Age restriction in gambling

[Pamadar]

I guess this is only restricted to casino locally but some online gambling sites doesn't require age and also some sites doesn't require KYC or personal details this are mostly crypto casino's and betting site. They're completely anonymous that's why their convenient because in my country online gambling is banned.

These are my top recommend sites: OneHash, Kawbet. No age or country restrictions

The very reason why gamblers loves to use crypto, they can conveniently use the sites without worrying about sending their fund and playing thier
favorite games, though there are still crypto sites who ask for this information after you win a huge amount of money, you can't withdraw unless
you send proof ot your identity. But if you are a regular gambler who only use small amount of money using crypto sites will not be a problem.

[YOSHIE]

Age 5: Malawi (Casino)

How the government of Malawi part of Africa can free a 5-year-old child in the world of gambling, mess, chaos, 5-year-old child who already knows gambling, no, it occurred to me that a child of that age would become a leader someday he was an adult, his brain was money, gambling, women, and alcohol, that's for sure if he was involved in gambling.

If I think about it, children of that age have fallen into gambling. Certainly, there is no supervision from the government and their parents, like a lion, born and looking for his own hunt, (actually): a 5-year-old child is still in the stage of basic education that must not gamble, be strangled.

[Ucy]

Good job.
This could be used as guide by the under age on this forum who are not qualified.
I guess online casinos should include it during signup so that alot of those who aren't qualify don't bother to try when they see the requirements. It should be clearly visible on the screen, and people should probably be made to tick yes/no when question on age is asked.

I wonder how accurate the Wikipedia age restriction is currently.

[Rengga Jati]

Good job. This could be used as guide by the under age on this forum who are not qualified.

Thanks, buddy. Yes, the owners of gambling sites on this forum can use it as consideration. However, we cannot force them to apply it since they may have different views. Anyway, I think in general the limitation of the age to play gambling is 18.

I guess online casinos should include it during signup so that alot of those who aren't qualify don't bother to try when they see the requirements.

Good idea. Surely it is possible to do. To minimize fulmination, why not include the age restriction on signup process (registration). So, only people who are eligible and fulfill the age limit to be there.

I wonder how accurate the Wikipedia age restriction is currently.

Always double-check and find out other sources to ensure the data. But I'm pretty sure that wiki updated the data. We can see from the "References", some of them are retrieved in 2019.

[Gladiator25]

Have you known that there is an age restriction in gambling? But it is varied among the countries in the world. I have just checked in wikipedia that commonly someone can play gambling starting from the age of 15/16/18/19/20/21 years. It depends on where he lives, every country may have different regulation related to the age restriction. Below I classify some countries based on the age restriction:

Age 5: Malawi (Casino)

Age 15: Iceland (lottery)

Age 16: United Kingdom (Football pool, Scratchcards), Estonia (other), New Zealand (instant kiwi)

Age 18: Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand (horse racing), Palau, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vanuatu, Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, México, etc

Age 19: South Korea, Canada, USA

Age 20: New Zealand (Casino), Sweden (Casino), Japan, Nigeria

Age 21: Belgium, Estonia (Casino), Armenia, India, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines (casino), Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Namibia, Niger (casino), Bahamas, Saint Kitts and Nevis, US Virgin Islands (casino), USA, Macau

Age 23: Greece

Source & more detail information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_age#cite_note-27

The age restriction I think is only applicable when you go physically on the gambling location. In terms of online gambling or the gambling sites, I think even though there is an age restriction, they will never know if their players or clients are above 18. Since there are gambling sites that didn't require KYC, minors are free to play.

[CarnagexD]

This is the first time I have heard that Malawi allow kids at the age of 5 to gamble.
I just can't imagine that a five year old kid can start playing, I don't think that they can actually understand what they are doing, it can also lead them to early addiction.

I've searched about Malawi's age restriction and 5 is indeed the age restriction for this gamble. Imagine someone at 5 making money or losing large amount of money without any guidance of his parents, that could get more worse as he grows up. I think we should start regulating and considerating the right age where a person could make a wiser and more strategic decisions.

Good job.
This could be used as guide by the under age on this forum who are not qualified.
I guess online casinos should include it during signup so that alot of those who aren't qualify don't bother to try when they see the requirements. It should be clearly visible on the screen, and people should probably be made to tick yes/no when question on age is asked.

I wonder how accurate the Wikipedia age restriction is currently.

