Topic: The "Scatter" word getting more popular (Read 754 times)

That could only be implemented when you go to a physical place to gamble, not only in physical casinos, as people still gamble in places like cockfighting houses, etc. And actually, when you go to those places, especially small gambling shops, they don't ask for ID. So even if you're not 21 or older, you can still enter if you look older. However, that is not the main issue, as that only generates a small number of gamblers. The biggest issue is gambling online, where we have to admit even minors can gamble since not every platform requires KYC, or a kind of KYC that ensures the gambler is not really a minor. You know, there are casinos that may require KYC, but they'll just ask for some ID. With that, it can easily be cheated, as, let's say, I’ll borrow an ID from my parent to make it look like they are the ones gambling, but in reality, I am the one (minor) operating behind that screen.

So it's really challenging for the government to stop this. Additionally, not all online gambling sites are under the regulation of the Philippines, so that alone is another burden that is hard to solve, unless they restrict the site or worse, ban gambling altogether, which will also hurt the economy.

I remember when I was in school still on facebook the most popular game was zynga poker. And even if you were underage Facebook would perform 0 checks for you to play and deposit money into it, even with someone else's debit card.

Where was the outrage for that? Corporations are just about making money, ethics come second. That's exactly why Facebook keeps scammers on the platform and even allows them to have ads. Because scam are a revenue generating machine for large corporations. Instead of letting someone else do it, they'd like a piece of the pie, ideally the biggest one.

Similarly these apps host some very scummy slot simulations where you can actually spend money but can't win anything. Not surprising. Such things would only be banned through government action.

No, it is not going the right way and when the concern comes to children or kids, parents need to make sure that they are safe from such things and aren't getting involved in things that can be harmful to them because kids wouldn't know what's good and what's bad for them at a young age, and they need guidance at every step when they are still young, otherwise, they will go with the flow even if the flow is going to take them towards extreme danger.

The government or any other authority wouldn't do anything about this if in a country gambling isn't illegal, it depends on individuals and their decisions whether they want to get involved with gambling or stay away from it because they should decide what's right and what's wrong for them.

Yes, the same thing was happened in Indonesia. People started playing this since the Covid pandemic that occurred in Indonesia in 2020, i think the dev took advantage of the opportunity or just got lucky from a situation where it was difficult for people to move anywhere, while they needed to find financial resources. Unfortunately There are not many well-educated people here, most of them actually become addicted as i said, but fortunately many influencers have made them aware, and i think the conditions here are starting to improve.

The Higgs Domino is android based game that was on Playstore, but since 2023 Higgs Domino was removed from Playstore (maybe it is just for Indonesian region), because i still can see the Higgs Domino from unofficial apk provider, like apkpure site.

And that's how they are going to gain some players due to the marketing that they're doing. It might not be ethical for others to see it because it targets younger audience. But people who can't take it shouldn't gamble at all and it's sad that many individuals that are being affected by these influencers and sells a lot of their possessions because of their addiction.

I would say that this is a type of slot game that purely depends on one's luck, and I also know that other types of betting such as sports that you often play are types of betting where someone can apply their skills and knowledge to improve or get closer to winning, even though I rarely get involved in this type of sports betting, I would say that this type of game like slots is much more difficult to win than sports betting, especially when luck is really far from you, so this type of game is not It is not recommended unless you really have strong assertiveness in maintaining the boundaries you have created.

Slots are a type of game that is open to the public, simply if you have access to the internet and have a certain amount of money to bet then you will be able to play it, including underage children who now I see that they prefer to spend They spend most of their time playing on their cellphones, meaning it is really very easy for them to fall into it, and also this is one type of game that is really very easy to play and also has various things that can make a gambler feel comfortable and feel more interested in always playing it, and perhaps this is the reason why this type of slot game is really becoming more popular which makes people transparently doing it in public places.

well have also been hearing this also but never care and give attention to it but currently I wouldn't mind trying it out to see how it works overtime, maybe who knows if winning is easier to get over there than any other game out or even more than the sport i do regularly gamble. Then for about children having access to the game to play it at their spare time is like something normal because they could get it downloaded as regular game to play but not using as gambling because some of the game I do finds online is kind of game I am also familiar with at then but doesn't give more attention to it unlike how we do play mortal kombat game it was so opened to everyone who has access to internet to download them.

Wow! I didn't know the same thing was happening in Indonesia just like here in the Philippines. I guess these low-end slot game providers are targeting Asian countries or maybe it is because of the country restrictions because these slot providers don't exist in popular online casino gambling sites.

I've never tried that Higgs Domino. Upon checking I cannot find the slot provider too so maybe this is an application that is just for Indonesia because I also saw that it is a game of domino that is known in your country. A different style.
Is it also using the "Scatter" word when free games are coming?

I don't really understand why many people gamble in public places, even worse, they gamble in front of children and talk about their winnings full of nonsense as if they were great, because we know that no one always wins when gambling. A similar thing happened in my country, many people started playing and talking about scatter, even though the general name is slots. Especially in Indonesia, the word "scatter" became famous when there was a mobile game called Higgs Domino, this game started to be widely discussed and played since 2020 as i remember. Regarding this problem, thankfully several influencers are starting to become aware of this incident, and are starting to provide full education to players, especially addicts.

Their target market is Filipino's since they know its easy to influence them to gamble especially if they used the fame of social media influencers and we see the effect of it since lots of people now are into gambling especially that scatter one mentioned.

Also its seems that Philippines government doesn't have much proper regulation towards those unregulated casino since they could just able to stop them when they are already been famous and already affect a lot of people's life. There action is so late that's why Philippines now became the largest gambling destination in Asia.

Maybe that's only for change their call for playing slot game to Scatter so only people who often playing slot game that will knows. That will not makes other people curious with slot game because they only hear about Scatter and not slot game so they will not thinks much.

That can makes kids not thinks about gambling because they don't understand the meaning of that word. But if they curious with that word, they will asks to that person about the meaning and that can makes them search from internet. Gambling is truly not a secret anymore but adult people should not talks about gambling in front of kids because that can makes them curious. We don't know if Scatter is only popular in one area or it's been known in many places so we can just guess that many people understand the meaning.

I learned gambling when I was a minor, but I don't regret it because I learned a lot. However, I can really tell that losing put me in a bad mood because, as a student, I only had a limited amount of money, which my parents gave me, and that was only for food. Losing that money really hurt. The good thing was that gambling in our days wasn't digital yet, so the opportunities to gamble were very limited. Gambling with cards can be considered a skilled-based game, so as I developed my skills, I didn't usually lose a lot. Nowadays, just one click away and we can already gamble, so it's riskier for children. Kids these days already have access to the internet using their own devices, and they might see this kind of game through ads.

