Topic: The challenges of protecting children from gambling - page 4. (Read 469 times)

I think the big responsibility here goes on parents first because they are the ones who are placed to educate their children on what it is good and what is bad. We all know that gambling is considered as a bad habit since it has a lot of negative sides such as addiction.

Because of the Internet, we can say that it is inevitable for someone to not face any of those casinos ads especially if you have a very smart and curious child. So it is necessary that you educate your child and supervise his network activities, because even if some casinos require a significant age to enter we all know that this option is easy to zap and our generation is getting smarter especially when it comes to the new technologies. When it comes to physical casinos and betting places as you mentioned,  I don't think they let children go in especially if they are not with a company of an adult person. It is important to educate your children about the risks that comes with gambling and to set rules that they should follow to know that there are boundaries and structures to follow and explain the consequences of breaking those rules. Most importantly be a good example for your kids, show them what how a real good behaviour with money should be and keep communicating with you children, make them comfortable to talk about any concern or subject and try to make them discover an activities they can occupy themselves with instead of going into a toxic environment such as gambling world.

That's actually the case, gamblers do not like to undergo the KYC process. Gambling sites with KYC most likely be avoided by a lot of gamblers, this is not to hide their age, but it is to maintain anonymity. However, to simply verify the age of the users before they can access the website, children can simply deceive the website by entering an incorrect age. There's no way to remove their access this way until the website verifies the true age of the user.

The remaining 10% is our responsibility, meaning that when we witness children under the age of eighteen gambling in a gambling house, we should warn them and get them out of there. We should also exercise caution when discussing our gambling successes and losses in front of children, as doing so without minding may encourage them to place a wager and experience winnings or losses of their own in the future. Finally, we shouldn't let the kids know how to interpret gambling ticket bets or accompany us to a gambling house.

Just make sure no social worker, or neighbor sees you doing it because in many countries they will take your children away. I've heard that in the EU, especially Sweden and the Nederlands if someone finds out you hit your child even once you'll get the police knocking on your door.  For the record, I don't beat mine, but I do shout and threaten them at times with a TV or sweets ban because there's no other way of getting to that little brain of theirs.

The best way to stop children from gambling at early age is to set a clear age rule and not even allow them to step in the door of a casino, but stopping children from gambling online is more of  job for the parents.

Simple, all sites require (KYC) before they can play.

However, most casinos do not provide these. Because user don't like being ask by KYC, the only things in online we can do for verified the age is always based ask the KYC in front before they actually can access the website.

Make the website cannot being access after the register before the KYC is passed.

Children don't go to physical shops to play bet, bet agents don't even give them that privilege to go close to their shops not to talk of entering inside to play a bet. You cannot stop the company from having physical shops because of children. and even if the children go online, most bet companies make your 18+ before they allow you register on their site, with proven ID Cards. Why would a parent even go to a betting shop with his child, that's wrong, the correction should be on the side of the parents not go with their children to a betting shop, because as a parent you must set a standard and protect your children from going into gambling at an early age, and don't play gamble in front of them.

Not all children will fully follow their parents' character, let alone their habits, so there's nothing you need to worry about either, it seems like your country is free and illegal, unlike my country, all offline gambling, such as shops, are not allowed to operate, let alone online gambling here, so still Children can still play online gambling, especially in your country where it is free and legal, of course it will be very easy for children there to try gambling, but again, every child has a different curiosity.

As parents we cannot forbid children to avoid gambling because basically whatever we prevent cannot necessarily prevent them from gambling, for example they can learn it from the internet or from their friends who play with them, so we cannot hide anything or forbid them, especially in countries where it is legal obviously it will be very difficult because they can still find gambling shops everywhere, the best advice is to explain about gambling when they ask what gambling is, so that when we explain it for sure they are very satisfied with the answer and don't want to find out let alone trying to play it. 

They will always find a way to have access on gmbling platforms if they would want to. Best thing is to be a guidance to them and to set a morale that gambling could yield to worse situations. They might be aware of it but everyone needs a reminder from time to time until they possess the initiative of not doing so. Have them watched shows, I believe it is also a primary source of learning for children at a young age. You may also limit their access to money and funds that would allow them to bet. Be on watch as well with your child's friends. There are many ways and the goal should be to keep away their interest in this activity. Also, invest time knowing when did they started gambling and where did they learn about it.
You may also block the common gambling sites they are engaging themselves with. Have them supervised as much as possible to be on watch of the things they enjoy; correction of behavior will then be implemented.

Theorically, it is within the responsibilities of parents to educate their children and keep an eye on them, so they won't be victim of their own curiosity and start gambling within being aware of what they implications are for them and also for their future (economically speaking).
I can relate to the problem you are talking about because many people ignore that in many developing countries laws against bet shops and casinos providing services to minors are not enforced by police or authorities whatsoever, either because local corruption or because it is perceived not as a problem by police. So it is up only to parents to safeguard their children from all those advertisement billboards on the streets and on internet.
They are two approaches to take as a parent, either to hide gambling completely from children or educate them and break the taboo, so they understand from their childhood that gambling is not a piece of money and it could actually hurt them emotionally.

