It's not "teaching not to gamble by gambling", obviously. You have to talk with your kid, explain the methods of the gambling games, and stuff like that. I don

It's not "teaching not to gamble by gambling", obviously. You have to talk with your kid, explain the methods of the gambling games, and stuff like that. I don't think shielding kids from everything bad in the world usually results in them being able to deal well with bad things in the world as adults. Not saying they should play those games that have gambling elements. But I also don't find it straightforward to say it is unequivocally bad. With sweets I know stories of kids who weren't allowed any sweets who developed an excessive sweet tooth later on.