I knew this gentle soul growing up in my street, who just turned 24 years old and now he was into gambling without anyone knowing at home for the past 1 year, the only point that I hold unto from his mother is how he maltreated his junior brothers and sisters and he also have anger issues.
I have come to understand that having a negative impact on people close to you or your family could be a sign of compulsive gambling, to the extent that this boy start maltreating his junior ones, I mean inflicting pains on them.
I think it might be true and there is a possibility that the child may have a gambling addiction problem, but I don't think that can be concluded just like that because if we talk about problems related to a person's temperament or emotions, it could be triggered by many things not just a gambling addiction problem, right?.
If someone is addicted to gambling then he will definitely cause problems such as often asking for money by force to gamble, but here the problem you are saying is, does he only have problems related to his anger because of bullying his juniors and younger siblings? If that's the only problem, it's possible that he just has a personality problem because he is an individual who has a high temperament and has a character who likes to bully.
Is there any effective way to make sure youths stays where the are told to stay instead of looking for quick money? Gambling isn't the solution to poverty it will possibly drown you deep into more poverty.
In my opinion, a way that might be effective in dealing with gambling addiction problems in today's young generation is to provide early introduction and special education about all forms of juvenile delinquency, including gambling addiction problems in schools or educational institutions. Because in my opinion, if the younger generation is introduced to several problems or deviations that are often faced by teenagers, then it is possible that their self-control will be less developed because they have been introduced to the risks and negative impacts of several deviant behaviors, one of which is the problem of gambling addiction.