Concerns grow over online gambling among teens

[jossiel]

With the way of recent development of the use of online gambling with cryptocurrencies, things have been made more convenient for everyone interested in gambling to find a means through from the use of internet and easily connect to gamble, this also does not have to do with any barrier restrictions for the people to find a means of gambling as well as in the teens, parents are the ones to always look after their children in other to know what they do and how they live their lives.

The internet, the technology, they have made everything ease of access and uncomplicated to visit any website at all. And with that, the kids and teens that are adepth to technology are no doubt might stumble upon a casino that they unnoticed to be seen with some contents that they search.

Thanks to the adsense of google and the social media because everything there seems to be visible even if with the casinos.

For that reason, we're pretty sure that most of the teens today knows how to navigate and pay a visit to an online casino that probably they've firstly seen on ads banners.

[HelliumZ]

Today's youth are so addicted to online that they now spend most of their time online instead of studying. This has essentially become one of the main reasons for the entertainment of today's youth. Due to the trend of making money in online gambling and deep addiction to online gambling, boys and girls do not care about education in the present age. Moreover, the opportunity to earn money through "Tap to earn" mobile gaming has made the young generation so interested that they are basically spending their entire study time here. Thus, if students spend their study time online then their future bright career will be darkened as students will never be able to establish themselves. So, to get students out of this addiction, awareness should be raised in the Guardian community.

[Maus0728]

Thank God people are starting to notice on stuff like this because this is a big deal, if children and/or teens are getting into gambling because they see it as normal, we'd be seeing an epidemic of future adult gamblers that are going to be addicted to gambling, I think that parents should be educated right now about this and that it's alright to be strict or heavy handed when it comes to gambling, we all know that it's going to be a bad time for them in the future so why not try to stop them now and tell them what they might end up in the future if they continue gambling, maybe having a monitor for your child's online activity might be the best option even though it violates their privacy.

[cabron]

Thank God people are starting to notice on stuff like this because this is a big deal, if children and/or teens are getting into gambling because they see it as normal, we'd be seeing an epidemic of future adult gamblers that are going to be addicted to gambling, I think that parents should be educated right now about this and that it's alright to be strict or heavy handed when it comes to gambling, we all know that it's going to be a bad time for them in the future so why not try to stop them now and tell them what they might end up in the future if they continue gambling, maybe having a monitor for your child's online activity might be the best option even though it violates their privacy.

If the teens are still under their parent's care, parents I think should have the right to know what their kids are doing online and on their phones. Whether privacy is an issue or not, my teenager will definitely be under martial law and I will check their apps and browsing history.

Teens are yet not fully aware of what they are doing just as Colby Cotrone said, they are fans of the sport but they are crossing the line already when they gamble. Government agencies may step in if it becomes an epidemic already. Australian government AFAIK is doing lots of things to prevent their citizen from gambling including banning ads everywhere.

[milewilda]

Thank God people are starting to notice on stuff like this because this is a big deal, if children and/or teens are getting into gambling because they see it as normal, we'd be seeing an epidemic of future adult gamblers that are going to be addicted to gambling, I think that parents should be educated right now about this and that it's alright to be strict or heavy handed when it comes to gambling, we all know that it's going to be a bad time for them in the future so why not try to stop them now and tell them what they might end up in the future if they continue gambling, maybe having a monitor for your child's online activity might be the best option even though it violates their privacy.

If the teens are still under their parent's care, parents I think should have the right to know what their kids are doing online and on their phones. Whether privacy is an issue or not, my teenager will definitely be under martial law and I will check their apps and browsing history.

Teens are yet not fully aware of what they are doing just as Colby Cotrone said, they are fans of the sport but they are crossing the line already when they gamble. Government agencies may step in if it becomes an epidemic already. Australian government AFAIK is doing lots of things to prevent their citizen from gambling including banning ads everywhere.

We do know that each parent would really be having their own ways on how they would really be handling up their children basing up on how they would really be raising it up. Some would really be having that martial law
type and theer would really be those that too loose when it comes to raising their children and wont really be having that kind of intrusive on whatever the things that their children is doing. For me then i would really be that strict when it comes on disciplining on them specially on adolescent period on which it would really be something that very need up to have that attention because curiosity level on this age or level will really be that on peak. On the moment that they will really be that be able to experience or encounter those new things then it would be normal on having those kind of reactions.

