Topic: I think gambling is inbuilt, kids don't learn it anywhere, they do it! - page 8. (Read 1459 times)

From my point of view, gambling is not hereditary. Even if I were a gambler, that doesn't mean my children will become one. Gambling depends on where you live, what culture you are from, what kind of society it is, and how much exposure gambling gets. If there is no way to support, promote, or operate gambling activity, there is no way one would become a gambler. When I live in it, it's pretty exposed. So it is common for teenagers to get involved in gambling. So it's obvious the government won't be able to reduce gambling even if they want. The main fault is the environment that encourages gambling not hereditary.

I agree with OP in a way. People do gamble with or without it being advertised.
That said, the less gambling there is in the media, the better. At least we won't be responsible for indirectly telling people to gamble.
I have nothing against gambling, but I wouldn't tell my child to go gamble. Allowing ads is like telling someone to do something, because that's how they're constructed.
"Buy our product, eat this, wash clothes with that, drive this, you know you want it!"


Isn't it socially acceptable? I haven't seen gambling being attacked, or deemed unacceptable. To be honest, people treat unemployed people worse than they tread employed gamblers, at least where I live.

Sex is evolutionarily rooted in our systems, making sure our species thrives for reproduction. Comparing that to alcohol is weird to say the least.

Advertising does have an impact for as long as society as a whole hasn't had that massive exposure before. But once gambling founds its way into the middle of society, gambling could most likely be reduced but still get more people to play because of word of mouth and general exposure due to family, friends and whatever other people someone is dealing with.

Do you remember the days when there was radio advertisement? You couldn't even touch the product, not even see it, and yet radio advertisement has an effect on buying or consumption decisions. The reason is that it wires desires or memories subconsciously. Having gambling advertisements everywhere and connected to popular faces or brands or sports legitimizes gambling subconsciously. It makes it socially acceptable.

Assuming that there is a % of people who tend to catch an addiction, what happens if instead of 10,000 people 1,000,000 people in a certain area pursue a potentially addictive activity? It happens to be that we have more addicts because %*10,000 is less than %*1,000,000. Advertisement plays an important role in getting people to do or consume stuff. 

So you think that adds are responsible for people's addictions?
Many people are addicted to alcohol, but you can see it everywhere. You go to a store and there are rows of liquors to choose from and kids can go there, look at these fancy bottles thinking what's inside.
What about sex? We don't advertise sex, right? But we do advertise condoms. It's like an indirect way of promoting sex.
If a kid can go to a twitch channel and see people gambling, how is not allowing TV to mention gambling going to stop them from trying it?

IMO We are all exposed to smoking, drinking, and gambling and it's up to us to not get addicted.
In my country they don't promote smoking and drinking in any way, but many of my friends still smoke and drink.

Of course not everything, and I think some things will remain that way because not all are capable to do what others can do. I can picture what you are talkin about there clearly in my head. I can feel the crowd and excitement. It was fun experience overall.

I think this is something that can't totally be imitated by the online gambling. Luckily like I said earlier, there are still like that who remained. For those who are looking for some nostalgia, can always find the nearest betting arena and see the schedules being posted there. Online gambling still provides a comfort and safety. And then arguing if which team will win is still possible but you will mostly do it alone.

Yes, gambling is ingrained in our DNA as humans, it's not a myth, it's not just the small children you mentioned who bet even when no one taught them to bet, i also bet quite often ^{(my friends and i have also bet on candy)} with friends when there was a small argument that we had when i was very young.  governments in countries that want to eradicate gambling are actually quite stupid in doing that, gambling will not be possible to eliminate for everyone, there will continue to be people who gamble even at a very young age, i continue to encourage gambling that is well educated and also responsible.

The kids mostly get to know about the gambling from their friends as compared to their parents already in the gambling.The gambling was the game and used by the all sect of age group people.The government play major role to create the law for the gamblers,it was most important for the children.Because if the government had create the law for the kids not to involve in the gambling sites.Then the gambling sites should not include the kids to the game.This was the reason by which the gambling sites ask the user to verify the kyc to the gambling sites.The kids should follow the rule made by their government for them.

It is harder, yes. Because of those reasons and more.
It is still possible of we educate ourselves on what to do in certain scenarios. It is said there is no book or guide so parents can learn how to be good parents and raise their children, however in reality there are some books or texts which address parenting from several points of views: religious point of view, discipline point of view, educational point of view, etc.
One is not supposed to go all blind in such a travel through parenting life. In my opinion.

That's the first I've read about this. I searched some write ups on this and there are evidence that suggests it is but even the researchers admit it's not that conclusive and need further research.

I'm curious to know if they were boys. I ask because this betting probably came from their masculine trait of being compete.

I think kids learn about betting from somewhere but being competitive is a built in trait for boys at least.

This means that today's parent's task is harder than that of parents a few years ago when there was no more advanced technology than now. The children do more physical activity than non-physical activities to socialize with many other children. And parents can teach everything they know to their children so that their children can protect themselves socially. They can also know what they can and cannot do, especially older people, because nowadays, young people tend to have the courage to fight against older people. They even easily report their teachers if they tell them to do something while at school.

And today's children, using their smartphones, can explore many things via the internet. Many people also discover online gambling, so many of them are curious and end up gambling. This is something that parents need to pay attention to so that they can pay more attention to their children in their relationships.

Filtering and educate them on what things they are not supposed to do as they are still children.
It is normal for children and toddlers to be curious and wonder what gambling is and why people partake on it, and since they learn it from Television, it is very likely their school companions and friends will also know about it, so they end up sharing what they saw on their TV programs, discuss about it and practice it.
Children are not only limited to imitating what others people do around them, what they see on comics and shows also have a lot of influence over them, and if we keep in mind that today, many parents are more interested in letting their toddlers to watch their TVs and Smartphones unsupervised, it is a situation which becomes more critical and worth of our attention.