Children are smarter than their parents assume they are, ironically, so even if they tried to hide gambling from them, children will allow their curiosity to guide them.

Physical shops are never a problem to child gambling, because inasmuch as these betting shops are common this day, they are have strict rules to allowing only people above the age of 18years, which has always been the same to online casinos. Hence, judging from the scenerio you just explained above, I think the best and only way to stop children from picking interest in gambling is for parents to stop carrying their kids along while going to gamble, because though this may seem normal, it does have a phycological effect (i.e of want) it stimulates in the heads of these kids whenever they see their parents gambling. Hence, the best solution is to stop exposing them to gambling, be it physical or digital.

Indeed, children who are underage and still have access to gambling can be really vulnerable to dangers. Casinos and other gambling establishments should know better than to allow minors indulge in gambling activities but this isn't solely the responsibility of the casino or the gambling establishment owners to tackle kids who choose to gamble, the parents of the children or minors also have a vital role to play in detecting signs of gambling or gambling addiction in their kids and do something to help them before it gets out of hand and become a real problem for them and their relatives around them.

- Knowledge is a must, teach them about probability and how the house edge works.
- If you find them gambling, discipline beat them if their age is still suitable for belting and stuff.
- If they are already addicted to gambling, seek professional help.
- If nothing works, kick them out.

support and become more close to their children can be a way to prevent children to gamble. support can provide motivation and a positive mentality to children. The more time spent with parents, the more indirectly parents can prevent children from other activities, including gambling. However, if it is discovered that a child is gambling, parents should start providing more supervision over the child, including finances. Indeed, gambling is not because parents are negligent, but it arises from their own desires. However, being together with children can minimize this.

The parents are the ones to do this and no one else because they are our children. Everything a child learns starts from the house, and that is why it is the duty of the parents to enlighten their children and the consequences of gambling, and even use someone for an example. Watch the friends that they keep and try to be very close to your children and their friends, so that it will be difficult for your child to hide anything from you.

Parents shouldn't gamble in the present of their children, and always engage them with church activities to enable them work on the right part.

Nothing can be done really, but it's not because the children know they would be in serious 'pot of soup ' literally, if they get caught by their parents or guardian or someone who knows them and know they shouldn't be there, but because they know their age wouldn't allow them, their knowledge of how to play the bet is often skewed, but if they insist, then the owners of the bet shops or gambling houses knows better than to allow children indulge in such habits unless they are orphans, lack child support or are members of street gangs and cults.

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This will sound nuts but physical shops for betting or gambling shouldn't be situated anywhere around schools, residential apartments, markets, religious places. They should be situated far away from places where kids can easily be found. Somewhere far far away. The community should take responsibility for each kids regardless of whether they are their kids or not in sending them away from these places if they are caught gambling. This is the reorientation that they need. Not my kid, not my problem shouldn't be the case because very soon the kid who is gambling and is not yours will soon teach yours how to gamble.

The challenge is on the government and the family, they are the one who will help nurturte the coming generations of the country, so government must educate the parents of the children of the harm of exposing their children at a very young age, and they can also warn or give penalty to gambling platform if they accept children below the age of admittance in gambling premises.

Here in our country, our governemnt is very strict in implementing laws against allowing children to bet, they should have a notification on their premises that they will not allow children to bet, the children cannot protect themselves so we the elder and the one who understand addiction should lead the way.

The best thing you can do if you want kids to be protected is make them aware about gambling and the possible dangers and risks it has if they do it excessively. Trying to completely block children from seeing or knowing about gambling in this time and age is almost impossible, gambling ads is everywhere, so the best thing to protect them is to make them aware about gambling and then educate them.

children learn more from what they see thier parents doing and regardless of the amount of casino or betting shops that's around your neighborhood, if the child hasn't seen the parent going into such places, it's going to be deficult for the child to start going into gambling or to even have the thought to gamble. But from a place of personal experience, I did high school in a neighborhood where always all the street has at least two betting shops and almost all the youth from fifteen upwards are into sports gambling and the way the gambling shops are designed, you can comfortably sit in the shop and watch live matches which makes the children to comfortably hang around most gambling shops although they don't necessarily gamble. Now the reality is that such children have high probability of engaging in gambling at an early age and because they might not be emotionally matured enough to handle some moment of losses that comes with sports gambling, it's possible they might end easily get addicted to gambling.

But then, as a parent you need to put in all the effort to protecting your childs mental health and ensure that circumstances around his upbringing doesn't shape him into becoming a toxic adult.

I cannot find the topic exactly but I am hoping the OP of that topic sees this and highlights the post that I am about to make reference to.

We had a discussion about a country sometime ago where the government do not have any problems with the citizens gambling but heavily frowns against any form of gambling promotion either online or offline by any gambler or person. If governments of other countries can adopt this kind of policy, Gambling shops and outlets will be forced to take off their billboards and signpost, and it will to a good extent protect the underage from being exposed to gambling.

As a parent or a guardian do not try to hide what gambling really is from your children because they will still get to find out and if you are not quick to let them know that gambling should be for fun and should be done responsibly at an age and time when someone has the money to spare for it, some of these children will learn from outside from other people that gambling is a way to make money putting them at the danger of addiction.