I am pretty sure that those machines aren't legal but there is much corruption in my country so I bet there is some big fishes making money on bribery allowing that those machines keep working on the corner stores.
You are sure they are not legal? You need to prove that before you are sure. This kind of machine is not new in big city hubs where children's shopping meets fun and I don't think such an obvious service can be hidden from the government. Why haven't they complained or sanctioned them?
- Are this problem also exist in your country?
- What recommendations you can give to try to Raise the attention of the authorities?
1. I wouldn't call this a problem and I've never heard the story of children being uncontrollably addicted to such. Even if they want to, the fact that they are still under the control of their parents will curb that and as soon as they grow, they forget. Some will not even go there over time because they will see it as childish when they grow older.
2. As I said, the authorities must have known about it.
It all started from a small thing that will stick in the child's brain, the game machine is not claimed by the seller as a slot game or anything because it will clearly be prohibited. I'm sure the impact will be felt when the child is older, but as you said it is still under the control of the parents. After the child grows up anything can happen because he has responsibility for himself. He could remember his childhood playing the machine with his father and then try again with full awareness and then realize this is gambling or this game is no longer interesting to play.