This is why parenting into this kind of time or moment will really be that something need to spot on. If you are really just that too loose or doesnt really that care about on things then sooner you would
be able to see on what are the things that you had missed out on trying out to correct on the moment that issues is really that evident or could really be seen.
Gambling industry is really that becoming that bigger as years passing by and companies or platforms will really be that aggressive when it comes to marketing and this is why even on social
media on which these ads could really be possibly seen.

[hahay]

Today's youth are so addicted to online that they now spend most of their time online instead of studying. This has essentially become one of the main reasons for the entertainment of today's youth. Due to the trend of making money in online gambling and deep addiction to online gambling, boys and girls do not care about education in the present age. Moreover, the opportunity to earn money through "Tap to earn" mobile gaming has made the young generation so interested that they are basically spending their entire study time here. Thus, if students spend their study time online then their future bright career will be darkened as students will never be able to establish themselves. So, to get students out of this addiction, awareness should be raised in the Guardian community.

What's more, the attractive appearance of the video game is certainly an attraction for  them, so they will make deposits even though they have experienced more  losses. Perhaps, they also don't care about losing, because when they gamble online of  course they will only feel pleasure, and thus the disappointment of losing may be easy to ignore. After all, the social environment is also a trigger for them to always return to gambling, but if they are addicted andthen even though they have made efforts to stop, in reality it will still be difficult for them to leave gambling. Also,the factor of making money quickly is also another factor that makes it easier and more willing for them to gamble online.

[Orpichukwu]

The way gambling has become so common,it is really something that will cause major concern among things,it is now very common because phones are now so easy to use,and you see children with different kinds of phones,and in those phones are betting APPs installed in it,Since they know going to a Cassino hall wont be easy,they will just gamble on their phones,but that is the worst thing that they can ever do to themselves,gambling on the phone.They gets so addicted to gamble so quick that stoping it becomes a problem.

This century, we have really seen a lot of development on the street. This smart phone popularity brings about both advantages and disadvantages to the lives of teenagers.
 
Those teenagers who choose to gamble with their smartphones are the ones who leave useful things to do with the phone and choose a life to waste money rather than make money with it.
 
Recently, I ran into a kid who was so obsessed with his phone that I thought it was gambling, but upon checking the phone, I couldn't even find a single casino app on it. All I see are different kinds of online games, from Call of Duty down to Cross Fire.

[danherbias07]

Today's youth are so addicted to online that they now spend most of their time online instead of studying. This has essentially become one of the main reasons for the entertainment of today's youth. Due to the trend of making money in online gambling and deep addiction to online gambling, boys and girls do not care about education in the present age. Moreover, the opportunity to earn money through "Tap to earn" mobile gaming has made the young generation so interested that they are basically spending their entire study time here. Thus, if students spend their study time online then their future bright career will be darkened as students will never be able to establish themselves. So, to get students out of this addiction, awareness should be raised in the Guardian community.

What's more, the attractive appearance of the video game is certainly an attraction for  them, so they will make deposits even though they have experienced more  losses. Perhaps, they also don't care about losing, because when they gamble online of  course they will only feel pleasure, and thus the disappointment of losing may be easy to ignore. After all, the social environment is also a trigger for them to always return to gambling, but if they are addicted andthen even though they have made efforts to stop, in reality it will still be difficult for them to leave gambling. Also,the factor of making money quickly is also another factor that makes it easier and more willing for them to gamble online.

Yeah, I've seen great UI slot games now and I think they made it that way to attract more audience, especially the young ones. It literally became just like a game where you should pay to make the roll but because of their cheap price per round, some kids can afford it.
I can't. That is why I don't play such games that are beautiful not just the expensive part but also because I find it hard to get the RTP as quickly as possible for those new games. I tried some of them with the minimum bet and I can say I am losing a large amount before a free spin or a bonus comes out and sometimes it won't even cover half of your losses so that you will play more and try to chase your losses which I think is a strategy for the slot games to make more money.

