Yes they should. They have nothing to lose after all, and the amount of money they possess is usually low, so winning a bit will help them a lot.
how do you know that they possess low amount of money? You would not know the knowledge and experience of youngsters in the field of internet as well as in earning bitcoin, lot of youngsters have much bitcoin so that they can buy their own car. Betting is another personal interest of youngsters, we dont know how much they want to bet.
I think he meant in general. That is true that many young students, yet not all of course, are having problems to find money and must work the summer to fund their studies.