These days keeping kids away from mobile is really a hard task, because the education is somehow connected with mobile phones. Kids are allowed to learn through different applications. This is good, but it also have its drawbacks. Parents need to keep watching, but at some point they itself find it to be a disturbance to their kids. Providing them with the limited access could stop them from entering unwanted sites.
It is true that it is quite a challenge to try to keep the kids away from mobile devices, because as we know now they are essential in order to function in our modern society, but even if it's hard we cannot just raise our hands and admit defeat, it is very important that we keep children away from gambling sites, because they are simply not ready to take informed decisions about what to do with their money, assuming they had any to actually gamble.
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September 12, 2022, 01:54:19 AM
September 12, 2022, 01:33:56 AM
everything in gambling depends on the player and the people surrounds him so Yeah either in mobile or in casino houses ? or even in laptop and PC? I think both are addicting and can ruined peoples living.
no matter what it is our decision and action that will bring us there.
no matter what it is our decision and action that will bring us there.
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September 12, 2022, 01:17:59 AM
I really don't get why mobile games are the demon here. Everything has bad apples. Personally, also hate most mobile games that have a paying option, I know even small kids who pay their lunch money just to buy a few crystals or extra lives to play something dumb like Candy Crush clones. But that's the fault of the devs, and they are the ones who need to be punished.
The worst now is crypto is being blamed for P2E nonsense, people buying up loads of NFTs with hard earned savings and then realizing they aren't earning anything back but wasting all their hours breeding.
Phones seem addictive, games seem addictive, crypto seem evil but the real problem is and has always been greedy and unethical devs.
It all depends on how they use it and as long as they can control how long they play and don't forget about other activities, they won't be addicted. But many people continue to play, whether mobile games or gambling games until they lose track of time so they don't do anything but play. We have to prevent this ourselves before it's too late and we'll have a hard time stopping it.The worst now is crypto is being blamed for P2E nonsense, people buying up loads of NFTs with hard earned savings and then realizing they aren't earning anything back but wasting all their hours breeding.
Phones seem addictive, games seem addictive, crypto seem evil but the real problem is and has always been greedy and unethical devs.
Cell phones and all that stuff is a tool and it has two sides that we can use. If we can use it well, nothing will happen to us.
September 12, 2022, 12:57:16 AM
I really don't get why mobile games are the demon here. Everything has bad apples. Personally, also hate most mobile games that have a paying option, I know even small kids who pay their lunch money just to buy a few crystals or extra lives to play something dumb like Candy Crush clones. But that's the fault of the devs, and they are the ones who need to be punished.
The worst now is crypto is being blamed for P2E nonsense, people buying up loads of NFTs with hard earned savings and then realizing they aren't earning anything back but wasting all their hours breeding.
Phones seem addictive, games seem addictive, crypto seem evil but the real problem is and has always been greedy and unethical devs.
The worst now is crypto is being blamed for P2E nonsense, people buying up loads of NFTs with hard earned savings and then realizing they aren't earning anything back but wasting all their hours breeding.
Phones seem addictive, games seem addictive, crypto seem evil but the real problem is and has always been greedy and unethical devs.
September 12, 2022, 12:20:39 AM
These days keeping kids away from mobile is really a hard task, because the education is somehow connected with mobile phones. Kids are allowed to learn through different applications. This is good, but it also have its drawbacks. Parents need to keep watching, but at some point they itself find it to be a disturbance to their kids. Providing them with the limited access could stop them from entering unwanted sites.
It is true that it is quite a challenge to try to keep the kids away from mobile devices, because as we know now they are essential in order to function in our modern society, but even if it's hard we cannot just raise our hands and admit defeat, it is very important that we keep children away from gambling sites, because they are simply not ready to take informed decisions about what to do with their money, assuming they had any to actually gamble.A responsible parent would not just raise hands and accept that kind of defeat. I mean why will you let the technology to pollute your kids mindsets, though we all understand the current situation and everything are more on online services and functions but the authority still in our hands, limiting the use of gadgets and access to the internet still can be done by parents.
If there's a will, there's always a best way. You can counter any threat if you know how to handle it.
Never to allow heavy engagements, even the access is too easy, find ways to divert the attention of those kids or if in case there's already someone who is already addicted to gambling, your capabilities to help are always there.
September 11, 2022, 10:28:02 PM
These days keeping kids away from mobile is really a hard task, because the education is somehow connected with mobile phones. Kids are allowed to learn through different applications. This is good, but it also have its drawbacks. Parents need to keep watching, but at some point they itself find it to be a disturbance to their kids. Providing them with the limited access could stop them from entering unwanted sites.
