The government will not help us if we do not help ourselves, they are now carried away with the sweet money made from gambling operators and except you are in a sane country, but the consequence is not always known ahead to forestall it. This is where parents come in, we may not be able to win the hearts of all our young children this way but we will at least try to win more than half of them if we continue to educate them on it. Gambling is addictive and ruining for the young ones, even their school fees will not be spared. 
The best way to protect children is to explain to them that gambling will not allow them to earn anything. Even for experienced players this is a difficult task, and for beginners who have no experience and no knowledge in this area, it will definitely be a bad idea. Minors will most likely listen to their parents, but with adults everything may be different, they may not even admit that they want to try to play, but this will be their personal experience.