Many countries prohibit gambling, to the extent that they do not licence any casino in their country. This however did not completely prevent the citizens of such countries from gambling. They go extra miles by using hidden or rerouted IP addresses to gamble. Even when the casinos block these users they keep attempting to cheat both their country's law and the casino.
Also, many countries have official gambling age but their citizens also violate this age standard.
All these abnormal ways of gambling promote gambling abuse and possible addiction which further makes gambling a societal menace.
Instead of outrightly banning gambling, how about if the concerned countries officially include gambling education in their academic syllabus, just like sex education is taught in schools. Gambling education will teach the young ones the dangers of gambling and promote moderation in gambling. Will this not be a better way to handle the gambling cases?
While it's good to educate them at an early age I don't think that it should start with the school but with the parents. However, what if the parent is the one who gambles and is addicted to it? But as far as we all know, despite a parent being a gambler, we don't want our children to be dealt with gambling. That's why I believe that wherever is the kid and its environment that surrounds it, that's how they're being raised.