Topic: Minimum Age to gamble - page 24. (Read 3733 times)

When a person is given with the right to vote, he is considered a grown person to take his own decision. Different countries have got difference in the age bracket for th right to vote. Based on the same age can be the gambling access. Restrictions can be seen everywhere and the casinos have begun to request KYC which assure only the right aged person get into gambling. The voting rights give more responsibility and then onwards it is his own choice and there should be law that he/she should use their own money and not their parents money into gambling.

AFAIK most online casinos do, and it's quite strongly enforced too as some cryptocurrency casinos nowadays require KYC which includes your birthday so you're basically background checked the moment you try to deposit/withdraw money. In any other case I don't think it's strictly enforced cause there's no foolproof way of verifying someone's age without asking them for identifiable documents. At the end of the day if your kid happens to stumble upon your computer and gamble it's not really the computer's or the casino's fault, but your own cause you're a negligent buffoon who would rather throw the blame at other people than actually proactively ensuring that your kid doesn't get into your gambling habits.

Special laws regarding gambling and the minimum age at which people should be able to engage on the activity do not see like something possible for me, once you are considered legally an adult in your country that is the moment a great deal of rights and responsibilities are pushed upon you, like being able to drive, join the army, drink alcohol, to vote and gamble, if we were to somehow not allow a person to gamble until later on then we are saying they are not responsible enough to do so, and in that case that opens the question about whether or not they are ready to take on the rest of the responsibilities and rights they get once they reach adulthood.

Laws and regulation would really be always be having on the same restriction which it would be mostly on 18+ or 21+ when it comes to legal age for someone who do able or really that been allowed to gamble which it is
really that a known age for someone to be able to do so but due to accessibility that we do have today then its not shocking that there are minors who do able to play without being caught.Come to mind that there are
even users who do able to play on fiat based online casinos using up their parents credit cards and there are really instances or situations that it did really happen. Its understandable that these things couldn't really be that possible when we do speak about physical casinos on which it would really be that understandable that they cant really be able to enter the premises because it would really be that understandable that they
cant really be allowed to enter and this is why they would really be ending up on online casinos or gambling sites. This one is something that cant really be stopped though specially on crypto gambling
sites on which you could just make simply use of your crypto then you're good to go.

Online casinos with a valid license are almost as real life casinos with same rules regarding the age restrictions. Most of casinos require 21 Years Old age to be able for an individual to start betting or gambling. While some casinos allows you from 18 YO.
I think it’s logical and scientific proven that a person starts taking responsibility and thinking straight about his own decisions to know well he is gambling and understand the risks of his actions. That’s why all legit and certified casinos ask for your documents and KYC process

It totally depends on the gambling site and is determined according to the rules of different countries. Some countries allow 21 years of age for gambling, while others consider 18 years. Others think that after obtaining citizenship a gamblers is able to play for casino gambling. But it is completely determined based on both country and site. If online casinos are fully age conscious then huge losses can be prevented by many minors.

When a person hits 18, they started to develop their thinking abilities but then it is not yet sure that they can handle any emotions that is regarding to gambling , when they lose can they manage their anger? their patience? and other things. So I do agree that gambling age should maybe at least 21 , 18yo nowadays are very indecisive and they are hardly control their emotions.

Well, I have always thought that casinos, besides the age for you to drink alcohol, is 18 years or older, why? because they are considered adults and adults can be assigned the necessary responsibility so that they know that if they do something bad they will pay hard with jail, in casinos the age of 18 seems good to me, because there is already an apparent responsibility, and that it has a lot to do with the number of things they can do, that is, a child is considered to be 17 years of age and under and the law protects them, instead, 18 years of age is absolute responsibility, and since then they should be allowed to do it . Take as much as possible.

For me the normal age for a casino is 18 years, from there it can be considered that the degree to mature is somewhat ambiguous, there are many who are 40 years old and do not mature, but in a casino how they have to handle money, there yes .

Now I have a question, I know that in the Netherlands things work differently, and in some European countries, some very young people aged 12 and over are allowed to do adult activities, have and can drink alcohol, which I am not ok, there is also the option that they can enter sites that are only for adults, they can have access, so I know from the movies that focus on showing that, although I'm not sure, because when I was a child I wanted to have all those freedoms .

Do you really think that when a person hits 18, next minute, all of a sudden he sees the light, the meaning of life and becomes aware of everything? The example I've given - consequences of marriage at 16 yo can be far worse than consequences of gambling. A person might get married, get a child, then divorce and probably spoil his future entire life or next 18 years. But at 18 at the casino what can worse thing that might happen to you? Lose all lunch money or weekly-monthly salary?

Restrictions in gambling are made and implemented to protect the youth from the consequences of gambling at a young age. Since these people do not have the full capacity to decide yet, meaning they are still vulnerable and naive. They might not fully know or understand the repercussions of gambling especially if ever they would experience a loss. It might take a toll on their mental health that could lead them to do things that are immoral and against their principles as their last resort. Additionally, it is also needed to be imposed since these gambling websites and establishments should abide by the law. And if law prohibits giving access to minors, then they must adhere to it, otherwise their operation might be stopped by the authorities.