[Tmoonz]

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

Honestly things are not really the way it should be as to this regards, the online gambling platforms even after stating 18 and above such rule are not strict and under 18 are accessing the online gambling platforms where majority are being carried away leading to addiction, it is so bad that even parents my not really have all the time in monitoring their teen. However educational sensitization will be lead way of reducing this act because I know it can not easily and completely eradicated but it should be included in the school curriculum or syllabus as a subject of it's own , where the students can be able to know more about gambling even before they becomes 18 and above.

[mirakal]

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

Honestly things are not really the way it should be as to this regards, the online gambling platforms even after stating 18 and above such rule are not strict and under 18 are accessing the online gambling platforms where majority are being carried away leading to addiction, it is so bad that even parents my not really have all the time in monitoring their teen. However educational sensitization will be lead way of reducing this act because I know it can not easily and completely eradicated but it should be included in the school curriculum or syllabus as a subject of it's own , where the students can be able to know more about gambling even before they becomes 18 and above.

Gambling education is still necessary at least they know what this is all about. But we don't just let the school create a program to educate students, it is also the responsibility of the parents to educate them. Proper guidance of the parents is more important and has a key role in proper gambling understanding. Maybe we could blame these online gambling sites but it should not be that way because if these kids gain proper education they will know what the possible consequences will happen to them.

However, it is too hard to stop kids (young people) from gambling if they want. We can stop them only if the sites implement strict rules on registration through KYC first where those below 18 are not allowed.

[Tmoonz]

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

Honestly things are not really the way it should be as to this regards, the online gambling platforms even after stating 18 and above such rule are not strict and under 18 are accessing the online gambling platforms where majority are being carried away leading to addiction, it is so bad that even parents my not really have all the time in monitoring their teen. However educational sensitization will be lead way of reducing this act because I know it can not easily and completely eradicated but it should be included in the school curriculum or syllabus as a subject of it's own , where the students can be able to know more about gambling even before they becomes 18 and above.

Gambling education is still necessary at least they know what this is all about. But we don't just let the school create a program to educate students, it is also the responsibility of the parents to educate them. Proper guidance of the parents is more important and has a key role in proper gambling understanding. Maybe we could blame these online gambling sites but it should not be that way because if these kids gain proper education they will know what the possible consequences will happen to them.

However, it is too hard to stop kids (young people) from gambling if they want. We can stop them only if the sites implement strict rules on registration through KYC first where those below 18 are not allowed.

Majority of the parents hardly have enough time with their teens hence they become prone and vulnerable to certain things that were supposed to have averted if proper parental care are taken not only gambling, most parents shy away from having some kind of conversation with their which are ravaging teens in the society at large, home to an extend is where primary education should be done, although having knowledge about gambling at teen age is not completely bad as it gives an early awareness about gambling but the abuse of it can lead to addiction when it is too early. The whole of our conversation as to this regard should just be seen as one of the disadvantages of technology while we also enjoying it's advantages.

[maydna]

Majority of the parents hardly have enough time with their teens hence they become prone and vulnerable to certain things that were supposed to have averted if proper parental care are taken not only gambling, most parents shy away from having some kind of conversation with their which are ravaging teens in the society at large, home to an extend is where primary education should be done, although having knowledge about gambling at teen age is not completely bad as it gives an early awareness about gambling but the abuse of it can lead to addiction when it is too early. The whole of our conversation as to this regard should just be seen as one of the disadvantages of technology while we also enjoying it's advantages.

That is because parents busy to works and search for money for their family. Parents forget that they have children that start to grow up and needs their attention to guide their children not to do something wrong. Parental care are necessary for their children because teenager have a high curiosity and will search for what they wants to knows. Parents that busy with their works are rarely to talk or discuss with their children and lets their children decides everything without any guidance from parents. Once their children playing gambling and finds that gambling gives excitements to them, children will not trying to do other things because their focus will be for the gambling games. The internet gives the things that they wants easily so that children can finds what they wants to looking for.

[FanEagle]

Concerns not growing about teens realizing that they are not going to be making enough to afford living solo, and even married is harder nowadays, so they think to themselves "unless I happen to get lucky with this roll, I am not going to live a decent life" so they prefer gambling?

