Age restriction in gambling

[Rengga Jati]

so it seems the best thing we can do is to warn them about the dangers of gambling at such an early age and hope they listen to you and do not gamble until they are old enough to understand what they are doing.

For the children who already know about gambling, yes that way seems good for them. But we must ensure that they really understand what we warn or advise to them. As they are still at a young age, they may have difficulties to understand the warning.

However, the best way is not "warn" them. But how to make them don't know about gambling. Keep away from them all things related to gambling. So, we don't need to warn them because they don't know about gambling.

[chaser15]

so it seems the best thing we can do is to warn them about the dangers of gambling at such an early age and hope they listen to you and do not gamble until they are old enough to understand what they are doing.

Giving them a warning is fine but that's where the kid's curiosity about what's gambling is all about starts.

If I'm a kid, a 6 or 7-year-old boy, always seeing an active gambling community around, I will ask myself, why we kids aren't allowed to play gambling by our parents or seniors even it was allowed on our Law. I saw other kids doing gambling but they aren't stopping. Gambling operators will allow these kids to gamble since it's legal and it's not their responsibility to stop these kids if they really like to play.

So I'm thinking, why not just turned this kid's gambling activity into something resourceful. Let them gamble instead and help them enhanced how to analyze things in a certain situation while doing gambling.

[maydna]

Giving them a warning is fine but that's where the kid's curiosity about what's gambling is all about starts.

I agree, but the kids will try to search what is gambling, and if they find it by coincidence, I think they will try to play. The kids will have a big curiosity about something that they don't know, and they will search more and more until they found it.

If I'm a kid, a 6 or 7-year-old boy, always seeing an active gambling community around, I will ask myself, why we kids aren't allowed to play gambling by our parents or seniors even it was allowed on our Law. I saw other kids doing gambling but they aren't stopping. Gambling operators will allow these kids to gamble since it's legal and it's not their responsibility to stop these kids if they really like to play.

I guess they will not ask about that, but they will search what gambling is, and if they see that playing gambling is excited, they will try to play. That is what the kids do, but some kids will ask about something that they don't know as that is what my nephew asked me about some games that his brother played on his computer.

So I'm thinking, why not just turned this kid's gambling activity into something resourceful. Let them gamble instead and help them enhanced how to analyze things in a certain situation while doing gambling.

I think that is a job for the parents or adult people around the kids to tells about gambling, what is the advantage or disadvantage so they know why they should not trying to playing gambling. I think if we can say or teach about a good thing and also tell about the wrong side of something, they will feel that they should not do that bad thing. Perhaps, it's like mental training or planting into the subconscious about something that can give bad things.

[kotajikikox]

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)

is this true?does a country allowed children in Casinos?

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

this is the perfect age for me to let one going on gambling legally,because i think 21 is the tender age for every people to learn His maturity and making good decision for life,because younger can be desperate and possessive to act specially in this gambling risk.

[milewilda]

so it seems the best thing we can do is to warn them about the dangers of gambling at such an early age and hope they listen to you and do not gamble until they are old enough to understand what they are doing.

Giving them a warning is fine but that's where the kid's curiosity about what's gambling is all about starts.

If I'm a kid, a 6 or 7-year-old boy, always seeing an active gambling community around, I will ask myself, why we kids aren't allowed to play gambling by our parents or seniors even it was allowed on our Law. I saw other kids doing gambling but they aren't stopping. Gambling operators will allow these kids to gamble since it's legal and it's not their responsibility to stop these kids if they really like to play.

So I'm thinking, why not just turned this kid's gambling activity into something resourceful. Let them gamble instead and help them enhanced how to analyze things in a certain situation while doing gambling.

Its inevitable or cant really be stopped and as said just let them be if they do force out because as a parent we cant monitor our child 24/7 in our eyesight knowing that accessibility is high.
Operators wont surely care yet they do know that its out of their scope and also this is business, the more the merrier as long it is legal and allowed then its non of their business if they would
allow those young minds.Its sad to look at that some places do allow a very low age on playing on a casino which isnt really that right.We know the risk and we know on how young minds cant
handle out emotions when it comes to gambling specially on losing money and the addiction that it gives.

[Betwrong]

There's a lot of ranting in this thread about the age restriction in Malawi, but have you guys thought of where a 5 year old kid can get money for gambling, in the first place? Right, nowhere, nowhere except from an adult person, a parent, most likely.

So it's not like little kids are encouraged to gamble in Malawi, rather it's their parents are allowed to bring kids to a casino starting from the age of five.

[kawetsriyanto]

Age 5: Malawi (Casino)

is this true?does a country allowed children in Casinos?

Yes, it is true. Have you checked the detail information on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_age#cite_note-27? Or scroll up to see previous comments about it?

Malawi -> Minimum age 5 -> Children aged five are permitted in casinos. That is because the younger children (babies) do not know the meaning of money.

So it's not like little kids are encouraged to gamble in Malawi, rather it's their parents are allowed to bring kids to a casino starting from the age of five.

However, it is clearly stated in Wikipedia "Gambling age". It means a minimum age required to play gambling. What do you think about that, mate?

