Concerns grow over online gambling among teens

[Fortify]

"It's time for schools to focus on the root cause of online teen gambling by implementing gambling prevention education in all high schools. Health class curricula across the nation cover the typical risks for teens such as smoking, drinking, vaping, etc yet gambling education is nowhere to be found in our schools. "

This is what Colby Cotrone said when interviewed by NBC News about the article he published in NYpost about the online gambling trend among teens causing concern because, in the school halls, they can already overhear teens checking odds and their parlays like it's the most casual thing to do in the campus. This is due to the gambling apps easily downloaded by anyone.

When Marc Potenza the Director of the Center of Excellence in Gambling Research was asked whether they were seeing young patients calling for help, he said there is an increase of 90% in young males with sports gambling problems. Either the patient himself or the parents calling for them. https://youtu.be/pCDbvDDLpFg?t=313

What's striking the most of what Colby Cotrone said was that kids are unaware of what they are doing. Could it be that even the grown-up man may also not be aware of what he is doing as over time a gambler may be consumed by how much he enjoyed the thrills of gambling?

They think they are doing something as simple as rooting for thier favorite players but it's turned more into making money than the game and having fun as a fan. - Colby Cotrone

And would you agree with him in implementing gambling prevention education in schools?

Ultimately this comes back to whether casinos are properly enforcing identity checks and determining the age of users. It seems rather straight forward these days to confirm someones identity via an ID and it isn't especially easy to fake KYC documents, or at least it probably is more effort than a teenager is going to take. Believe it or not, casinos don't actually want or need this type of player, as they are already making a lot of money from the regular punters who keep depositing. They are more than happy to avoid these sort of controversies and if anything is suspicious at the ID check stage they are likely to reject.

[rahmad2nd]

What's striking the most of what Colby Cotrone said was that kids are unaware of what they are doing. Could it be that even the grown-up man may also not be aware of what he is doing as over time a gambler may be consumed by how much he enjoyed the thrills of gambling?

They think they are doing something as simple as rooting for thier favorite players but it's turned more into making money than the game and having fun as a fan. - Colby Cotrone

And would you agree with him in implementing gambling prevention education in schools?

Yes, I agree with this one point. Most of us don't really realize or even care what they are doing with their gambling. What I mean is not related to victory, or even an adult man really wanting to win. These things are normal, so what most people don't realize is the importance of responsibility, understanding about gambling itself, plus making betting the main motive for fun. but with conditions, responsibility and having limits that we can afford are the main things. thus, a person at least knows what he is doing with gambling.
Well, if we talk about the sensation of enjoying gambling, isn't that part of what we want? and therefore too, we bet. Unfortunately, if it is not balanced with understanding, knowledge, responsibility, and the way we express gambling for us, someone can become lulled without them realizing what they are actually doing. to quote point, so what do we actually do ? Isn't that why we bet, apart from supporting our favorite team, getting money for winning is a bonus. if there is nothing to motivate on this basis, one is unlikely to bet. they will just watch a fight and enjoy it without involving betting.

Lastly, the opposite question is whether it is effective to implement gambling prevention education in schools. I don't think so, that's why until now this idea has not been included in studies in every school throughout the world. On the contrary, the role of the family and sharing what is appropriate for children to know and what they are not yet allowed to do, is the most important part that parents apply to their children.

[EluguHcman]

And would you agree with him in implementing gambling prevention education in schools?

Implementing the gambling prevention in the school? Is it to educate the young ones not to gambling or bringing to there awareness about the percussions of addictive gambling so that they can take note with preventive measures ad also having the educational curriculum about the gambling policies that teenages are prohibited from gambling.
This would really help to fight against irresponsible and addictive gambling lifestyles.

[Dewi Aries]

Honestly speaking we have to consider the teens off the game for gambling, they should be more focused about their education since they aren't working yet to be earning and are still dependent, as parents, we also have to be mindful of the level of exposures given to our children at some certain stage, its not a bad thing if we think about changing our environment before of such influence on them, we must watch over them and guide them in other for them not to be exposed to things that may cause havoc on their growth and way of life aside the one we intend for them.

Students in highschool should focus on their studies, gamble isn't a thing any student should focus on and needs school aside. From the beginning of gamble, it shows gamble isn't a thing anyone should focus in when he/she have some other important things to do. Gamble is what anyone that's a gambler should do when he's less busy .

