There is a very big possibility that old age men would get more addicted because they are retired and have fewer things to engage in, so here we can also include the fact that in Philippines people are not too rich so after retirement must of the old men will problem resort to gambling just to meet up their financial desires or goals at the very late age and that could even lead them to chase losses and then probably end up addicted.
It's not a question of age in my opinion, both young and old can get trapped in gambling, in my opinion it's a question of education and social background.
If you think a game can give you a living, you're very wrong, because this is very difficult and almost never happens.
What happens is that when they lose, they will quickly stomach it but any big winning will make it to every news headline and when the uninformed read this news of how $10 made some $10k dollars, they will keep playing and hoping to be as lucky as the one who has made the fortunes through gambling.
Addiction is not age base and it is respectal of no man. If you are not disciplined and responsible, you will surely be addicted.