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I think as time progresses, the age at which people get involved into gambling will be reducing because people are becoming more aware of money than before. When I started gambling, those below the age of gambling may not even see the need to gamble as they are still busy pursuing their early schools. It is around 20 years they are made to believe they are not too young to dream and fend for themselves. I actually started gambling when I was above 20 and this may be the reason I could handle the challenges that comes with gambling easily.

There are lots of gamblers that actually started gambling at their early age, and they still find a way to gamble responsibly because of the lessons they have learned through others or themselves. And there are many gamblers that started gambling at the age of 20 and above but they are addicted, probably because they felt gamble can give them they kind of money that they needed.
However, it's never advised to start gambling at early age, and even if you have started gambling it's important to gamble responsibly.

I agree with you, gambling at a young age carries a high risk of addiction, which will have a very negative impact on his future. Even if young people initially start gambling just for fun or to gain experience, it will gradually lead him to addiction, which can cause big problems in his future.
Regardless of the age at which gambling is started, it can lead to addiction in people of all ages, and at some point it can make everyone completely helpless. It should always be gambled responsibly, and gambling should be played within a certain limit, and gambling should be seen only as entertainment. And it's better not to get involved in gambling until you're an adult.

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Quote from: Moreno233 on Today at 08:48:42 AM

I think as time progresses, the age at which people get involved into gambling will be reducing because people are becoming more aware of money than before. When I started gambling, those below the age of gambling may not even see the need to gamble as they are still busy pursuing their early schools. It is around 20 years they are made to believe they are not too young to dream and fend for themselves. I actually started gambling when I was above 20 and this may be the reason I could handle the challenges that comes with gambling easily.

There are lots of gamblers that actually started gambling at their early age, and they still find a way to gamble responsibly because of the lessons they have learned through others or themselves. And there are many gamblers that started gambling at the age of 20 and above but they are addicted, probably because they felt gamble can give them they kind of money that they needed.
However, it's never advised to start gambling at early age, and even if you have started gambling it's important to gamble responsibly.

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I think as time progresses, the age at which people get involved into gambling will be reducing because people are becoming more aware of money than before. When I started gambling, those below the age of gambling may not even see the need to gamble as they are still busy pursuing their early schools. It is around 20 years they are made to believe they are not too young to dream and fend for themselves. I actually started gambling when I was above 20 and this may be the reason I could handle the challenges that comes with gambling easily.

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

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

Starting an addictive activity like gambling or addictive substances like alcohol or other drugs will only have a negative effect on young, still-growing brains. And this is actually based on proven science.

Their brains grow in a wrong way and stay permanently 'damaged' for the rest of their lives. And of course they will struggle in life because of this.

So I see no benefits, only negatives.

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Quote from: junder on November 30, 2024, 07:07:52 PM

if from the start you approach gambling in the right way, such as looking at it from various sides, especially from the positive and negative sides, then maybe you will also be a little bit protected from various unwanted things.

You should consider your habits because once it gets hold on your head, it is difficult to stop. You are still in the college going area and it would be best to utilize this time in education and learning skills - because these are the foundations on which you future career choices will be built.

Gambling if kept limited would not matter, but the question remains as to what is the source of your funds - if its from your pocket money, then its a no no. If you are earning then also a big no no - you should start saving that money.

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Yes, it seems that you are quite far from what is called luck, and for the matter of luck in my opinion it cannot be measured by age, simply regardless of how old you are when involved in gambling if for example you have good luck in your life then you will also be able to achieve a victory that may be quite large, but the problem is you will not be able to know about when you will be able to achieve a big victory like other people. On the other hand, of course it is quite concerning to see children who are still minors involved in gambling because in any case they will most likely have a bleak future because gambling will destroy their mindset from an early age, as we know that childhood is a phase of developing a child's mindset and when their minds are trapped in something wrong from the start such as gambling then surely 80% of their future will be threatened, but it also depends on whether they are individuals who can learn from experience or not.

