At this time, gambling is on the rise for younger crowds to be doing in their free time, for example, sports betting is so easy for young kids to make an account since all they need is an ID of someone over the age of 18, so some kids under the age of 18 just ask their parents for theirs or some steal it when they get the chance. The main reason why it is so addicting is that you can make money fast, however, you can lose it just as fast.
Minors should not be gambling in general but playing card games like poker with your friends is not too that bad since it teaches them a life lesson of not to bet with things you are not willing to lose. Kids getting introduced usually come for an older friend or maybe even their parents. That is because the amount of people gambling keeps rising since in this day and age that is what people tend to have fun doing.
An anonymous junior said, “ My boyfriend started in high school and thought it would be a little hobby and a good way to make some extra cash, but now he’s putting all his time into sports betting when he should be focused more on school and his actual job.”
Although gambling may be fun it is not a good habit to get used to. According to Aceperhead.com, “About 13.5% of gamblers go home from a casino having made any money. This statistic comes from a study of 4,222 gamblers, and only 7 of them won more than $150. Conversely, 217 of them lost over $5000 at casino games’’. Most gamblers are always chasing their losses to break even, and in the rare case they do they will lose it down the line again, that is why it is not good to get addicted to gambling, especially at a young age. If you are going to start you should at the age of 21 and do it only for fun.
Another anonymous junior said, “My brother introduced me to gambling it started off slow with just house games then it slowly increased to sports betting. I have fun doing it but I kind of wish he told me about it later in my life because my mood kind of plays off if my bets are winning or losing because there are days I can make 500 dollars in a day and there are days I can lose 500.”
In conclusion, gambling can be a fun hobby when you’re older but it is not a good obsession to get used to when you are a minor there are more important things to focus on such as your school work so you can get a good job to make a lot of money to be able to afford gambling when you get older.