Because let's be real, they are not just out there gambling for fun, sure there must be some like that, but they are mostly gambling because previous generations screwed the economy so badly and let the wealth gap be so huge that they are simply just gambling to have a slight chance of being lucky and have a decent life.

At this point, they think that gambling and getting lucky is the only way they could live comfortable life, because hard work won't get them anywhere.

[Reatim]

With the way of recent development of the use of online gambling with cryptocurrencies, things have been made more convenient for everyone interested in gambling to find a means through from the use of internet and easily connect to gamble, this also does not have to do with any barrier restrictions for the people to find a means of gambling as well as in the teens, parents are the ones to always look after their children in other to know what they do and how they live their lives.

The internet, the technology, they have made everything ease of access and uncomplicated to visit any website at all. And with that, the kids and teens that are adepth to technology are no doubt might stumble upon a casino that they unnoticed to be seen with some contents that they search.

Thanks to the adsense of google and the social media because everything there seems to be visible even if with the casinos.

For that reason, we're pretty sure that most of the teens today knows how to navigate and pay a visit to an online casino that probably they've firstly seen on ads banners.

The irony here is that most kids even more knowledgeable about online casinos than some adults. A lot of old people are not really that good with technology and even if we know some basic features of a computer, we still ask for help from our children or grandchildren. But I think the problem also lies in the fact that many kids nowadays go unsupervised with internet.

It is not only gambling and casinos online that could be harmful to children but many others so we still should try to control what they see and what they can do on the internet even outside gambling.

[Silberman]

The irony here is that most kids even more knowledgeable about online casinos than some adults. A lot of old people are not really that good with technology and even if we know some basic features of a computer, we still ask for help from our children or grandchildren. But I think the problem also lies in the fact that many kids nowadays go unsupervised with internet.

It is not only gambling and casinos online that could be harmful to children but many others so we still should try to control what they see and what they can do on the internet even outside gambling.

I blame smartphones for this, when desktop computers were the most common option used to connect to the internet, a parent could easily supervise what their kids were doing online and even apply filters for them so they could not access some content not appropriate for their age, but now that smartphones are the dominant device used to access the internet, this is not possible anymore, as teens have those devices with them all the time and there is no opportunity for the parent to monitor, and if the need arises, restrict the content that can be accessed on those devices.

[shield132]

If the teens are still under their parent's care, parents I think should have the right to know what their kids are doing online and on their phones. Whether privacy is an issue or not, my teenager will definitely be under martial law and I will check their apps and browsing history.

Teens are yet not fully aware of what they are doing just as Colby Cotrone said, they are fans of the sport but they are crossing the line already when they gamble. Government agencies may step in if it becomes an epidemic already. Australian government AFAIK is doing lots of things to prevent their citizen from gambling including banning ads everywhere.

You are right but the problem is that many parents have no idea how to control the smartphone of their kids, at least in my country parents have no idea about many things that's related to modern technology. Almost 99% of parents don't know that their daughters post naughty pictures on Instagram, run onlyfans and do some other nasty stuff.
At my school, it was very popular to play slots and make sports bets, you were kind of cool if you were doing this. Parents had no idea about that because parents didn't know the functionality of smartphones and computers well. This problem might be fixed in young parents today. When I was a kid, you could scan the ID of your parent and create an account on their name. Then there was always someone who had an account and card from a young adult and they were cashing out money through them (account-to-account transfer).

[Akbarkoe]

The irony here is that most kids even more knowledgeable about online casinos than some adults. A lot of old people are not really that good with technology and even if we know some basic features of a computer, we still ask for help from our children or grandchildren. But I think the problem also lies in the fact that many kids nowadays go unsupervised with internet.

It is not only gambling and casinos online that could be harmful to children but many others so we still should try to control what they see and what they can do on the internet even outside gambling.

I blame smartphones for this, when desktop computers were the most common option used to connect to the internet, a parent could easily supervise what their kids were doing online and even apply filters for them so they could not access some content not appropriate for their age, but now that smartphones are the dominant device used to access the internet, this is not possible anymore, as teens have those devices with them all the time and there is no opportunity for the parent to monitor, and if the need arises, restrict the content that can be accessed on those devices.

