‎Talking teens in your hood out of gambling – What do you think?

[cryptoaddictchie]

‎This is what happened earlier today, and I feel it's good to share here so we all can help others. This young boy came to me this morning and asked if I could help fund bet wallets, and I said yes, with no double thought.

Btw when you said he comes to you at morning to ask for funds. Can I ask why? Are you his neighbor or close distant relatives? Cause it does not make sense for sure a random kid knocking on your door and asking for help ^{(gambling related?).}

Also why he does come to you? Like he did knew you were into gambling activities thats why he come for you? Im not sure whats the legal age in your country to play gambling but even so its not good for an age like that engaged on gambling cause thats an age of blooking for employment as starter or close to school completion.

[justinlamode]

The advent of online gambling have made it extremely hard to know who gambles and who doesn't. Majority of players use their phones so until they tell you or by accident, it is difficult to know that they gamble. This may be the reason I hardly see or know teens that gambles. If paradventure I notice a teen that gambles and I'm able to summon the courage to approach him, I will try as much as possible to convince him to stay away from gambling until he is up to the age where he can gamble freely without disturbance. I will convince such person to pay more attention to his studies and building his career and not gambling since gambling requires a reliable source of income. When he has a reliable source of income, he can then gamble with part of his income.

[Fiatless]

Like I said in a thread, don't gamble in your kids' presence or send kids on errands for gambling. This can ruin their life even when yours is not ruined. People handle things differently, so guys what do you think? Would you do the same or mind your business?

Anything one need to do to discourage underage gambling is welcomed. Underaged gamblers could easily become addicted since they might not develop the strong will to avoid the drive to gamble uncontrollable. You did well by asking him about his age and encouraging to stay off gambling since it seems he is below the gambling age of your country.

Children should be protected from activities reserved for adults. I have also seen parents or elder siblings sending children below gambling age to assist them in placing bets. One time a betting shop operator had to send one outside the shop because he was a child.

[Ever-young]

Children, especially teenagers, should be busy with something useful. Then they simply won’t have time for foolish things or unhealthy habits. I think the boy is unlikely to stop gambling, because in order to quit one habit, it usually needs to be replaced with another. In other words, instead of gambling there should be something that can bring similar emotions, it could be a hobby or a job that brings income. Without an alternative, motivation based only on words will not last long. It’s important to try a new option.

This is true mostly when the person is already addicted to gambling or has already accepted that gambling as a way of getting income and the mindset has already sinked inside of them, but if not, then it shouldn’t be really hard quit the habit of it hasn’t turned into an addiction. But it’s true that the younger ones would find it harder to control it, especially those who lack a proper foundation or where not well educated about gambling

[SmartGold01]

Like I said in a thread, don't gamble in your kids' presence or send kids on errands for gambling. This can ruin their life even when yours is not ruined. People handle things differently, so guys what do you think? Would you do the same or mind your business?

This should be the last thing I would do, I can't risk to send them an errand to go book a game for me or even gambling at their fronts, all these are what directly link children into developing interests to gamble because they see it as something very good , but without knowing the consequences involved in gambling, that is also another reason why most of the gambling site warned strictly to be 18+ year above that would gamble so that at that point they should be able to understand how to control their emotions while gambling.

[Findingnemo]

So you really thought that meeting with that kid will change his gambling activities? I doubt it.

He just wanted to avoid getting into any troubled so he eased out the situation without making it any worse but 18 is the legal age doesn't mean that age they can support their gambling habits, it comes with hard life lessons so probably he has to learn it that way.

[Cityhunter34]

Well done mate, for what you did. Some of these underage children don't have someone that can correct and direct them on the right path. They just go astray thinking that what they're doing is the right thing unknown to them that's wrong. This is the problem that comes out when a father or a guardian is sending his son or the child to book game for him in a betshop or gambling in front of them.

It was indeed an incredible efforts by OP. Honestly, these underage children need to be well directed at all time because they are easily to get carried away if they are not well taking care of because they already have this feeling that gambling is the easiest way to get rich overnight forgetting that maturity matters alot in gambling.

Without even told we are not suppose to gamble in front of our children, talkles of sending them to book a game in the bettingshop that is absolutely not advise able at all.

[Davidvictorson]

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Like I said in a thread, don't gamble in your kids' presence or send kids on errands for gambling. This can ruin their life even when yours is not ruined. People handle things differently, so guys what do you think? Would you do the same or mind your business?

