Why is gambling so popular among young people?

Why is gambling so popular among young people I remember when I was young , I always liked to do bets on everything : I bet I can do that Want to bet on it , and I think most of did this . The thing is that , when we are young , we always like to compete , to push ourselves to the limit , see how far we can go and gambling is a very good way to do this

Allot of studies on the gambling habit , within USA and Canada has shown that 60 to

90 of all young people at some time in their life they have gambled

Ok , so let 's go back to the question Why do young people like to gamble ? . Results from studies on what motivates young people gamble have shown that young people chose , or not chose to gamble because it offers the pleasure of winning , the social context and escapism . Both children and young people say that the main reason of gambling is that they want to win money . According to an experimental study , money has a particular value to children of pre-school age

When choosing between a game where you win points , one where you win sweets and one where you win money , children choose the one where you win money , thinking of a possible financial gain , also their motivated to play more . Gambling is exciting to young people and children

The moment when the wheels of a fruit machine showing three matches , the moment you scratch you lottery ticket are

associated with immediate physiological excitement , witch leads to a tingly feeling ' in your body

As I said up there another thing that makes young people play , is the completion , the need to take control , many children say that they want to take control of the game , be good at it , or win over and over again . If they loose the money they prefer to not tell anyone but if they win money they will happily tell everyone

Other gamblers put their minds only on the game and forget about things like home , how they feel . This children and adolescents prefer to play alone than with their friends and describe the gambling activity as repetitive behavior that helps them block reality and keep unpleasant thoughts at bay

Most young people think that if they gamble more they gain experience and won 't loose so often after . Gambling reminds them of other types of games such as computer games . This means that it 's logical for them to think that gambling is the same

Another thing that attracts young people to gambling , is the illusion of control . They think that they are in full control of the game . This means that they think they can throw a six with a dice by throwing it more softly rather than harder

Ok , so how much do young people gamble again ? Allot Studies from the Nordic countries indicate that games are a common phenomena , as in the...