What you say is correct, in fact I think many young people who are still underage are already familiar with slot gambling. This slot gambling is very popular because with children who are still underage they are already familiar with social media and tend to use the gadgets or entertainment they are looking for using gadgets that are connected to an internet connection and social media. Of course, this has the opportunity to enable them to get to know online gambling because of the easy access. it's easy to get them to do it. So it's not surprising that the number of people gambling is increasing, especially since there is no age limit for playing online slot gambling.

Many children are still students but they are already gambling happily when they talk about the gambling they do with their friends who are also gambling and they even usually share their experiences until someone talks about strategies for winning. With current technological developments, many people are gambling live streaming because they want to get other benefits from the gambling they do, and of course with all the people among them who spend time using cellphones and social media, it will make it easier to get to know gambling, so indeed scatter is a thing. the most interesting thing discussed among gamblers.

Haha, this is normal thing to happen, even in some places where there are regulations prohibiting gambling, similar things also happen where some people freely talk about and carry out gambling activities wherever they are.
For children, this is the thing they are most worried about, but in reality, currently there are many children and teenagers who have carried out gambling activities, especially in slot games, they invite each other friends and in the end the percentage of gamblers is below age increases.
Several countries, especially in the Asian region, have seen an increase in gambling activities carried out by those who are still students or school children and in certain cases it has really gone beyond the limits.

But currently, lot of streaming advertising and also short broadcasts on several social media have spread widely, there are no limits and no exceptions because anyone who opens social media can see it easily.
Government system may be one of the prevention efforts such as limiting advertising services and also streaming services related to gambling, but I have never found any government efforts that are really serious in dealing with things like this.

A certain word would really be that become that famous specially if it do means huge money and example of it which is Scatter on which to those who do have idea or experience on playing slots will definitely be saying that this is something that needs to be hit up on the moment that you do play slots to have that good winning and since people or gamblers or slot lovers would really be wanting this then this is why it would be normal that they will really be having that kind of calling and it do becomes a trend or hype and this is why it would really be making that kind of generalization but well there's nothing we can do about it.
Speaking about having that kind of controlling on such slot hype or interest on a certain place like Philippines then government cant really be able to stop to those people who do love on playing
on it. Gambling on no matter what type or form would really be definitely be having that kind of possible peak interest specially if there would be tons of people who post
up their big wins. lol

Actually OP this wasn't new anymore and in fact, this must be fading already. It's only funny that they call Slots a Scatter when the truth is that a Scatter is only a feature of a slot game. I think the explanation ; is because this is what they are only after, because we know that Scatter pays huge compared to normal spins. They invite people because they might earn a commission on it and other perks/rewards. I think they are also being friendly there but it's still up to us if we will accept the offer or not.

I think kids' minds are still too young for these things, so don't worry about it. Gambling is not a secret anymore, so I think it's not inappropriate when you see someone playing gambling in public except maybe if they do it on some very formal places. I think the growth of gambling is both good and bad but I think that's better than it was only bad.

Yes, I am. I think I forgot to mention that in the opening post.

There are so many online gambling sites in the country right now and most of them are not popular internationally. It's like they made only for the purpose of milking the Filipino people.

Anyway, I do like the idea of an adblocker but the problem with most of them is they rely on browsers only not the whole smartphone. And those who make adblockers applications on smartphones that should protect us from ads are the ones making the ads. If they are legitimate we need to pay good money for the monthly subscription. I don't mind that but I am not sure it could prevent the things that I want.

I'm sorry, but these numbers seem to me to be a huge exaggeration, how are children under 10 years old going to create an account at a casino and deposit money at that casino and withdraw money at that casino? children cannot open a bank account, children cannot have accounts in mobile wallets because in both cases: bank account and mobile wallet, they ask for strict and in-person kyc, here in my country it is like that and I believe it is the same thing in Indonesia, so there would be no way for 10 year old children to have these accounts, another very important point is that casinos ask for kyc, so even if a 10 year old child was lucky enough to create an account at a casino and play at that casino, sooner or later Later the casino would find out and block her account

Unfortunately, some governments keep falsifying data on the impact of gambling to portray gambling as a villain and ban gambling, they lie to harm gambling. I wonder why in this article they didn't post proof of this research, where and which people were detected playing to make it clear that this report is true? The answer is simple: they will not show evidence because this is part of a lie for the government to ban gambling


Is there gambling regulation in the Philippines

https://www.legal500.com/guides/chapter/philippines-gambling-law/

The law in the Philippines says that people over 21 years of age can engage in gambling, so why does the government need to further restrict people who are over 21 years of age and will be gambling with their money? Gambling is not a problem. the government can carry out awareness campaigns on how to correctly manage money and only use money in gambling that you can afford to lose

If our kids are exposed to gambling at an early stage, then we are already causing problems for them. Kids are always finding it difficult to control themselves. If they start gambling immediately and know they can earn money from it, then you will see they won’t want to stop it just because of the money they are making, and they will end up addicted to it, which will cause harm to them and to society because they will end up doing crazy things just to get money to gamble.
 
We should try to restrict our children from certain things on social media. There are some things that are going to affect them, they should be discouraged from gambling.

I don’t really think it’s going in the right direction because most youths and kids are now addicted to gambling, which is really causing harm to society. Gambling is normal, but addiction is just what’s bad, and it’s really causing problems.

Everyone now gives more importance to money. A casino owner or promoter who is financially involved wants to know how to increase the audience of their platform. How to increase their earnings. Even if all the activities that are socially harmful or the future generations of a society or country are greatly affected, they do not give priority to those things as much as they give money. In recent times these games have also been widely promoted all over the world especially where gambling has not yet penetrated well. Newbies will definitely be fascinated by such promotions and conduct gambling.

But its different story if what they broadcast is pure misleading and they always flaunt about its easy to get rich by playing on the casino they are promoting. It will create a confusion to those young people that they just need to deposit then they can able to earn a lot of money from playing casino games. Kids nowadays have an easy access on social media and usually those game streamers are the one who promote gambling to their audiences so for sure that they could able to see that to.

Then that's how the problem starts with those young people especially if they get addicted since we know what will happen if they came into that point.

Well, that's how these online casinos have been taking advantage our country and they're not even here in the forum because their main target is our countrymen. Influencers that they're using and paying them to advertise them using a demo account making people believe that they're really winning big money. So sad that there are many gullible countrymen of us that have been victimized by those fake gambling and demo accounts that are used to attract more deposits.

Yes, but when something we promote has the possibility of a very significant negative impact, especially when done in the wrong way, then of course in my opinion those influencers or people who promote gambling sites can become suspects or be blamed, remember they are doing it for the benefit of They themselves get money from the casino as payment for the work they do, while they don't care about what the viewers who watch the show will most likely experience, especially when the viewers mistreat the gambling activity.

