Topic: The challenges of protecting children from gambling - page 2. (Read 469 times)

I think it's irresponsible of a parent to take their kid into a casino or sports betting shop. Parents have a very crucial role to play in this. They have to constantly educate the kids not to gamble and let them know that while gambling is not illegal, it is not allowed for kids below the age to gamble in that jurisdiction making it a crime for them to be involved in gambling, both online and offline. It's just like constantly warning them against smoking.

Also, casinos and sports betting outlets should have a strict policy against underage gambling. If a kid comes to gamble in their shop they should ask for an ID. I know kids can always get fake IDs but that will limit the rate at which they gamble.
Another thing is the government having strict laws against it too. If you allow a kid to gamble in your shop without an ID, you face a penalty. So asking for an ID is a way of freeing yourself from any punishment if it's a fake ID.

A lof of the job of keeping the kid off gambling is the parent's. With advancing technology, parents have to keep looking for ways to build a bridge of trust with their kids so when they tell them not to involve in a thing they listen.

In our country there are no physical shops for gambling but still people are gambling and don't let the faculty and public to know about this fact. Those who are talented will never go towards gambling and also I have noted one thing that if a family member of an individual is involved in gambling then others will also be effected by his activities so try to make sure that your child is far from that person.

Don't give enough money to your child and always keep check on their pocket money that on which things he is spending his money because so many individuals are wasting money in bad activities like gambling. We cannot deny the fact that gambler will always focus on collecting money to gamble but they will not utilize their money to make their family happy and home prosperous.

If you are really that worried for your kids to see those things then i could say that there's no way that you could really be able to stop it out since those things are already that been part of our daily lives
considering that ads could really be flashed out on everywhere and since everything could be connected to internet then it would really be  that basically inevitable on not to see those.
This is why if you are really that having those doubts then it would really be better that you should really be that having that kind of self awareness and making up those kind of explaination into your children
that gambling is something that should really be avoided out because of the things that it could possibly give into someones life.

It is really just that a matter of parenting since not all would really all the time we are watching them on the things that they do see and done on everyday on which it really that so hard
for you to monitor on everything. Therefore, you would really be educating them on what are the things that must be done if you do like for them to be wary on things and wont
really be that easily be ended up on miserable or having those engagement.

True, the digital world is the single biggest trigger for someone to fall into the world of gambling, no matter the age, children, youth and even the elderly are very likely to get involved in the world of gambling when they are active enough in terms of playing social media, And yes what is worrying is someone who is still underage where now I see that children of that age spend more time playing smartphones which they can operate by themselves and this intelligence can make it very easy for them to reach the world of gambling, plus as we see that now social media is one of the biggest places for most casinos to promote with the aim of attracting more customers.

This is a worrying situation in the midst of the onslaught of an increasingly sophisticated digital world that can reach everyone regardless of age, and obviously this is a big task for all parents who have children who are still minors where they must really limit the activities of their children in various ways such as limiting their play environment and also limiting them in terms of smartphone use, and also yes as you said that if for example we are a gambler then try us to really keep our gambling activities secret, do not let children who are minors see it.

You're worried with the physical casinos that are being seen by kids through signboards but you know what's worrying? The swarm of ads from a lot of casinos that are in the banners of search engines that they're showing results of anything that are not even related to casino.

That's more worrying and with a lot of influencers having to attach a video of a casino ad at the end of their contents, that seems crazy as they get hefty amount of money there and they're getting a lot of money out of those videos and as well as commissions.

There's no restriction on what age bracket can see those ads.

We are in computer age right now where everything is going digital and children become so smart to knowing some certain things they ought not to know at a tender age so the only way to exonerate one's children from playing gambling is to make sure that they have something they are always occupied with such that they will not have time to be influenced by things that their friends are doing and again, to protect your children from gambling you must make sure that they haven't caught you playing gambling and if you are a gambler, don't be too open to discuss about your gambling life with others in front of your children because children easily starts to copy what they see there parents does.