Gambling is an uncertain game, and it is governed by luck, there is no way to know when your luck is good and when it is bad, so there is no way to know whether you will win or lose the gamble you are playing. However, many gamblers do not understand this, and they fall into gambling addiction, and once they fall into gambling addiction, it becomes much more difficult for them to get out of this addiction.
And in this case, getting involved in an addiction like gambling in children is undoubtedly a terrible harmful thing. If a child gets the right education and the right environment from his childhood, his future will be good, and if a child gets involved in harmful things like gambling from childhood, it will have a much more negative impact on the future of that child. Every minor child should be kept away from gambling. And every parent should also give their children the right education and provide the right guidance.

Of course and that is the reason why many people say that gambling is an activity that runs based on probability without any certainty and guarantee to always be able to win, in simple terms I might say that whoever you are and whatever your age in the end you will only know whether you are lucky or not in every opportunity that is when you have finished the game session, but yes as you understand that unfortunately many gamblers do not know and understand this which makes them always prioritize various impulsive and aggressive actions.

Gambling can threaten a person's life when he is involved at the wrong time such as when he is still a minor, the reason is because their mindset is still unstable and has not really been able to think wisely and also in terms of emotions are still not under control, therefore actually this is a situation that parents should be worried about considering how easy it is for anyone to be exposed to gambling through internet access, which is right maybe by limiting a child's accessibility in using internet media.

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Quote from: Mate2237 on November 30, 2024, 05:04:52 PM

My first gambling experience was not good because I didn't got the first time luck to win even a small amount. And there.is no benefits coming with gambling in the tender age and if there is any, it is the win you got and if only it is even a huge win and you didn't loss it back to the casino sites. And you have just reminded me on one important thing, when you visit the physical casino centers that are close to you, you will find out that the school dropout are more in those places playing gamble. And most of them can't read and write so even if you teach them or tell them to invest in crypto they won't instead they prefer gambling and smoking.

I didn't start gambling from tender age and it was recently from two or three years back so I was able to over many first timer challenges in the gambling experience.

Yes, it seems that you are quite far from what is called luck, and for the matter of luck in my opinion it cannot be measured by age, simply regardless of how old you are when involved in gambling if for example you have good luck in your life then you will also be able to achieve a victory that may be quite large, but the problem is you will not be able to know about when you will be able to achieve a big victory like other people. On the other hand, of course it is quite concerning to see children who are still minors involved in gambling because in any case they will most likely have a bleak future because gambling will destroy their mindset from an early age, as we know that childhood is a phase of developing a child's mindset and when their minds are trapped in something wrong from the start such as gambling then surely 80% of their future will be threatened, but it also depends on whether they are individuals who can learn from experience or not.

Gambling is an uncertain game, and it is governed by luck, there is no way to know when your luck is good and when it is bad, so there is no way to know whether you will win or lose the gamble you are playing. However, many gamblers do not understand this, and they fall into gambling addiction, and once they fall into gambling addiction, it becomes much more difficult for them to get out of this addiction.
And in this case, getting involved in an addiction like gambling in children is undoubtedly a terrible harmful thing. If a child gets the right education and the right environment from his childhood, his future will be good, and if a child gets involved in harmful things like gambling from childhood, it will have a much more negative impact on the future of that child. Every minor child should be kept away from gambling. And every parent should also give their children the right education and provide the right guidance.

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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.

You stole my friend, Lol.
It's a memory of the past that if we remember now I like to smile to myself because I remember how silly I did at that time. And when I tell it to my friends, they usually laugh too to remember memories that can't be repeated.
Playing cards is one of my favorites to play, and as usual we make small bets that whoever wins we will enjoy it again together. We usually cheat, especially when we start to get bored and will soon end the game. Things like this seem simple, but they are very valuable as our memories in the past.

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Quote from: Mate2237 on November 30, 2024, 05:04:52 PM

My first gambling experience was not good because I didn't got the first time luck to win even a small amount. And there.is no benefits coming with gambling in the tender age and if there is any, it is the win you got and if only it is even a huge win and you didn't loss it back to the casino sites. And you have just reminded me on one important thing, when you visit the physical casino centers that are close to you, you will find out that the school dropout are more in those places playing gamble. And most of them can't read and write so even if you teach them or tell them to invest in crypto they won't instead they prefer gambling and smoking.