On the other hand, you say that influencers have no intention of promoting the site to underage children, but I think when we talk about the world of the internet or digital media which has now become one of the needs of most people, they should be able to take advantage of it. conclusion that children who are still underage have the potential to know and see the promotions they carry out, meaning that I am sure that those influencers or streamers do not care about what the audience will experience when they are interested in gambling, including children who still underage. And also, yes, regarding the issue of children who are underage, it is the responsibility of the parents who have to look after them and limit them in any activity that has the potential to lead a child to something bad, but I also hope that the streamers or influencers can give a little education before they make promotional broadcasts, such as telling all viewers that gambling provides opportunities to win but can also have very bad impacts such as losing any amount of their money.

          -   Well, here in our country, the scatter that you are talking about has become quite rampant, and since 2 years ago, the scattering of gamblings on various social media platforms through various influencers promoting it.

As you said, even though children are still watching it, I don't think that our government will stop it, because it is our government that seems to have allowed it to happen because of the promotion of well-known influencers and even a well-known celebrity in the field of boxing and a former senator of our country. It's a bit sad because the sad thing is that the children will see it, so the only thing parents can really do is remind them because they won't be able to monitor their children using mobile devices in all cases.

Those who carry out their duties to broadcast this actually should not be blamed because they also have no intention of promoting it to children so what must be paid attention to is our children who have not yet had to watch this. So the child's parents must have a role in ensuring that their child does not have the wrong shows at a fairly early age, because nowadays every new thing that has high marketing value will have promotions such as live broadcasts and the like through any media.

Well, gambling didn't start today, and despite the fact the fact that it has been banned in some countries, there are still some people in those countries who are gambling secretly and promoting illegal gambling. In those countries where gambling is free, some kids could easily get involved in gambling because they are usually exposed to activities like that, but it's the duty of their parents to always guide them toward what is appropriate for them to do at their age and what's not.

I just want to share how big the gambling industry is already in the Philippines.  You can see on the ranking, PH is already at the number 1 rank.



So, this is a sign that the government has to do strict regulation about gambling as this is not a good indication and it might hurt out economy especially if most of the gamblers are the citizens of the country.

I can say with confidence that it is not going the right way, at least not here in our country. It has gone the opposite direction. It has completely gone awry. Scatter has made people, young and old, addicted to gambling. Days ago, a robber was caught, and when interviewed why he committed the crime, his answer was that he's addicted to gambling. When asked what he played, he said Scatter.

A friend of mine pestered me to lend him money. He has a job. The reason for borrowing money is to be able to play Scatter. Even young minors in my community have been spending so much on Scatter and other gambling games.

This situation on the ground has probably escaped the attention of our inutile government. It urgently needs attention and yet there isn't any step to curb this.

On the Betano website, the Divine Fortune slot game has a clenched fist holding a lightning bolt as its Scatter mechanic. The reward for this Scatter is a free spins bonus, and the more Scatters you land, the more spins you win.
If I'm not mistaken it is:

• Three symbols, five free spins;
• Four symbols, eight free spins;
• Five symbols, 12 free spins.

There are also Gold Coins being the symbol of luck, when you get three of them, you can start the special jackpot bonus feature... the one with reels on the screen.

Perhaps this term is just not very popular in some countries, but the resource has existed for a long time

As no one can stop the technological developments, a parent can only guide his kids and be open with them what they should do when they encounter this kind of influence from their peers. We can't look out for them 24/7 and with various social media platforms these days, they will always see and read things that you don't want them to see. Instill the basic principles in life to live with, and they would remember them if they need them. Let them learn the lessons of life on their own.

On the note of hearing the word "scatter," I think these kids are referring to scatter slots, in which, this game is getting popular. I know there is a traditional game - scatter, which is made of hardwood pins and baton. But definitely, this scatter game that the OP is hearing is surely the scatter slots game. As people of all ages these days own at least one smartphone, installing a game is now quite easy.  

That's the sad reality after online casino became popular. As we know, many minors are already exposed in social media, and influencers are promoting casinos in their every videos because they're paid to do so. Too bad there are kids who look up to them and might believe what they're saying since they are encouraging their followers to try the game without disclaimer. This is the reason why I limit my kids when using their gadgets, and as much as possible I monitor the videos they watch. Because it's quite easy now to gamble online since creating an account can be done within just a few minutes.

I take it that you're in the Philippines or something along those lines, cause I only ever encountered this term being tied with the gambling industry within the country, and remotely only because there's this one game that got too popular amongst facebook streamers called Scatter which is essentially a slot machine game with other mechanics tied to the "scattering" of certain logos and icons on the machine/game itself.

This is why a lot of legislators in the Philippines are pushing for the banning of online casino advertisements, some even push for the outright banning of online casinos cause they are not regulated by PAGCOR (Philippines Gambling Committee) and they are so well known and spread out across Facebook that people of all ages become subjected to them, kids included.

Now what I would highly suggest you do is perhaps install some adblocker on your kids' device as I find that most effective, soon as I downloaded Ublock origin on my PC it automatically kicked all the gambling ads away, might not work on mobile devices though, but I'm pretty sure there are some good alternatives.

The internet is for adults and it is our sole duty to make it safer for our kids, while it is definitely pesky having to deal with these motherdfucks it's still way better if we take matters into our own hands instead.

That's the sad reality. They are only after what they can make, which is why they don't mind if they attract minors to play these kinds of games. It's gambling, so it requires money to play, and they entice us by showing how much they make in their live streaming.

This makes it easier for young people to get tempted. The easiest part is that it doesn't require a lot of money to start; as long as you have a GCash account, you can start with as little as $1. It starts small, but with addiction, it grows and can slowly destroy the lives of minors because of their ignorance.

Been worried about children exposed to gambling is actually a great concern because if they will still have to use money to do that, then definitely they have to work very fast to see what they can do to stop them because if we are not available to stop and avoid children being exposed to gambling, it will be very hard for us to do that in the future.
 
I know that even in our younger years, we also play games that are similar to gambling. I can define that as gambling, but the only difference is that if money is not involved, you must either buy biscuits or candy in order to be part of the game. But with consideration, you will find out that with all this, we are not still exposed to gambling, so we can use the same strategy on those children that are trying to be exposed to gambling so that we are going to modify it for them in order for them not to use money any more in gambling. I think that will heal them and go a long way.

