Concerns grow over online gambling among teens

[Julien_Olynpic]

Here we need to think about whether we can completely protect teenagers from gambling? In the event that a casino or bookmaker’s office requires KYC and, among other things, asks about age, then, of course, this makes it possible to limit teenagers’ access to gaming platforms. But what if the gambling game is completely decentralized and does not involve user verification? You know that this situation is somewhat similar to the situation with cryptocurrency trading. After all, if a teenager has even small funds and access to the Internet, then nothing can stop him from trading. At the same time, on decentralized exchanges, he can, using special technology, take the so-called decentralized leverage and lose his money if the price moves against his position quickly enough. Both trading and gambling are often addictive. But if we are against KYC, then we must accept that teenagers will trade and gamble. I don't know if this is good or bad.

[0t3p0t]

Lack of knowledge on things such as gambling, sex, alcohol, drugs and anything that can possibly destroy our lives when addiction hit us as a human will always depends on our knowledge about it. The more the knowledge we have on each things we avoid problems because we know what are the consequences unless we are stupid enough to cheat ourselves even if we already know the outcome if we fail in one of those. Gambling really is a threat to minors as it can distract their young minds instead of just focusing attention on their studies. Here in my country it is really quite alarming as we can see it anywhere especially on social media and even in television ads so yeah government doesn't care about it because they allow these ads for revenue purposes as restriction won't really work.

[TopT3ns]

Lack of knowledge on things such as gambling, sex, alcohol, drugs and anything that can possibly destroy our lives when addiction hit us as a human will always depends on our knowledge about it. The more the knowledge we have on each things we avoid problems because we know what are the consequences unless we are stupid enough to cheat ourselves even if we already know the outcome if we fail in one of those. Gambling really is a threat to minors as it can distract their young minds instead of just focusing attention on their studies. Here in my country it is really quite alarming as we can see it anywhere especially on social media and even in television ads so yeah government doesn't care about it because they allow these ads for revenue purposes as restriction won't really work.

When they already know about gambling and the various bad qualities that you mentioned above, they will never forget it and will try to find deeper information about what will happen when they do the things above. Only with high enough awareness and the role of parents who always control and provide education and even give direct examples will make children think critically and make this an important lesson that can be taught to parents. The role of parents is very important and nowadays it is very easy to have a bad influence on children because of the increasing development of technology which makes it easier for children to access wherever they want.

[ethereumhunter]

Recently, it seems that casino promoters are coming up with new ways to attract children to gambling. And it's not surprising - if earlier children were not interested in adult sports and casinos, now there is esports, and many boys have known professional esports teams in counter-strike and the like since high school.
Children are able to assess the strength of the players, which means they have an opinion on who is most likely to win. And if there is an opinion, then why not try to make money from it in gambling? That's how it all starts.

Casino will search for a way to attract more customer, even if that means they will attract children to playing gambling. Casino have many gambling games that they can used to tempts people, including children to feels new experience to playing gambling games. That ways seems working to attract many children to playing gambling because we can see many children start to playing gambling without they realizes that's a gambling games. When children see they can make money from that games, they will try to keeps playing and even if they use money to play, they will not care. If there are no guidance from their parents, they will gets deeper on that games and in the end, they will becomes addicted to gambling games. It's a job for parents to always watch and guide their children not to playing games that use money and always discuss with their children what they do with their phones.

[noormcs5]

Lack of knowledge on things such as gambling, sex, alcohol, drugs and anything that can possibly destroy our lives when addiction hit us as a human will always depends on our knowledge about it.

Teens get attracted to these activities very quickly and since they are in full bloom and not much experienced, they fail to understand the drawbacks of these activities like drugs, alcohol and excessive gambling.
The concerns get more serious when these teens do not focus on their studies and rather give their energies and time to gambling. When they start to win in gambling, they usually think that will adopt gambling as a profession when they do not know that winning and losing in gambling is unpredictable and in no one's control.

Here in my country it is really quite alarming as we can see it anywhere especially on social media and even in television ads so yeah government doesn't care about it because they allow these ads for revenue purposes as restriction won't really work.

Social media gives only one side of the picture. Even the gambling sites want to see us only a single side of gambling which is winning and making money, No one tells us what will happen when you lose money in gambling. Seeing and hearing only positive things, will make to avoid the risk management and it won't be long before gamblers will experience a major loss.

[Mahanton]

Recently, it seems that casino promoters are coming up with new ways to attract children to gambling. And it's not surprising - if earlier children were not interested in adult sports and casinos, now there is esports, and many boys have known professional esports teams in counter-strike and the like since high school.
Children are able to assess the strength of the players, which means they have an opinion on who is most likely to win. And if there is an opinion, then why not try to make money from it in gambling? That's how it all starts.

