Well... I'm thinking about it now and maybe kids need to learn a lesson that slot machines are bad

bad?

Maybe Jim Sterling can get an endorsement from Nambla

slot machines are basically cons now

i mean, children frequently are the target audiences of T and sometimes M rated games

sometimes? you mean most of hte time?

No way, they are an offer. Take it or leave it

No, they're explicitly regulated to be not a con

ah

they are chance games.

They have to pay out X % of the time minimum

you looked at the way modern day ones work?

they have moving goal posts

I mean if slot machines were good they wouldn't make the owner money

Truly, I think gambling is fine and I would allow my 9 yr old to do it, being monitored like all event ofc

Yeah true

you need to teach kids how to gamble, like how to drink

Yep

If my kid was good at blackjack I'd encourage them to keep doing it

its not really a hard principle, go it with x amount of money, expect to lose it all

ya know a good way to teach kids about gambling? Let them use their own money.

blackjack is closer to a game of skill than chance

Teach the kids how to be adults, so we have less post teens around.

Only like blackjack or poker or sports betting though, not pure chance like craps or slots

you can play blackjack and always beat the house

but they don't like card counting

not illegal, but they will kick you out

My kid can do what ever with his money, I will just make him feel bad if he looses it. Lessons and such

hey, he can buy candy or he can gamble

Same if he wins, talk about luck and how he had it and might not again, spend it wisely. Lessons and such

Yeah I regret saying kids gambling is bad, they should be mocked if they spend their allowance on a slot machine and then want more money

they shouldn't get dinner that night to really teach a lesson

Yep, like how I mocked my son for wanting “a hat in time” the game..

I've heard that game is decent tbh

Me to but I’m pushing for more online play (he needs to socialize more)

so you mean 90% of all games these days?

real hard push

AAA games that is

Sports? Online socialization doesn't do as much iirc

Na, that’s a myth. I hear him playing with his friends from school. He has gotten much better at communication over the last few months.

Good step, if he's really that isolated.