Topic: Minimum Age to gamble - page 17. (Read 3947 times)

Absolutely agree. It's about time authorities brought some order to the Wild West that is internet gaming. It's a free-for-all online, with sites ignoring age limits at will.

Although KYC checks might be a headache, they are essential for stopping fraud and keeping minors out of the gambling industry. This is a sacrifice we must make in the name of progress. And what's up with the sudden need for KYC documentation when making a withdrawal? It's deceptive in the extreme. You're feeling great about your recent triumph when all of a sudden, your money is locked away since you forgot to check a box.

Keep in mind, though, that these platforms are businesses just like any other, and that they must comply with legislation or suffer the consequences. Maybe things aren't looking so bleak for them after all. A little bit of a shift probably won't hurt, right

There aren't a lot of gambling platforms that don't consider the age of gamblers before allowing them to gamble, now that the regulations are hitting almost every sector, especially casinos, I'm pretty sure that the casinos that are operating without a license and are not asking for KYC from their gamblers will be caught by the regulators and that will either be the end of the platforms or they will need to apply the rule of KYC verification for everyone.

I already don't see a lot of platforms that don't ask for KYC verification from their gamblers, even if they don't do it at the beginning, as soon as they request a withdrawal, they are asked to provide some identity before they can proceed with the withdrawal, otherwise, they funds are frozen.

Online casino tournaments can still easily involve minors due to the verifiable ease of using an adult to do so, and if a minor wins, a verified adult will also do so to withdraw the winnings.
however for offline casino tournaments minors will not be able to enter the casino and children can only walk past the casino on their way to somewhere else. And if a minor walks into a casino and is spotted by surveillance cameras, then casino security has a problem and will likely be fired.

I'm not too worried about the defeat experienced. with student pocket money, I'm sure there won't be a big loss. the bad impact may be more to affect his friends. when you have no more money, invite friends to come play. not to mention the possibility of increasing cases of theft or bullying committed against their friends.
although there will be a fair number of minors accessing gambling. I hope they do it themselves with their own responsibility.

This is very simple, if you're underaged, wait for your time to come before you started gambling, if you're gambling without having the idea on how to responsibly gamble, many things might be at stakes and you couldn't help the situation than to keep on loosing the ore you gamble, whereby you could have make use of that same gambling opportunities to invest on other quality things to aid your development in all aspects of live.

So far I have not found any special requirements to enter online gambling sites or a minimum age. So as long as they understand how to register, this gambling site is easily accessible to both young and old alike. But it is very unfortunate because the government's lack of role, especially in my country, in handling and educating about illegal gambling is still not optimal in its implementation so that many students are involved in this gambling.

Students who should focus on learning and self-development but what happens are that many of them get involved in gambling. This is not wrong because gambling is everyone's right, it's just that here it's just a matter of time, which isn't right if the student's age is already playing gambling, where the financials still rely on parental support. And when the government's role is lacking, what must be strengthened is the role of parents in educating their children

If the tournament was held online, minors could ask an adult to verify their account. But if it's an offline tournament, I don't think minors can participate because there must be terms and conditions that don't allow minors to participate.

But maybe if during the tournament cameras were watching the players, minors would also not be able to participate because they would be seen on the camera and show that they were still minors. In conclusion, maybe minors can still play gambling freely and when they need verification, they will ask adults to do it.

@kamvreto if that's the case then parents needs to do alot more than they are doing by giving much attention to the kind of games their kids plays as they growing. As parents we ought to set rules and standards for our little kids on what they are allowed to take pleasure in particularly home video games that can breed  gambling thoughts in them(children would always want to try new things at another level), as they grow up to teenage and adult age they already have a way of thinking from how they have been groomed and deviating won't be unlikely.

These casinos mean business especially those illegally operated ones they don't care the harm it does to children gamblers be it that business is booming and if worst comes to worst they just bribe their way through corrupt individuals in the government that are supposed to be the appropriate authority to look into and curb such menace, and keep on with their business.

Filtering gambling from minors is quite difficult in today's modern times. Just see how internet access can be enjoyed by anyone, even gambling sites or games can be played easily even though they are blocked. Some gambling games like slot gambling are very easy nowadays. even minors who already have their own device can freely play it. this depends on how parents are monitoring, so that parents will play a very important role in limiting gambling games for underage children. The government only knows about taxes, those who are legal may have an age limit for access, but illegal casinos don't.

Years ago, I don't remember the exact year but it was at the beginning of the last decade those golden years of poker, there were several cases of players who won important tournaments, and when they tried to withdraw their winnings it turned out that they were minors.

 Specifically it was poker Star, it is not so rare for minors to play in casinos, the point is that, if you win you need an adult to withdraw the money.

