I do not bet on games my money is enough to pay in the computer shop for 3 hours of gaming. But in case of others gamers will ask me to bet on the game and if I have extra money then I'm on. It will motivate me to be more competitive in the game anyway.
The year 1988 when I started to play family computer and my favorite are "Battle City" and "Pacman". Year 1997 when I got my first game boy and I love to play "Super Mario" in my game boy. Now I do really enjoy "candy crush" and "farmville2". It's a boring game compared to the games of this kids...
It depends on what kind of games. I let my kids play Minecraft it's like a puzzle where in fact it is a good exercise for the brain. I do not allow my 7 years son to play GTA or any war games. I learned my lesson well to my first son when I let him play all the games he wants and he becomes...