Effects of gambling on teenagers and the mental status

[maknyos]

not everyone is open about what they went through growing up, a lot of people judge teenagers quickly but they don’t see the bigger picture sometimes it’s not really bad behaviour but hard circumstances that push kids into things like gambling. In many communities especially if from poor family children end up learning from the streets instead of from parents/school & once you get exposed to gambling early it’s really easy to get hooked because it feels like a shortcut compared to the daily grind. Yeah parental guidance is important but it’s not always as simple as parents should control their kids some parents are too busy surviving, working multiple jobs or simply don’t have the education themselves to guide their children well, kids grow up fast when life is tough.

The environment greatly influences a child's development and can also impact their mindset. So, I agree with you that when they're in the wrong environment and don't receive proper guidance from their parents and education, it can lead to them losing their ability to think clearly.
This will clearly impact their mentality, leading them to engage in habits beyond their age. And when they start to learn about gambling and their environment encourages them to go overboard, it can only worsen the situation.

[Hewlet]

In many communities especially if from poor family children end up learning from the streets instead of from parents/school & once you get exposed to gambling early it’s really easy to get hooked because it feels like a shortcut compared to the daily grind. Yeah parental guidance is important but it’s not always as simple as parents should control their kids some parents are too busy surviving.

There is no better way of putting this than this. if you have been in the street and can really relate well with some teenagers that their parents don't care much about then you will know that what some of them have as option is to survive through whatever means possible. to them, gambling is even a good way of survival because at the least, they are not stealing in the process. teenage that are product of broken homes and some that have parents that are not even responsible in the first place are left to face the tales in the street whereby their are a lot of vices that are capable of corrupting them at a much younger age but because they have no alternative and someone that can guide them aright, they just have to survive.

The teenage age should normally be dedicated to studies but for the ones that do not have sponsors but have to use such age to hustle, sometimes, gambling can be what they have as a means of starting life bat that age.

[Dunamisx]

Teenage gambling is not that encouraged, but when they are 18+ there may be no cause for alarm to an extent, because at this stage, they should be more of being able to think for themselves in gambling about what is right and not, though i don't see gambling as what should be restricted on anyone, but there are just stages at which we allow for an open exposure for certain things like this for our teenage in other not to get total distraction for them on what they should pay much attention on.

[TheUltraElite]

Even if you have been gambling since your teens, you can still quit if you are mentally sound enough to realize it, even at a later date.

I dont know how far your story is true, but most teens dont have money to gamble that much. Maybe a little bit of pocket money, which is like a luxury from where I come from.

Hence awareness about how gambling works and how addiction sets is becomes important here.

[taufik123]

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but there are just stages at which we allow for an open exposure for certain things like this for our teenage in other not to get total distraction for them on what they should pay much attention on.

It's not a bad thing for those who can control it, but most people won't be able to control themselves when they first gamble.

The age restriction is intended to reduce the effects of addiction for those who are underage and not financially well.
Age restrictions are still necessary so that children who are supposed to learn and play are not affected by gambling.

[Loyang]

Even if you have been gambling since your teens, you can still quit if you are mentally sound enough to realize it, even at a later date.

I dont know how far your story is true, but most teens dont have money to gamble that much. Maybe a little bit of pocket money, which is like a luxury from where I come from.

Hence awareness about how gambling works and how addiction sets is becomes important here.

Yes you are right. But there are many boys who gradually get addicted to gambling and after a while they start stealing money from their parents' pockets and gambling. All the boys or girls who are not adults often get addicted and after a while they may get into debt from this place and after a while when they have no situation to repay the debt they take a path like suicide. No boy or girl should ever step into gambling until he becomes an adult.

[chigo]

How Gambling affects teenager's
1. It can leads to drug addiction

That would be at a foul stage of gambling problems, any gambler who mingles with other kinds of addiction may not be sure of how they got to live with the condition. Compulsive gamers hardly coassociate with something that won't yield funds for gaming, they'll rather wager than to purchase substance with the money. The risk could only show up if a previous massive win came with waywardness, and misfortunes, which had the gamer out of abundance to do with drugs, thats a double trouble...

This has become a problem in many countries, where active gamblers develop other addictions that worsen their situation. People who gamble while also using drugs often exhibit impulsive behavior that disrupts their lives.

I've been gambling for the past few years, but I have no intention of using drugs because I have other activities that keep my mind in check.

[I_Anime]

Gambling is so effective to extend of one living the lifestyle I remember as a young child I started Gambling at early 13th where I could do anything to keep meeting my desires for Gambling, my parents do all them can to stop me from going to play game of money but they couldn't stop me because i was addicted to it already and is so weird this days seeing little children engaging in Gambling like sporting belt, WHOT, dice and lotto. Our teenager's today can not exercise patience to schooled through quality education process and becoming a better citizens rather they engage in Gambling and live a lifestyle of fraud and  gaming.