I am a number one advocate for responsible gambling. Kids cannot be shielded from gambling because the ads are everywhere and anywhere you go you will find people who are gambling including their peers. So they are already exposed to it. However, exposure and being involved in it are two different things altogether. That is where elderly folks in the community comes it and it shouldn’t be left to their parents only. Let the kids know what’s right and wrong with gambling and let them make their choices. That’s is how I choose to approach it.

[Sandra_hakeem]

‎Like I said in a thread, don't gamble in your kids' presence or send kids on errands for gambling. This can ruin their life even when yours is not ruined. People handle things differently, so guys what do you think? Would you do the same or mind your business?

I would do the same if I had the opportunity to, and If the kid in question would be willing to listen. The generation Z's today just don't care about anything and they never stand to be corrected. How he got that foundational knowledge, at a very young age may be a another questionable practice.

So you really thought that meeting with that kid will change his gambling activities? I doubt it.He just wanted to avoid getting into any troubled so he eased out the situation without making it any worse but 18 is the legal age doesn't mean that age they can support their gambling habits, it comes with hard life lessons so probably he has to learn it that way.

I feel the same way too. The boy is not stopping any time soon, until maybe he hits rock bottom.

[Hatchy]

‎Like I said in a thread, don't gamble in your kids' presence or send kids on errands for gambling. This can ruin their life even when yours is not ruined. People handle things differently, so guys what do you think? Would you do the same or mind your business?

Guess another story, but I'll try to reply as if it were real. Kids should not be allowed to gamble. They have a very low control of their emotions and gambling at a very young age would only ruin them as far as I know.this is why it's good to have responsible parenting. Some parents don't care much about the interest of their kids. Some kids today because of the Access they have to the internet through their phones, they can visit any site they wish. Some of these sites have restrictions but kids somehow finds a way to bypass them and still go ahead to use them. Gambling can ruin ones life especially when they go into addiction, so it's best for kids to avoid at an early stage..

[Emeraldo]

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You said the teenager said he is 18 years old. He has the brain to have researched and know that under 18 are not allowed to access many contents like gambling and pornography online. Advising him might help but many people that learn from gambling is not through advise but through themselves knowing they have to avoid it after losing money, but the problem part is if they continue after they are losing money. Good that you advise him but I hope he is going to change.

Some times I wonder if truly those content sensorship have any meaning to me. So let's take for instance, a teenager visits a gambling website and the first thing you will probably see is a warning sign saying that you have to be an adult above 18+ but who truly gets to reconfirm that the person is truly what they claim? You see, this is where they are supposed to be able to verify whether the person is truly a minor or an adult, if they truly care beyond just the warning signs.

I believe the agency that regulates the use of gambling and other sensitive sites are not putting enough strict measures to ensure that under aged are not allowed to enroll into this site to avoid corrupting them with what happens many of this sites which needs matured minds to control it proper use.
You won't blame the owners of this sites some times, because the government tax this companies and some other regulative bodies that are supposed to help mandate all necessary rules and make sure they are adhered to are not after that but the money they recieve from the sites owners.

[Achalugo BTC]

The advent of online gambling have made it extremely hard to know who gambles and who doesn't. Majority of players use their phones so until they tell you or by accident, it is difficult to know that they gamble. This may be the reason I hardly see or know teens that gambles. If paradventure I notice a teen that gambles and I'm able to summon the courage to approach him, I will try as much as possible to convince him to stay away from gambling until he is up to the age where he can gamble freely without disturbance. I will convince such person to pay more attention to his studies and building his career and not gambling since gambling requires a reliable source of income. When he has a reliable source of income, he can then gamble with part of his income.

It doesn't matter if one do gamble online or offline, though you are right about everything you said but its essential for one to gamble responsibly, no matter where they find themselves, they should have the mindset that gambling is made to be for fun only and not where one can be doubling their money. Though one can be lucky to win big money, but they should exercise self-control, which will not make their emotions to cloud their judgement, which is better for teens to focus on their studies and building their future instead of relying on gambling to be their life saver, which doesn't work that way. So for the sake of their peace of mind, its advised that they should keep gamble as a game of fun.

[Sonia_123]

That is the problem the society faces because of parents neglecting their duties, already at age 18 that he said he his which is not true according to OP he his already addicted to gambling because he his now begging around to bet which is not good at all, how will his future be.

