The challenges of protecting children from gambling

[Quidat]

Gambling is definitely not good for children, that is why there is age limitation in virtually all casinos. Unfortunately, children are becoming too smart and inquisitive, so I was just thinking about the possibilities of protecting children from getting involved in gambling. My worries was increased by the fact that there are physical casinos and betting shops(as they are called in my town) in many streets with big signboards. Children passes these places and some parents do stop by with their children to place a quick bet. Is there anything that can be done to protect children from gambling with reference to physical shops that they see everyday?

One of the hardest part of parenting is on trying out to monitor everything on where your children is really that been doing on which it would really be just that not that limited on gambling alone but also in other things as well on which it could potentially be able to influence our children in going into that path which it might really be that resulting on having that kind of bad conditions or situations or simply they are messing up. Speaking about protecting your children to gambling then as much as possible then you would really be telling them about on what are the cons of gambling, you would be needing to make them realize that as much as possible they should really be avoiding it. Somewhat it would really be just that depending on a certain child because there are ones who are really that too curious into the things around on which they wont really be stopping on trying out discover anything that it seems that looks interesting. This is why it isnt really just that right that everything would really be blamed into parents because there are really tons of scenarios that no matter how hard their parents been doing such strict parenting but there are really that those kiddos who would really be trying out their very best on bypassing things.

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[Nwada001]

I think it was also in this forum that I read about banned gambling ads in a particular country, a country where gambling is legal, but if you post any content or information about gambling on a billboard or even on social media, you will be sanctioned by the country's authority. Part of the reason why this is done is to protect those who can't make personal decisions for themselves, and this includes children.
 
Any parent who is seen taking a child who is not of age yet into a casino house to go and gamble is not giving that child good parenting unless they are ready to take the consequences of what that action will bring afterward to the children, because taking your child on a regular basis into a gambling house can make that child make a move some day to try out what the father or mother have been doing there.

[Zlantann]

Gambling is definitely not good for children, that is why there is age limitation in virtually all casinos. Unfortunately, children are becoming too smart and inquisitive, so I was just thinking about the possibilities of protecting children from getting involved in gambling. My worries was increased by the fact that there are physical casinos and betting shops(as they are called in my town) in many streets with big signboards. Children passes these places and some parents do stop by with their children to place a quick bet. Is there anything that can be done to protect children from gambling with reference to physical shops that they see everyday?

We face the same problem in my location because these physical bet shops have taken over almost all the streets of my city. You can hardly see any street without a betting shop. They also have large billboards advertising these bet shops indiscriminately without showing restraints to school or religious locations. I am very concerned about these gambling shops that are situated close to primary and secondary schools in my area. Although there are laws that forbid this indiscriminate location and advisement of these betting shops they are hardly implemented. Some of the enforcement officers receive bribes from these casino operators and fail to enforce the laws. It is also common to see suspected underage gamblers place bets on these casinos since they are not expected to present any form of age identification document.

As parents, guardians, or law-abiding citizens we have to do our best to limit underage gambling. As parents, we should closely monitor children and also ensure they are enlightened about the consequences of underage gambling as well as addiction. We should also be a good role model to our children by not gambling in their presence and also continually gambling responsibly. It is also our responsibility to report underaged gamblers to casino operators so that they can be blocked or stopped from engaging in gambling.

[Wiwo]

Even as a parent, I always try to stay away from my kids whenever I am gambling the reason is because I don't want to indirectly exposed them to I by gambling in they presence thinking they are too young to understand what gambling is and how it risk pur freedom.

Until they are 18+ and ready to gamble on they own, it is better for them to develop the interests by themselves before teaching them the risk that is involved.

[Dewi Aries]

I think this concern is felt by all parents who already have children, especially if they know about the dangers of the impact of gambling itself, but sometimes there are some parents who are so liberating their children in their relationships and maybe that's because the parents don't care about their children or maybe they don't know about the development of the gambling world which is increasingly accessible to anyone, especially children.

I think we all know about what should be done to prevent children from getting involved in gambling, the advice is always about limiting various aspects of their lives, such as limiting their association in the outside world and not allowing them to go out alone, or that means you should always look after and supervise them and also limit their use of smartphones because it is clear that lately many casinos have made social media the biggest place to do promotions or advertisements with the aim of attracting more people to gamble, I think some of the points above are quite effective as a preventive measure.

[Salahmu]

90% of the job falls on the parents. They get to decide what information the child consumes and the company they keep. If they are addicted to gambling themselves, it becomes more difficult to prevent their children from getting involved, they emulate what goes on around them.

If the parents are gamblers it will be very difficult to protect there children from gambling because one of the things about children is that they are very smart so one way or the other they will  likely follow the foot step of the father and with that age if they eventually start gambling it will become difficult stopping them, so actually you are very correct because it will be very easy to guide the children if there parents are not a gambler.

