Mae atal yn allweddol i leihau niwed sy’n gysylltiedig â gamblo ac rydym yn ystyried sut y gellid defnyddio cyfryngau presennol i godi ymwybyddiaeth. Mae risg bendant i’n cenhedlaeth iau sy’n cael eu hamlygu i ymddygiadau gamblo o oedran cynnar drwy chwarae gemau ar-lein a lefelau uchel o hysbysebion sydd i’w gweld drwy ystod eang o sianelau. Mae cyngor i rieni a gofalwyr eisoes wedi’i gyhoeddi drwy Hwb Llywodraeth Cymru, ac yn gynharach eleni, ysgrifennais lythyr ar y cyd â  chyn Arweinydd y Tŷ at yr Awdurdod Safonau Hysbysebu, i dynnu sylw at ein pryderon am lefelau hysbysebion gamblo ar y teledu ac ar-lein. Bydd addysg ariannol yn elfen allweddol o’r cwricwlwm newydd, a bydd yn cynnig darpariaeth gref i helpu dysgwyr i ddatblygu eu sgiliau ariannol, gan gynnwys rheoli arian. Rydym wedi cyhoeddi.
Prevention is key to reducing gambling-related harm and we are exploring how existing channels can be used to raise awareness. There is a clear risk to our younger generation who are exposed to gambling-type behaviours from an early age through online gaming and high levels of advertisements accessed via a range of media channels. Advice to parents and carers has already been issued via the Welsh Government’s Hwb and earlier this year, I wrote jointly with the then Leader of the House to the Advertising Standards Authority to highlight our concerns about the proliferation of gambling advertising on television and online. Financial education will be a key element within the new curriculum, offering robust provision to help learners develop their financial skills, including the management of money. We have issued.