Parents should sit up to their responsibilities to avoid children going astray at a very tender age, instead of this child to be in school, here is he wasting his life.

OP you did well for the advice you gave to him, maybe he will have a rethinking

[Furious 7]

Getting teenage kids to stop gambling can sometimes be very difficult to do and may even be impossible because they simply won't listen even if you foam at the mouth.
 
But what you are doing is very good and I also if I were in this condition I would try to remind even though this is unlikely to make him realize that what he is doing is not right.
We cannot force someone to stop gambling even if it is a child but at least we try to remind each other as fellow gamblers that what is done is still not in accordance with his age so that if it is forced, this will have a fatal impact on himself.

[Odusko]

Kid's should be kept away from gambling, even having knowledge of gambling alone is not good for a kid, parents need to put measures in place that detached their kids away from their gambling activities, and if I see any teen or under age gambling, what I conclude within me is that their parents have failed in their responsibility to teach the the danger of early gambling.

[Ronsbit]

I would not judge your actions because what you have done is not a bad thing, though. If it were some people, they could have said no to the boy and not care to ask him, as he is not related to them, and so they do not owe him any explanations to advise him all about gambling.
But it would have been much better if you had done a follow-up on that boy, maybe you could have made a deal with him before toping up his wallet, because that would likely be an agreement between both of you if he wanted you to fund his wallet, because just talking to him alone would solve no problem but rather a close watch could have helped him. Maybe who knows if his parents are not aware of his gambling lifestyle at such age for him to have walked up to you for help in funding a gambling wallet for him. Maybe you could have followed him to know his house and possibly call his parents after that day to discuss with them in a way that would not make them furious about their son if they had no idea about his gambling lifestyle.

[aoluain]

In my country its a problem, the early teenagers dont seem to see a stigma attached to it,
they dont see anything wrong with it.

The older teens of gambling age view gambling as a normal part of watching a live match,
it adds to the match day excitement and no doubt the younger ones are feeding off the
habit of the older ones.

Its obvious to most of us that adults have a duty of care to protect the under age ones from
the risks of gambling but not everyone sees those risks.

[Slow death]

so guys what do you think? Would you do the same or mind your business?

In my case, I wouldn't hesitate to ask for his ID to be absolutely sure he's over 18 years old. Then I'd also ask him to show me his bank account to verify he's gone through KYC (Know Your Customer). Finally, I'd ask for his parents' phone number so I could call them and ask if they agreed with their son playing at casinos or betting sites. I'd explain the situation—that my son was asking for help depositing money at the casino and if his parents would agree to my assistance. When dealing with children, we always have to inform the parents.

[Agbamoni]

The advent of online gambling have made it extremely hard to know who gambles and who doesn't. Majority of players use their phones so until they tell you or by accident, it is difficult to know that they gamble. This may be the reason I hardly see or know teens that gambles. If paradventure I notice a teen that gambles and I'm able to summon the courage to approach him, I will try as much as possible to convince him to stay away from gambling until he is up to the age where he can gamble freely without disturbance. I will convince such person to pay more attention to his studies and building his career and not gambling since gambling requires a reliable source of income. When he has a reliable source of income, he can then gamble with part of his income.

Online gambling made it easier for teens and underage individuals to gamble without being noticed. Of course, I do not need a forecaster to tell me that there is a high percentage of teens gambling.

Every parent should be more protective of their teenage kids. You see, in most apps they interact with on their smartphones, there are lots of gambling ads. The one way to restrain them from gambling is if they do not have a smart phone atm.

[Perfectbaby]

so guys what do you think? Would you do the same or mind your business?

In my case, I wouldn't hesitate to ask for his ID to be absolutely sure he's over 18 years old. Then I'd also ask him to show me his bank account to verify he's gone through KYC (Know Your Customer). Finally, I'd ask for his parents' phone number so I could call them and ask if they agreed with their son playing at casinos or betting sites. I'd explain the situation—that my son was asking for help depositing money at the casino and if his parents would agree to my assistance. When dealing with children, we always have to inform the parents.

Of course that is a nice approach because it's hard to know people who are not up to the age bracket of gambling. However, if someone came across such underage gambling it would be Good check their identification to know if they are of age or not.. due to how children are growing up rapidly even above their age bracket could be hard to detects whether such person is a minor trying to use their body to influence people are around them to gamble knowing too well that they are not up to age requirements of gambling.