Topic: Concerns grow over online gambling among teens - page 3. (Read 3411 times)

Are there real numbers how many underaged gamblers there are now compared to previous years? In the youtube video it was told about 90% increase, but are there any proof of that or any more details? 90% increase can be different. It can be that 10 out of 100k students were gambling last year, and now 19 students out of 100k gamble. That is a 90% increase, but in general that is close to nothing. 

The school has to be the one to focus more on this than those pronouns that teach them to be part of that LGBTQ. The schools today have lost their marbles and they even fired teachers who do not agree with these LGBTQ rights.

Schools protecting their children from addicting gadgets and gambling I think is a more appropriate approach, no phones allowed on the campus will be a good rule. And maybe making the campus a dead signal for wifi?

Without a doubt teens need to be educated about it, however are they willing to listen? After all we must remember that many teens today believe themselves to be more wise than other teens on the past and even wiser than most people in general, and when you believe yourself to be above others, it is unlikely those teens will hear their advice, so it is a very complicated topic as there is not really an easy way to solve this problem.

Kids today only need cash or crypto to join. Its hard to keep them away. They're smart and will risk behind our backs. Education is the greatest approach, not harsh bans. We need to get down with these kids and discuss gambling's pros and cons. They must understand the stakes, literally and symbolically, not just be told. Show them the thrills and dangers. If they can understand it, they may reduce their gambling on their own, which is great. We cant stop them, but by being upfront and educating them, we can help them make better choices. Support, understanding, and guidance (not control) are key. We can guide them through temptations that way

Yet still making KYC requirements necessary didn't stop them from gambling. Teenage years or younger don't they are the same, if the adult got addicted and hasn't turned their life around after it, these teens are more susceptible to gambling. Just looking at those casino logos with cartoon characters makes them want to click and play.


Someone else did it, and these kids quickly applied themselves using the apps and they were very thoughtful that they tagged fellow students.

18 is still an age for caution I agree and most arent that great at managing their money at that time.   I can remember that it can be hard to juggle all the bills especially when they are new and having enough money to stay in college isnt easy.

The biggest problem will remain gambling at early teens which is made available via mainstream games.   Normal sports games on a PC or action games can include some element of gambling and people have sued with that argument on the basis of losses which should not be part of a game or a possibility at an early age.

This is another reason to justify KYC requirements to wager on any type of online gambling platform. Obviously you want to discourage gambling until the legal age of consent. In my country you have to be 18 to gamble which is teenage years but I feel like the purpose of this thread is about younger teenagers.

We have to educate children about the pitfalls of excessive gambling. Maybe it needs to be done at school level.

In this era, doing gambling is not much difficult. You only need to have some money or crypto and you can gamble at most of the sites. It is very hard to stop teens from gambling, because if we deny them gambling, they may still do it hiddenly without their elders or parents knowing about it.
The best thing we can do is to educate them and have a consoling sessions with them. Tell them the pros and cons of gambling and let them or help them decide if the gambling at such an early age is good or bad for them. They will not completely stop gambling but if they are able to lower their activities, it will be an achievement.

Health classes sound great, but if these classes were effective, then all young people would be non-smokers, non-drinkers, and so on. I don't see anything like this around. The same thing will happen with gambling education - teenagers will not stop gambling.

And what solution do they offer? Ban smartphones?
This war against gambling was initially lost, because gambling, thanks to the Internet and the power of smartphones, is available to any child.

Children and teenagers are more susceptible to such influences, such as gambling, due to their age (not strong minds).
 
This will practically not change the situation for the better, because preventive education against smoking and alcohol doesn't show any fruitful results. History will repeat itself with gambling education.

Agree, we cannot object to technological reasons, but once technology has made such great strides, education should also rely on technology to make breakthroughs and change new approaches, there are quite a few families with knowledgeable parents, they know the impact of technology and rely on technology to better manage their children, not completely control activities, just to know what their child is doing and what the level of education is. This society needs such civilization, young people are sometimes busier and more educated and also reduce the frequency of gambling activities, that's all.

Exactly, gambling is growing very rapidly among the teenage generation because teenagers only see the positive side, namely when one of the teenagers often gets the jackpot and he often tells about his gambling experience, then by itself it will attract or encourage other teenagers to enter the gambling circle.

And it is true, now parents have not succeeded or are not maximal in educating and directing their children in positive activities, this can be caused by the lack of firmness and discipline applied in educating their children. Moreover, supported by increasingly sophisticated technological developments, teenagers can easily carry out the gambling they want without their parents' knowledge.

With the growing of the technologies, that should makes parents be careful to guide their children. Parents doesn't know what their children will do if they don't follow or not closer to their children. Parents can communicate and discuss many things to their children but unfortunately, not many parents can do that so many children have their wrong way to socialize.