Casino will search for a way to attract more customer, even if that means they will attract children to playing gambling. Casino have many gambling games that they can used to tempts people, including children to feels new experience to playing gambling games. That ways seems working to attract many children to playing gambling because we can see many children start to playing gambling without they realizes that's a gambling games. When children see they can make money from that games, they will try to keeps playing and even if they use money to play, they will not care. If there are no guidance from their parents, they will gets deeper on that games and in the end, they will becomes addicted to gambling games. It's a job for parents to always watch and guide their children not to playing games that use money and always discuss with their children what they do with their phones.

When it comes to marketing then it wont really be just that limited to gambling industry alone but also in other industries as well on which it is really just that relevant that they would really be putting up some budget for exposure and we do know that social media platforms and streaming sites would really be them main places on which these business would really be putting into. Why? It would really be that common sense on which considering on how many people would really be able to view it then it would really be understandable that they would really be putting up such focus or consideration even if it means that it would be having that kind of exposure into those young people. The only thing that they could ethically be done is to make up some disclaimers that it isnt really that recommended for minors.

If we do speak on stopping them not to see those stuffs then its really hard to filter out. As a parent then the better step that you should really be doing is to make them wary
and tell them that its better to avoid once they do able to see or encounter it.

[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?

It sounds like a typical media buzz story, out to pull on those emotional heart strings and draw in lots of nervous parents. However it might actually do more harm than good for schools to even cover topics like gambling. I don't recall it in my education growing up and while you might be able to describe these things in the classroom, you'll find that it probably encourages kids to go out wanting to try it even more. Talking about gambling and educating on the pitfalls might be sensible to briefly cover, but it's the responsibility of parents as well to instil the possible dangers into their children. Maybe stick to a solid math education and they will work out the improbable odds for themselves.

[ethereumhunter]

When it comes to marketing then it wont really be just that limited to gambling industry alone but also in other industries as well on which it is really just that relevant that they would really be putting up some budget for exposure and we do know that social media platforms and streaming sites would really be them main places on which these business would really be putting into. Why? It would really be that common sense on which considering on how many people would really be able to view it then it would really be understandable that they would really be putting up such focus or consideration even if it means that it would be having that kind of exposure into those young people. The only thing that they could ethically be done is to make up some disclaimers that it isnt really that recommended for minors.

If we do speak on stopping them not to see those stuffs then its really hard to filter out. As a parent then the better step that you should really be doing is to make them wary
and tell them that its better to avoid once they do able to see or encounter it.

Casino will search for many ways to promote their business and we already see that casino use social media to attract more people to comes to their place. Even casino hire many influencer to helps them promoting their casino and that strategy works well for casino that have more budget to promotes. Casino knows that they must prepare much money to promote their business and they also knows that if they can do the right thing, they will gets many customers comes to their business.

When many customers comes and playing gambling on their casino, the casino only needs to calculate how much money they will gets from the lose gamblers. They will see their business will grows in a short time, especially if they can promoting in many websites and hire many people to promotes their site. But for parents who had children must be ready to explain to their children about the danger of playing gambling in their ages. It needs guidance from parents to always besides their children so their children can feels that they are not alone.

[bettercrypto]

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?

Implementing gambling prevention education in schools, to me is never the best solution when it comes to gambling and other vices such as smoking & alcohol, but rather teaching these teens about the advantage and disadvantages of gambling is the best solution ever, because you never can tell, a child who was prevented, can travel to a certain area, and turn to an addict, simply because he/she wasn't told the basic advantage or disadvantages of his action. Hence, if we make education about gambling a priority, and how it affects the society both positively and negatively, I'm sure there are teens who are also likely pick a side with the knowledge acquired.

Secondly, if massive jobs are created, most teens you see today gambling won't gamble, as more than 50% of the teen you see today, gamble for survival. (I.e For basic amenities such as food, shelter and clothing)

What you are saying is correct, but whatever the government wants to implement to ban it for any good reason, it is for the sake of the teenagers at this age that we actually have. I also agree that it is better to teach the cons of gambling to teenagers.

At least they can see the effect that is not good when a person is addicted to gambling because of the addiction developed in the person who enters the online casino. or Why not implement in schools that when it's class time, cellphones are left in their lockers, then when it's breaktime or when class is over, they can use their cellphones again? At least in this way, they can stay away from such gambling apps.