Blaming the cell phone is also not the right thing in my opinion because talking about cell phones depends on the user, just like you use a knife, if you use a knife to kill people, of course it is wrong, even though it can be used to cut vegetables or other things according to its good function.

What needs to be asked, why do parents buy their children cell phones that they don't even understand how to operate and also the negative impacts that their children might get when using the cell phone, of course parental supervision here is very important because he facilitates his child, occasionally you can ask your child's cell phone when he is at home to check his browser history and the contents of his child's cell phone gallery, this can certainly be done right? even though it is not a difficult thing for parents to do, if the child refuses it means that there are things that his child is hiding and that could be a sign that he is doing things he shouldn't do with his cell phone.

[Issa56]

I blame smartphones for this, when desktop computers were the most common option used to connect to the internet, a parent could easily supervise what their kids were doing online and even apply filters for them so they could not access some content not appropriate for their age

Smartphones have advantages and disadvantages, and the advantage is just more than the disadvantage. As a parent, you can still monitor your children’s smartphones, but it doesn’t make sense to me, which most parents don’t really do. Don’t just think they are your children, they also have their private lives, which we are supposed to respect as parents. But we can also monitor them even without searching their phones, if they are carefully observed, then we should be able to know if they are gambling or not, but it might just take time, and we should study the kinds of friends our children are keeping, some of them are being influenced by friends.

[Zadicar]

I blame smartphones for this, when desktop computers were the most common option used to connect to the internet, a parent could easily supervise what their kids were doing online and even apply filters for them so they could not access some content not appropriate for their age

Smartphones have advantages and disadvantages, and the advantage is just more than the disadvantage. As a parent, you can still monitor your children’s smartphones, but it doesn’t make sense to me, which most parents don’t really do. Don’t just think they are your children, they also have their private lives, which we are supposed to respect as parents. But we can also monitor them even without searching their phones, if they are carefully observed, then we should be able to know if they are gambling or not, but it might just take time, and we should study the kinds of friends our children are keeping, some of them are being influenced by friends.

Yes, on which this one would really be that mainly needed if we do speak about monitoring about our kids and also it would really be that become a necessity nowadays for us to have that contact that we could make out into our kids. It would really be that recommended or something that will really be that necessary but of course we do know that not all things that we could really be able to monitor out on the moment
that our children on what they are really that able to hover or the moment that they will really be trying out to see or look on what they are able to see online on which it is really that hard
for us to monitor. This is why it would really be that relevant that on the moment that we do need to make those teaching approach about on things which should be avoided.

Nowadays on social media on which everything could really be seen out on which there's no way that we could really be able to stop nor we would really be able to filter out.
This is why it would really be that relevant that you would really be that telling them about on those disadvantages or danger specially with gambling.

[Accardo]

I blame smartphones for this, when desktop computers were the most common option used to connect to the internet, a parent could easily supervise what their kids were doing online and even apply filters for them so they could not access some content not appropriate for their age

Smartphones have advantages and disadvantages, and the advantage is just more than the disadvantage. As a parent, you can still monitor your children’s smartphones, but it doesn’t make sense to me, which most parents don’t really do. Don’t just think they are your children, they also have their private lives, which we are supposed to respect as parents. But we can also monitor them even without searching their phones, if they are carefully observed, then we should be able to know if they are gambling or not, but it might just take time, and we should study the kinds of friends our children are keeping, some of them are being influenced by friends.

Parental guide is made available for parents to watch over the activities of their children and help in restricting the involvement of such children in some rated contents above their age. Kids and young people still find ways of bypassing such surveillance on them. Don't know how they do it, but kids always share information to other kids undergoing same troubles.

I don't see any thing wrong in physically observing the devices of the children. Their parents bought it for them and they should be some restrictions added to it. This is for the safety of the child. He or she may think he's not allowed enough time to handle the cell phone, yet that doesn't mean the child would stay without opening their books and doing their home works. Devices can sidetrack such thoughts from getting into the head of children.