I didn't start gambling from tender age and it was recently from two or three years back so I was able to over many first timer challenges in the gambling experience.

Yes, it seems that you are quite far from what is called luck, and for the matter of luck in my opinion it cannot be measured by age, simply regardless of how old you are when involved in gambling if for example you have good luck in your life then you will also be able to achieve a victory that may be quite large, but the problem is you will not be able to know about when you will be able to achieve a big victory like other people. On the other hand, of course it is quite concerning to see children who are still minors involved in gambling because in any case they will most likely have a bleak future because gambling will destroy their mindset from an early age, as we know that childhood is a phase of developing a child's mindset and when their minds are trapped in something wrong from the start such as gambling then surely 80% of their future will be threatened, but it also depends on whether they are individuals who can learn from experience or not.

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Quote from: junder on November 30, 2024, 07:07:52 PM

I haven't been involved in gambling for long, if I'm not mistaken it's only been about a year or so and even then I really wasn't active in gambling considering the amount of work I had to do, now I'm 22 years old, meaning I started gambling last year when I was 21 and I think that's an age that's mature enough to be involved in gambling, it can be said that age can affect our understanding of gambling considering the mindset that is already mature and adult, or what I mean is when we are still underage then it might be quite difficult to understand what and how gambling really is considering the way of thinking of underage children who are still unstable, but in essence, regardless of how old you are, if from the start you approach gambling in the right way, such as looking at it from various sides, especially from the positive and negative sides, then maybe you will also be a little bit protected from various unwanted things.

Yes you enter to gambling industry when you are mature. It is say that you are ready enough with all of the consequences that you can get from gambling so you can accept whatever the result is.

But many people out there enter to gambling industry when they are grow up below 21 years. So they are not ready enough to anything happen from gambling especially getting lose for the money. That attract them to keep gambling to recover their losses because they think that by keep playing gambling, they still have a chance to get their money back. But that will be different from the reality where they may lose more and more money without realizing that they are already lose too big money. But if those people know that gambling can makes them lose their money and can accept that with right, they can still playing gambling no matter how old are they.

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I haven't been involved in gambling for long, if I'm not mistaken it's only been about a year or so and even then I really wasn't active in gambling considering the amount of work I had to do, now I'm 22 years old, meaning I started gambling last year when I was 21 and I think that's an age that's mature enough to be involved in gambling, it can be said that age can affect our understanding of gambling considering the mindset that is already mature and adult, or what I mean is when we are still underage then it might be quite difficult to understand what and how gambling really is considering the way of thinking of underage children who are still unstable, but in essence, regardless of how old you are, if from the start you approach gambling in the right way, such as looking at it from various sides, especially from the positive and negative sides, then maybe you will also be a little bit protected from various unwanted things.

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

Xup ladies gents, it's a genuine question..

At what age did you start gambling and how was the experience?

If I can remember well, I started gambling around 2015, my friends introduced me to gambling, and they told me I can make money from gambling, but they made everything clear to me, they told me I can also lose from gambling, so in the process of them trying to teach me, they showed me their bet history, and I saw that they do lose, and also they win.

So when I started gambling, my intention was to make money from gambling, but I was gambling with just a little amount of money, and I was losing. After gambling for some time, and I didn’t win any serious amount of money, I decided to stop gambling for some time, and I went online to read more about gambling, and I saw people talking about addiction, and I decided to change my perspective towards gambling.

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

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

I don’t think there is any advantage, young people are always desperate to make money, which can easily lead to addiction. Most of the young people that I know who are gamblers are doing it for the sake of money alone, I haven’t seen anyone that’s gambling just to have fun, so I don’t think there is any benefit.

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My first gambling experience was not good because I didn't got the first time luck to win even a small amount. And there.is no benefits coming with gambling in the tender age and if there is any, it is the win you got and if only it is even a huge win and you didn't loss it back to the casino sites. And you have just reminded me on one important thing, when you visit the physical casino centers that are close to you, you will find out that the school dropout are more in those places playing gamble. And most of them can't read and write so even if you teach them or tell them to invest in crypto they won't instead they prefer gambling and smoking.