What you did with your father shows to us that parents needs to adapt with the current situation so they can use the technology properly. They must learn that so they can teach their children for a good things and not use it for a bad things. But parents doesn't have to show their gambling activity to their children especially if parents know that can lead their children to curious for more and will search for themselves.

One of main problems on which my kids are really that addicted to the game Roblox on which it did really lessen out their social skills with other people and even to us parents where communication is really that
becomes less on which we know that this isnt really that good and this is why as a parent then we should really be that responsible as a parent and making our kids at least having that lessen or restrict or having limitations on having that game time. Yes, this wont really be that talks about gambling but we do know that in game purchases could really also make that be resulting into those kind of impulsive
approach which might lead to stealing on the moment that they would be finding some funds to buy up items on game which we know that it is really that bad.

Now that gambling is really that freely be that advertised on different mediums then high chances that our kids would really be able to see these ads and on the moment that their curiosity is really that been
hooked up then this is the time or moment that they might really be trying or testing it out.On the moment that you wont really be able to see or notice it out then
it would really be leading to possible addiction and this is why making up some open-forum sometimes with your kids is really that recommended.

It needs to be acknowledged that everyone definitely wants rewards that are obtained for free. With luck, we can get big rewards from gambling with just a small amount of capital, but this is not certain because it is also difficult to get this, that is gambling. and teenagers are of course a time when they are on fire, either with their social environment or with their desires, they definitely want a lot of money because they have a lot of things they want and to fulfill them they need a lot of money, unfortunately they take the wrong action by gambling and hoping for a big win, but This actually makes them addicted, in fact the rate of people who are addicted can certainly increase every day if you look at the whole country.

Even though parents can telephone their children at any time, that doesn't prevent them from gambling, apart from that, parents certainly won't be able to supervise their children all day long because of course parents also have their own activities. only themselves will decide how they respond to this. It is necessary to pay attention to the development of teenagers today, because I don't think it is surprising that many teenagers nowadays are familiar with and engage in online gambling. because their opportunity to be able to know and carry out online gambling is wide open, so the decision is up to them.

Teens have always waited for chances as this in all restricted behaviors including alcohol and drugs. Gambling knowledge spreads faster like a virus, for its monetary rewards, which clips in a teens memory and wouldn't free up space for other thoughts to go in till he's long over due in the habit. The challenge is frictionlessly dwelling more than it should in all societies and have emerged as a long lasting trouble. Parents can't help as they weren't conditioned to monitor in all times what kids operate on phones. Ever since the online settings was birthed, underaged players have succeeded in tricking not only guardians, but the government into a durable mental fatigue, which relentlessly troubles them towards finding a more effective restrictive method.

Educate them on what will happen to their life if they will traverse the path of a person who is into gambling and a person whon  will acquire a degree or appropriate education. We don't want to discriminate people but we need to lay down the reality of things. As we can't guide these youngsters throughout their life, they need to learn on their own accord how to fight the battle of life.
Forcing them to school may only end up sideways. So let them find their own pace on this aspect but still, educate them the pros and cons of being educated and just a vagrant in the community. They always have their own choice on this matter.

The fast pase of advancement we are experiencing in technology is something we don't have a total control over and this by extension makes it not so easy putting the restrictions that we may need to get our kids from really getting involved with some of these things, it will be even better to get them educated about it and the possible danger it can cause them because trying so hard to stop or restrict them may even result in them been very inquisitive and wanting to know why you are very concerned about it and trying to stop them from getting involved.

I can relate to this since I have kids who really enjoyed playing online games. But I make sure that I monitor what they're playing and also limit their use of gadgets. Because if you just let them explore (especially there are many influencers now promoting online casino) they might really try to play a gambling game out of curiosity.

Usually in private school. They don't allow their students to use gadgets to focus on studies (but this is during class hours).

It's an issue to analyze, due to the rapid growth and dissemination of what digital has provided us, it has brought comfort and ease in seeking information, including doing things online that were previously only possible physically, such as registering at casinos, this has created a gap for even minors to register at casinos, this is one of the trade-offs.

We cannot force young people in schools to simply stop playing, this will only make the situation worse and also create new ways of circumventing any attempt at a ban. What you should do is try to convince through lectures and communication.

I agree with both of you: new technology emerges, and the way things grow this time around, the children are now the ones who teach their parents how to make use of new technology, operate computer systems, and even access online casinos.
 
Like the other day when I was with my dad and he was busy going through old news papers and compelling some books that have past match records that he was using to make his next pool game prediction, I had to show him how to use his smart phone to check through live scores and even past match events for any game of his choice.