At What age did you start gambling? - page 2.

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Quote from: Fivestar4everMVP on November 20, 2024, 11:58:03 AM

We've discussed extensively about underaged gambling on this board, but today, I was very surprised coming across this teenager who is already ruining his life with gambling at such a young age, I felt pity for him and very angry with him at the same time...
I asked if he has any investment in crypto or else where, he said no, that he is always gambling with any money comes his way... Is this a way to a good life?

Is there any benefit that comes with starting gambling at a very young age?

He is so young and have spent so much in gambling, looking at is age I think he has a poor parenting background because someone who is well taking care of by parents will atleast be in school.

He found himself into gambling believing it can be a source of income for him, that is why he has already spent so much money gambling. If he has good understanding of gambling I don't think such amount of money will be spent in gambling. Since he already see's gambling as a way of generating money for him, this is where the problem begins because their is no how he won't be addicted to gambling because of his mindset, the worst thing is that he invest every money that comes his way in gambling.

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Quote from: Fivestar4everMVP on November 20, 2024, 11:58:03 AM

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Is there any benefit that comes with starting gambling at a very young age?

A very young person should not involve himself in gambling because at such a young age he should focus more on self-development, learning various soft and hard skills, and focus on studying. Moreover, usually a young person gets money from his parents, what he should do is learn to manage the money and use it very wisely. I say this because of my experience in the past using my parents' money unwisely and playing around, after being at this age I began to understand that education is important and a person should start saving for himself - gambling is okay, but it should be done when he has earned his own money and is responsible for it - if a person understands his priorities and responsibilities, then gambling or whatever it is will not be a problem.

Yes that's right I agree with your opinion that when a child is still a minor then he should not be involved in gambling, because basically in terms of age it is not the right time for them to be involved in the type of activity that really requires a lot of caution and mature thinking like gambling in order to avoid various unwanted possibilities, and as you said that children of that age should focus more on various things that can potentially develop themselves for a brighter future.
I predict that it seems like you are one of those people who can learn from experience or make your experience a lesson so as not to make the same mistakes or so as not to fall into the same slump, the core of your discussion is that it doesn't matter if we want to gamble but it is recommended only when we already have our own income in the sense that we are adults and that's right.

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Maybe for those of us who were born in the 90s and below, we will still be faced with regulations that require someone to gamble over the age of 18, but in the modern era and also technology today, these regulations are only formal, because so far I has seen many teenagers involved in gambling and alcohol, so I think parents should be more focused on supervising their children and emphasizing the importance of self-development and esucation at a young age, because those who engage in gambling and alcohol too early of course will have a bleaker future later.

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Quote from: Fivestar4everMVP on November 20, 2024, 11:58:03 AM

He's a school dropout, jobless, and claim to have lost over $8000 to gambling ever since he started, he's into crypto, so yeah, he said he plays mostly on crypto casinos online.

$8k is a huge amount of cash in our country (I know we're compatriots). That's over 13 million in our local currency. I would've said as a jobless school dropout, that the teenager must've stolen to start gambling in the first place but that would be presumptuous of me going into hasty generalization since we don't have all the facts of this case.

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Is there any benefit that comes with starting gambling at a very young age?

Hell no! If anything, it will even plunge the early starter into calamity. Teenagers don't know how to handle stuff like that.

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The smallest person that is into gambling that I know is about the age of 14 and this boy have wasted a lot of money, he is jobless and still manages to keep gambling, until one day when his parent find out that he has been stealing from home to keep gambling.

A very young person will normally be jobless, I believe that every jobs have a age limit so how they hell are they making money enough to keep gambling? It is either they are stealing from home or extorting money illegally from somewhere, this is why we must not leave kids all by themselves, they know how to copycat very fast.

I started gambling at the age of 30 and still I was very scared of gambling at first because of the lessons I've learned from other people, the truth is it is very hard to come by people who make it big from gambling.

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Quote from: Fivestar4everMVP on November 20, 2024, 11:58:03 AM

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Is there any benefit that comes with starting gambling at a very young age?

