Topic: Concerns grow over online gambling among teens - page 23. (Read 3514 times)

exactly, apart from schools, parents should also be able to educate their children about gambling awareness, I mean, a child's development starts at home.

yeah, that is the whole point of it, to prevent future generations from falling into addiction by educating them about gambling and all the risks and issues that come with it. and yeah, if you asked me, they should have implemented gambling awareness education in schools a long time ago.

This is bound to happen and there is really little anyone can do about it. Financial consciousness is spreading deep, we are no longer in the era where people get to certain age before they are expected to have attained certain levels of financial capacity. Due to innovations in technology, people are more exposed to wealth at very young age. Content creation is one avenue this is being done. I have know so many kids who are millionaires through comedy and various forms of content. The point I am making is that there is so much emphasis laid on money in our generation, this is the reasons kids are naturally drawn to where the can make money or have the hope of making money. Gambling is one such play so it is natural to see more young people going into gambling.

While we are having many positive aspects of this technology, but this is one of the worst which is not controllable for the many countries and communities with things are going dangerously for the last few years specially after the Covid-19 era its almost having huge increase in teenager gamblers which are addicted and ruining their lives which are surely problems for the parents and communities as well even few countries are working on this with their own way but still recently things are giving big negative states about this all.
With the policies we can do few things but still things are not going as we needed because mostly kids using data about their families which are allowing them for having accounts but if we have things like online live verification then maybe things came under well control.

Preventive education may be implemented in schools, but actual prevention must be considered by each parent.
Schools are not responsible for the gambling behavior of their students, but when they become concerned about preventive measures, then we should already know that there is a problem there.

So far, there are many students who are addicted to gambling, but if they have been gambling in the school environment then it is necessary to take preventive measures so that they do not gamble in the wrong environment. School is a place for learning, not gambling, so they should be able to prevent that because I think it can be annoying.

It isnt really that bad on having that shit and sexual orientiations on which we know that this is still that relevant or something that would be important but its true that aside from making that kind of focus too much then it would be best that there should really be that a balance in between and should be considering out on having that gambling or whatsoever things that not would really be just that right for those teens or youngster would really be able to deal with specially now that almost everything in internet is really that exposed. Whether we do tend to do our very best on stopping but there's no way that we could be able to do so.

Technological advancement did really give out that huge changes into our lives when it comes to comfort and accessibility but due to those things too on which information and other things could really
be that exposed into others on which this could really cause on being that influential and could give out that devastated effect towards into those young people. Also, parenting
is something that will be also relevant with this kind of potential problem and not really just that only be blamed out on the schools or other things.

You are absolutely correct and I support you with it, I think it will really be helpful if it's done that way because children of nowadays have really grown to something else, they want to see or discover things by themselves, even if you are monitoring them, they will still do what is in their mind till they experience what you were telling them before they will listen by then it's late but with birth certificate as part of KYC or registration will really helpful to us and to our teens too.

I don't think teaching them about the risks of gambling would drop the participation of kids significantly but saving 1 from possible addiction is an achievement. This is still much better and should have been the focus of schools a long time ago instead of forcing kids with gender or pronoun sh*t and sexual orientations.

Of course because only learning is what is the task for all children when they are at that age or when they are still in school, there is nothing better than focusing on the various studies that are being studied, although on the other hand maybe they only make gambling as an activity for fun but still it is not the right age for someone to get involved in gambling. One of the reasons is obviously because when someone is still underage then surely they will not really be able to think with common sense and make careful considerations to produce truly rational decisions, meaning that most likely they will only lose more money and develop themselves to enter the addiction phase faster, and one thing that we always worry about is that gambling can threaten their future because it can somehow change their personality to be very bad.

Implementing the gambling prevention in the school? Is it to educate the young ones not to gambling or bringing to there awareness about the percussions of addictive gambling so that they can take note with preventive measures ad also having the educational curriculum about the gambling policies that teenages are prohibited from gambling.
This would really help to fight against irresponsible and addictive gambling lifestyles.

Yes, I agree with this one point. Most of us don't really realize or even care what they are doing with their gambling. What I mean is not related to victory, or even an adult man really wanting to win. These things are normal, so what most people don't realize is the importance of responsibility, understanding about gambling itself, plus making betting the main motive for fun. but with conditions, responsibility and having limits that we can afford are the main things. thus, a person at least knows what he is doing with gambling.
Well, if we talk about the sensation of enjoying gambling, isn't that part of what we want? and therefore too, we bet. Unfortunately, if it is not balanced with understanding, knowledge, responsibility, and the way we express gambling for us, someone can become lulled without them realizing what they are actually doing. to quote point, so what do we actually do ? Isn't that why we bet, apart from supporting our favorite team, getting money for winning is a bonus. if there is nothing to motivate on this basis, one is unlikely to bet. they will just watch a fight and enjoy it without involving betting.

Lastly, the opposite question is whether it is effective to implement gambling prevention education in schools. I don't think so, that's why until now this idea has not been included in studies in every school throughout the world. On the contrary, the role of the family and sharing what is appropriate for children to know and what they are not yet allowed to do, is the most important part that parents apply to their children.

