Topic: Concerns grow over online gambling among teens (Read 3514 times)

If you are a parent whose really that having that kind of gambling activity then we should really be that careful when it comes on showing it into our kids on which it will really be that normal for us to have that kind of sense of responsibility on guiding our children into the right path. So as a responsible parent then you should really be hiding yourself on letting them see that you do gambling. Its not really that bad to gamble
but letting them see will really be that resulting into such potential molding up that kind of gambler behavior on which we know that its not really something ideal or recommended. We do know that our kids are really that highly attentive on trying out to copy on what their parents are doing because anything that be done will really be that turned out to be right in front of their eyes. If they do saw you on playing gambling then they would really be having thoughts that you are really that doing the right thing that they would really be that normally be doing it also or likely they will follow you. If you dont really like for them to become gamblers then
you will really be that trying out to hide yourself playing in front of them. Somehow there would really be that external things or influences that could affect it out despite on avoiding yourself being seen.
This is why its not really just that trying out to hide things to them but also you should really be lecturing and teach them about the cons or dangers about gambling.

Who the hell is Colby Cotrone? A nobody, that's who. While he has a noble idea and it should be taken up as part of a wider cause, it is not something that can be championed by just one person. It needs all politicians collectively to wake up and push back a bit. We're at a point now where a recent survey said the amount of gambling adverts in the biggest football league has tripled since last year and that was already a high number. It's similar to cigarette companies that used to take up every inch of space that was available and they simply pay the highest, so they end up squeezing out most other advertisers.

The problem with this is that I feel that it is not only from learning or telling children about what gambling is like but in the end we have to limit ourselves so as not to show too much activity in gambling if the child does not want to do it prematurely. It needs to be realized that even though there is learning about gambling including the impact and risks but in the end when parents still do it and show their activities to the child, of course this will actually encourage curiosity to want to try bigger because children are a reflection of their parents and always do what their parents do because early childhood is the age of imitating what they see and observe.

So in this case learning and providing good morals to children is important but it must also be supported by our behavior even though we are bad people but do not let our children see that we are a bad figure with their eyes.

What about morals been thought by the parents, ain't that education too? Why the majority of the children don't do against the will of their parents and go do immortals things, that's because they are been thought in a way there wouldn't be curiosity in their mind, ones they are been thought that it's bad, they will are program that way and even if they want to be curious, not all of them are going to think about such and the world will be safe with the few numbers.

Everything lies on the manner how the gambling education is thought and how moderate the government want it to be. It mustn't necessary it must be a harsh class. They can make it sound like civic education on how social right and freedom are thought in school, such classes are fun and hardly student miss them. The can introduce alternative gambling games that are fun and wouldn't in any way trigger anyone's mind to gamble.

When there is KYC implementation, it may have a slight impact but it will not be big because this is an easy thing to circumvent and for example as you said because they can borrow parents' ID cards and even hire several people just for KYC to satisfy the level of gambling done and even not a few of them join the gambling money and are stored in 1 account that has been verified in KYC.

This has even happened in my country where when some gambling sites use fiat and bank accounts they always use people who are adults or of legal age and they pool their capital to gamble, although this is not all the same because there are some people who also use older people who are not very tech savvy to do KYC but in the end this really happens where even if KYC is implemented it will not have a bigger impact because there are always ways to circumvent it.

Just like in your area, I also live in a vicinity where underage teens who are yet to reach the legal age for gamblers engage in gambling activities. I think the major reason why it happens here is because of the poor parenting from the parents and guidance of these young teens who's failed in their duty to sensitize them about the dangers of gambling as an underage. Again, they're allowed to used the Internet without being regulated by adults and that gives them the opportunity of gambling everything they feel like doing online even when it's not ideal for them. If KYC can be implemented by these gambling companies, I think it'll help in regulating the age of gamblers instead of allowing everyone to gamble freely.
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This teen gambling addiction only gives the government another reason for KYC which they may have to ban access to online casinos that won't comply. It's beneficial to produce quality youth for a country and I guess it's fair to enforce strict KYC laws.

