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Teens And Gambling
by Jerry "Jet"
Whittaker
Sept 29, 2006
Teens and gambling
It is a fact that most of
the teenagers don’t consider themselves as gamblers. Yet
most of today’s teens have gambled for years and not the
way the adults gamble like in bingo halls, casinos, bars
or racetracks, but through casual betting with friends
and family.
Teen gambling is on the
rise across the country, due to a couple of factors. One
of which is like the flashy, celebrity-filled,
high-stake poker games that fill the cable TV channels.
The other is the present culture of the teens which says
that gambling is fun, glamorous and possibly the source
of vast wealth. The casinos that are increasing in the
city and the huge revenue that lotteries and other
gaming activities that the state government are
providing is on of the reasons for teens getting started
to gamble.
Unfortunately parents view
the game as a natural thing. They are not bothered
whether the children are gambling for real money or for
fun. If parents are going to allow gambling, what would
be the world of tomorrow? The teen goes with a bunch of
money and just spends it in gambling and other habits.
Whether he wins or looses doesn’t matter to him all he
wants is fun. This makes the teens gambling addicted and
then it takes years for the parents to realize that
their children are gambling addicted. Researches for the
National Council of Problem gambling stated that many of
the adults started gambling when they were young at the
age of 12.
A committee of parents in
the United States has come forward to look in the
problems of teenage
gambling. The committee is afraid of the future if
the teenagers are already started gambling. They are
sure when the teenager is addicted to gambling when
their performance in the college drops, when they start
steeling, thoughts of suicide come to their mind and
many of this kind of signs.
If teens or their family
members think there might be a gambling problem, they
can call the committee’s 24 hour toll free helpline and
talk to the trained staff person from the committee
about the gambling problem. The person will start a
conversation by asking some questions and possibly
schedule an appointment for the teen to meet the
committee.
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