How Gambling affects teenager's
1. It can leads to drug addiction
2. It cause reckless spending lifestyle
3. Lost of focus
4. Unstable and less relevance to family
5. Mental imbalance and lots more

We should guide our teenager's against bad society vices and evil companies of folks

That’s why I always say the day one have the mindset of seeing gambling as a means of making money or like a source of income, that’s the day he or she makes one of the biggest mistake in gambling , seeing gambling as a means of making a living will eventually lead to you being addicted to gambling. Started at an early age not encouraging at all because you will definitely get the wrong idea about gambling , cause he or she won’t be able to make proper decisions on their own .

[Jody.Drummer]

I think being a teenager means they're of legal age. In other contexts, it means they're 18+. Those at that age may be thinking about earning money, whether for their own desires or needs. They can ask their parents for money, and those with a healthy mindset might find it themselves, such as finding a job to earn money.
Not everyone, or even teenagers, will easily realize and stop when they lose at gambling. A streak of luck that might help them win can re-engage them. And just one, two, or even more losses doesn't guarantee they'll realize and immediately stop or stay away from gambling.

Not every teenager can really get addicted the same way adults do since most of them don’t even have stable income or consistent access to money to gamble over and over but the reason people still use the word addict when it comes to kids or teenagers is more about how easily their minds can get hooked on the excitement and emotional rush from gambling not necessarily the financial part.

Their brains are still developing so they chase that dopamine hit they get when they win even if it’s just once or twice it can build that craving to repeat the feeling and that’s what makes it dangerous sometimes they’ll borrow from friends steal a bit or even use money meant for something else just to feel that same thrill again it’s not always about the amount they gamble but about how strong that psychological pull becomes. Some teens will definitely rage quit and walk away after losing a few times but others might take the loss personally and try again thinking they can fix it and that’s where the addiction starts to form it’s less about being masterminds and more about being emotionally vulnerable to the highs and lows that gambling brings.

What you said is true, and I agree. For children, addiction may not be due to financial factors, but rather to the sense of joy they experience. The difference I personally think is between children and teenagers. Children may be addicted to fun things like playing games that tend not to involve betting, but teenagers tend to be mature enough and understand financial matters, even though most of them don't have a steady income. It's normal for teenagers to become addicted to gambling, and I mean, it's not unusual because I think teenagers tend to have their own gadgets, as do other things involved, such as social media where there are lots of gambling advertisements or accounts. Some of them already have accounts, even though they aren't their own, sometimes the accounts are in the name of another adult.

[laijsica]

The tools for gambling addiction have become much more readily available these days. Just a few years ago, online gambling was not that popular. With the expansion of the internet over time, children and adolescents are being influenced by gambling. Modern civilization has made it easier for children to gain knowledge but on the other hand, excessive addiction to devices is creating a risky situation. Playing games on phones has become a normal thing, and with the internet connection, it has become more attractive for children, so they are easily familiar with online games and gambling. Parents should keep an eye on their children's activities.

[Shinpako09]

It just shows how being addicted to one thing can lead you into this. You pick up other addictions if you don’t handle your emotions well, as well as in choosing the people you’re with. It’s a good thing that even if gambling is part of our culture, I didn’t get addicted to harmful substances, including alcohol. In fact, I don’t drink alcohol. Maybe one factor is because I grew up in a household where no one drinks. So I still maintain connection. Being into gambling is still better than into drugs.

[|MINER|]

I mostly blame the system as well as the environment we grow up. A 13th year old teenager should not getting access to a gambling site in the first place! But because it's so easy to access these sites and as the regulatory failed to impose stricter rules, so more and more teenagers are becoming addict at the very early ages! This is really concerning and immediate action should be taken. Where I'm from, these days you'll see at least one youngster with gambling apps installed in their mobile, it has become a common sight here!

Apart from all those things, what interests me the most right now is how they get access even though KYC verification is mandatory in most of the casinos, or if their parents are at any level of carelessness, their children gamble without their knowledge, and still do KYC verification with their money or their ID card.
If these things continue, then currently only gambling apps have become common; but in the future, we will see addiction rates among children becoming common or something even more terrible.

[DYING_S0UL]

I mostly blame the system as well as the environment we grow up. A 13th year old teenager should not getting access to a gambling site in the first place! But because it's so easy to access these sites and as the regulatory failed to impose stricter rules, so more and more teenagers are becoming addict at the very early ages! This is really concerning and immediate action should be taken. Where I'm from, these days you'll see at least one youngster with gambling apps installed in their mobile, it has become a common sight here!

Apart from all those things, what interests me the most right now is how they get access even though KYC verification is mandatory in most of the casinos, or if their parents are at any level of carelessness, their children gamble without their knowledge, and still do KYC verification with their money or their ID card.
If these things continue, then currently only gambling apps have become common; but in the future, we will see addiction rates among children becoming common or something even more terrible.

KYC may be mandatory in majority of the places. But in my opinion, where I live, it has lots of gray areas to consider. First of all, gambling is illegal at my place (but people still do gamble without any problems most of the time), so you see they ones that run here doesn't operate legally. Also many of them are straight forward, don't have to worry about license or even KYC, just register, deposit and play! That's how it's been here! That's what attracted the young mass to start gambling to these sites!