A very young person should not involve himself in gambling because at such a young age he should focus more on self-development, learning various soft and hard skills, and focus on studying. Moreover, usually a young person gets money from his parents, what he should do is learn to manage the money and use it very wisely. I say this because of my experience in the past using my parents' money unwisely and playing around, after being at this age I began to understand that education is important and a person should start saving for himself - gambling is okay, but it should be done when he has earned his own money and is responsible for it - if a person understands his priorities and responsibilities, then gambling or whatever it is will not be a problem.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on November 29, 2024, 09:14:33 AM

It was the same with me when I turned into a teenager. I was always at the friend's house because his parents were always away and that's where we played poker most of the time during the night. Sometimes I even forget about the time and will come home too later that I missed dinner.
I think that is where I built my own liking for gambling but I never pursued a profession for it unlike one of my friends who is now a poker player in different tournaments. For me, it was always just for fun with friends and if I played in a big poker room, I always just spent enough money that would just bring fun to my night and never get frustrated even if I lose it.

So that is why parents must monitor and know what their kids doing with their friends by communicating with them. We can not let our kids without monitoring their activities because they can do something wrong that can harm them. Parents will not know what their kids doing in their friend's house but if parents close to their friend's parents, they can discuss and communicates each other to watch their kids.

Kids may not frustrated if they don't wins with their friends but they can repeat what they did in the other days. So if that is about gambling, they can playing gambling in the other days and sooner or later, they can be addicted to gambling.

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Quote from: un_rank on November 20, 2024, 12:10:42 PM

I am curious how a jobless 12 or 13 year old was able to raise $8000 to gamble with (although at that age you cannot be referred to as 'jobless' as you are not meant to have a job). The kid obviously needs professional help and depending on what country you are, the parents should be reported to social services.

Good point, @OP did you even try to know the source of his funds? $8k is no joke man, for that kid to have that kind of money spent already in gambling raises serious concerns on his lifestyle and parental neglect on the part of his parents/wards. It is important to ensure he is not into illicit activities in the neighborhood to fund his gambling desires. He really needs serious help because it is too early in his life to become so addicted. OP, if you really have time it is important to at least know the source of his income, background and what led him into child gambling in the first place. I guess as a father you can mentor him and help him become better.

I started gambling in casinos and betting shops at 18 and I was in the university then, so I had some spare funds from my monthly allocation to throw into gambling, Although it later dealt with me as I grew older, but this boy is too young for such a wasteful approach to living.

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Quote from: pusaka on November 29, 2024, 05:58:50 AM

Yes, you are right, there are many moments where I also bet with my friends on a football match in my neighborhood for example. Maybe not officially on a gambling platform like today, but it is still gambling based on the understanding of gambling itself.
We will all have different experiences about the first time we started gambling and some of them may have the same experience. And the way to get to know gambling will vary, some know from friends, some know from promotions from influencers, social media and others. Even some of my friends started gambling because they got tips from friends who won big.

You reminds me with my childhood where I bet with my friends too. We use small money where we takes from home without parents know and that is fun to see the winning comes to us. Yes, we have our own experienced knowing and start gambling for the first time. But that is gambling that can attract people to try because of the curiosity.

Some friends even starts gambling when they are in college because they see the fun of playing gambling. We are often playing card game in one of my friends in the weekend. But that is just for fun and no intention to be the winners for many times. We only play for some time and forget it after it ends.

It was the same with me when I turned into a teenager. I was always at the friend's house because his parents were always away and that's where we played poker most of the time during the night. Sometimes I even forget about the time and will come home too later that I missed dinner.
I think that is where I built my own liking for gambling but I never pursued a profession for it unlike one of my friends who is now a poker player in different tournaments. For me, it was always just for fun with friends and if I played in a big poker room, I always just spent enough money that would just bring fun to my night and never get frustrated even if I lose it.

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Quote from: mirakal on November 29, 2024, 07:45:35 AM

Some people believe that the earlier we expose ourselves to gambling, the better we’ll get at it as we grow older. I’m not sure that’s true because gambling isn’t like other fields where we can fully benefit from our knowledge and skills. At the end of the day, it still comes down to luck. Of course, early exposure might give us a bigger chance over others, but if we think it’s enough to make us win, I don't think so.

In gambling, it’s not about how long we’ve been in the game—it’s about how lucky we are. Maybe in sports betting or poker, experience and strategy can give us a big advantage. But when it comes to games that are purely dependent on luck? Consistently winning these games is simply impossible.

Of course that is a big misunderstanding, gambling is not a business that refers to skills and experience to get more profit, I understand that sports betting involves skills but somehow the risk of losing will always be there and however the results at the end of the game cannot always be in accordance with our expectations even though at the beginning we were on the superior side.
The more time we involve ourselves in gambling, the more abilities and benefits we will get, it is the same as saying that luck can be learned, and that does not make sense.