It is true that it is quite a challenge to try to keep the kids away from mobile devices, because as we know now they are essential in order to function in our modern society, but even if it's hard we cannot just raise our hands and admit defeat, it is very important that we keep children away from gambling sites, because they are simply not ready to take informed decisions about what to do with their money, assuming they had any to actually gamble. September 11, 2022, 10:27:00 PM
It is obvious that with these technological advancements also come some negativities for a lot of people, great example outlined here are gamblers who cannot control their gambling urges. Usually self-exclusion solves this problem. But there are still cases wherein people can access other gambling platforms due to a weak self-exclusion system. By this time, it would be best if the gambler would seek advice from a psychologist regarding their condition. Intervention really is the key and perhaps the last resort for addicted gamblers if they keep on finding ways to gamble even though they want to stop.
Gambling addiction even from mobile gaming has also become rampant these days maybe because mobile gambling has become so easier that even kids these days have learned to access on it and become totally attached. The reason why most of the kids these days become lazy from doing household chores and sometimes turn into dishonest kids so they can ask money from their parents.It's one of the possible ways parents can resort to, to protect their children from the possible effects of gambling. Although this won't really guarantee that their children will be safe from the influence of gambling because like what is already known, gambling is all over the Internet and they can easily have an access to it if the gambling website do not really ask for KYC. In addition, the kids are now getting smarter and more techy which means some kids are already knowledgeable enough to bypass the security.
I still believe that it is much better to educate the children once they reach the right age to understand the concept of gambling. This is to ensure that no matter what they see, hear, or read online, they won't be lost in the wrong path and instead, they will know how to determine a risk and an opportunity and when to do actions that will benefit them.
September 11, 2022, 10:05:52 PM
If gambling is very accessible, that would be very dangerous. If you love gambling, and there's really a reason why we love gambling, and it's because it is really fun, it poses a lot of danger if it's in front of you all day long, night and day, every day. That's going to be a very difficult thing to resist especially if you lack self-discipline and self-control. And because each one of us has mobile phones already and internet connection is already available all the time, this fear of ruined people is right in front of us.
September 11, 2022, 09:07:29 PM
It is obvious that with these technological advancements also come some negativities for a lot of people, great example outlined here are gamblers who cannot control their gambling urges. Usually self-exclusion solves this problem. But there are still cases wherein people can access other gambling platforms due to a weak self-exclusion system. By this time, it would be best if the gambler would seek advice from a psychologist regarding their condition. Intervention really is the key and perhaps the last resort for addicted gamblers if they keep on finding ways to gamble even though they want to stop.
Gambling addiction even from mobile gaming has also become rampant these days maybe because mobile gambling has become so easier that even kids these days have learned to access on it and become totally attached. The reason why most of the kids these days become lazy from doing household chores and sometimes turn into dishonest kids so they can ask money from their parents.kids actually are also hard to control. they now know too much that they'd curse and call me gay when i limit their access to the internet. its the way they contact friends and classmates in school. internet is useful to them. but they all learn all this thru the internet too. if they start to use their access to gamble, i guess i'd have to really use my most powerful tool, my belt.
government today also limit parents to execute consequences when they are committing mistakes. during my time, my parents whip me with rice cooker wire. if i whip my kids using wire, i'd be sleeping in a prison cell the next day.
September 11, 2022, 08:28:35 PM
Gambling has indeed positive and negative effects to the player. The effects of it will depend on how the gamblers take responsibility on their behavior towards betting. If they are impulsive and high-risk gamblers without the literacy about financial and risk management, they are likely to suffer gambling addiction and other problems related with gambling such as money aspect. However, if they are calculated and moderate-average gamblers with financial and risk management enough knowledge, they are lesser prone with gambling addiction and monetary issues because they won't bet more than what they can afford to lose.
The rise of mobile gambling has become an entertainment for some and way of generating income to some. To others, it is a mixture of both. It brought advantages to those who utilized it in strategic and right manner while it brought misfortunes and troubles to those who are haste in making a decision. It's up to us whether which of the two we want to be. Because gambling has a lot of risks and one of it is the serious case of addiction that is hard to managed and hard to treat most especially if the person is uncooperative and unwilling to be diagnosed by the professionals.
The rise of mobile gambling has become an entertainment for some and way of generating income to some. To others, it is a mixture of both. It brought advantages to those who utilized it in strategic and right manner while it brought misfortunes and troubles to those who are haste in making a decision. It's up to us whether which of the two we want to be. Because gambling has a lot of risks and one of it is the serious case of addiction that is hard to managed and hard to treat most especially if the person is uncooperative and unwilling to be diagnosed by the professionals.