Ultimately this comes back to whether casinos are properly enforcing identity checks and determining the age of users. It seems rather straight forward these days to confirm someones identity via an ID and it isn't especially easy to fake KYC documents, or at least it probably is more effort than a teenager is going to take. Believe it or not, casinos don't actually want or need this type of player, as they are already making a lot of money from the regular punters who keep depositing. They are more than happy to avoid these sort of controversies and if anything is suspicious at the ID check stage they are likely to reject.

Do the teens play gambling at schools?  
In my country, students even can't use their smartphone at schools. So, how they can gamble?

I'm not sure if the teens gamble at school, they must gamble at home or whenever they go after schools. Their parents are the people who must take the responsibility to give the education of preventing this case. We can't give the responsibility to the schools because it is not a part of the subjects at schools. Moreover, it will be easier to deal with the problem if the parents who prevent the teens. Parents must know well the habits of the teens when they are not in the schools.

Anyway, if it is about online gambling, the problems is on the smartphone. It is the parents who can limit the use of the smartphone. They must monitor the smartphones of the teens. Always check everything the teens do with their smartphone.

So what about the delinquency committed by some school children and whether the prevention carried out has been maximal. What kind of curriculum is meant? whether related to religious subjects or related to other subjects specifically for dealing with smoking, drinking and gambling. If you follow the existing curriculum, the school must add the latest subjects for this issue and is that possible?

Of course there are positive and negative values, but if it can reduce the number of juvenile delinquents in terms of smoking, drinking and gambling it will be much better and I am sure parents will definitely support that. The question is whether it is possible to implement it and to what extent it can be implemented.

Schools are places where we learn lessons for life, so I really don't see any issues in introducing gambling addiction prevention through lectures and conversations. It seems a very solid and constructive matter to be addressed during high school. There are lots of possibilities to talk about this theme, like inviting addicted gamblers to share their personal experiences with the students. Teachers can also bring real cases of gambling addiction and what was its impact over the lives of the individuals involved on the process. All efforts seem valid.

However, I can't see gambling as an equal threat when compared to alcohol and drugs. Gambling isn't a cheap addiction. It demands the individual to have a constant flux of money on his banking account, what isn't the case of teenagers, as far as I know. These young individuals don't have banking accounts, they don't have jobs, so how can they fuel a potential gambling addiction? On the other hand, alcohol and drugs are much more accessible and even free in many cases, as there is always a friend willing to introduce others to these noxious practices.

Students in highschool should focus on their studies, gamble isn't a thing any student should focus on and needs school aside. From the beginning of gamble, it shows gamble isn't a thing anyone should focus in when he/she have some other important things to do. Gamble is what anyone that's a gambler should do when he's less busy .

I think that yes, it often happens that an adult does not fully understand what he is doing and how much he has lost control over himself and over the situation. There is also a big trap in this for people who have become addicted. This did not happen instantly, it happens gradually, day after day, month after month. If at first it is unacceptable for a person to bet his entire salary, then after a few months of gambling it is quite normal to gamble with his entire salary. Over time, acute sensations develop into addiction, without which a person cannot live.
The problem for children for the most part is that they can still take full responsibility for their actions. A child cannot yet fully distinguish between the bad sides of this life and the good one, and it is easier to mislead a child, so gambling is especially dangerous for children, so I agree that schools should carry out prevention efforts against gambling addiction

And would you agree with him in implementing gambling prevention education in schools?

So instead of the government working on this, they want teachers to do all the work? It's a joke if you ask me.

Teachers are there to teach. When you're good at math or chemistry it's your job to focus on that part. Teachers are not there to do jobs that parents should be doing. Their job is not to be protectors of the public, it's the job of politicians, the police, the judicial system and so on. Saying that schools should do it is like saying that now they're giving 100% of their time and effort to teaching kids how to read, write and count. Now they should put 80% of their effort into that and 20% into making sure kids don't drink, smoke, gamble and take drugs.

I believe teens are aware of what they are doing.  Teens have already consciousness about the things they are doing let alone grown-up men.  They are into sports betting not because they are rooting for their favorite team but because they want to win money on top of being a fan.


Instead of gambling prevention, I think it is much better to conduct a responsible gambling awareness campaign.  It is much better to tackle how to gamble responsibly than shutting the gambling or preventing kids from gambling since it is very hard to implement such things due to the technology.  Aside from that often times there are curious teens that intentionally breach the restriction due curiosity.  I believe giving awareness on how to gamble responsibly is way more effective in reducing teens having gambling addiction than preventing them.

So why has the school administration not tried to implement such gambling education in their students as an initiative knowing their kids on the campus are already making worse mistakes in life?  

The school should be the first to blame and they really tried to publish the kind of article to tell the world their school hasn't done something.

I definitely agree that schools should educate teenagers about the risks of gambling.  Just as they offer warnings about smoking, they oughta do the same when it comes to gambling apps and websites that are so easy to access on phones these days.  A lot of kids view these things as harmless entertainment and figure it's easy money, but gambling can become a serious issue before you even realize it and

Like that guy said, most teens are oblivious to the downsides here.  Schools have a responsibility to reveal the realities about gambling to students before it's too late.  And for real maybe even some adults could use a reminder about this stuff too.  The marketing for these gambling sites can be pretty deceiving with all those ads everywhere.