What’s more alarming is the fact that gambling is no longer widespread among adults only. A recent study by the Centre for Gambling Studies, Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Economics, suggested that first-time gamblers can be below the age of 15, meaning they learn how to bet even before they reach high school.
“When they have no money left, they are willing to exchange, for example, their luxurious watch for only a small amount of money. They will do whatever it takes to gamble. And eventually they are kicked out of the gambling house because they are flat broke, but they will try every single way to make a comeback in order to chase their losses.”