Parents Enable Teen Gambling | Calgary News

Calgary News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 24, 2026 · 2m

Parents are secretly helping teens access online gambling apps—despite age restrictions—because they feel pressured to keep up with what every other kid is doing. As provinces like Ontario and Alberta legalize these platforms, safeguards meant to block minors are failing. Teens are losing serious money, some even winning big during school hours, while parents witness addictive behaviors and shut accounts in panic. Worse, kids are bypassing rules by stealing IDs or photos, and unregulated apps ignore age checks altogether—sometimes even threatening violence for unpaid debts. The social allure…