[Bitcoin.com97]

Gambling as early as 13 is bad but I don’t know if I should blame his parents or the society, for a teenage like him to have access to betting , firstly I think your parents failed , some parents are too busy with their daily activities that they forget to care for their kids , them secondly our environment is messed up because why giving access to a little boy to gamble without no restrictions, teenagers are becoming something in life but it shouldn’t be betting , they are legit things to do but education is most important thing, at least to sharp a child mental states and well being , this is a big risk to children, parents should pay more attention to their kids , access to devices are corrupting children unknowingly to parents now .

[Makus]

Teenagers shouldn't be gambling and there's a reason why there are strict laws on that and it's meant to be followed. When teens get exposed to gambling at such a young age they might tend to become overly obsessed which is going to be very dangerous for them. They have zero jobs to gamble with this might make some think of stealing or committing crimes to get the money. Casinos plays a huge role in this, the kyc process should be a must for anyone signing up, there must always be proper verifications to ensure that this process is not bypassed by minors. Gambling can affect the minds of teenagers negatively and cause more problems for them as they grow up

[Jaycoinz]

Teenage gambling is not that encouraged, but when they are 18+ there may be no cause for alarm to an extent, because at this stage, they should be more of being able to think for themselves in gambling about what is right and not, though i don't see gambling as what should be restricted on anyone, but there are just stages at which we allow for an open exposure for certain things like this for our teenage in other not to get total distraction for them on what they should pay much attention on.

Gambling comes with great responsibility and if you are not mentally stable for this then I gambling should be limited to you and that it's unwise that underage should gamble because they can acquire so many damages of they don't know that every action will amount to responsibility and in gambling, you earn it or lose and those losses are the major occurrence which can fuck with your mind.

[Kelvinid]

not everyone is open about what they went through growing up, a lot of people judge teenagers quickly but they don’t see the bigger picture sometimes it’s not really bad behaviour but hard circumstances that push kids into things like gambling. In many communities especially if from poor family children end up learning from the streets instead of from parents/school & once you get exposed to gambling early it’s really easy to get hooked because it feels like a shortcut compared to the daily grind. Yeah parental guidance is important but it’s not always as simple as parents should control their kids some parents are too busy surviving, working multiple jobs or simply don’t have the education themselves to guide their children well, kids grow up fast when life is tough.

The environment greatly influences a child's development and can also impact their mindset. So, I agree with you that when they're in the wrong environment and don't receive proper guidance from their parents and education, it can lead to them losing their ability to think clearly.
This will clearly impact their mentality, leading them to engage in habits beyond their age. And when they start to learn about gambling and their environment encourages them to go overboard, it can only worsen the situation.

Yes, a reason why they need proper guidance and should not be allowed to engage in gambling. While they are exposed to gambling nowadays, I'm worried about the mental impact of it on their minds.

As we can see, a lot of young people are gambling, which is alarming because these people don't have a stable job yet. Their gambling addiction pushes them to do illegal things just to fund themselves. And this is not what we expect from them. And so I see how important the implementation of KYC is in casinos to prevent young people, especially those below 18 years old, from gambling.

[|MINER|]

KYC may be mandatory in majority of the places. But in my opinion, where I live, it has lots of gray areas to consider. First of all, gambling is illegal at my place (but people still do gamble without any problems most of the time), so you see they ones that run here doesn't operate legally. Also many of them are straight forward, don't have to worry about license or even KYC, just register, deposit and play! That's how it's been here! That's what attracted the young mass to start gambling to these sites!

That's also true that there is thousands of casino sites are available on the online as well most of them don't have the license from the reputable license companies and as well they also didn't make that much push for KYC mandatory. And on that case if a child have phone that have no monitoring by their parent, then it's not unusual for those children to have access to gambling, because another big trend right now is that gambling sites heavily promote their games on social media. I'm actually worried about how these things will play out in the coming days.

[JoyceBTC]

OP there is even one other major effects gambling cause to teenagers you didn’t mention which is stealing. Stealing is the first bad effects on a teenager that gambles because when they become addicted to it, they are always looking for money to gamble and at the end of the day they start stealing money from their parents so they’ll be able to gamble with it. Definitely their parents will not want to give them money for gambling so they will look for every possible way to steal money from them to use in gambling.
Please parents should try to watch over our teenagers these days because if a close eye is not kept on them, they tend to go wayward.

[uche6215]

OP there is even one other major effects gambling cause to teenagers you didn’t mention which is stealing. Stealing is the first bad effects on a teenager that gambles because when they become addicted to it, they are always looking for money to gamble and at the end of the day they start stealing money from their parents so they’ll be able to gamble with it. Definitely their parents will not want to give them money for gambling so they will look for every possible way to steal money from them to use in gambling.
Please parents should try to watch over our teenagers these days because if a close eye is not kept on them, they tend to go wayward.

True I agree with you one very important negative effects that gambling has on Teenagers is making them to steal. When these teenagers are out of fund to continuously gamble as much as they can they can resort to stealing which may not be too good, for their personal development and character formation while growing up. Young teenager should stay away from gambling because at that state of their life they are not ready yet to venture into gambling because. Gambling involves plenty of things which includes financial stability .And unfortunately these set of people don't have money and it can lead them to stealing possibly.