Of course because only learning is what is the task for all children when they are at that age or when they are still in school, there is nothing better than focusing on the various studies that are being studied, although on the other hand maybe they only make gambling as an activity for fun but still it is not the right age for someone to get involved in gambling. One of the reasons is obviously because when someone is still underage then surely they will not really be able to think with common sense and make careful considerations to produce truly rational decisions, meaning that most likely they will only lose more money and develop themselves to enter the addiction phase faster, and one thing that we always worry about is that gambling can threaten their future because it can somehow change their personality to be very bad.

[Yogee]

I don't think teaching them about the risks of gambling would drop the participation of kids significantly but saving 1 from possible addiction is an achievement. This is still much better and should have been the focus of schools a long time ago instead of forcing kids with gender or pronoun sh*t and sexual orientations.

[Ever-young]

That's the bad side of online gambling, you can't really control the users you get, even with the under 18 rule, teenagers can just lie and still get access to gambleing features, I think they have to get more strict and find better ways to keep teenagers off gambling sites, maybe by taking some birth certificate as part of their kyc verification, I think that would reduce the amount if teenagers in online casino.

You are absolutely correct and I support you with it, I think it will really be helpful if it's done that way because children of nowadays have really grown to something else, they want to see or discover things by themselves, even if you are monitoring them, they will still do what is in their mind till they experience what you were telling them before they will listen by then it's late but with birth certificate as part of KYC or registration will really helpful to us and to our teens too.

[Fatunad]

I don't think teaching them about the risks of gambling would drop the participation of kids significantly but saving 1 from possible addiction is an achievement. This is still much better and should have been the focus of schools a long time ago instead of forcing kids with gender or pronoun sh*t and sexual orientations.

It isnt really that bad on having that shit and sexual orientiations on which we know that this is still that relevant or something that would be important but its true that aside from making that kind of focus too much then it would be best that there should really be that a balance in between and should be considering out on having that gambling or whatsoever things that not would really be just that right for those teens or youngster would really be able to deal with specially now that almost everything in internet is really that exposed. Whether we do tend to do our very best on stopping but there's no way that we could be able to do so.

Technological advancement did really give out that huge changes into our lives when it comes to comfort and accessibility but due to those things too on which information and other things could really
be that exposed into others on which this could really cause on being that influential and could give out that devastated effect towards into those young people. Also, parenting
is something that will be also relevant with this kind of potential problem and not really just that only be blamed out on the schools or other things.

[Falconer]

And would you agree with him in implementing gambling prevention education in schools?

Preventive education may be implemented in schools, but actual prevention must be considered by each parent.
Schools are not responsible for the gambling behavior of their students, but when they become concerned about preventive measures, then we should already know that there is a problem there.

So far, there are many students who are addicted to gambling, but if they have been gambling in the school environment then it is necessary to take preventive measures so that they do not gamble in the wrong environment. School is a place for learning, not gambling, so they should be able to prevent that because I think it can be annoying.

[SATWAT]

And would you agree with him in implementing gambling prevention education in schools?

Implementing the gambling prevention in the school? Is it to educate the young ones not to gambling or bringing to there awareness about the percussions of addictive gambling so that they can take note with preventive measures ad also having the educational curriculum about the gambling policies that teenages are prohibited from gambling.
This would really help to fight against irresponsible and addictive gambling lifestyles.

While we are having many positive aspects of this technology, but this is one of the worst which is not controllable for the many countries and communities with things are going dangerously for the last few years specially after the Covid-19 era its almost having huge increase in teenager gamblers which are addicted and ruining their lives which are surely problems for the parents and communities as well even few countries are working on this with their own way but still recently things are giving big negative states about this all.
With the policies we can do few things but still things are not going as we needed because mostly kids using data about their families which are allowing them for having accounts but if we have things like online live verification then maybe things came under well control.

[adultcrypto]

This is bound to happen and there is really little anyone can do about it. Financial consciousness is spreading deep, we are no longer in the era where people get to certain age before they are expected to have attained certain levels of financial capacity. Due to innovations in technology, people are more exposed to wealth at very young age. Content creation is one avenue this is being done. I have know so many kids who are millionaires through comedy and various forms of content. The point I am making is that there is so much emphasis laid on money in our generation, this is the reasons kids are naturally drawn to where the can make money or have the hope of making money. Gambling is one such play so it is natural to see more young people going into gambling.