And also just like most people above has mentioned, parents should prioritize by knowing the kind of friends there children keeps because if we check very well majority of children who venture into gambling is as a result of wrong friends because with the kind of mindset children have they are mostly vulnerable to be lured into something that could affect them in the future so is totally depend on the parents.

[Obim34]

Even as a parent, I always try to stay away from my kids whenever I am gambling the reason is because I don't want to indirectly exposed them to I by gambling in they presence thinking they are too young to understand what gambling is and how it risk pur freedom.

Until they are 18+ and ready to gamble on they own, it is better for them to develop the interests by themselves before teaching them the risk that is involved.

This is the one reason why I support online gambling other than visiting physical gambling stores, because children even at tender age can read and understand, the moment they should witness their parent frequent the gambling store they become so much inquisitive to know what they do and why they do visit there and if they should realized that money can be made from such activities then they strive to give trials, unlike when dealing with online gambling, certain restrictions are placed which limits their chances of getting to know about gambling activities.

I think if any underage should be found in any physical gambling store then the owner or management should be held responsible because they failed to initiate the restrictions placed on this underage.

[Zlantann]

90% of the job falls on the parents. They get to decide what information the child consumes and the company they keep. If they are addicted to gambling themselves, it becomes more difficult to prevent their children from getting involved, they emulate what goes on around them.

If the parents are gamblers it will be very difficult to protect there children from gambling because one of the things about children is that they are very smart so one way or the other they will  likely follow the foot step of the father and with that age if they eventually start gambling it will become difficult stopping them, so actually you are very correct because it will be very easy to guide the children if their parents are not a gambler.

I wouldn't want my children to engage in gambling because I am concerned about their ability to gamble responsibly. That is why I don't expose them to gambling because I hide the activity from them. The truth is that when they are mature they might end up knowing that I am gambling. Don't forget that these children are also exposed to all sorts of gambling advertisements on social media and other channels. Paraventure the child ends up indulging in gambling, the responsibility of the parents will now shift from stopping the child from gambling to helping the child to gamble responsibly. They should be exposed to how to have a gambling budget and how not to chase losses to avoid gambling addiction. His finances and time should also be monitored just to ensure that he is gambling responsibly.

This is the one reason why I support online gambling other than visiting physical gambling stores, because children even at tender age can read and understand, the moment they should witness their parent frequent the gambling store they become so much inquisitive to know what they do and why they do visit there and if they should realized that money can be made from such activities then they strive to give trials, unlike when dealing with online gambling, certain restrictions are placed which limits their chances of getting to know about gambling activities.

Children are very inquisitive and they would definitely ask several questions about where they saw you. And you would have to tell them the truth because they will get it from someone else if you try to twist your response. Online gambling can be done secretly and they will hardly know that you are betting unless they have access to your phone.

[rachael9385]

Even as a parent, I always try to stay away from my kids whenever I am gambling the reason is because I don't want to indirectly exposed them to I by gambling in they presence thinking they are too young to understand what gambling is and how it risk pur freedom.

Until they are 18+ and ready to gamble on they own, it is better for them to develop the interests by themselves before teaching them the risk that is involved.

This is the one reason why I support online gambling other than visiting physical gambling stores, because children even at tender age can read and understand, the moment they should witness their parent frequent the gambling store they become so much inquisitive to know what they do and why they do visit there and if they should realized that money can be made from such activities then they strive to give trials, unlike when dealing with online gambling, certain restrictions are placed which limits their chances of getting to know about gambling activities.

I think if any underage should be found in any physical gambling store then the owner or management should be held responsible because they failed to initiate the restrictions placed on this underage.

In the areas were I lived, I have there are a lot of gambling shops the way people visits gamble shops in my environment it's something that can't be compared to other things, the registered betting shops are more than other shops in some places. However one reason why people likes gambling there is because in a week they likely get a big win. But most of them don't use their winning perfectly.
These betting shops are polluting the mindset of children, children can gamble for fun because they don't work to get the money so even when they lose it they will still be happy and they are children after all. It's not good to gamble in the front of a child/children because they learn easily.

[lizarder]

Gambling is definitely not good for children, that is why there is age limitation in virtually all casinos. Unfortunately, children are becoming too smart and inquisitive, so I was just thinking about the possibilities of protecting children from getting involved in gambling. My worries was increased by the fact that there are physical casinos and betting shops(as they are called in my town) in many streets with big signboards. Children passes these places and some parents do stop by with their children to place a quick bet. Is there anything that can be done to protect children from gambling with reference to physical shops that they see everyday?  