That's the problem with the signups, it doesn't require us much information. Even with just an email, you can already sign up anonymously. Anyone can fake the age verification as long as they know how to use some of their relatives identification cards. We cannot really stop so we better start informing everyone for the better to lessen the dilemma.

[gabbie2010]

Malawi allowing 5 year old to gamble is very uncalled for I would likened it to child abuse that country constitution should be amended  and reviewed straightaway such age is too small to take decisive action to gamble of course putting such a child to a psychological unbalance in an event of losing money while gambling,
Kid at that age bracket should be in learning how to read, memorize and write it quite unfortunate a bad precedent allow to thrive in that country.

[MCobian]

I do not understand how the Malawi government can allow a 5-year-old child to have a gambling casino permit. This can damage
the future of the child in my opinion, a 5-year-old child should not be allowed to play gambling. I hope UNICEF take action related
to this, because children are the future of the world. According to the results of the research I did the right age to get gambling
permit is 21 years old.

[bitcoin31]

I do not understand how the Malawi government can allow a 5-year-old child to have a gambling casino permit. This can damage
the future of the child in my opinion, a 5-year-old child should not be allowed to play gambling. I hope UNICEF take action related
to this, because children are the future of the world. According to the results of the research I did the right age to get gambling
permit is 21 years old.

The most right age for the person to play is more than 21 because they can decide and their brain is fully developed and maturity is there also.

Can anyone tell us if the Malawi allowed 5 years old child to play any kind of gambling to their country and the governement really allow it? Im just cruious about it and I hope anyone can share real exact informartion about that.

[FIFA worldcup]

Have you known that there is an age restriction in gambling? But it is varied among the countries in the world. I have just checked in wikipedia that commonly someone can play gambling starting from the age of 15/16/18/19/20/21 years. It depends on where he lives, every country may have different regulation related to the age restriction. Below I classify some countries based on the age restriction:

Age 5: Malawi (Casino)

Age 15: Iceland (lottery)

Age 16: United Kingdom (Football pool, Scratchcards), Estonia (other), New Zealand (instant kiwi)

Age 18: Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand (horse racing), Palau, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vanuatu, Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, México, etc

Age 19: South Korea, Canada, USA

Age 20: New Zealand (Casino), Sweden (Casino), Japan, Nigeria

Age 21: Belgium, Estonia (Casino), Armenia, India, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines (casino), Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Namibia, Niger (casino), Bahamas, Saint Kitts and Nevis, US Virgin Islands (casino), USA, Macau

Age 23: Greece

Source & more detail information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_age#cite_note-27

Whats wrong with Malawi who are documenting that 5 years old can play the casino. Five year old kid does not have complete sense and he cannot play  /deposits/withdrawal without the help of an elder or parents.

To be very true, no matter what you write in the rules on permitable age of gambling, these days anyone can play gambling without disclosing it through online gambling casinos.

[Meowth05]

It is suprisingly to know that government allows this kind of rule. However, I am having a doubt upon your source, coz I've been heard some news that Wikipedia was not credible enough to be the source of info due to the fact that anyone can alter the data within the said website. But anyway, I never imagine that they lower the age restriction at 5 years old in which I think will cause a damage on youth's mental health like falling into addiction at early age.

[Asuspawer09]

Have you known that there is an age restriction in gambling? But it is varied among the countries in the world. I have just checked in wikipedia that commonly someone can play gambling starting from the age of 15/16/18/19/20/21 years. It depends on where he lives, every country may have different regulation related to the age restriction. Below I classify some countries based on the age restriction:

Age 5: Malawi (Casino)

Age 15: Iceland (lottery)

Age 16: United Kingdom (Football pool, Scratchcards), Estonia (other), New Zealand (instant kiwi)

Age 18: Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand (horse racing), Palau, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vanuatu, Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, México, etc

Age 19: South Korea, Canada, USA

Age 20: New Zealand (Casino), Sweden (Casino), Japan, Nigeria

Age 21: Belgium, Estonia (Casino), Armenia, India, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines (casino), Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Namibia, Niger (casino), Bahamas, Saint Kitts and Nevis, US Virgin Islands (casino), USA, Macau

Age 23: Greece

Source & more detail information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_age#cite_note-27

It is not surprising if this info was true. Most of the country doesn't really need or doesn't have the right government that is going to restrict people from doing gambling.

