To answer that question you have to look into the average American home. In the average American home, the average parent, spends three minutes a day talking to their child. While in the average home, the average child watches television 4-8 hour per day. Our children know that gambling is fun and safe. If you don t think teenagers can gamble because it s illegal, think of alcohol and drug abuse.
Gambling problems are at least as high in children as they are in adults.
The individual needs to gamble with increasing amounts of money in order to achieve the desired excitement. The individual has repeated unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back or stop gambling. The individual is restless or irritable with attempting to cut down or stop gambling. The individual lies to family members, therapist, or others to conceal the extent of involvement with gambling. The individual has committed illegal acts such as forgery, fraud, theft, or embezzlement to finance gambling.