As an adults we understand how important education is, but when we were kids, we did everything possible for not to study. As we were kids, we cared about nothing. What people write here (especially the guy you quoted) is a description of a perfect life in a perfect world, where kids only study, do sport, and are kinds. Many, who are 40+, dont understand that kids now are different from when you were kids. Moral standards have changed. If gambling for underaged was inappropriate 20-30 years ago, then today its our reality.
I also like how adults discuss importance of money and investment for kids. That they want to introduce them investing as early as possible so they could build their future from early ages. But somehow they forget about risk and luck factors in investing, and talk that gambling is a big NO for kids. Kids should be able to risk in investing from early age, but should not risk in gambling until 18. Even though gambling does not equal investing, both are risky.
Indeed you are spoken well, we all know how dangerous gambling is, our mentalities are different with each other some people are real gambler but they have control over it how to make decision when it comes to gambling time, this is what keys of nowadays do not understand they believe in quick money which is why they take a gambling as a business. My own point of view gambling is very dangerous and most of our youth now find it easy to addict to it, this is because of how the all world has just turned to.
On my own opinion will definitely affect education, i'm not a gambler but I've seen what gambling has done to students, gambling is not only a distraction but also a destruction because it has lead some of the student out of the school and that is how their school ended.