It's inevitable that certain words will become hyped up, as new generations are looking to distinguish themselves and make their unique mark on the world. Casinos and sportbooks are well aware of this, always trying to stay at the cutting edge in order to become more in the loop. If it's a buzzword of the moment, then it will usually be targeting the younger generation who are more vulnerable to gambling advertisements and susceptible to playing more money on the games. It is cool to have lots of money and even if you don't have lots of money, the "fake it until you make it" mentality has persisted for many generations now. That is why people do not try to hide things like gambling, it's a way of showing off to their peers.

Our government can't stop the spread of the scatter games in our country. Thanks to the social media promoters and influencers that have been livestreaming these games and they don't mind even if there are a lot of minors and kids that are watching their livestreams. They knew it that they've got a younger audience but despite that, they're not stopping it because they're all commissioned and paid to do it.

The word "scatter" is a term for a particular symbol that determines a win/ a chance of getting a free spin on slot games... It's a new feature that's made to encourage and increase the chances of winning for slot gamers.
if they can be so daft to allow the younger ones to wager on their watch, anything else that happens as a result of that is solely their fault.
Almost nothing is kept a secret in our society today. "Choose the pathway for yourself and your children" -- I've been receiving  little pieces of papers from underage, from above my counter during the days I worked in a casino house.. what they often told me was "daddy wants this games to be booked before 9pm" That's it.

Now it is very difficult to prevent because indeed now only the role of parents can limit each child so that they can know what they should do and what not and indeed this is not easy because after all they are now the last protector of children so as not to be exposed to gambling problems that are getting bigger in terms of enthusiasts today. It's just that there are not a few parents who are actually indifferent in paying attention to their children which makes the condition worse than it is. In my country there are currently more than 400 thousand children doing gambling and 80 thousand children under 10 years old, this is already included in the alarming category so there needs to be tactical steps from all circles to limit gambling.

Article about 400,000 Children Gambling Online, 80,000 of Them are Children Under the Age of 10 in my local language (Indonesian)


Actually I have no problem with gambling if it is done by adults or those who already have an income but for children I think this is a condition that is difficult to accept.

Roblox is literally a casino for kids. In most games there, there are loot boxes in the form of chests or eggs, and as far as I know the randomness there is very harsh. There is no so-called guarantor (which most gachas have) and you can spend a lot of Robux (actually real money) on a bad day and get nothing. I mean that, for example, if the chance of an item dropping is 1 percent, you can make 500 attempts and not get it.

What cash application are you talking about? Do you mean CashApp? The kids having money apps without conducting KYC? I don't believe this. Most kids don't have money to gamble, unless their parents give them, but I don't believe that those kids would waste the money on online casinos(they can't conduct KYC, because they are under 18 years old). Maybe some of them might use non-KYC casinos, but that would be a really small number of children.
I hear gambling terms all the time, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the people, who use gambling terms are hardcore gamblers.
Nobody in my social circle had ever used the terms "scatter" or "scatter symbol". Maybe this term is more widely used in the Anglo-Saxon countries.

The problem is "Scatter" is so famous now in Philippines. It got a lot of attention from a lot of people since this casino has been well promoted by a lot of influencers.

If you are worried about the welfare of the children then yes this scatter word already reach to their knowledge and this is included to their jokes. If there's no proper guidance towards this activities and young people will participate playing that casino then maybe there will be a huge problem will happen to those kids. Its like regulation on gambling casino is not really good in Philippines since they let those influential people to easily market those casino to their followers and its dangerous especially that almost majority of them are flaunting easy get rich schemes that's why lots of people got interest to gamble without even thinking that those streamers are tricking them for referrals.

Yes, that's true, but I think the government's role is also quite important in this problem where maybe they can create new regulations that prohibit gambling activities such as making them illegal, but yes of course it's nothing more than just to help and narrow people's opportunities to gamble, but the rest is is dependent on the community itself, if the majority of individuals in a country really have a strong intention and determination to avoid the bad effects of gambling then it is clear that they should do or prepare various things that can be used as prevention. Everything starts from the smallest and then eventually you will get used to it, such as limiting the use of smartphones which must be done by parents by limiting their children in accessing the internet so that they can avoid the reach of online casinos or other things that can also be useful or can be used. make it a preventive solution. Basically, with any problem, the first thing that must be addressed is the cause before you solve the problem, and I hope that all parents can be aware of this danger so that they immediately take action like the solution we suggest above.

Correct.

I tell you that these approach which you have described will only be possible in countries with very tight regulation where they actually see underaged gambling as a ticking time bomb and where there are strong advocacy going on. However, you know that in countries where the government are more concerned about themselves than the people, in countries where kids that are of school age are not the priority, it will be difficult for the government to give a hoot about underaged gambling. In my estimation it is more of a collective and community effort.

But that may apply to countries that do allow gambling to be carried out, because if the country does not allow gambling to be carried out it may be a different story even though the government will benefit from the casinos that stand but because of the prohibition on gambling that cannot be done it can make existing casinos stopped. There are so many people today who do gambling, especially with the existence of this online casino, which is undeniably very easy to access, making many people recognize and do it, even children who are still underage are familiar with it and there are those who become addicted to gambling.
Scatter is indeed one of the things that many people who gamble want. It's true that you said, indeed gambling will not be a problem if we do it properly or with the limits set, with many cases of adverse effects that occur because they gamble irresponsibly or exceed their own limits.

I have never heard the term scatter used anywhere so I am missing something? Obviously I know what scatter is in slots, but I have never seen or heard it used. I do hear and see the words sadge and prayge and personally think the people saying it sound dumb as hell, but that's just my opinion.

Actually, I do hear my children sometimes playing Android applications with sounds that are nearly similar to the sounds in gambling games, especially slots. There are times I would run to them just to check what game they are playing and I am happy it is still Roblox or a game application for kids.
I am a gamer and so are my kids which is why I always check their history and the application they installed so that I can delete them if it's inappropriate for their age. Advertisements can sometimes be the key to why they are installing inappropriate games.

Yeah, games like Gacha games are similar to gambling and so does Roblox where kids are buying the Robux just to make their avatars beautiful or rush the game and gain full strength. There's an essence of gambling, especially in the boxes which they don't know what's inside.

If kids hear about "Scatter", that can makes them curious and will find out what it is. We know that kids can find easily what they wants without adult people know. If they know that "Scatter" related to gambling, they can search for more about gambling and they can playing gambling secretly.

Yes, it is worry if kids who doesn't supervise or guided by their parents know about gambling. They can start playing gambling using their smartphones, even they can gambling while they are alone. They may know how to deposit some money to their gambling account (if they already join in a casino site).

Adult people should aware about this and will not playing gambling if any kids near to them. If they gambling, they should not use sound in the game so kids not attract or curious with that. It needs awareness from adult people to know where they can playing gambling and when they don't have to playing gambling.