As you said that the results in gambling are not measured by how long we have been involved but by how good luck we have in life, that is the point and as we often experience that the next result does not depend on the previous result.

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Some people believe that the earlier we expose ourselves to gambling, the better we’ll get at it as we grow older. I’m not sure that’s true because gambling isn’t like other fields where we can fully benefit from our knowledge and skills. At the end of the day, it still comes down to luck. Of course, early exposure might give us a bigger chance over others, but if we think it’s enough to make us win, I don't think so.

In gambling, it’s not about how long we’ve been in the game—it’s about how lucky we are. Maybe in sports betting or poker, experience and strategy can give us a big advantage. But when it comes to games that are purely dependent on luck? Consistently winning these games is simply impossible.

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Quote from: pusaka on November 29, 2024, 05:58:50 AM

Yes, you are right, there are many moments where I also bet with my friends on a football match in my neighborhood for example. Maybe not officially on a gambling platform like today, but it is still gambling based on the understanding of gambling itself.
We will all have different experiences about the first time we started gambling and some of them may have the same experience. And the way to get to know gambling will vary, some know from friends, some know from promotions from influencers, social media and others. Even some of my friends started gambling because they got tips from friends who won big.

You reminds me with my childhood where I bet with my friends too. We use small money where we takes from home without parents know and that is fun to see the winning comes to us. Yes, we have our own experienced knowing and start gambling for the first time. But that is gambling that can attract people to try because of the curiosity.

Some friends even starts gambling when they are in college because they see the fun of playing gambling. We are often playing card game in one of my friends in the weekend. But that is just for fun and no intention to be the winners for many times. We only play for some time and forget it after it ends.

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Quote from: pusaka on November 28, 2024, 10:46:01 AM

I don't remember when I started gambling, all I remember is that I started gambling after making money. Previously I did know about gambling, but at that time I still depended on the money my parents gave me, so I didn't think about gambling because I preferred to use it for something I needed more. After I was able to make my own money, I started gambling and even then it was still within very small limits. Previously I also thought that I could make gambling a place to find money or get additional income, especially when in some gambling I could win quite a large amount. However, over time I realized that this thought was not true because gambling depends on luck.

Same here on which i didnt able to remember the exact moment or time that i have started gambling specially online but pretty sure that those are the years on the moment that i had started on dealing up with crypto on which it is really that common into those times on where you do able to gamble with some faucet amount on which it is really that indeed a great experience.

As literally speaking on having that first time then it will really be just that surely pertains into those times where you do make out some bets with your friends into your childhood moments.
It might not really be that having some monetary value but it do turned out that it is the first time or step that you had made out some betting or gambling approach.

Yes, you are right, there are many moments where I also bet with my friends on a football match in my neighborhood for example. Maybe not officially on a gambling platform like today, but it is still gambling based on the understanding of gambling itself.
We will all have different experiences about the first time we started gambling and some of them may have the same experience. And the way to get to know gambling will vary, some know from friends, some know from promotions from influencers, social media and others. Even some of my friends started gambling because they got tips from friends who won big.

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Quote from: livingfree on November 25, 2024, 03:44:22 PM

Quote from: Tmoonz on November 23, 2024, 12:55:54 PM

I started gambling at my late 20s, yeah it was more like a peer pressure I mean finding yourself doing something that your closest friends are doing, it was fun actually and i had no experience but yet i won my very first attempt which boost my confidence of giving gambling more attention even though it doesn't seem to be all that rosery all the time it has been win and loss and am still on gambling till date but within my risk level profile by gambling with the amount that i can afford to lose, and specifically am more conversant with football betting.

I think most of us here have been pressured by our friends. Trying to have some peers to go on with what they do and catch on life.

I believe it is still our choice to gamble at our prime age, the choice between good and bad has started then, and it's left to us, our conscience and upbringing. I know that children are younger then and have a weak level of restraints, but at the same time, I don't believe friends could have so strong pressure on a child who has his own mind, even if the child gives in at first, he should be able to retrace back his steps. I was introduced to many unspeakable things when I was little but I did none and I can still refreshingly remember that kind of mind then to decide between good and bad. So it's still our choice, not the friends' supposed pressure per se.

