Is this an isolated phenomenon or it's just where im from? I see more and more gambling commercials, tv ads, and I see more and more gambling spots all over the streets. There were casinos before but im talking about places where people take bets usually on soccer and other sports, not a classic casino with the usual casino stuff. I see they are located near high schools too. This could cause a gambling addiction epidemic among the youth, which has a hard time making money these days and feel desperate and end up gambling whatever little they make.
I claim this cannot be a simple coincidence. The rich have always gambled, but lower end classes weren't gambling that much in the past as far as I know. There weren't definitely as many gambling spots all over the place before.
I would never blame the casinos if there will be gambling addiction epidemic among the youth. Addiction, no matter what people are addicted to something then it is their own fault. Even if there is 1 casino in every 10 meters on your area, but if the youth are able to control themselves to stay away from it then there will be no addiction at all. One other thing to avoid addiction is that there should be strict rules from the government on who are allowed to gamble. In this case, obviously youth should not be allowed to go to casinos no matter the reason is.