I would say definitely not. It wouldn't be a big problem if the mature people play it secretly. If they don't play openly but when they play such games in front of everyone through mobile application like this then people of all ages can be lured there. And the result will not be good. We cannot expect anything better from future generations. Those who engage in such gambling should try to keep things away from children. Gambling industry is developing and now a days with smart phones every person gets a chance to play these games by free registering and depositing some money there but minors are also getting addicted to it which is a threat to the society and at the same time in the country.

Make sense, because these gambling platforms will help the government to make money also, for some taxes, people will be able to work on them.

What I can really see is it must be properly regulated because here in our countries, I believe a lot of platforms are doing it illegal especially there are some paid content creators in different social media that promoting gambling, especially "scatter" game they always calling.

Hmm I'd say it's a 2 sided problem kind of thing? Sure adults can try to hide it but inevitably they don't have any responsibility (at least in the law) to actually do so so there's always going to be instances where they let kids around them know of gambling. It's a blame maybe, but not big enough to force everyone to actually do something about it.

On the other hand, parents should be supervising their child. Whether it be through stopping them from being influenced by stuff like that or by preventing them from joining stuff like this in the first place. Should be 100% possible if they know what they're doing and supervising their kids properly.

Can't really judge whether it's growing the right way or not since I don't think kids being influenced is even a metric for showing business growth. Heck, I reckon just the speed aspect already shows its going the right way.

We can't allow kids to gamble because, at their early age, they will certainly make bad decisions. They have no source of income for gambling, so most likely they'll steal from their parents, and worse, from other people. At a young age, they might already be thinking about how to commit crimes. That's why prevention is crucial, and we should not let that happen.

We can't stop the trend of gambling as it's online and easy for them to access, especially since kids nowadays have freedom on the internet. As responsible parents, we should guide them and educate them on what to and not to do at their young age.

Depends how you manage yourself, but in general, yes because it does improve the economy of a country from the tax being collected.

I guess you must be from South America regions where games/slots from the PG Soft provider are very popular there, while that provider is less popular in the US, Europe and Asia.
Scatter became popular here in Asia because more people, especially gamblers, prefer to mention scatter instead of slots to avoid negative judgments from other people - because gambling is still prohibited in many countries in Asia.

In some Asian countries, especially in countries that prohibit all forms of gambling, anyone can play, including children, because there are many illegal online casinos with a very small minimum deposits, and there is no such thing as KYC.

 

Well, as long as the government will also benefit from these casinos profits, they won't do such things to stop it. Although they always promote ads to stay off gambling for minors but it seems, they are also the reason why these minors these days easily fall on gambling addiction.

Scatter is very popular now, and it will definitely prolong its popularity seeing a lot of new games and casino apps are coming out. Gambling is never a problem actually, but if you are an irresponsible gambler, you will really find gambling very annoying and will cause a lot of stress and depression if you don't know how to manage your own gambling activities.

Aside from gambling, there are alot of things out there that destroy kids as well, so, let's not make this seem like once gambling is completely erased from our system and daily lives, everything will be alright with our kids.

It is always the duty of parents to look after their wards, teach them on things that are right to do and things that are wrong, if as parents, we sacrifice what it takes to give our kids the best education and training, trust me, we won't have to worry for them when they go out there all alone because they already won't allow themselves be deceived into doing what is not right for them to do.

So, indeed the gambling industry, like any other technology industry, is also developing fast just as you have said, but for whether it's developing in the right or wrong direction, it's up to you and me to decide individually, how you choose to go about your gambling is what determines whether it be a good or bad development for you.

Well, influencers are a huge part of this. When it comes with kids, I quite doubt it would be that emerging on their end. I am actually familiar with this game but I find it boring. I still prefer sportsbetting over other gambling games. Indeed it is alike with any other slot games but has a bit of a twist.

It will only be stopped once governments take actions like what they did before with cockfighting games although such thing still exist, numbers are lower with platforms offering such kind of gambling game. However, if this game is registered and is paying taxes then we can only wait for regulation to take place.

Here where I live we don't hear this word "scatter" related to gambling matters. It's probably a regional hype from the area where you live. Not that these games change very much from one place to another, it's just that the catching words and phrases are different depending where you are. The most catching game here promoted by influencers is "tiger's game". That is a pretty popular concept of gambling everyone is aware about, including the ones who aren't gamblers, because the media has been talking a lot about it since last year.

So much propaganda does bring consequences, like awaking the interest from the young ones for these popular gambling games. Children see their parents and relatives playing, so they feel encouraged to repeat the same actions of the adults. However, they don't have money to gamble like the adults, so I don't see this as a big issue at all. Children will talk to each other about this matter, as everyone else is doing, but they won't have access to gambling, anyway.

People have grown to become too reliant on their governments, whenever a negative event happens they want for the government to do something about it, when the truth is they are the only ones that can change things up, in this case if we want kids to not gamble, the parents need to do their part and set restrictions on the phones and computers their kids use, and if every parent did the same, it will be very difficult for kids to gamble online, plus if you added the right education then those kids will not be interested in gambling at all, however this will require for parents to dedicate a great deal of time to their kids, something that not many parents do anymore.

Unfortunately, due to the fact that gambling brings in so much money, the government probably will not be able to prevent it or stop it. The gambling sector pays too much in taxes.
I agree with you that the most unpleasant thing about this story is that children can be influenced by this. Children must be protected from gambling, because they are not yet responsible for their actions and this can lead to bad consequences

I also heard this word for the first time today. But in fact, I didn’t understand what the essence of the topic was. I think if the OP gets acquainted with the games that children play now (real children 5-8 years old and not teenagers), he will find that many of them are based on “casino” mechanics - solid loot boxes and other gambling techniques to lure real money out of players. I really don’t understand how this differs from a casino and why regulators turn a blind eye to this. I don't care when it comes to adults, but here there is a clear involvement of children in gambling.

Many people think gambling is bad so no matter what the direction of gambling industry it, these people will think that it is a wrong way.  Ignoring these people, I think if gambling is progressing good then it is on the right path.

When it comes to users, I think older people are taking gambling effects lightly.  Moderating gambling should be taken seriously.  If kids are getting involved, then the gambling censorship institutions are not doing their job.  Parents and guardians are also slacking on the monitoring of their supposed to be guarding kids.  Adult people are also getting careless around kids when they talk about gambling and engage in gambling activities.

This is not the fault of the gambling industry since their job is to entertain and cater to users that are of legal age, it is the gambling censorship institution, parents guardian,s and unconcerned adults that are not doing their best to keep children away from gambling activities.

