I think the reason why young ones, or maybe the teenagers are being addicted to gambling is that it is because efficient for them. We all know that children always want to do something easy, the same as gambling at the same time they are earning.
While they're life progresses, they will be used to the life that they are not expecting, the hardest times of life where in they will be regretting that they did things that they should not be. Also, as you have said, they are missing that care of their parents. They are the ones that should stop their sons and daughters to be addicted to gambling.
Well, maybe we should say those are some things in life that are just bound to happen and even though some are always so quick to throw those exuberances away without it affecting them negatively, some get so engrossed in it and in fact most youths do.
This is one of the reasons why I really do not think youths or young people should be exposed so much to gambling as when it comes to making decisions, you always know that making the right decision as a young chap when you are getting overwhelmed with your hormones rushing to their peak, you really want to not be in such situation and that is why I believe that somehow, addiction is getting huge with young minds that have access to it.