In the end, children will end up knowing what gambling is, it is the job of the family to teach the good and bad which comes from it.

You are not wrong to analyze what happened to the child's environment, and yes in the case you described above is a form of gambling with bets on guessing activities that children do with their friends, and gambling practices through betting often occur in community activities, such as who loses then he pays for the game they do, this can also be said to be a hereditary activity in society.
But my personal view is that it does not have a severe effect on children, unlike online gambling which can destroy a person because of gambling addiction.

What the government in your country is doing is a good action to eradicate the abuse by the owners of social media in serving ads to the activity. What the government is doing in your country is a good action to eradicate the abuse by social media owners in serving advertisements to children's activities when using social media or the internet that could appear on their screens because it cannot be controlled, and we know that children always try what makes them curious, so the policy will have positive implications for suppressing the potential development of children's interest in gambling which can destroy children's growth.

Oh those governments... They can't outlaw gambling totally. Why? Because it's a huge money stream. It's obvious, even if they don't say so. The truth: trying to erase it? That will make it flourish wildly throughout all ages, young and old

Big lover of enjoyable online gambling now! The great but is that governments must enhance their efforts. Spread the truth about addiction's hazards. Any addiction, not only gambling! We need many more centers to help addicts. It should be inexpensive, especially for low-income people. Their anguish is greatest. Something must be done now

Yes, I remember it clearly, and it was a wonderful time as a kid being able to watch such entertainment. And yes, small children can easily remember what they see and do what everyone else does. They are great imitators that we have experienced. If they see gambling through other sources, maybe they will try to tell their friends about it, and in the end, they will try to gamble exactly like what they saw before. This is the role of parents towards their children so that they can supervise their children better and filter what they see so that they do not become too curious. If parents can guide them well, their children will grow well too,, which is what parents hope for.

We can't watch our children 24/7, but at least we can be with them and do things together. It will provide emotional closeness between parents and their children. And if we can give it more often, they will also be closer to us. This will give them the understanding that they can ask anything they want to know so that parents can explain these things clearly. Perhaps parents need to adjust their explanations to their children's ages so they can accept the explanations well and not go wrong.

You’ll only say “let’s bet it” because you heard it somewhere. Honestly, there’s no way you tell me that we know gambling by default. See, everything kids do is based on what they see, hear, or read. A kid would never gamble if they don’t even know what betting or staking is. It’s because they’ve seen it, heard good stories (cause apparently, no one be it a kid or an adult will do something that is aimless) about it and decide to try it. If your kid ever does something that you don’t do at home, question them to know where they saw it and know how to cut them off from it before they become irredeemable.

The governments of the world cannot ban gambling. It is a good source of revenue for them but they just refuse to admit it. Infact trying to erase it from the minds of their citizens will only lead to a proliferation of it across all age groups.

Yes they should intensify their efforts in spreading awareness about the dangers of being addicted to it just like being addicted to any other thing. Furthermore, they should work to create more centres to help those fight the addiction. It should be affordable for every class of citizens especially those who are low income earners. There is a high incidence of gambling addiction reported within that economic class.

I believe that when all people are born, they are not born with knowledge about games, food and everything that exists on earth. As they grow up and live with other people, they begin to learn things that those close to them say and do. So, if you have a month-old baby, and you start consuming a lot of alcohol and are addicted to gambling, then as that baby grows into an adult, it will be copying the same things that you are doing, In other words, when the baby becomes an adult, he will be addicted to gambling and alcohol.

But if that baby is raised by a mother who doesn't drink alcohol and doesn't gamble while you drink alcohol and play a lot but don't spend many hours at home, then the baby will grow up without addictions, because he will copy his mother. What often happens is that when children go to play with their friends, they also copy their friends' defects, things like betting on who gets to one of their other friends' houses first, like betting when they play football. but this is not betting on gambling sites, it is a simple children's game

When children become adults they even forget or no longer have the desire to play those children's games. With that I say again: no one is born addicted to gambling, no one is born addicted to alcohol, drugs, sex or anything else. All people acquire addictions when they live with or are exposed to environments with addicted people

You can ban gambling ads all you want but people will still have access to know about gambling. Anyone who visits twit h, YouTube, kick, tiktok, bitcointalk, or 1000 other sites will be able to find out about gambling.

It's actually silly for any government to try to erase gambling from their citizens minds. Would be better to just inform the people of the risks and help them to understand what they could lose.

It's easier to correct or force a child to do anything while they are still young and does not have freedom and right own they own,  at that point,  is more easier for the parent to be able to guide,  correct,  and controls the actions of their kids,  this is most important because at some point,  it become difficult to achieve such if not at the early stage.

I don't agree with the presumption that gambling is in-built,  the child doesn't have a DNA of gambling and gambling is not something that have a genetic traces so we have to be mindful of what we belief or act on,  such as in this case,  we as parents indeed have a big role to play in the well being of our growing kids and be able to properly mentor them into something better and significant to all that come around and in contact with them as their grow up in the society

Gambling can come in different ways, children always have this mindset of wining in an argument with there friends or playmate, everyone does that. But in a situation where money is involve and the child continues insisting to bet for money trust me that child will grow up with a betting mindset, and if care is not taking that child continues to exhibit the habit of betting. Sometimes the environment where children find themselves matter alot. Have you not heard of the saying charity begins at home, so any child that grows up with a betting habit learnt it from home and it is not called heredity, I will call it lack of discipline.
At the other hand parents are to be blamed for their child betting habit ? Parents play a huge role in the life of there child, the society will not be hold responsible for a child betting habit, I will not blame any site that allows little children to gamble because they're also looking for money and we should not expect them to stop looking for money.