Exactly if you see some those young boys on the street and they narrate their stories to you, you will pity them and if they are gambling to survive every week or month and they are not disturbing other people on the streets and not stealing and only gambling then let them gamble to feed. According to some group nof young boys I met in 2020, they said they thank God for gambling because it provide their daily breads. But frankly speaking it is not good for children to gamble because they are not emotionally feeling strong to defend themselves when they is unusual lose and any other gambling dysfunctional issues arises. Gambling from 18+ is always a nice idea because the mind has matured at the time to face some situations on ground.
You are right mate,every man's purpose on why he or she Gambles is to make profit,and so I don't think that anybody who is above the age of 18 is still young.The world is bad,and especially in most countries who have bad economy,they find it very difficult to survive,therefore,their only means of survival is through gambling and other related stuffs.However,the only ones I can have issues with as you said are the ones who go around stealing people's properties,selling those properties to gamble,they are the ones who make the people in the society to feel gambling is bad too.
Honestly I can't confirm or conclude that all men gamble with the intention and purpose of making a profit and if you say that then maybe it's the same as you saying that everyone can't think using their common sense to understand how gambling really is, I'm not defending them but I will say that there is always a small percentage of gamblers who understand gambling for whom the worry of losing significant money is their biggest reason to act more cautiously and put a lot of restrictions on their approach to their gambling activities.
Another thing, yes, I believe that a person can do any means to earn money when he is experiencing various financial problems that make him feel depressed, which in the end justifies any means, such as making gambling a place to earn money, that is true, but yes, maybe we can't. concluded that the majority of people who are in a situation like that will always make unreasonable decisions, but yes, making various unreasonable decisions is very possible when someone is experiencing a lot of pressure.