The first teachers of every child is the parents therefore,  parents should educate their children about some sensitive things even before the children get to know them on their own.  As children, their brains tend to absorb every information they come accross. We are now in an era where children are exposed to different information from the Internet. Most of these information can either make or mar the child, this is why parents have to first educate their children about some sensitive things adults do which includes gambling and let them know their disadvantages too. Parents too who gamble should be careful not to gamble in front of children who might want to try it out one day. It is very dangerous to allow children learn about gambling on their own because it is difficult for children to control their emotions. Children easily get carried away with fun and excitement. A child who begins to gamble at an early age might get too excited with the fun or money he/she is getting and with time addiction will set in.

This is true, I've seen a gambler with his daughter on the counter placing bets. At first, I had to think about it, but overlooked the thought on other distractions. It's quite a serious trouble because some of these places are not being regulated towards parents coming in with their kids. Players who do this, don't know about the implications of taking children to gambling shops, as you said. In a situation like this, where a parent unknowingly encourages their kids to become future avid gamblers, I don't see any valid means of stopping the child. The best security for a child's safety is his parent. Not just on physical gambling platforms but gambling online around kids isn't encouraged. Who would stop this, aside from the other spouse in the family, if they discover that such a thing is happening? I think the world will have to deal with a lot of gambling issues in the future.

With the increasing number of parents warming up their kids toward premature gambling habits. Recently, people don't talk much about some issues, for their mental health, but if a spouse tries to stop her husband from gambling within the vicinity of kids, a quarrel could erupt. Thereby, affecting the serenity of the home. And adding insult to the injury, by getting the kids more emotionally demoralized. I'd allocate the solution to gamblers to be watchful of their behavior towards kids. Respecting one's habit and controlling it will help a gambler to rethink whenever he wants to take such silly actions. An external force may not be efficient in saving kids, from this painful experience. If their protector doesn't care about safeguarding them, who would? Parents should be prepared or trained to appropriately safeguard their kids from problem gambling or reckless lifestyle.

This is a tough one but this actually depends like where are you located for example in my area before getting to a casino shop you'll have to walk for awhile. Parents can actually protect their kids from all sort of distraction if only the parent is willing to do so. As a child growing up, I never learnt some certain things from my parent so what I'm trying to say is every parent have a role to play, if you actually want your child to gamble you can send that child to a casino shop always or probably never hide such act from the child, children nowadays can be so sensitive. The only thing that bothers me is the social media, we all know social media do advertise betting sites and app or even go further to educate the public on how to gamble, seeing little children with android phones and from my opinion they easily get this mindset of gambling at a young age.  

Gambling is not really good for children because they don't have their own personal money to gamble, and secondly when you are a gambler you should not allow your children to know exactly the protocols of gambling when they are not up to twenty years because if they start gambling at tender age that will lead them to stealing, gambling is directly meant for someone who is already working and earning like monthly or weekly, not someone who is feeding under the parents, its an independent person that have the full rights to gamble because when the gambling is against him or her it will be the one that will carry the cross alone.

However this is not easy. Yes education is good, but with proper guidance and restriction provided by casinos or house itself will be very good. Just imagine the amount of information that those kids can get from social media, online platforms, yt shorts, and advertisements. That can easily surmount the teachings of the parents. But if the casino itself, have regulations that minor cannot play, these things can easily be stopped. However it is the other way around.

For me, I would expose my children more unto sports for the meantime. So when he is in the right age, still he may have the hunger, but at least my kids already are at the right age to make their own decisions.

Basically, children may be a little reluctant to enter a brick-and-mortar casino, as the place is filled with adults. but taking a minor to a place where they are not allowed to go (a brick and mortar casino), this is clearly behavior that can harm the child. Because it is feared that later children will imitate what their parents do (gamble). Because he is still a minor and does not yet have financial independence and mature thinking, it is feared that his gambling activities could hinder his growth and development and have a negative impact on the child's future. Apart from that, this can also encourage the child's behavior to be dishonest and often lie, in order to get some money for gambling.

However, compared to physical casinos, it seems that online casinos are more dangerous than physical casinos, because nowadays children's lives cannot be separated from cellphones and social media. On social media there are lots of advertisements and content related to gambling. Therefore, it is very important for us to always ensure and monitor our child's development and behavior as best as possible.

