Almost 70 percent of Canadians aged 15 play casinos

Gambling has been legal in Canada for several years, but not nationwide, only in some states. However, local people have access to gambling not only through licensed casinos but also through offshore sites offering their services from abroad.

Young Canadians likely register with these foreign websites, make small deposits and withdraw winnings quickly. The secret is to win small so that the operators do not have to ask for proof of identity and documents.

Of course, gambling addiction among the young generation is one of the most important topics that should be discussed at the government level. However, at the moment, the head of the state and his subordinates are busier with regulating cryptocurrency, but gambling is pushed to the back burner.

Local initiatives and non-profit organizations are trying to fight against addiction and excessive advertisement of gambling on the internet and TV, but they have limited budgets and influence, so they cannot properly support addicts and those who are at risk of becoming addicts.

According to Andre Busenius, an Alberta educator conducting workshops on gambling problems since 2003, money is far from the deciding factor for slot machines or table game enthusiasts.

Addicted people enjoy the adrenaline of realizing the possibility of winning more than the money itself. That is why, after big wins and losses, addicts do not stop and continue playing. The bottom line is that they can't be satisfied with the game at all because all the enjoyment is in the process.

This is why gambling is most dangerous for the younger generation, who believe that they can not only have fun with it but also make money, which is fundamentally wrong.

Recent studies have shown that gambling problems can result from childhood psychological traumas. Of course, they have no direct effect on addiction, but they can reinforce the negative effects associated with gambling.