This world is already a crazy one and I don’t think this generation will even take this serious because in a country like mine where the prank industry is already doing very fine and everyone things everything is a scam and stunt or clouts chasing and night even be thinking the arrested gambler might be trying to gain fame from the arrest and will be released at ease.

I think the gambling industry is already very grown that it might be very difficult for the government to fight it at this very point especially now that they’re already paying taxes to the government and I think even underaged are already having very easy access to the casinos and we hope that we as potential parents or siblings with younger siblings should always know how to follow up with them as we already have this knowledge.

Before the advent of online gambling, we often encountered gambling activities in public places, such as markets, patrol posts and other places, which sometimes could be watched by underage children and then they imitated them. And with the presence of online gambling, gambling activities should become a private activity. Because by gambling online, using their cell phone, it is quite easy for someone to hide their gambling activities so that they are not seen by those who are underage. But it is very unfortunate that even with the presence of online gambling, gambling is still quite commonplace, which we can find anytime and anywhere. In fact, it is no longer surprising to me if I see a father and son enjoying themselves gambling.

When it comes to underage gambling, it's true that the solution lies in the hand of both parents and government for eliminating this menace. However, I still believe that with the right approach and strategy, kids involvement in gambling can be drastically minimize if government are truly willing and ready to face it with full force and a strict policy to ensure that which ever gambling sites found guilty are fine to pay a fee, while casinos are asked to only allow gamblers with only verified KYC to be eligible and grant access to gamble. As truly this will reduce the rate of under-age gambling. But the truth is that with the level of exposure now, it won't be that easy, as such goal is likely to take years.

In my country, gambling is currently an illegal activity, but this does not necessarily mean that people comply with the regulations regarding gambling laws. There are many who do traditional gambling in secret, but in our current era it is made easier by online gambling sites. Even then, all local sites operate illegally even though the government prohibits it. Apart from not being licensed, it is vulnerable to fraud which often occurs. Even online gambling for us is not something strange to play openly, even though it is watched by children who are not yet ready to know about gambling. This is quite worrying, because most ordinary people have a low level of thinking and respect tolerance. I mean, they are intolerant of young children who should not yet be exposed to or exposed to gambling.
like what happened to you, as if they don't care that even the children see and hear it. The difference is, gambling should be legalized in my country. Apart from preventing the proliferation of illegal sites, the government benefits from the taxes they receive. Apart from that, there are limitations that form a legal umbrella for the involvement of the government in this type of entertainment. One of them is that the government can make a policy that prohibits gamblers from playing openly in public, especially when young children see it. yeah, I mean with laws that limit it and protect children.

Talking about the growth of gambling, we cannot avoid it, especially when supported by advances in technology. Whether this is true or not, IMO, depends on whether gambling grows in a country. It's just that the question is, who doesn't know gambling?  because, in any culture, there seems to be a history of gambling from time to time. The point is, the role of central and regional governments needs to play a role.

They are talking about this game, Lol,



I even hit the highest that you can get combo 20/20 win.  

And then bonus round after that.


It's really hard to comment on this one as this is available in our local cash app but I think have to do KYC first before you can play online gambling using the said app. It's just normal that you will hear guys playing everywhere in the country with the volume up.

Many of you seem to be worried about children exposure to gambling, the fact that they may have easy access to these products, and governments not being able to do anything about it; and I share that worry too to some extent.

In my country, a new rule will impose the requirement to download a digital certificate to verify the age of majority in order to be a le to visit porn pages. To me, parental control is way better than creating a vector of vulnerability for the privacy of tens of thousands of people, but it seems that we haven't seen everything yet, so don't underestimate the ability to invent new innovations.

That is what has made slot games increasingly popular lately and the population of gamblers involved in them is also increasing, which is all caused by the gamblers who first entered and were involved in this type of game treating their gambling openly, or meaning they did not keep it a secret and confidently accessing it anywhere and anytime openly, one of which, as you mentioned OP, is by increasing the volume of the game which makes people there maybe wonder what is being played.

And clearly what is worrying is as you said OP, when in this situation there are children who are still underage who see the excitement of the reaction caused by that person and also hear loud noises which one day might become food for a day - the day when they started to get curious and looked for information from various sources about what was meant by the name "scatter". One thing that makes this type of slot game increasingly popular is because players play it openly and feel that it is not wrong to do so.

It's not only about regulation and how to control gambling, but it's also has a problem with few religions. There's a religion that completely ban gambling, so it's really impossible to see all countries to allow gambling, not to mention Bitcoin that less risky and profitable than gambling, but yet not all countries are accepting Bitcoin.

It's because not all parents are really parents, their parents want to get married when they're not good in financial, when they a baby, their monthly spending will increase. This force both parents need to work as relying on one source of income isn't enough, this is the main reason why parents can't supervise their kids properly.

Online casinos have involved a lot of underage into gambling because it is easy to gamble without no one noticing that you are underage since these children uses adults KYC for verification. Gambling is becoming very common in the society and no one cares if it will have a negative impact on kids anymore as they see it as a norm.

What baffles me are those people that gives money and send this younger ones to go and stake their bet for them in a betshop without thinking that it is wrong to introduce children to gamble. In my country, the government don't care much as long as they get their taxes from the casinos.

My country prohibits gambling but still the level of gambling there is very high including children who have recently started to be reported and become viral, because indeed the supervision of parents is not fully supervised they provide mobile to their children sometimes sometimes not properly supervised while gambling is easily accessible even now there are many advertisements on social media.

Back again to ourselves, as parents, we must be able to supervise properly, fearing that these children are getting addicted because of freedom without anyone's supervision.

I think being introduced indirectly with The word itself Doesn’t necessarily make it a problem, but the actual doing of younger generations would be the problem. As parents of a child that would encounter that I think it’s important to know that they should know what to do if encountered to something like this. Education is really important to let them know that it could cause some problems to them if they get addicted or something. It’s hard to control, but I hope that they understand why it is like that.

Personally, I just hear it from other people, but I don’t really have experience with that.

Very likely not, because if gambling can develop in a good direction, especially for gamblers, then it is very possible that all countries will allow gambling, but unfortunately, for a long time, the opinion that gambling has a bad impact is not a myth but a reality that often happens, It's just that many people ignore it because they believe there are still responsible gamblers and that's true, but the bad impacts can't be denied.

Well, I admit I have myself never heard about that game before. It must be a regional variation of slots which is becoming very popular on your country, it would explain how also it does not require much beyond having a payment processor account there and does not require KYC documents to be sent to the application/platform, since it is not a service which is being served globally then it has not caught the attention of regulators and law enforcement yet.
Also, I share your worry with you when I see it is becoming easier each year that passes for a child to actually start gambling, this is good example of it, and to be honest, it is quite common to see irresponsible people not to be careful on what their present clindren around them to, even less care if they are not their own children.