In my country, I think only legitimate casino or licensed casino that has an age restriction other than that other gambling games was done manually which means anyone could join the game as long as you know how the game works and how to bet in the game. Also, poverty is widespread in my country so gambling was kinda popular for most of the people since it easily is an easy profit for most of the people just like a lotto where you have a chance to win Millions win just a .5dollars of the ticket.

Other than that since there are no KYC in most of the gambling websites here in cryptocurrency meaning anyone could do gambling as long as they know how it works.

[blckhawk]

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Well, I think there's nothing to surprised about simply because expect that as long as there is high rate of poverty within the country gambling will be always there, people hoping that they will win in the fastest and easiest way. Hence, whether their government make a law against this activity or not, people will still choose to defy the law. Just like in my country where gambling is prohibited but they still find a way to earn in a fast way in which they thought gambling was the key.

[mersal]

But most of the online gambling sites doesn't care about the age.All we have to do is click,yes I am 18 or 21 or whatever the age required to register there.

Did you ever noticed that any gambling site asked you to verify the age limit at the time of registration itself?

[Tipstar]

But most of the online gambling sites doesn't care about the age.All we have to do is click,yes I am 18 or 21 or whatever the age required to register there.

Did you ever noticed that any gambling site asked you to verify the age limit at the time of registration itself?

Many of Fiat based gambling sites requires you to provide your identifications. Crypto sites don't really care about them and they'd ask you your KYC only when you are suspected of money laundering.
I also don't think it's necessary to filter them as it's upto the parents to restrict the amount of money their kids use. If the kid is earning money for himself/herself, they would have knowledge of what they can risk and what not.

[bitbunnny]

Children and minors shouldn't have access to gambling sites. They should develope mechanisms to control the age, either by providing ID or some other kind of verification. Gambling could really have bad impact on such young children and It's realy sad to see how some gambling sites are oriented only on profit.

[XCANA]

Age 5? lol, I have no idea there is some kind of restriction like that and what kind of government they have.
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What a f**k with such a child of 5years to participate on gambling? Come on, that age is not to be consider for any reason for gambling because at that age a child still under mother for care. Though at age 5 nobody is expected to gamble, as the sense of such child still developing to hold some good information about life. The government that allow such age to stand at the casinos and gamble should reconsider that as abuse which will probably lead the country into deep mess of gambling addictions all over the  country.

[Sebas.tian]

Restrictions aren't going to work again in these countries due to the advent of cryptocurrency which has great impact on freedom of surfing through the internet without be monitor. Even right now, any age can gamble online through cryptocurrency as it is anonymous in nature. Age specified on the OP are for formality sakes or for the fiats purpose and not for cryptocurrency. We'll know that, cryptocurrency allow any gambler inrespective of their age and country to gamble casinos without they be notice at the end. The world of gambling has gotten better than before, so, age restrictions are just not valid with cryptocurrency.

[mersal]

But most of the online gambling sites doesn't care about the age.All we have to do is click,yes I am 18 or 21 or whatever the age required to register there.

Did you ever noticed that any gambling site asked you to verify the age limit at the time of registration itself?

Many of Fiat based gambling sites requires you to provide your identifications. Crypto sites don't really care about them and they'd ask you your KYC only when you are suspected of money laundering.
I also don't think it's necessary to filter them as it's upto the parents to restrict the amount of money their kids use. If the kid is earning money for himself/herself, they would have knowledge of what they can risk and what not.

Actually you have to understand why they have been restricted.Kids means they are not matured enough to understand the consequences of doing such things so they might get affected and in country's point of view they think that a whole generation might get affected so they are restricted from doing such things.

But in reality most sites or persons don't care so they can do anything from everywhere if they got internet connection and money in hand.

[kawetsriyanto]

It is not surprising if this info was true. Most of the country doesn't really need or doesn't have the right government that is going to restrict people from doing gambling.

The governments may think playing gambling is a human right. They cannot really limit people to access it. But we can see that most countries stipulate in 18 age. I think it is the most appropriate age for gambling age restriction.  

since there are no KYC in most of the gambling websites here in cryptocurrency meaning anyone could do gambling as long as they know how it works.

It is true. As long as no KYC is required, everyone of any age can participate in gambling. So, It is not surprising if children are also permitted to join gambling although they basically are not the members expected to register. Well, children still have many limitations, not only about the knowledge about gambling but they also have limited funds to use.