[Marvelockg]

Lack of knowledge on things such as gambling, sex, alcohol, drugs and anything that can possibly destroy our lives when addiction hit us as a human will always depends on our knowledge about it. The more the knowledge we have on each things we avoid problems because we know what are the consequences unless we are stupid enough to cheat ourselves even if we already know the outcome if we fail in one of those. Gambling really is a threat to minors as it can distract their young minds instead of just focusing attention on their studies. Here in my country it is really quite alarming as we can see it anywhere especially on social media and even in television ads so yeah government doesn't care about it because they allow these ads for revenue purposes as restriction won't really work.

When they already know about gambling and the various bad qualities that you mentioned above, they will never forget it and will try to find deeper information about what will happen when they do the things above. Only with high enough awareness and the role of parents who always control and provide education and even give direct examples will make children think critically and make this an important lesson that can be taught to parents. The role of parents is very important and nowadays it is very easy to have a bad influence on children because of the increasing development of technology which makes it easier for children to access wherever they want.

the role a parents play in the upbringing of a child is too huge and complex such that they can't do it all by themselves. These vices are now common in the society and and lots of teenagers are actively engaging in them without thier parents having the slightest knowledge about it and even for some that there parents already know that they are engaging in this kind of act, it's even more deficult to talking them out of it or helping them moderate it all by themselves.

The schools and religious setting has a huge responsibility of discouraging them from getting into early gambling and getting involved in some of these vices you've mentioned cause at those age, they aren't mentality strong enough to manage their gambling habit and should they become addicted at that age, it's going to be a strong foundation that they are laying against themselves in the long run.

[sompitonov]

I have met teenagers who are very well versed in gambling games and come up with various interesting strategies and try to win, but even they are at risk and can lose everything. If we talk about ordinary teenage players who don’t even think about any strategies, then of course this causes a great degree of concern in society. Teenagers simply place bets and hope that they will be lucky, without thinking about the consequences, they just want to win and brag to their friends about their winnings. Also, among colleges, fashion for something, for example, gambling, is spreading very quickly; everyone wants to try what it is and place a bet.

Naturally, this will have consequences if left uncontrolled, minimal control is probably needed so that they play less, but I think the problem is difficult to solve, because with online CIC, teenagers can play from other people's accounts, posing as an adult player.

If playing a bet meaning sports betting, then it could be the lesser of the evil amongst games. As we have seen that if they like getting addicted to casinos and playing roulette, dice, slot machine games, then that could really be dangerous for this kids.

Yes, if let uncontrolled, they can turn into addicts by the time they reach adulthood. And if by chance they got a job and start a family, maybe they can forget this gambling all together. But still though, everything depends on how we grow, if there are influence on us in terms of gambling.

In most cases, I see many teenagers playing at this age and never returning when they lose a small amount, they are not completely stupid and often the collective mind tells them that this is not a place where they can easily earn their first money. But there will certainly remain a few who will be greatly influenced by the game and will become addicted and will not imagine their life without making a mandatory bet. I usually worry about the future fate of such players and they cause me concern.

I have met teenagers who are very well versed in gambling games and come up with various interesting strategies and try to win, but even they are at risk and can lose everything. If we talk about ordinary teenage players who don’t even think about any strategies, then of course this causes a great degree of concern in society. Teenagers simply place bets and hope that they will be lucky, without thinking about the consequences, they just want to win and brag to their friends about their winnings. Also, among colleges, fashion for something, for example, gambling, is spreading very quickly; everyone wants to try what it is and place a bet.

Naturally, this will have consequences if left uncontrolled, minimal control is probably needed so that they play less, but I think the problem is difficult to solve, because with online CIC, teenagers can play from other people's accounts, posing as an adult player.

Absolutely agree with your arguments. No program aimed at preempting anything works the way we want it to. And you can easily see that by looking at how many teenagers are vaping now. The same can be said for STDs, drugs, alcohol. Young people are always eager to try something new, perhaps even something forbidden. Therefore, I also believe that no educational programs can change the statistics of youth participation in gambling, as well as in all other spheres.

I agree with you that young people are always drawn to forbidden things, probably they want to feel like adults faster and look cool compared to their peers. I sometimes think that bad guys even attract girls and want to impress them that way. Including in adolescence playing gambling and showing that they lose or win without fear of anything. 

[LUCKMCFLY]

Lack of knowledge on things such as gambling, sex, alcohol, drugs and anything that can possibly destroy our lives when addiction hit us as a human will always depends on our knowledge about it.