Because of the lack of KYC in that slot game you are talking about, it is very likely we are talking about a service which is not even properly registered in your country, it does not only open the door to gambling to children but also there are chances of the staff of this service to pull off a scam, getting deposits and run for the hills.

Almost every slot game of JILI uses the scatter word when a free game will happen. Then there's Fa Chai too. Many slot providers use this "Scatter" as a replacement for the "Bonus" game in other slot games. I don't really need to mention every game out there because there are loads of them.

Damn, that's alarming. I think I am lucky I have not heard a minor talk about "Scatter" yet. Most of them are adults but because it is in the trend then we got to be ready because most kids might bump into those and ask themselves what is it.

Yes, thank you for that. That's the Scatter. One of the reasons why this could also be appealing is because they can bet to as low as 1 peso per roll which means they can play almost every day nonstop and kids might even afford it now.
Then, the other problem is the no-KYC start. You install it, sign up with your email or phone number, and that's it.

That's most of the games that they play and yes, Gcash is the most popular wallet application that they will use to start betting. But they are not using the popular ones like BK8php to gamble because I had a peek at one of the mechanics and it's using a point system to gamble and win, not the cash itself.

Sorry, I cannot answer everyone.

I think there is no problem with them playing with high volume, they have the right to have fun playing and as they are playing with their money, so they are responsible for themselves when managing their money. it's up to them to play with the money they can afford to lose. I also highly doubt that the fact that they play at very high volume will influence children to play, this is because children, most of them have preferences when it comes to games and it is not games of chance that they like. They like video games on phones and computers and these are games with very different characteristics from gambling. Few children could be influenced by gambling, but due to the very limited money children have access to, they easily abandon gambling.

By this I mean that even if there was a child who heard or saw this guy nogando and that child decided to play too, that child would only play for a few days, he wouldn't have the money to keep playing for a long time, that's why in my opinion there is no It's a problem if a guy plays with loud music, he just has to look around to see if there isn't some way for a child to see what he's doing. also why would a child be in a place where there are only adults? There are hardly any children in these places and if there were, they would be with their father and would not have the space to know what game the adult is playing and how he puts money into the game.


with the introduction of kyc in casinos, parents can rest assured because nowadays almost all casinos ask for kyc so it is almost mission impossible for a child to play in a casino without being discovered and having their account blocked. Parents should always ask children to hand over their phones and parents should inspect their children's phones to see if they have installed any gambling apps or should inspect the browsers their children are using, this should be done frequently.

Gambling epidemics occur in every country at different times. In my country there was such an epidemic around the period from 2000 to 2010. In every locality there were a huge number of slot machines, their activities were not regulated in any way. This is now a thing of the past; slot machines have many restrictions on how they operate. In addition to slot machines, there are periods when other types of gambling activities are widespread. In my opinion, there is now a trend towards the spread of sports betting. And this should probably be welcomed, since a simple player there has the opportunity to be profitable in the long term, although it is very difficult. It is impossible to be long-term profitable in a casino, because a casino is only for entertainment, not for making money.

For those who often playing slot game will familiar with that word. But I don't know if kids hear about that because if adult people not mention that word in front of kids, they will not know and will not thinks about that.
If you don't wants your kids hear about that word or even curious what is that word, you can explain them about that or keep it a secret. If they asks about that word, you can explain what you know and don't makes them curious.
The gambling industry is develop fast and it is going on the right way, especially when Covid-19 attack us. That is the triggers for online gambling becomes bigger and will be bigger in the future because the internet connection supports that industry.

We've already had similar discussions in the past, gambling ads are all around us and unfortunately in many places where they shouldn't be. I don't think it can be done against that, I have two small children and I'm already thinking about how to approach this problem. It all boils down to the fact that we have to watch our children and when the right moment comes (I don't know what that moment is, it depends on many things, I hope I will be able to recognize it) to react in the right way. The "right way" depends on the child and his character... I'm sure that each child should be approached in a special way. That's it for us, we have to manage on our own and hope for the best.

Please give a clear explanation of which game you are mentioning. I tried Google with 'Scatter gambling' it just popped up a link to playstore app, is this what you all are talking about?

The game is rate for 18+ so only people with above such age can access and far as I read the game is not even fair, it's rigged and somehow not allows the player to go up their level unless they spend money on spins and obviously this is their revenue generation model and no one is giving you free money anyway.

Kids won't do that if they are educated, the problem is what if they haven't been educated. The gambling industry is indeed growing rapidly, in some countries it's running properly and in others it's not. An example is our own country (Indonesia), there are many kids who play slots, because all they need is a smartphone and a cash application (DANA - GoPay in our country), many of them become problem gamblers, sell everything, go into debt to be able to gamble in slots.

Then who's at fault? should we blame the gambling industry for moving too fast? or is the government too slow in educating its people? I think the blame should come from the government being late in keeping up with a fast growing industry.

This is very popular in our country and it gets more popular because of vloggers who keep promoting this game. I think the government needs to urgently pass a bill prohibiting influencers from advertising casinos because they have a huge number of followers they can influence to gamble, including kids. The problem is they only talk about the wins, hyping their viewers to try gambling without discussing the risks. This attracts people to gamble without understanding the potential downsides. There's a reason why gambling is only for mature individuals as minors are emotionally vulnerable, and gambling could ruin their lives.

This is one of the rare times where the gambling industry is not at fault.It is not their responsibility if these people play with loud music or not,it is the responsibility of those people.I used to play slots in my desktop computer and some time my daughter would look at the slot Rabbit Garden and tell me look a colorful rabbit.Since that time I don't play anymore in her presence and always use headphones.Sometimes when she get near me now and maybe I have opened up a website related to gambling I immediately minimize it.These are steps everyone should take to conserve different kids from being exposed to gambling.

When bitcoin was of low value when it was created, you can use it to gamble on many gambling sites that does not require KYC. If some kids of nowadays tell you some secrets, you will find out that they have many ways they can be gambling. That is the life we are even before what you are now thinking of. Ones it it getting known, KYC will begin. That is how I see gambling industry.

But it would be good if you use the app or site and be certain that it is true that KYC is not involved. It is possible that those mechanics did not fully tell you everything that you need to know about it.