People and its government are just turning its eyes blind so that they can benefit from the tax that they're getting from the gambling industry. They're only going to take some action if there are complaints that have allowed minimum age or lower than that to gamble into casinos that are operating within their jurisdiction and inside the casino's premises, the physical ones. While its people do get their fair share from the taxation but morals and thoughts are mixed up with it.

But in conditions like now, believe it or not there are still many people who hope that gambling can change their economic conditions.
Even though this may be the most extreme way to change lives because in the end this will only make the people who do it harder but the fact is that many people can be said to gamble for their living expenses.
This kind of thing happens when frustration where their lives in terms of the economy that runs stagnant and actually experiencing setbacks that make them want something instant to get benefits and gambling is an option for them.
Not that in this case I support the behaviour that is done but in reality today there are still many who do gambling as if it can change their lives.

You also have all these affiliate programs the casinos are running, meaning that there is a real incentive for people who get registered to also recommend a casino to their friends. If age doesn't matter anymore as many casinos run without KYC and any other checks even for age, those who are already registered can literally lure everyone into playing on a platform. It is how the whole system is set up that the only protection against it should happen at an age young enough when it is obviously not too late and old enough that kids can understand the consequences adults are trying to explain to them.

Your son already having access to a phone at 8 might be a bit premature... But then again, who am I to judge?

That being said, I believe we're all in agreement that, as much as we'd love to shield our kids from the world, it's not entirely possible. Knowledge about the good, the bad, and yes, even the ugly, like casinos and betting, is inevitable. The best we can do is guide them.

As for the idea of introducing them to gambling... well, just say there are more enjoyable ways to lose money. But if they're keen on learning the value of money, its an unconventional, yet effective teacher. Im not endorsing underage gambling, but when they're of legal age, a quick visit to the casino might do more good than harm. After all, losing one's monthly allowance at the blackjack table is an unforgettable lesson in financial management

It is difficult to advise them because they can access silently without the need to ask anyone, gambling sites have now become commonplace and can be found in any social network because gambling promotions spread everywhere.

They should already think that responsibility is important, if not then this will cause new problems for their psychologists, especially in their finances, especially with a student who is underage, of course they only rely on pocket money not from their own income, so it is important to know the risks of causing a big defeat.

Yes, that's what I said, online gambling sites are easily accessible to anyone including minors, it is difficult to know them thoroughly.

the real meaning of gambling which must be explained to anyone who wants to start gambling. including teenagers who are starting to understand and have access to gambling.
they must be taught to be responsible for the risky actions they take. however, those who are not yet financially strong are not encouraged to gamble. because now online casinos are very easy to access. even school children with their pocket money can also do gambling. maybe some online casinos will have age restrictions. but when they don't ask for KYC it will be very accessible for kids.

Well, you have to be aware of something, when we have children we always want to take them on the best path, but things are already very hard, children have access to the Internet in an impressive way, and sometimes these things are easier for them. that they know about casinos, sports betting and everything that has to do with games, obviously they learn things about money, how to do it, an endless number of things, that is why it is partly good that they know, even though they are denied knowledge, they will acquire it very quickly, you cannot go against the current, what must be done here is to guide and supervise.

Children or young people before the age of 18 (which is when they are considered of legal age) should be told about everything, quickly because I am sure that they have already discovered many things before speaking to them for themselves, now the information is there just around the corner and in a very crude way, this is something that it is difficult for us to cover up, no matter how much we want to, we have to Accept that things are Difficult when it comes to hiding information from them , personally my son has 8 years old and Knows many things, her mother gave her a phone, where what she does is play and play , I don't really agree with that , because I prefer that she use the phone to learn languages, now my 22-month-old girl loves to Watch tv and the mother lends her phone to what without Reading knows how to find the programs that he likes, I don't know how he does it, but he does it , that's why as parents you have to be very aware of Everything you watch, no It is good that their stages pass like this without living them as it is , Childhood and Youth is something that is happening to children very prematurely, that is why Gambling, casinos should be told their risks and that when they enter they should It will be when they are of legal age and know something about the Value of money, which is why I Believe that the best age to Consider Themselves an adult is 18.

Definitely, parents have their role to play, and they should play it with affection, calmness, and wisdom. A lot of parents behave very harshly with their children, not because they don't love them, but because they think they can control them this way, but the reality is totally opposite of that. Children who are beaten or scolded for every small thing, that are kept inside and not let to do anything at all, tend to do more bad things when they get older and get to go out.

So parents should always behave very softly, teach their children what is right and what is wrong but do it in a way that should stay in their hearts and minds forever, and they shouldn't do bad things out of love and respect for their parents because they will think they will get hurt or disrespected if their children are found involved in bad things.

Yeah there are governments with economy that the tax income they get from casinos industry is very profiting that they give blind sight claiming to be ignorant to the liable actions that these casinos flaunts at the detriment of their citizens rights. But can such government in real sense of governance be termed as government for the people when it can't stand up for her citizens out of fear of having the heavy income tax from the industry affected by strict rules on them.