Teens get attracted to these activities very quickly and since they are in full bloom and not much experienced, they fail to understand the drawbacks of these activities like drugs, alcohol and excessive gambling.
The concerns get more serious when these teens do not focus on their studies and rather give their energies and time to gambling. When they start to win in gambling, they usually think that will adopt gambling as a profession when they do not know that winning and losing in gambling is unpredictable and in no one's control.

Here in my country it is really quite alarming as we can see it anywhere especially on social media and even in television ads so yeah government doesn't care about it because they allow these ads for revenue purposes as restriction won't really work.

Social media gives only one side of the picture. Even the gambling sites want to see us only a single side of gambling which is winning and making money, No one tells us what will happen when you lose money in gambling. Seeing and hearing only positive things, will make to avoid the risk management and it won't be long before gamblers will experience a major loss.

In this aspect things with teenagers have always been very careful, it is said a lot that parents should be protective of their children, but I think that in adolescence parents should be much more alert, because it is very easy for them to choose what to do, personally I have always said something, parents have to pay more attention to their teenage children, because it is when it is easier for them to go wrong, with their tastes, with their things, their parents should be there to guide and supervise them, if they fall into the hands of casinos, you have to act quickly, before it is too late.

[cabron]

Lack of knowledge on things such as gambling, sex, alcohol, drugs and anything that can possibly destroy our lives when addiction hit us as a human will always depends on our knowledge about it.

Teens get attracted to these activities very quickly and since they are in full bloom and not much experienced, they fail to understand the drawbacks of these activities like drugs, alcohol and excessive gambling.
The concerns get more serious when these teens do not focus on their studies and rather give their energies and time to gambling. When they start to win in gambling, they usually think that will adopt gambling as a profession when they do not know that winning and losing in gambling is unpredictable and in no one's control.

Here in my country it is really quite alarming as we can see it anywhere especially on social media and even in television ads so yeah government doesn't care about it because they allow these ads for revenue purposes as restriction won't really work.

Social media gives only one side of the picture. Even the gambling sites want to see us only a single side of gambling which is winning and making money, No one tells us what will happen when you lose money in gambling. Seeing and hearing only positive things, will make to avoid the risk management and it won't be long before gamblers will experience a major loss.

In this aspect things with teenagers have always been very careful, it is said a lot that parents should be protective of their children, but I think that in adolescence parents should be much more alert, because it is very easy for them to choose what to do, personally I have always said something, parents have to pay more attention to their teenage children, because it is when it is easier for them to go wrong, with their tastes, with their things, their parents should be there to guide and supervise them, if they fall into the hands of casinos, you have to act quickly, before it is too late.

It probably depends on the upbringing. When the teen already rebels, he will not listen to the parents anymore especially if this child already has someone they can also rely upon. But if the child also aspires to achieve something in life, I think he could get over with whatever he's into already. It will all pass, gambling and drugs will all pass as friends move on, they will realize it. Usually, it takes longer but the sooner the better.

Governments have been taking measures like bans and taxing casinos but ads are pushing. The internet is just harder to regulate for them.

[danherbias07]

Lack of knowledge on things such as gambling, sex, alcohol, drugs and anything that can possibly destroy our lives when addiction hit us as a human will always depends on our knowledge about it. The more the knowledge we have on each things we avoid problems because we know what are the consequences unless we are stupid enough to cheat ourselves even if we already know the outcome if we fail in one of those. Gambling really is a threat to minors as it can distract their young minds instead of just focusing attention on their studies. Here in my country it is really quite alarming as we can see it anywhere especially on social media and even in television ads so yeah government doesn't care about it because they allow these ads for revenue purposes as restriction won't really work.

I agree. As the online gambling industry grows so does the number of young ones who are gambling. Then, there are social media platforms which had become the home of gambling advertisements. There are too many kids using those applications which is why I don't post any of my gambling tickets there. I will never boast about something that could harm another person.
In local television channels, it is true that the growth of gambling advertisements has gone up. Even the noontime shows are being sponsored by one of the popular gambling sites in my country which is scary. That is a noontime show where the whole family is watching which means there are kids too because of how wholesome the show is. But I think they didn't care because they needed that money.

[Renampun]

Lack of knowledge on things such as gambling, sex, alcohol, drugs and anything that can possibly destroy our lives when addiction hit us as a human will always depends on our knowledge about it. The more the knowledge we have on each things we avoid problems because we know what are the consequences unless we are stupid enough to cheat ourselves even if we already know the outcome if we fail in one of those. Gambling really is a threat to minors as it can distract their young minds instead of just focusing attention on their studies. Here in my country it is really quite alarming as we can see it anywhere especially on social media and even in television ads so yeah government doesn't care about it because they allow these ads for revenue purposes as restriction won't really work.