For some people who are not up to submitting KYC, they just have to find ways in which casinos they may want to play.  Those who are looking for a way to maneuver the laws I guess are not teens anymore and would be wiser.

It seems that there is no need to add to the education about gambling prevention, because it will make them more curious, and for countries that legalize gambling, of course they will refuse, because gambling casinos also create jobs.

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Just like in your area, I also live in a vicinity where underage teens who are yet to reach the legal age for gamblers engage in gambling activities. I think the major reason why it happens here is because of the poor parenting from the parents and guidance of these young teens who's failed in their duty to sensitize them about the dangers of gambling as an underage. Again, they're allowed to used the Internet without being regulated by adults and that gives them the opportunity of gambling everything they feel like doing online even when it's not ideal for them. If KYC can be implemented by these gambling companies, I think it'll help in regulating the age of gamblers instead of allowing everyone to gamble freely.

Do you think if kyc is implement they would it will reduce the rate at which young teenage gamble? To me it would still reduce because most people often used their parents documents to have access to most of the restricted site or to those sites that regularly asked for verification to have access. Most times kyc is not only the solution for instance just take a look at how some people post here to source for people pass kyc to gambling site so that they can pay to have access to the site, this can likely happened to under age Gamblers.
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Ur points are valid, the wisdom  of children  these days are becoming  increasingly amazing, if they get restricted by KYC they might look for a possible solution  within a short period of time based on  their curiosity. And using their parents ID for verification might be really easy  for them to access without getting caught, but it would be quite impossible if the KYC  requires  a live face capturing. I believe  kyc in casinos and gambling platform  will  reduce the rate at which  underage children  gambling on online gambling platforms, not all children  are as smart as we think and some might get caught by their guardians and restricted from accessing the internet.

This situation is concerning and it's now beyond whether or not the casino is requesting their customers to complete the KYC, many teenagers might have used the delayed KYC request to gamble, while some would even beg their senior friends for IDs or buy verified accounts online. This proved that every teenager could have access to gambling one way or another, which is so sad. It's beyond stealing their parents' identities, the internet/world is now porous, I hope those operating casino/sportsbook illegality can be clamped down on.

Even at that, the decentralized system nowadays is not helping, so if the government clamps down on the no-KYC casinos, what about those who are decentralised? They may clamp down on them as well but this will entail a huge sacrifice since they operate without the control of any government. By virtue, if the world government does not cooperate in this regard, there's little any interested government can do because the decentralised casinos will easily move their domain to a supportive country and continue with their illegal operation.

Advice: Let parents be up to the task of parenting, it will drastically reduce the menace among our teenagers.

Do you think if kyc is implement they would it will reduce the rate at which young teenage gamble? To me it would still reduce because most people often used their parents documents to have access to most of the restricted site or to those sites that regularly asked for verification to have access. Most times kyc is not only the solution for instance just take a look at how some people post here to source for people pass kyc to gambling site so that they can pay to have access to the site, this can likely happened to under age Gamblers.

The negative part will always exist when something develops more and to overcome this weakness, society needs optimizations to compensate and balance, as described currently, technology is helping to increase comfort with users, especially the young generation but the scary thing about technology is that it makes users dependent as well as the content it sends. But with these reports, the education part should also improve as well as the level of interest of adults with teenagers needs to have more standards than in the past.

In my locality where I reside gambling among teenagers is normalized it makes me wonder how we have gotten so nonchalant about this, teens that are not up to 18 have access to gamble online and the ones that don't gamble in a land based center..The internet is accessible by everyone now, you cannot control or regulate what teenagers do with their phones...some of them are negatively influenced by gambling adverts they come across online, this fake adverts might make them want to give it a try just because they want to get rich quick.. just like you said kyc should be implemented by every betting site or casinos to reduce this catastrophe

Gambling amongst kids could be more of real competitions with friends, than online casinos. Subsequently, they now begin to wager online when their peers are not close or nearby. But since the requirement for kyc is getting strict on underaged players, teenagers easily gamble with cards games in school during break time. Because they'll want to double their money. However, I've read of children that convinces their grown relatives to stand for them regarding KYC. Which is quite degenerating on the adult's end, for accepting to do such for a younger sibling.