I didn't start gambling from tender age and it was recently from two or three years back so I was able to over many first timer challenges in the gambling experience.

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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.

You have been able to gain some good levels of control and discipline for your gambling, I love the fact that even though you did started so early, you were able to still maintain a healthy gambling habits and not allow it get to the point that it's becomes a problem to you, this shows a different level of discipline and self control which is what some gamblers lack and it's has gotten them to addiction and in extreme cases cost them Fortune.

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

At what age did you start gambling and how was the experience?

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

I started gambling at age 25 and it was quite an interesting one cause then I wasn't that curious to get earnings from it this but I was able to relate to things and how to tackle them like algorithm sometimes,but it's so bad seeing the young ones of much tender age going into gambling because they won't have the patience to withdraw themselves when they become stucked.

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Quote from: mammusu on November 30, 2024, 05:00:54 AM

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.

It a good thing that we are having this kind of conversation here I believe some are already a father while some are yet to be, indeed parents have whole lots of responsibilities as regards to giving a close watch on their children, home is the first place of learning and upholding certain morals but unlucky to some parents who spend less time with their children, aside being parents children and their parents should have a cordial relationship good enough to be having certain conversation of such like the possible risks attached to gambling, smoking and alcoholic especially at a tender age. But at some point things can become worst for any growing child watching their parents indulging in such behaviors.

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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.

We thought it was cool until we're more severe than them and we started to do it as a habit and they're no longer there with us. We find ourselves alone, discovering new things on our very own.

That's why the confidence that our peers brought us into the introduction of what gambling is, upgraded and developed through time.

I got interested in gambling whenever I passed betting shops back then there isn't online betting yet so I was curious on what is usually going on in those shops when I see gamblers coming out with betting tickets I was in my mid twenties, thereafter I was interested in betting on soccer matches online that was after I was above thirties unfortunately now teenagers below twenties engaged in betting playing Casinos and soccer betting at a very tender age without caution even from those gambling sites because of no availability of KYC which should have screen them out and government non regulation of those gambling sites is another setback.

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Quote from: Mpamaegbu on November 30, 2024, 02:42:07 AM

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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.

Yes, gambling can't ever be a good activity for teenagers, if it can still be an issue for grown-up adults, how much more would it be for teenagers? It will only make their lives miserable, especially if they have access to their money or people's money, like that of their parents, this can't end well for either party. At such an age, children like to try everything but with the right guidance, they can still tame it until they are grown up to decipher the better right from wrong. Gambling is an adulting thing and I am sure that many people who did adult things when they were young would be regretting it by now.

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

At what age did you start gambling and how was the experience?

Well, I was definitely an adult at that point. The experience was certainly negative (minor losses) and that experience was enough for me to realize that it was impossible to beat the casino, and I didn't really want to sponsor them.

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

You may likely want to find out why I am asking this question, well, today, I came across someone, a younger teenager who should be around 12 or 13, but he claimed to be 14, we got talking like we friends not minding I am very much older than him (my first daughter is 8 already)..

I don't even know how true this is.

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.

But with cryptocurrencies, it starts to look more plausible (possible).

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?

Why are you asking this question? You know the answer yourself. And everyone here will tell you, after hearing the story about this guy, that his life is ruined because of gambling.

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

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

In theory, one could say that an early start will allow you to achieve mastery faster and develop skills and abilities to beat the casino. But. But in practice, what this turns into, you have already described with the background of this guy.

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Quote from: Rockstarguy on November 30, 2024, 11:06:12 AM

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.

Trivial question here that I keep on pondering is where did this underage guy get his funds to gamble. Normally, underage doesn’t have job and has limited funds that he can use to gamble too much.

My concern is whether this guy steal from his parents or use funds that was dedicated for his education because there’s a lot of same cases like this that ended up on a really way such as suicide after losing everything on gambling while they don’t have way to recover it back.

He needs to seek parental or professional advice for his current condition imho.

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