September 11, 2022, 06:04:13 PM
It is obvious that with these technological advancements also come some negativities for a lot of people, great example outlined here are gamblers who cannot control their gambling urges. Usually self-exclusion solves this problem. But there are still cases wherein people can access other gambling platforms due to a weak self-exclusion system. By this time, it would be best if the gambler would seek advice from a psychologist regarding their condition. Intervention really is the key and perhaps the last resort for addicted gamblers if they keep on finding ways to gamble even though they want to stop.
Gambling addiction even from mobile gaming has also become rampant these days maybe because mobile gambling has become so easier that even kids these days have learned to access on it and become totally attached. The reason why most of the kids these days become lazy from doing household chores and sometimes turn into dishonest kids so they can ask money from their parents. September 11, 2022, 03:58:56 PM
It is obvious that with these technological advancements also come some negativities for a lot of people, great example outlined here are gamblers who cannot control their gambling urges. Usually self-exclusion solves this problem. But there are still cases wherein people can access other gambling platforms due to a weak self-exclusion system. By this time, it would be best if the gambler would seek advice from a psychologist regarding their condition. Intervention really is the key and perhaps the last resort for addicted gamblers if they keep on finding ways to gamble even though they want to stop.
Gambling addiction even from mobile gaming has also become rampant these days maybe because mobile gambling has become so easier that even kids these days have learned to access on it and become totally attached. The reason why most of the kids these days become lazy from doing household chores and sometimes turn into dishonest kids so they can ask money from their parents. 
September 11, 2022, 03:56:57 PM
I have witnessed such a situation. Some young kids in my area get addicted to these types of games and then they are able to get all the gambling activities. The worst part is that on of them learned to steal money from his family. He used to spend money and gamble constantly. At one point he started getting separated from his family. If a minor gets involved in gambling it is difficult to bring him back.
I think it's just better you should always educate your children about gambling, you should always monitor their mobile devices, monitor the friends they make and always monitor their movements, some of those minors are always influenced by their friends or their environment, It's really common now that you see minor gambling, since they are lacking sense so they will do everything possible to get money to gamble, it's really difficult for minor to control their self when gambling compare to adults which will lead to involving their self in illegal activities just to get money to gamble, most of them always look for online gambling websites that won't request for kyc before they can gamble. 
September 11, 2022, 03:37:41 PM
Honestly once these kids are earning some amount of money they will become addicted to it.
Don't underestimate the ability of those kids to become responsible even at that age. Once a kid exposes to gambling, it's always 50-50 if they will turn into addicted ones or not. At that age, there are lots of things that kids can do that can make them not focus on only gambling. Nowadays, kids are being exposed to gadgets therefore they will usually spend time at online games and not directly gambling in general.
Kids also have the mindset of being worried about spending their money. It's not that they will just throw away it easily in gambling.
I agree, kids have different reactions on things. Not because we witness a kid that doesn't react well on certain things, it means all of them are the same. I have known some kids you have high emotional intelligence, they sometimes know how to handle things better than adults. Aside from that, in terms of gambling topics on kids, I think parents can greatly help in guiding these kids to adjust accordingly. Shutting their worlds on gambling isn't a healthy thing because it will be a stranger territory when they come to age and engaged with it. Besides kids will be able to access them on mobile devices in one way or another. It is always better for kids to have awareness and proper guidance, especially in gambling to avoid problems in the future.
Technology will continue to advance and it is best for parents and guardians to educate kids in a proper way about gambling and other stuff.
September 11, 2022, 03:06:01 PM
Honestly once these kids are earning some amount of money they will become addicted to it.
Don't underestimate the ability of those kids to become responsible even at that age. Once a kid exposes to gambling, it's always 50-50 if they will turn into addicted ones or not. At that age, there are lots of things that kids can do that can make them not focus on only gambling. Nowadays, kids are being exposed to gadgets therefore they will usually spend time at online games and not directly gambling in general.
Kids also have the mindset of being worried about spending their money. It's not that they will just throw away it easily in gambling.
September 11, 2022, 03:04:08 PM
But it is not only fault of person who fall in trap, I guess current direction of general gambling promotions aims to get more users as much as possible. Some of gamblers have weak psychology that convinces them it is easy to win money on online gambling platforms while strong minds can make math to find odds of winning. Regulation should be mandatory for online casinos especially local platforms have to be checked due to the increasing traffic, IMO.