[acroman08]

And would you agree with him in implementing gambling prevention education in schools?

yes, educating the younger generation about gambling awareness is one of the best ways to protect them from gambling issues/problems and its increasing presence in the younger generations due to technology. not teaching them in their younger years and making them understand gambling and the issues and problems that can come with it will just make them ignorant about it and they will have no idea or very little about how to navigate through gambling issues on their own when they are finally exposed to it.

Educating the younger generation about the dangers of gambling should indeed be done, with the increase in technology and gambling sites that are easy to find. As a government, we should take precautions starting from blocking illegal sites. Learning the dangers of gambling in every school, and other things that are useful to keep the easy generation away from gambling.

But back again to each young person himself. If they are already addicted to gambling, only they themselves can cure gambling dependence,

In this case, it is the role of parents who must focus more on teaching the dangers of gambling to each of their children. Prevention so that their children do not fall into negative things. And focus more on positive things

exactly, apart from schools, parents should also be able to educate their children about gambling awareness, I mean, a child's development starts at home.

I don't think teaching them about the risks of gambling would drop the participation of kids significantly but saving 1 from possible addiction is an achievement. This is still much better and should have been the focus of schools a long time ago instead of forcing kids with gender or pronoun sh*t and sexual orientations.

yeah, that is the whole point of it, to prevent future generations from falling into addiction by educating them about gambling and all the risks and issues that come with it. and yeah, if you asked me, they should have implemented gambling awareness education in schools a long time ago.

[nara1892]

And would you agree with him in implementing gambling prevention education in schools?

Preventive education may be implemented in schools, but actual prevention must be considered by each parent.
Schools are not responsible for the gambling behavior of their students, but when they become concerned about preventive measures, then we should already know that there is a problem there.

So far, there are many students who are addicted to gambling, but if they have been gambling in the school environment then it is necessary to take preventive measures so that they do not gamble in the wrong environment. School is a place for learning, not gambling, so they should be able to prevent that because I think it can be annoying.

That's right, basically the school is just doing its job to teach a child some general lessons for a child of that age, but it's a fact that at the end of the day all the prevention stuff comes back to the parents, or I mean the school is just doing its job and there's usually no curriculum at all that's geared towards gambling prevention, which is good but I don't think people who aren't related to each other really care that much.

At the end of the day it is the family or the parents who can really do it because if we are talking about gambling prevention measures then someone has to have full access to be able to apply it to others and one of the more likely ones is the parents. It is true that I also recognize that there are now quite a lot of school children involved in gambling, one of the causes may be the wrong environmental factors, and if they are gambling in the school environment then yes I think the school should also be involved to solve this problem.

[lalabotax]

"It's time for schools to focus on the root cause of online teen gambling by implementing gambling prevention education in all high schools. Health class curricula across the nation cover the typical risks for teens such as smoking, drinking, vaping, etc yet gambling education is nowhere to be found in our schools. "

Ah, honestly, I found a lot of news like this, both globally and in my country. The sad thing is, there are many teenagers who do online gambling, without the consent of their parents and in fact it happens every day, and some of them even shock everyone around them because what they do really has an impact on their family. It's not easy to do online gambling, especially for teenagers.

Where do they get money from apart from their parents? and how they can get money easily from their parents to do online gambling, there are definitely various ways and there are also bad ways that they might do. Whatever it is, this habit is definitely a bad habit. because after all teens are still not ready financially, morally, emotionally, and also knowledgeable in gambling.

And would you agree with him in implementing gambling prevention education in schools?

If it's that urgent, why not? Even though it may not have that significant a chance and may depend on how it is presented, it is true that they often listen more to what teachers say than parents. Education about gambling, its dangers, risks, and also some other activities will be very wrong or actually very dangerous for them when they are not that strong mentally and emotionally managed. because managing gambling is not easy.

[Hypnosis00]

At last, they notice it somehow because it is already an alarming situation that could ruin their life once they fall into early addiction. I wish this also happen in our place.

It is already time for the school to act before this situation worsens. Proper education is needed as they are old enough to understand why they should not gamble while studying. Guidance from the school and as well as from their parents will be effective in battling this issue. Let them help to understand that there is a right time for gambling, not now while they are still in school. Even if it was just a friendly game, it still influenced their mind and it will carry one if not stopped.

[o48o]

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And would you agree with him in implementing gambling prevention education in schools?

Lke the guy said, they are already being educated about other kinds of addictions, but they are all about consuming something physical (eating, drinking, injecting or inhaling), so it might come as surprise to someone who hasn't been taught that you can get mentally addicted to something like gambling as well, and how that can cause real physical symptoms. Not to mention the fact that when it doesn't come as surprise, they would be mentally more equipped to combat the symptoms. And not wrecking their finances just because they don't know what's happening.

