be raised in most countries to 21/23 years old.

[madnessteat]

I am truly glad that OP at such a young age understands more than some adults. Admitting the existence of gambling addiction to understand that it is detrimental to his life and begin to fight it is a very big step in the right direction. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavor!

[Saidasun]

I am truly glad that OP at such a young age understands more than some adults. Admitting the existence of gambling addiction to understand that it is detrimental to his life and begin to fight it is a very big step in the right direction. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavor!

Most adults know they have a addiction. I do not think it is a step in the right direction and I think that is a cliche that gives the impression that people are doing the right thing about admitting to it. Everyone in this thread probably has a gambling addiction to some percentage and they probably are aware that they have a problem. It does not stop them chasing the odds of getting rich though and admitting it to themselves is not going to stop them from doing that.

[pawanjain]

What you did is good. You are indeed too young to gamble. Although you can gamble after you turn 18 I think the legal age for gambling should be after you turn 21.
That's when we start to realize how important money is and how we should not spend more on gambling and stay in out limits.
Gambling addiction is very easy and if started at a young age like yours it can really cause bad affects on your life.
I am happy that you became aware soon and were able to stop gambling before it became too late.
I would encourage you to lead the example for other youngsters like you could follow.