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.
Does anyone still think that gambling can make a living? There are probably such people, but there are not that many of them. As soon as you start losing, some awareness and understanding of the real situation comes. To tell the truth, I myself was too naive a player and thought that I could change my life for the better financially, but everything happened exactly the opposite.
Naivety makes you fall into temptation and you get trapped in addiction without realizing it. You realize it too late when you've lost a good portion of your finances. Maybe at that moment you manage to wake up, but not everyone succeeds; many hope to win, recover what they've lost, and live a happy life.
You have to keep your feet on the ground in real life. Luck can come your way, but you shouldn't focus everything on luck. Gambling is about winning and losing.