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Quote from: Bd officer on November 26, 2024, 10:25:19 PM

I don't see any advantage in gambling at a young age, rather the disadvantages will be much greater. Now how does one gamble at a young age? Where will the money come from? Of course he has to take money from his parents for gambling. Gambling at a young age will ruin his future. Gambling at a young age will make him excessively addicted to gambling which will make it difficult for him to quit gambling in the future. So there is no advantage in gambling at a young age rather the future will be dark. However, in my case, I gambled with my earnings at the age of 21, now I am 23. I realized that while gambling is good for entertainment, excessive gambling can be addictive.

It depend on the way you get exposed when gambling, I have seen Chinese kids gamble but there gambling are supervise by their parents and they are good at what they do, they gamble in gambling games for annual competitions in their locality. I don't know if it's legal but I have seen something like that strictly supervise by parents and game instructor so they can perform better in their games. Maybe it makes their kids smart I can't really say.

This may work well if parents are involved I think but in the absence of no parents, gambling can go ugly because money is what every teen will like to involved, it will never be because of any motive but how to make money. Some of the disadvantage would be not concentrating in school, might be using launch money to gamble and at worse, they can steal money to gamble if addicted just to gamble.

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Quote from: bitcampaign on November 28, 2024, 10:42:45 AM

The beginning of where I got to know gambling when I was 14 years old and the game I played at that time was dominoes, it was very interesting when playing dominoes with my extended family and enjoying moments together with relatives to spend New Year's playing dominoes and enjoying roasted roasted goat, and that's where I got to know the game a little even though I don't really like playing gambling, however, it is very good if you play just to fill your free time, not to focus on finding money there, in my opinion that's wrong.

I think, if it's just to play without involving money, it doesn't seem to be the start of you playing gambling, but just to become familiar with gambling games. Because anyway, if it's just playing without involving money, I'm sure every individual will have experienced card games since childhood and basically, it's a form of gambling game but in their childhood it doesn't involve money. But by having that kind of experience and entering adolescence, they have become familiar with the game so that eventually they involve money in their card games, and make them gamble in adolescence or at a young age.

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Quote from: TheUltraElite on November 28, 2024, 10:29:10 AM

I gambled first when I was in my twenties.

I don't remember when I started gambling, all I remember is that I started gambling after making money. Previously I did know about gambling, but at that time I still depended on the money my parents gave me, so I didn't think about gambling because I preferred to use it for something I needed more. After I was able to make my own money, I started gambling and even then it was still within very small limits. Previously I also thought that I could make gambling a place to find money or get additional income, especially when in some gambling I could win quite a large amount. However, over time I realized that this thought was not true because gambling depends on luck.

Same here on which i didnt able to remember the exact moment or time that i have started gambling specially online but pretty sure that those are the years on the moment that i had started on dealing up with crypto on which it is really that common into those times on where you do able to gamble with some faucet amount on which it is really that indeed a great experience.

As literally speaking on having that first time then it will really be just that surely pertains into those times where you do make out some bets with your friends into your childhood moments.
It might not really be that having some monetary value but it do turned out that it is the first time or step that you had made out some betting or gambling approach.

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I could remember my secondary school days when it was UEFA finals, I and my friend were in the classroom when the discussion about the UEFA finals was ongoing and there was an argument for the possible winner of the match. I was of the opinion that AC Milan would win and the argument became hot that it resulted to we putting a bet to show whose prediction would play. I joined because I was also in it and behold AC Milan won the cup and that was how I won my first bet and it was something I was very happy about because I needed money for something as a that time.

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Quote from: TheUltraElite on November 28, 2024, 10:29:10 AM

I gambled first when I was in my twenties.

I don't remember when I started gambling, all I remember is that I started gambling after making money. Previously I did know about gambling, but at that time I still depended on the money my parents gave me, so I didn't think about gambling because I preferred to use it for something I needed more. After I was able to make my own money, I started gambling and even then it was still within very small limits. Previously I also thought that I could make gambling a place to find money or get additional income, especially when in some gambling I could win quite a large amount. However, over time I realized that this thought was not true because gambling depends on luck.

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The beginning of where I got to know gambling when I was 14 years old and the game I played at that time was dominoes, it was very interesting when playing dominoes with my extended family and enjoying moments together with relatives to spend New Year's playing dominoes and enjoying roasted roasted goat, and that's where I got to know the game a little even though I don't really like playing gambling, however, it is very good if you play just to fill your free time, not to focus on finding money there, in my opinion that's wrong.

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