Effects of gambling on teenagers and the mental status

[DYING_S0UL]

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.

Even a few years ago, things weren't like this! But now there is literally no control over what adults should see and what minors can see! Even if one doesn't gamble, they are bound to see these gambling ads eventually! Not to mention how big sports/movie figures are involved in these promotions, well teenagers can't help following their idols. What I really hate is the easy accessibility to these sites despite being illegal! And I'm not talking only about gambling! For example take po*n sites, they would just ask whether we are 18+ or not, there aren't any actual checks happening, you just click yes and you are able to access it! No need to bypass, use vpn proxy, hide your location or anything, just search it, visit the link, and have quick access.

[Viscore]

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.

Not just because they are old enough to know how to decide but already have the job to support their gambling habit. I don't think it is enough reason for them to gamble earlier. It is good for them not to be exposed to gambling at that age. If possible, we do this when we are already 25 years old and above.

But anyway, it is a matter of how we manage ourselves. The most important thing here is not to fall into addiction and to become a responsible gambler. Besides, it is their money, they can do whatever they want.

[MRY]

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.

Not just because they are old enough to know how to decide but already have the job to support their gambling habit. I don't think it is enough reason for them to gamble earlier. It is good for them not to be exposed to gambling at that age. If possible, we do this when we are already 25 years old and above.

But anyway, it is a matter of how we manage ourselves. The most important thing here is not to fall into addiction and to become a responsible gambler. Besides, it is their money, they can do whatever they want.

It should handle gambling habits with utmost care particularly when one is still young. An individual may be old enough to decide which actions to take, but it does not mean that he or she should be addicted. In all cases minding risks and effects, it is better to postpone the exposure to the gambling world. The last thing to do is to keep self control so that one does not descend to vices. It is the reason wise decisions are essential.

[Julien_Olynpic]

It's amusing that a former addict, or at least a gambler who started playing in his teens, writes about the problems associated with gambling addiction in adolescents. Of course, starting to play in adolescence is dangerous due to the increased incidence of addiction. You can avoid this only if you have a natural immunity to it, which is extremely rare. Teenagers require increased supervision from adults. They are guided more by emotions than reason and can lose a lot of money playing. However, the problem is that attempts at control from adults often provoke resistance in teenagers.

[suhadi88]

It should handle gambling habits with utmost care particularly when one is still young. An individual may be old enough to decide which actions to take, but it does not mean that he or she should be addicted. In all cases minding risks and effects, it is better to postpone the exposure to the gambling world. The last thing to do is to keep self control so that one does not descend to vices. It is the reason wise decisions are essential.

This needs to be continually pursued. When we're young, we often lack control and quickly fall prey to temptations, or even our own desires, whether planned or spontaneous. I think the point you made above, that gambling habits must be handled with great care, especially at a young age, is crucial as a warning and a benchmark to prevent excessive addiction, as the risks and impacts are very real.

[palle11]

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

That is very important like the bible teach us to show the young ones the way that they will follow so that when they grow, they won't depart from it and I know such ways should be the good ways. I know that each family have a conception of the way that is good but the society have their own standard way that they ascribe for citizens. So to begin gambling at early stage isn't going to lead a child to a good part of way because he or she will eventually get distracted from schooling, being steady and focus because they might be addicted to gambling, drugs and other negative vices that will derail them from their dreams and aspirations.

[ZeroVinsonN]

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.

Not just because they are old enough to know how to decide but already have the job to support their gambling habit. I don't think it is enough reason for them to gamble earlier. It is good for them not to be exposed to gambling at that age. If possible, we do this when we are already 25 years old and above.

But anyway, it is a matter of how we manage ourselves. The most important thing here is not to fall into addiction and to become a responsible gambler. Besides, it is their money, they can do whatever they want.

How can people keep themselves from gambling addiction if they don't even understand what it really means to be addicted to gambling, it's true that maturity isn't entirely hinged on age but to an extent age does play a good role in it's determination, there is a reason why society doesn't support teenage gambling and that decision should be respected, if you hit the required age then you can gamble as much as you want, if you get addicted then it's your cup of tea.

[ndutndut]

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 many gambling sites require players to be 18 years of age or older to register. Even in offline gambling, minors are prohibited from gambling. The impact of gambling on minors as you explained above is devastating and can even ruin their future.

So, 13-year-olds shouldn't be gambling because it's very vulnerable to their mental health, especially since they don't have their own income yet. We all know that responsible gambling requires having their own income and being able to manage their finances well. Underage gambling is very risky. If you see underage children gambling, or if you see your family members gambling underage it's best to prohibit it if necessary with legal action. At that age children should be studying hard, not gambling.

[Smartprofit]

The day before yesterday, access to the online gaming platform Roblox was blocked in Russia. The blocking was carried out by the government agency Roskomnadzor. Roskomnadzor officials argued that Roblox is very popular among Russian teenagers. However, excessive gaming is detrimental to their health and can even lead to gaming addiction. However, critics of Roskomnadzor cite a different reason for the blocking: Russian authorities are unhappy with Russian teenagers freely interacting with peers from other countries through computer games. This broadens their horizons and makes them immune to propaganda...🙆

Personally, I am against any blanket bans and blocking. Can playing online casinos lead to gambling addiction? Yes, it can. Are teenagers the most vulnerable group of people? Yes, they are. By the age of 13 or 14, a teenager's intellect and psyche are not yet fully formed. Consequently, they are susceptible to outside influence and can make mistakes.  On the other hand, a person can make serious life mistakes at any age. Prohibitions and restrictions solve nothing. There's a saying: "Forbidden fruit is sweet." This means that prohibitions can have completely opposite effects.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

There's aspect of the age requirement and that of maturity in mind and psychology of a gambler, which we must be able to see that they were both well balanced and we have nothing to do other than to be submitted to what could help us more than what could harm at the cause of gambling, that is why everyone must be able to reason along doing things according to his own affordability, when it comes to gambling, age and the maturity advancements are most needed in gambling.

[junder]

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.

The problem is that some teenagers can distinguish between right and wrong and know what to do for their own good. And I agree with what you said, when they reach 18+, they should be able to think, including determining their actions and making decisions.
I believe that many young people become addicted because they seek victory to fulfill their desires, such as gadgets or other things.
And actually, even teenagers who are addicted to gambling still have the opportunity to improve, even in the long term.

[Muba20]

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.

Children are now becoming addicted to gambling very easily, as a result of which they are destroying their beautiful lives. In addition to destroying their own lives, they are also putting their families in financial trouble. It is very difficult to recover from such a situation. If the family members are not very caring towards the children, then the chances of the children getting addicted to gambling will be very high. Every parent should monitor what their teenage children are doing. Whom they are associating with, which sites they are accessing, how much time they are spending. If appropriate decisions could be taken about them by monitoring carefully, then minors getting addicted would be reduced.