The current government seems slow in providing education about drugs, sex, gambling and alcohol to young people, most of them are only busy with politics and money, I am also quite sad to see advertisements about slot sites or online gambling that keep appearing in the advertisements when we open Google, just imagine that nowadays children as young as 5 years old are exposed to advertisements like that, surely it will damage their minds in the future. Gambling is indeed a business that is legal in several countries, but not all countries legalize it. For this reason, parents must be able to educate their children about gambling, alcohol, sex and drugs from an early age so that it is not too late.

[klidex]

This is the same as when teenagers first found out what cigarettes were and started trying them and finally the government issued a policy that children under 18 years of age were prohibited from smoking, but for some reason in my country this is still not implemented well. I still see teenagers smoking and engaging in promiscuity even though doing things like that is not for their age, and currently online gambling is rampant in society when everyone uses smart phones so everyone can access gambling easily, unlike in the past there were only gambling places and teenagers. Not being able to play there is different from online where we don't know whether the user is an adult or a teenager.

Society should act firmly on those individuals who create online gambling by imposing conditions where teenagers have difficulty accessing online gambling so that teenagers do not gamble which will hamper their future if they know about gambling and provide education to high schools about the dangers of gambling which will make someone His life was ruined because of gambling by providing an example of someone whose life was ruined because of gambling.

[LUCKMCFLY]

It probably depends on the upbringing. When the teen already rebels, he will not listen to the parents anymore especially if this child already has someone they can also rely upon. But if the child also aspires to achieve something in life, I think he could get over with whatever he's into already. It will all pass, gambling and drugs will all pass as friends move on, they will realize it. Usually, it takes longer but the sooner the better.

Governments have been taking measures like bans and taxing casinos but ads are pushing. The internet is just harder to regulate for them.

Well, the education of our children should always be a priority, for example I am one of those people who thinks that children learn by example, if the parents are engineers, doctors, lawyers, they will want to copy that example to follow, no matter how adolescent and rebellious they become, they will always have in mind that they have to and must do something like study in order to get ahead, and this is something that should always be this way, however it does not always work and who can do what they say and well, it is difficult, governments have to make awareness programs even for parents in order to protect their children, including the Inappropriate use of the Internet.

[ChiBitCTy]

I honestly don't think this is really that big of a concern.  I love to gamble, especially sports betting, but I really didn't get in to it until after high school.  I think in high school teens are more focused on where the party is going to be at that weekend and how they are going to obtain booze.  Plus, the majority of teenagers simply don't have enough money to buy their beer/weed and then to gamble on top of that, just too expensive for the majority of teens.

[Hispo]

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I believe you are missing one important aspect of sportbetting and gambling, specially when we talk about online casinos and bookies: the entry point or the money necessary to partake in gambling can be very low. Nowadays the digital gambling industry is both targeted to those with heavy pockets and also people who can only afford to lose 10$ per week or less. That is the advantage online casinos have over brick-and-mortar casinos, to gamble on the latter one, with the small budget of the poor, the travel could be of more value than the intended wager itself. One does not need to move anywhere to gamble on one's phone.

That being said, It is clear the critical factor is not the issue about teens whether having money to gamble or not, It is about the potential of falling into an state of addiction in a stage of their life in which they were supposed to be learning and getting ready to get a steady source of income in their adulthood. Gambling while they are dependants and teens is the issue. It could interfere with their development as helpful members of society.

[Mr.suevie]

I have met teenagers who are very well versed in gambling games and come up with various interesting strategies and try to win, but even they are at risk and can lose everything. If we talk about ordinary teenage players who don’t even think about any strategies, then of course this causes a great degree of concern in society. Teenagers simply place bets and hope that they will be lucky, without thinking about the consequences, they just want to win and brag to their friends about their winnings. Also, among colleges, fashion for something, for example, gambling, is spreading very quickly; everyone wants to try what it is and place a bet.

Naturally, this will have consequences if left uncontrolled, minimal control is probably needed so that they play less, but I think the problem is difficult to solve, because with online CIC, teenagers can play from other people's accounts, posing as an adult player.

Well being a teenager is something like an exposure era because it's definitely going to really hard for them to control that hormones that makes them feel like gambling always and its what drives them also to make and take drastic decision without fully understanding that there are consequences to their actions most especially not when they are gambling because that's the least of their worries @being addict but in the long run of things the most addicted set of individuals in the Gambling world are I believe teenagers even if there isn't proper evaluation of this theory of mine.