At early age of mine as I could remember I was 10-11 years old I already knew how to play cards, but what the good thing was my mother didn't really encourage me to reall engaged myself in gambling.
That must be a good example of good parenting. When you are under age (hope in your country also 18 years is a legal age to gamble), that must be a wise decision not to allow you to get into gambling. Because, if you found good profits from gambling then you may plan to live your life out of gambling only but there cannot be any assurance your gambling will support you to live out of it. So prohibiting you when you were under age from gambling, must be a very good decision a parent could do IMO.
I agree that the consequences will be fatal to let under age children play gambling, because they have unstable emotions and are very easily
addicted. There is not only gambling can be addictive, children under age will be addicted to mobile phone games too if not restricted.
Therefore I support parents, which forbids their children to recognize gambling when they are under age. That way can save the child's future,
therefore, parents must be disciplined towards their children.
Parenting would really be having a great role from time to time when it comes on how would they gonna handle out their children in terms of awareness on particular things in life.
Its always been part of our responsibility to look after them and avoid them on things which would really give out the possibility for some unfortunate situations in life that might happen.
Its not right to let those young minds to get involved with gambling because same as you said that theyre not mature enough on being aware on what theyre dealing with.
Without proper guidance and reminders then they might really be turn out to be an addicted one on a very young age.