Believe it or not, it is difficult to prevent children from getting to know gambling because nowadays technological sophistication makes it much easier for them to get to know gambling on smartphones. But what parents need to do is control and explain the bad effects when they are involved in gambling at an immature age. Children must be told about the impact of gambling so that they know why people forbid them from getting involved in it because if they forbid it but don't explain it, then they will become more curious about learning about gambling.

In terms of physical stores, my area is much safer because there is almost no place for anyone to place a bet. Maybe there is only a lottery and even then they are not free to place bets because they will get into legal trouble. What worries me is online gambling because it is now so easy for anyone to get involved in it. Moreover, almost everyone has a smartphone and there are many sites that are always advertised on social media, making it easier for anyone to press one command.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Gambling is definitely not good for children, that is why there is age limitation in virtually all casinos. Unfortunately, children are becoming too smart and inquisitive, so I was just thinking about the possibilities of protecting children from getting involved in gambling. My worries was increased by the fact that there are physical casinos and betting shops(as they are called in my town) in many streets with big signboards. Children passes these places and some parents do stop by with their children to place a quick bet. Is there anything that can be done to protect children from gambling with reference to physical shops that they see everyday?

With the current situation where the development of technology is getting faster and children's ability to catch up is quite good, it is a little difficult to limit this because sometimes even not a few parents are actually inferior in terms of proficiency in running gadgets or devices such as computers compared to their children which makes this a little difficult to overcome.
But on the other hand, as long as we are good at monitoring children's behavior, I think things like this can still be minimized. Indeed, we cannot completely limit it, but to provide an overview of which things are good and which are bad I think it is still a situation that can be done so that our children can know what they should do at their current age.

When gambling before the legalized age is the same as making them damaged because it can mature prematurely so it is important for us as parents to provide a good role so that our children do not fall into it. As for if they are already adults, that is another matter, the most important thing is to instill a good attitude of responsibility from an early age so that they know the limits and they can sort out what is good and what is bad for them later.

[Wiwo]

In the areas were I lived, I have there are a lot of gambling shops the way people visits gamble shops in my environment it's something that can't be compared to other things, the registered betting shops are more than other shops in some places. However one reason why people likes gambling there is because in a week they likely get a big win. But most of them don't use their winning perfectly.
These betting shops are polluting the mindset of children, children can gamble for fun because they don't work to get the money so even when they lose it they will still be happy and they are children after all. It's not good to gamble in the front of a child/children because they learn easily.

The thing we should note in this kind of discussion we need to make some clear terms and how to apply hem in our comments,  as regards to under age gambling and how the impact of this could be on the future freedom of those kids, so ket outline those objectives.

1: what a casino is from vs betting agents/store,  this is why we all have to subject ourselves to that understanding.

2: how kids love footballs games which makes them to go to betting shops to get entertained and not actually gambling,  so we need to understand this facts and how to propeller analys them.

[Aniel Jay]

The challenges include online accessibility, exposure to gambling advertising, inadequate regulation, parental awareness, and ineffective age verification.
Addressing these challenges requires collaboration among government agencies, regulators, industry stakeholders, educators, parents, and communities to implement robust policies, raise awareness, and provide support services for families affected by underage gambling.

[Obim34]

Even as a parent, I always try to stay away from my kids whenever I am gambling the reason is because I don't want to indirectly exposed them to I by gambling in they presence thinking they are too young to understand what gambling is and how it risk pur freedom.

Until they are 18+ and ready to gamble on they own, it is better for them to develop the interests by themselves before teaching them the risk that is involved.

This is the one reason why I support online gambling other than visiting physical gambling stores, because children even at tender age can read and understand, the moment they should witness their parent frequent the gambling store they become so much inquisitive to know what they do and why they do visit there and if they should realized that money can be made from such activities then they strive to give trials, unlike when dealing with online gambling, certain restrictions are placed which limits their chances of getting to know about gambling activities.

I think if any underage should be found in any physical gambling store then the owner or management should be held responsible because they failed to initiate the restrictions placed on this underage.

In the areas were I lived, I have there are a lot of gambling shops the way people visits gamble shops in my environment it's something that can't be compared to other things, the registered betting shops are more than other shops in some places. However one reason why people likes gambling there is because in a week they likely get a big win. But most of them don't use their winning perfectly.
These betting shops are polluting the mindset of children, children can gamble for fun because they don't work to get the money so even when they lose it they will still be happy and they are children after all. It's not good to gamble in the front of a child/children because they learn easily.

Going down to some undeveloped areas, we can count a good number of gambling shops which at most becomes their major source of income, these gamblers are increasing where as people now invest in owning a gambling store and as a matter of fact the owners/management are making quite enough profits. It should not interest me on how they decide to use their win, when they are not profounded with the right knowledge they are prone to making selfish and wrong decisions. For instance, I know a few people whom after winning their gambling, will immediately reimburse the gambling store by gambling even more to win bigger but how unfortunate they ends up going home with little or nothing.

