Placing bets on who will win or lose on ball games, playingcard games, instant lottery tickets as well as games in amusement arcades oftencatch school-age children’s interest. They seem like innocent games but itintroduces them to the world of gambling. More often, young gamblers use theirschool allowance to finance their activities. Accessibility to on-line sitesalso allows them to freely place bets even if they are under 18 and are notallowed to enter a casino. On-line advertisements often send a message aboutthe fun and excitement of gambling, the opportunities to win and an easy way tohave more money. There are gambling games on the phone and on-line that can beplayed without money.
Gambling ata young age is alarming enough. The numbers of children and teens who arehooked on gambling are escalating. Recent studies have shown that, there is arisk for those who gamble at an early age to carry on the habit untiladulthood. A number of adults with gambling problems who sought treatment werefound to have gambled from 11-17 years.
Gamblingproblems are easily seen in adults most especially with the rise of financialdifficulty. With children and teenagers, on the other hand, it is moredifficult to detect. Here are some warning signs to spot if children may have aproblem with gambling such as children having low grades, feeling of exhaustionor irritability most especially when not gambling, non interaction with friendsand activities, a child having erratic sleeping patterns, more importantly,secrecy and denial about problem gambling.
It is alsoessential for parents and significant adults to look into the difficultiesexperienced by children and adults at home or at school. Gambling for themmight be seen as a way of helping them through problems to break away fromstress, boredom and other problems. Also, if parents are seen gambling, theymay get the notion that it is ok. If parents make a choice to gamble, it isimportant to explain to children how it works to avoid problems in the future.
Young Gamblers Risk TakingHabit into Adult Life
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/uk/young-gamblers-risk-taking-habit-into-adult-life-1.957373
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