Children get familiar with gambling when they are in an environment that gambling is exposed to them, this can lead them to quickly embrace gambling.  That is why it is the duty of parents to choose environment where their kids should be raised. Another way of children getting into gambling is when they are exposed to the Internet and social media early,  their are lots of gambling advertisements on social media, a child who have been hearing about gambling can pick interest to give a try to play gamble. Peer group,  can also be the a reason why a child should pick interest in playing gambling.

Parents have lots of role to play to make sure their children don't become gamblers at a tender age, with help of parents playing their role it will really help their kids going into gambling which can really affect them.

Well, you need to take some countermeasures at first because these things are inevitable even if you don't talk about them in front of them when they are young, eventually, they will find out about it and get influenced by their friends or some other people they see on the internet. By nurturing them well while they are young and still listening to you, you can just prevent them and tell them everything about it so that they are aware of everything they come across in the future. At least they already know the danger ahead of them and with consistent supervising them everyday, you can protect them easily from getting addicted with it.

Educate them, this is the only way to protect them especially if their parents are into gambling as well.
With the technology that we have right not, the risk of getting exposed are high and we can’t stop them if they already know how to gamble, what we can do is to educate them and let them understand the risk of gambling and the possible effect of this if they will gamble irresponsibly. As a parent, we should do our best to protect our children and guide them, this is our role.

If there would really be some sufficient budget then it would really be great but actually this kind of problem is something that falls down into that parenting matters on which we know that whenever your children
do get involved into something then parenting would really be taking up some part with that on which i do partly agree but not in general. I do agree into those words above that not everything would be solely
be blamed into parenting because there are really children whose really that hard headed on which no matter how well their parents giving out those warnings and advises about things but still
ends up on dealing up with something those risky things then this one is really up into their decisions.

In todays technology advancement then it would really be that totally prone into these kind of things on which our children would be or something that do talks
about being non avoidable. This is why self awareness and explanation is something that relevant.

The worst mistake parents will do is to allow children to gamble, they can’t control themselves by then, because they are still young, and they might end up doing crazy things which they are not suppose to do. When you notice any strange behavior about gambling from your children, then try to stop them, and make sure you enlighten them about gambling, and the bad aspects of gambling which is addiction.

As a parents if your children see you visiting a gambling house, then you are encouraging your children also to gamble, and whenever they start gambling, and they get addicted to gambling, you can never blame them, because you introduced them to gambling indirectly, and you can’t convince them to stop gambling, because they know you are also a gambler.

Yes, don't stop for a quick bet when you are with your children, and always keep telling them that gambling is a negative thing and one shouldn't gamble. They might come to know about it later on but they will remember your words and teachings and will hopefully not become gambling addicts.

When you want to gamble, you are not supposed to do it when you have your kids with you. If you feel an strong urge for gambling at some point when you are passing by the casino, just go home, drop the kids home, and then go back to the casino for making the few quick bets you were about to make.

Upbringing of children play a great role at safeguarding them from negative aspects of the society because they would have everything in their minds and wouldn't go towards things that their parents have asked them not to do.

Going down to some undeveloped areas, we can count a good number of gambling shops which at most becomes their major source of income, these gamblers are increasing where as people now invest in owning a gambling store and as a matter of fact the owners/management are making quite enough profits. It should not interest me on how they decide to use their win, when they are not profounded with the right knowledge they are prone to making selfish and wrong decisions. For instance, I know a few people whom after winning their gambling, will immediately reimburse the gambling store by gambling even more to win bigger but how unfortunate they ends up going home with little or nothing.

I wonder what penalty should be given to this gambling store defaulters, when they allow underage to pertake in gambling activities?

The challenges include online accessibility, exposure to gambling advertising, inadequate regulation, parental awareness, and ineffective age verification.
Addressing these challenges requires collaboration among government agencies, regulators, industry stakeholders, educators, parents, and communities to implement robust policies, raise awareness, and provide support services for families affected by underage gambling.