They could actually teach about addiction in general, not just gambling, drugs or basic stuff, but mechanism of how addiction works, and why people get addicted in the fist place and how that can happen to anyone, and how that doesn't depend on your social class or education or how smart you are.

I definitely see how it would be helpful to understand how broad the whole subject is and how it doesn't just concern junkies, and maybe could give tools to empathy and not judge addicts so easily.

[AmoreJaz]

At last, they notice it somehow because it is already an alarming situation that could ruin their life once they fall into early addiction. I wish this also happen in our place.

It is already time for the school to act before this situation worsens. Proper education is needed as they are old enough to understand why they should not gamble while studying. Guidance from the school and as well as from their parents will be effective in battling this issue. Let them help to understand that there is a right time for gambling, not now while they are still in school. Even if it was just a friendly game, it still influenced their mind and it will carry one if not stopped.

Most schools don't mention about gambling and I think, it is really high time to include the discussion about this addictive activity. At least be open to these students as they may have queries towards this industry. If the teachers are open to this discussion, maybe, some kids or students will disclose their troubles towards this activity, if there's any. Most students are hiding their gambling activities as they know the negative reputation of this in the community.

Younger generation who are into gambling usually can't cope the roller-coaster ride of emotions involved in this activity. Hence, you will hear some bad news of some youngsters ending their life owed to gambling debts. Even adults have hard time dealing with gambling losses especially if they lack funds supporting this vice.

[Mate2237]

If this subject or course should be included in the educational curriculum then it should be in the subject or course of Civic Education which is popularly known as citizenship Education in which where all the deviant behaviors you mentioned are taught in all level of education. And I noticed that there are two things that making the increase of teens in participating in gambling and the first one is android devices or phones the the second one is the internet. When these two things have not been invented or when it was only internet and no android devices teens were not involved in gambling but the invention of android devices make teen to play gamble online more than ever.

And most of those deviant behaviors have been taught in schools so it will be very easy to add this as one of the sub-topics of the educational scheme of work and add it to the lesson note. This is a good idea.

[HelliumZ]

Prevalence of online gambling among the youth in our country is considered as an important and national issue especially among school and college students online gambling trend has become a cause of great concern in Guardian circles. The horrendous gambling addiction among students who are supposed to be busy with their studies will greatly affect the current education system.
Moreover, the education system should include some education about the dangers of gambling. Moreover, I will blame the current legal system of my country for this social and state degradation because currently no laws are being made in our country regarding this gambling especially among school and college students because of which they are paying close attention to online gambling. I would hold the legal system and police system in my country largely responsible for this.

[alegotardo]

And would you agree with him in implementing gambling prevention education in schools?

Yes!!!

Gambling has evolved a lot thanks to technological advances, something I don't even need to talk about, but the point is that young people are much more connected to technology than adults. So, any new technology is quickly disseminated among young people and arouses immediate interest as it becomes popular among groups of friends.
Because of this, many users of these applications and online gaming platforms end up experiencing extremely high exposure and end up taking risks that they were previously unaware of, as they initially treat gambling as something fun and do not see that it ends up becoming an addiction.

Another important aspect that I have noticed is that many young people who are interested in sports, especially football, end up using betting games as an extension of the sporting experience... this alliance between the games and the sport they like makes the competition more exciting to the point that some people find it extremely difficult to stop betting because the experience no longer has the same fun.

Finally, I believe that a young person's head is still a "sponge" to absorb a lot of new things, it is a stage of life in which everything that is pleasurable is their main priority.... this is a bad time in life for become addicted to gambling.

[Slow death]

In my opinion, schools should talk about gambling, this would be the ideal place to educate children from an early age to understand the differences between gambling and investments, to know more about addiction and its consequences. If they can create an account at a casino when they are minors, they would also grow up knowing that when they are of legal age they cannot play with the aim of making a profit because gambling games were not designed for people to make a profit. Most of the time, families that have money tend not to control the children and give computers and phones to the children to have fun.

and with that, children find gambling sites and start playing, they know that their parents don't have time at home, that's why they take the opportunity to play and even manage to steal their father's ID to do kyc at the casino and with that play without problems. As parents don't have time, it's better for schools to do the parents' job, which will be to educate children correctly, which is why I agree that when making choices, you should talk about gambling