I wonder what penalty should be given to this gambling store defaulters, when they allow underage to pertake in gambling activities?

[Alone055]

Is there anything that can be done to protect children from gambling with reference to physical shops that they see everyday?

Yes, don't stop for a quick bet when you are with your children, and always keep telling them that gambling is a negative thing and one shouldn't gamble. They might come to know about it later on but they will remember your words and teachings and will hopefully not become gambling addicts.

When you want to gamble, you are not supposed to do it when you have your kids with you. If you feel an strong urge for gambling at some point when you are passing by the casino, just go home, drop the kids home, and then go back to the casino for making the few quick bets you were about to make.

Upbringing of children play a great role at safeguarding them from negative aspects of the society because they would have everything in their minds and wouldn't go towards things that their parents have asked them not to do.

[Issa56]

Gambling is definitely not good for children, that is why there is age limitation in virtually all casinos.

The worst mistake parents will do is to allow children to gamble, they can’t control themselves by then, because they are still young, and they might end up doing crazy things which they are not suppose to do. When you notice any strange behavior about gambling from your children, then try to stop them, and make sure you enlighten them about gambling, and the bad aspects of gambling which is addiction.

Children passes these places and some parents do stop by with their children to place a quick bet. Is there anything that can be done to protect children from gambling with reference to physical shops that they see everyday?

As a parents if your children see you visiting a gambling house, then you are encouraging your children also to gamble, and whenever they start gambling, and they get addicted to gambling, you can never blame them, because you introduced them to gambling indirectly, and you can’t convince them to stop gambling, because they know you are also a gambler.

[stomachgrowls]

The challenges include online accessibility, exposure to gambling advertising, inadequate regulation, parental awareness, and ineffective age verification.
Addressing these challenges requires collaboration among government agencies, regulators, industry stakeholders, educators, parents, and communities to implement robust policies, raise awareness, and provide support services for families affected by underage gambling.

If there would really be some sufficient budget then it would really be great but actually this kind of problem is something that falls down into that parenting matters on which we know that whenever your children
do get involved into something then parenting would really be taking up some part with that on which i do partly agree but not in general. I do agree into those words above that not everything would be solely
be blamed into parenting because there are really children whose really that hard headed on which no matter how well their parents giving out those warnings and advises about things but still
ends up on dealing up with something those risky things then this one is really up into their decisions.

In todays technology advancement then it would really be that totally prone into these kind of things on which our children would be or something that do talks
about being non avoidable. This is why self awareness and explanation is something that relevant.

[goaldigger]

Gambling is definitely not good for children, that is why there is age limitation in virtually all casinos. Unfortunately, children are becoming too smart and inquisitive, so I was just thinking about the possibilities of protecting children from getting involved in gambling. My worries was increased by the fact that there are physical casinos and betting shops(as they are called in my town) in many streets with big signboards. Children passes these places and some parents do stop by with their children to place a quick bet. Is there anything that can be done to protect children from gambling with reference to physical shops that they see everyday?

Educate them, this is the only way to protect them especially if their parents are into gambling as well.
With the technology that we have right not, the risk of getting exposed are high and we can’t stop them if they already know how to gamble, what we can do is to educate them and let them understand the risk of gambling and the possible effect of this if they will gamble irresponsibly. As a parent, we should do our best to protect our children and guide them, this is our role.

[yazher]

Well, you need to take some countermeasures at first because these things are inevitable even if you don't talk about them in front of them when they are young, eventually, they will find out about it and get influenced by their friends or some other people they see on the internet. By nurturing them well while they are young and still listening to you, you can just prevent them and tell them everything about it so that they are aware of everything they come across in the future. At least they already know the danger ahead of them and with consistent supervising them everyday, you can protect them easily from getting addicted with it.

[Rockstarguy]

Gambling is definitely not good for children, that is why there is age limitation in virtually all casinos. Unfortunately, children are becoming too smart and inquisitive, so I was just thinking about the possibilities of protecting children from getting involved in gambling. My worries was increased by the fact that there are physical casinos and betting shops(as they are called in my town) in many streets with big signboards. Children passes these places and some parents do stop by with their children to place a quick bet. Is there anything that can be done to protect children from gambling with reference to physical shops that they see everyday?

Children get familiar with gambling when they are in an environment that gambling is exposed to them, this can lead them to quickly embrace gambling.  That is why it is the duty of parents to choose environment where their kids should be raised. Another way of children getting into gambling is when they are exposed to the Internet and social media early,  their are lots of gambling advertisements on social media, a child who have been hearing about gambling can pick interest to give a try to play gamble. Peer group,  can also be the a reason why a child should pick interest in playing gambling.

Parents have lots of role to play to make sure their children don't become gamblers at a tender age, with help of parents playing their role it will really help their kids going into gambling which can really affect them.