In my environment mostly the kids already know about this because i have seen plenty the adults talking about gambling online which in this case is playing slots in the front of their childrens and a bit worried indeed those people seems doesn't care if talking about gambling then it will have a negative effect on children but we cannot hide it from the children because the development of online gambling is very rapid and it cannot be stopped because i am sure people have seen those gambling sites did promotion through an social media from Facebook, twitter or even youtube for each days which automatically the kids will see it

Accept it or not but this is the fact that gambling online is became an one of the biggest industry in the world because there are huge money to involved in there and it can be access and played everytime and everywhere but we still can protect our kids by always keep an eye on our kids and limiting they time with their gadget and the most important is to give their education about disadvantages from gambling

There is no way those things affect the kids. If that bothers you so much then think about the everyday advertisement from gambling platforms. Using online content creators and affiliate marketers to market their platform. In todays world, almost every mobile app have an adds and the gambling industry are still there. There was a day i downloaded a kids app for my niece, after registration and sign up, there was lots of Ads that shows up and two of them were gambling Ads. So you can see that they industry are everywhere you cant keep children away from it anymore in the society.

The only way to help the children out is by orientation. By speaking to them about the habits that comes in gambling and the dangers or consequences if we chose the wrong habits.

In fact, you will find lots of gamblers playing online slots in countries that prohibit gambling and this is the development of online technology that no one can stop.
In my city, we are used to many young people or underage children playing slots and they are not worried about the many risks of gambling and in fact recently there have been many cases of young people committing suicide because they have a lot of debt and are frustrated.

Whether it's true or not, I can't say anything about this because we all will not be able to avoid technological developments that are increasingly developing, even something as sensitive as gambling will become more easily accessible to everyone, even non-gamblers.

It cannot be stopped unless it's banned. And kids playing these kinds of gambling games are a result of irresponsible parenting, so we cannot blame the gambling industry for this. As parents or guardians, we have to be aware of our responsibility, as there is a right age for gambling. We should not let them see what we are doing, and kids also wouldn't be able to gamble if they don't have the money. So let's not give them the means to gamble.

I've noticed it too, and it seems like it's popping up everywhere lately. Just like you, I've come across it multiple times in social media that makes it as their content, couple of friends that engage on gambling and some other strangers on the street.

It’s definitely concerning how accessible these games are becoming, especially for kids. With mobile apps making it so easy, it's crucial for us to be mindful of how these trends are spreading and the potential impact on younger generations. It's a bit unsettling that people aren't even trying to be discreet anymore, playing with the volume up for anyone nearby to hear.

kids do definitely do that nowadays perhaps not every kid but definitely some
gambling has become very normalized and i say rightfully so for adults of course we can only do so much to ensure the safety of kids even if we keep it a “secret” in which is not exactly the best kids can still encounter it from the internet it would be best to screen the players of an online casino carefully to avoid such situations

The way I understand it, similar to what players got the bonus round, those 3 symbols that fall when you pull the lever and you got it at the right time and get the bonus (correct me if I'm wrong here), hence, the 'scatter' term. But I'm also concern that this is online, then maybe there are underage that might be playing here, so again this is one of the dangers and it's very difficult to control everything. So for those who are familiar with this term, maybe it's time for you to also monitor your kids not to play so they will not get addicted to it and their lives ruined by this so called "scatter".

New word I guess, I haven't heard about it before when it relates to gambling. On doing some little research I just found that it's even more popular on the online casinos now, wonder how I have heard of it here on the forum before. If it really is that interesting as they say it, I think a lot of young ones might want to hop on the wave and also try to make benefits. Gambling can be controlled to some extent but not totally. The young generations have become to exposed to the Internet that nothing can be hidden anymore from them. Most especially those that grew up with seniors who Usually gamble.

I am not also conversant with this game, or maybe it is called a different name in my location. These days, it will be difficult to control the exposure of children to gambling. Gambling promotional materials are almost everywhere, social media, television, billboards, radio, just name it. These days, I don't allow children to look at my phone when I am surfing the net because these ads can pop up at any time. It is now the responsibility of parents, teachers, and religious and traditional leaders to use their authority and influence to create awareness about the dangers of underage gambling. Parents shouldn't introduce children to gambling because of carelessness, and what the children are exposed to should be highly regulated. Grown-up children who are up to the gambling age should be taught how to gamble responsibly because they will be definitely exposed to gambling. 

This is the first time to here the word in this context "Scatter". Probably folks in my region haven't caught the fever yet.

I understand you worry and how easy it is for anyone including underaged kids to have access to these games particularly those with access to smart phones and little or no parental supervision. I don't mean to sound pessimistic but I don't see this stopping any time soon. It will be difficult for regulations to work here. What has to happen is that we all have to fall back to responsible parenting and intentional parenting. We have to know what our kids do with on the phone when they are with their phones. It is not an intrusion on privacy because they still live under our roof.  And also speak up about it in our local community basically creating awareness. These would go a long for the kids to understand the inherent dangers in getting hooked to these "innocent-fun-looking-games".

It's more popular in our country mate, as everyone is playing that Jili games, Lol, Mega-Ace, Super-Ace and that one game I forget the name. Same here, I been playing that kind of game and I will say that I'm in the borderline addiction right now as I have my days that I will win big money and the next day, I will some or even everything that I won. And that is the problem with the proliferation of gambling in the Philippines, and the country is also known to be one of the biggest numbers of smart phones.

With that almost everyone, is now playing this "Scatter" games in the country and even in the streets you will hear this word from everyone. So don't be surprised that even minor is playing that games with their Gcash and Paymaya wallets.

What concerns me most is how the children in my neighborhood also easily talk about "Scatter" and how they use their pocket money to deposit at the minimarket and then play. Most of them know about gambling because they were taught by seniors at school or at their playground, and then they think that it is the fastest way to earn money and you look cool when you gamble like an adult. Even when the government in my country is currently intensively eradicating the gambling mafia, this doesn't have a significant impact, because people already know the word "Scatter" and can immediately search for it on Google and they will find lots of gambling providers like that.

Unfortunately, the government will not able to stop it.

Gambling activity would be something like new normal, no one gonna stop it. Similar to underage labor, illegal worker etc because the number is too high, if the cops need to catch all of them, the jail wouldn't be enough and it would harm their economy.

What they can do is catching the popular gamblers and warn the citizen, they hope it can reduce the number of gamblers.

In two days I have heard or seen the "Scatter" word a lot of times. Twice on Facebook, one from the status of a friend, and the other a meme.
Today, I went to the e-bicycle shop for it to be fixed and the mechanic there is also talking about the "Scatter". The first time I heard it, I was curious what it was but because I am also playing slots, I had the idea.
Then, I was invited by those mechanics to join a group where they play the slots game and they said registration is free because they think I knew something about it. I didn't join them.

Now, thinking all about it, I am kind of worried. What if kids do this too? They said all I needed was the cash application and kids can have that now.
The other thing that I am worried about is they don't even keep it a secret anymore. They play on their smartphones and they let the volume up like they don't care if kids will hear it.
The growth of the gambling industry is definitely fast but is it going the right way?