Yes, maybe this is what is meant by the negative impact of technological developments. when children do not get good supervision from their parents and with a high sense of curiosity from a teenager, it is certainly easy to access online gambling. for land-based casinos, I think teenagers will definitely have problems getting in. but for online gambling, everything can be tricked by the intelligence of children related to technology today.

For some reason, I think telling teenagers is more difficult than people the same age as us or older. they are teenagers who have their thoughts that must be done without interference from others. it's just that with gambling activities at their age, it is very risky to cause other crimes. that's what I'm afraid of.

I think even though the casino provides KYC as a requirement to be able to participate in the game or to be able to make a withdrawal when a minor wins a number of wins, there are still other possibilities that they can do, such as using their family members' personal data secretly or asking for help from one of their older friends to solve the problem so that they can participate in the game or to be able to make a withdrawal.

Basically, if we talk about it, there are actually many possibilities that a child can do, and in the end, of course, for this restriction issue, it should actually go back to their parents, because other people will not care about your safety unless you yourself apply various restrictions.

In the case you mentioned, I can say that this case also often occurs in my area, and with the development of the era that is now increasingly sophisticated, along with the gambling industry that has now entered social media in promotional practices, I think parents should know about these concerns so that they can limit all access that can connect a child to gambling.

It is not unusual for many children to be able to outsmart things that they could not do before, this is the encouragement of increasingly developing technology and they themselves are already familiar with current technology that makes many things easier. Is it possible that this happens because of the lack of supervision from their parents, because of course parents will not be able to supervise their children all day long because they must have their own activities, so parents have no choice but to let go of their supervision of their children.
There is no doubt that there are currently many illegal casinos operating even in countries that actually prohibit gambling, in fact I think it is only natural that many still access it even though it is prohibited in their country because of the lack of strict supervision by the government, maybe the government has even issued a warning but that does not stop people from gambling online.

Well, even if the casino allows to play without KYC, most would not allow the children (the players) to withdraw unless they do the KYC. If you want to stop the teens and children from accessing the casino, the first restrictions should come from the parents and only depend on the casino to filter out teens on the basis of KYC.

I can give you the example here where a kid or a teem can only gamble if his parents give him the money to gamble. KYC is a later thing, how come the parents give the children access to the laptop and the money to gamble? In many cases, children play from their parents account and the parents know about it. So, i would blame the parents for not stopping them from gambling and later when something bad happens, they blame the casino's policies etc.

Well, I personally have come across a teen, a 15 years old boy who save up money he was being given for snacks by his parent when ever he was leaving for school without breakfast, this boy saved up the money and when it was tangible enough, a friend who was also a teen though older, lead him to where he used the money to play lotto, it's popularly referred to as "baba ijebu" here in my country.

Luckily for the boy, the numbers he selected played and he won over $30,000, but unfortunately, he died few minutes after learning about his win.
What happened was that, after seeing that the numbers he selected played, and was told how much he won, he literally went out of his mind, he started shouting on top of his voice jumping up and down, when some people there tried to get hold of him, he ran away, he took off his shirt and short, ran around necked wearing only boxers(inner pants), eventually he ran into the express and a bus at a top speed knocked him down, he died on the way while he was being rushed to the hospital.

Teens do gamble for sure, the fact you have not seen one does not rule away the fact that teens gamble, and it's not good for them since their brains are not yet developed enough for the surprises that comes with gambling.

In this era of the internet, teens and even the underaged have access to it, it's just to have access to a mobile device that is connected online and they can access whatever they want. I don't think that there is a data that can accurately capture the exact number of teens that gambles. The problem with teen gambling especially those that are below 18 years is that they are not matured enough to gamble responsibly, most of them still depends on their parents and guardians to survive, so it will be very unfair for them to engage in gambling when they are not making their own money. We don't need to depend on schools and institutions to educate our teens about gambling addiction, we can start teaching them from the homes, if we don't take on this responsibility then they might learn from experience which can lead them to addiction.