Most of the crypto casinos are not regulated yet and as a gambler we should be more careful on dealing with them because as we can see, those casinos are not compatible using only your phones which makes it more accessible to the gamblers. I agree that having a weak emotion can put you on a more risky place and you might get addict easily because of this. No matter where you play, you should still need to control yourself because too much is not good at all, just gamble what you can afford to lose and stay discipline. 
September 11, 2022, 03:03:14 PM
One of the better pieces published on gambling addiction that I have seen.
It is possible that the form of addiction described here is a hybrid addiction. Its a cross between gambling addiction and internet addiction. With mobile phones being an enabler.
Reading some of the quotations I actually started to feel sorry for some of these people. Usually I consider gambling addiction to be a lower priority than substance abuse. But knowing how easy and convenient the internet makes things. It has to be an extremely difficult temptation for those suffering gambling addiction to resist.
Treatment for these types of addictions would also be difficult. If only due to the necessity of owning and carrying a phone in this day and age.
What can be done for these types of addicts? Even if they had no phones. There are still so many enablers around in the form of free WIFI and internet cafes.
Perhaps treatment centers would be located in remote areas with no internet access? That seems like it could represent a good first step. But of course the second they returned to modern society. There would always be the temptation to revert to former behavior. Which could be tough to resist.
It is possible that the form of addiction described here is a hybrid addiction. Its a cross between gambling addiction and internet addiction. With mobile phones being an enabler.
Reading some of the quotations I actually started to feel sorry for some of these people. Usually I consider gambling addiction to be a lower priority than substance abuse. But knowing how easy and convenient the internet makes things. It has to be an extremely difficult temptation for those suffering gambling addiction to resist.
Treatment for these types of addictions would also be difficult. If only due to the necessity of owning and carrying a phone in this day and age.
What can be done for these types of addicts? Even if they had no phones. There are still so many enablers around in the form of free WIFI and internet cafes.
Perhaps treatment centers would be located in remote areas with no internet access? That seems like it could represent a good first step. But of course the second they returned to modern society. There would always be the temptation to revert to former behavior. Which could be tough to resist.
It seems like different age groups need to be handled in different ways, but ultimately the best solution would be a worldwide gambling register that somebody could sign up to and self exclude themselves from every single gambling activity for a specified length of time. Gambling, like many addictions, can be tricky to break free from and many people are so stuck in one environment that they do not see any ability to change. Deep down, it does require the solid will from within to be able to beat it, because even short term solutions will eventually require you to think about gambling differently - to realize that it can be very detrimental to your finances and accept you should never go near it if you cannot handle it responsibly.
September 11, 2022, 02:52:36 PM
What can be done for these types of addicts? Even if they had no phones. There are still so many enablers around in the form of free WIFI and internet cafes.
Perhaps treatment centers would be located in remote areas with no internet access? That seems like it could represent a good first step. But of course the second they returned to modern society. There would always be the temptation to revert to former behavior. Which could be tough to resist.
When you say about the bitcoin addiction treatment, we cannot just take the gambler to a place with no internet so that he stays away from gambling. This is not a practical solution. Internet is here to stay, and we need to find a way to stay away from gambling, even if gambling can be accessed from our phone anytime.
For this, a proper counselling of the gambler addict should happen, and he should be told a path where he could spend his time other than gambling, yet giving the same pleasure which he gets from gambling.
September 11, 2022, 11:49:17 AM
Children will have to go to bet and play any mobile games they like and with this, addiction is becoming likely faster than what we think which can eat up our time and ways we respond to things.
As much as possible parent should keep their children busy, maybe providing schedule for them to follow can help them avoid getting into gambling. Parents can still do something as their child character will depend on how they allow them to grow. Though it can only be possible to children who are still relying in their parents but those who already into gambling ,maybe giving samples on how it can ruin their lives once they don’t do anything to control their habits. It’s still a matter of self discipline and how one wanted to enjoy or run their lives.
September 11, 2022, 11:47:10 AM
As explained on article, mobile phones accelerate the process of addiction in different forms. Gambling causes urge to deposit and it is easy for mobile users to click few times to refill his casino balance and keep repeating till it becomes zero, in worst case addiction leads to serious debt. Main reason is again access to faster internet, mobile banking, online casino combination, IMHO.
But most people enjoy it without negative consequences. They are just tools and some people know how to use them and some don't. What can we do to ensure that people do not use these tools for harm? In any case, do not ban mobile banking and the Internet. I think people who have problems with gambling should help themselves (or with the help of specialists) but not at the expense of restrictions and bans for other people.If you will think deeply about every losses you make even if it's only small then you aren't gambling the right way. Better if you will not continue but you can only find an alternative to make you money or to make you entertained.
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