Comparing the free world outside the jurisdiction of gambling sites and physical casinos are totally different. But it's still essential to educate the youths regardless so they won't fall victim into the harsh reality of gambling.

I'm also not aware that the legal age is 21, I also thought that it was 18, because at 18 you have the rights to vote already and maybe even drink liquor or something. But gambling might be very different as they have to increased the age to 21 to go inside a casino and they have the right to deny entry if they suspect that the person might be of underage or something as most Asians looks very young at their age.

Hopefully online gambling sites are going to be strict about this rules because obviously, it's not physical and you don't know they are dealing with. Maybe it was just a kid behind the keyboard betting on their platform.

I thought so too. But when I watched American movies, they always ask if the one ordering the drinks is 21, so I guess that the same age for gambling there.

Here in our country, it's 18+ to be able to gamble but I don't think that is being applied as recently I went to the newly created cock fighting arena here in my place and I saw a lot of young people. The thing is, they don't ask for ID's here as long as they think you are old enough to gamble by just judging in their faces. For me though, I saw my neighbors there who are still in high school or maybe younger, they just have a bigger body build and some facial hair so they won't be suspected.

I think it's only the online gambling sites that are strict about these rules but then again there's always a way for young people to bypass that but using either their parents' ID or their friends who are at the right age.

Why there are even age restrictions in gambling? Because people dont realize consequences of addiction? Go out on a street and it wont take long until you find a kid <18 yo or even 13-15 yo smoking cigarettes or electronic cigarettes. Kids at 15 or 16 are allowed to get married (lol, marriage can cause even more problems (mental) to kids at that age than gambling). It is even more responsibility. Yet some states allow to gamble from 21. Funny.

This is like a joke, when father come to his son and say that they gonna have a serious conversation about sex, and a kid reply "ok, what you want to find out?"

That is enough age to start gambling and I believe that most casino are open to let 18 years old to play , while in other countries there are even younger that is accepted , there are some that lets their youngsters to play even 15?
and also gambling is a bread and butter even of a government that lets them try finding way to take bigger part from players .
absolutely but at least OP is pointing to legalities , we have so much gambling happening in internet and out that cannot handle to watch if the players are kids or not .

Unless their parents strictly supervise their children in using the device, they will not be able to play gambling easily. But it is also true that today's children are so much smarter than in our time that they can still secretly visit any website they want. And I agree with you that today's children are more protected from gambling and everything else because they can access it easily using their devices. For this reason, supervision and explanation from parents are needed about the dangers of gambling so that their children know that gambling is dangerous.

Well, what you said does apply in some cases but that isn't always the case, some people get mature even before they become 18 and fortunately for them, their parents are so rich that they won't even have to work if they don't want to as they have multiple businesses of their own so he can simply sit and eat his whole life and he would still not be able to spend all the money, in such cases, the status or emotional stability doesn't count and only the age does.

So someone who is 18 or maybe even below that, they shouldn't be allowed to gamble since it will ruin them and they might not be able to have a good future. Just because someone is rich and has a lot of money from his inheritance it doesn't mean they can't ruin themselves through gambling.

Even every site would really be having that kind of pop up in regarding about asking your age, then youngster would really be just simply be agreeing those things on a single click then you can already play directly
without being known on whats your real age. This is one of the con's about technology and the current accessibility that we do have today or era on which people would easily be having access because of the internet.
Things do only get bust up on the time that there would really be some verification or would really be submitting KYC but on the time that it isnt really happening then for sure these minors would really be that
free on roaming around, as long they do have the funds or money for them to play then they would easily get involved with such activity on which we know that gambling is really indeed that very
risky if you arent really that mindful about its certain risks.This is why we should really be mindful on telling our kids if ever we do have one about the risk on doing gambling so that they would
really be that aware.

Do we have a consensus that 18 is the 'Magic Age' when one can indulge in potentially harmful substances, like alcohol or cigarettes? Yes... and no. Consider Japan, where the legal drinking age is 20, or some states in the USA where smoking isn't allowed until 21. Thus, we have to ask ourselves, "Is 18 really a 'global standard' or just a 'frequent tendency'?" Mmm?

You're right in saying that maturity plays a role in making decisions that could lead to risky situations. Still, could we not argue that everyone matures at different rates? There are 16-year-olds who might exhibit greater restraint than some 30-year-olds when it comes to risky behaviour. Also, let's not forget the role of education in preventing harmful behaviours. Should we not, perhaps, focus more on that, rather than relying solely on age restrictions? Maturity and age, while often correlated, are not always causally linked, wouldn't you agree?

You are right, i dont think age restriction will ever work when in comes to gambling, their are lots of gambling sites now which you can gamble whenever you like at any moment, and most of those gambling sites those not require kyc, so anybody can gamble, even under age can gamble their, and even the gambling sites which requires kyc, some underage are always using their parents identity to complete their kyc. So stopping underage from gambling will be really difficult now, because new gambling sites are being created daily and all what they care about is the money they are going to make, they dont care if underage are gambling.

I agree, by that time people are starting to know each capabilities and interest. We started to develop our brains and as well as they way we think, environment play a big role in our character development. Teens with younger age are very impulsive and easy to be targetted by other people , most of them cannot manager their greed inside and when they can't control it , it will become problem in the future.