[Naida_BR]

I think that age restriction should be on an average on 20 years old.
My point is that people should have a decent living and making an amount of money before they are pushed - for any reason - into gambling. This makes their hobby healthy and they risk their own money instead of borrowing for gambling.

[Betwrong]

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So it's not like little kids are encouraged to gamble in Malawi, rather it's their parents are allowed to bring kids to a casino starting from the age of five.

However, it is clearly stated in Wikipedia "Gambling age". It means a minimum age required to play gambling. What do you think about that, mate?

As you may have noticed, there's "None" in the "Minimum age" column opposite some countries, like here, for example:



which means that there's no age restriction there at all. And I don't understand why are people outraged by Malawi's law, while there are countries where kids below 5 years age are permitted in casinos.

[Captain Corporate]

 I think the idea that there is "none" means that legality is not based on age and that is understandable, it doesn't say that 18 year olds can play or 16 year olds can play or anything like that and it basically makes sure that there is no legal age thing going on and it is basic common sense. Just to give an example in my nation it is 18+ as well but when it comes down to real life I was capable of gambling, hell buying cigarattes was not allowed as well yet I started smoking at 16, so that means practice is different than reality.

 So the problem between "none" and 5 is the simple fact that when you are "none" you are telling people "there is obviously an age when it is too young but we will let you decide that and return customers if they are young and let you decide that age yourself for each individual case" but when you say 5 you are basically telling them 6 years old is fine and can gamble however they want to.

[peter0425]

I think that age restriction should be on an average on 20 years old.
My point is that people should have a decent living and making an amount of money before they are pushed - for any reason - into gambling. This makes their hobby healthy and they risk their own money instead of borrowing for gambling.

each country has their own reserve about how to treat gambling so we really don't know whats their input for allowing younger age but for sure they have reason for this,maybe it is their ancestral whos gives them these rules?we don't really know but for us who is not comfortable on their rules can only questioned but cannot do anything to change their rules.

[imstillthebest]

I think that age restriction should be on an average on 20 years old.
My point is that people should have a decent living and making an amount of money before they are pushed - for any reason - into gambling. This makes their hobby healthy and they risk their own money instead of borrowing for gambling.

each country has their own reserve about how to treat gambling so we really don't know whats their input for allowing younger age but for sure they have reason for this,maybe it is their ancestral whos gives them these rules?we don't really know but for us who is not comfortable on their rules can only questioned but cannot do anything to change their rules.

rules are being adapt from the elders or ancestors but as time goes by they also do modification   .  its normal for some country to have a strange rule or celebration  and one of it could be gambling at a verry young age . on ours i think the limit here is 18 and above but i did started gambling when i was verry little  . we only hide at close places because police are patrolling  but they are only hunting for adult agamblers  because there is also a law here that underage people should not be jailed or punished by higher authority

[pakhitheboss]

I think that age restriction should be on an average on 20 years old.
My point is that people should have a decent living and making an amount of money before they are pushed - for any reason - into gambling. This makes their hobby healthy and they risk their own money instead of borrowing for gambling.

each country has their own reserve about how to treat gambling so we really don't know whats their input for allowing younger age but for sure they have reason for this,maybe it is their ancestral whos gives them these rules?we don't really know but for us who is not comfortable on their rules can only questioned but cannot do anything to change their rules.

rules are being adapt from the elders or ancestors but as time goes by they also do modification   .  its normal for some country to have a strange rule or celebration  and one of it could be gambling at a verry young age . on ours i think the limit here is 18 and above but i did started gambling when i was verry little  . we only hide at close places because police are patrolling  but they are only hunting for adult agamblers  because there is also a law here that underage people should not be jailed or punished by higher authority

Where ever money is involved age restriction should be implemented. The legal age for gambling in most countries is 18, as by that time an individual does understand the value of money. I do not yet understand what Malawi has 5 years as the minimum age for gambling.

[Naida_BR]

There's a lot of ranting in this thread about the age restriction in Malawi, but have you guys thought of where a 5 year old kid can get money for gambling, in the first place? Right, nowhere, nowhere except from an adult person, a parent, most likely.

So it's not like little kids are encouraged to gamble in Malawi, rather it's their parents are allowed to bring kids to a casino starting from the age of five.

LOL, how many money can make a 5 year old kid in Malawi?
Has it have the reasonable mind to spend it wisely and get money from gambling activity? Letting a 5 yo kid gambling will create him an experience that would be very difficult to overcome in the future.

[joshy23]

There's a lot of ranting in this thread about the age restriction in Malawi, but have you guys thought of where a 5 year old kid can get money for gambling, in the first place? Right, nowhere, nowhere except from an adult person, a parent, most likely.

So it's not like little kids are encouraged to gamble in Malawi, rather it's their parents are allowed to bring kids to a casino starting from the age of five.

LOL, how many money can make a 5 year old kid in Malawi?
Has it have the reasonable mind to spend it wisely and get money from gambling activity? Letting a 5 yo kid gambling will create him an experience that would be very difficult to overcome in the future.

Exposing at this very young age is really entertaining those kids to start at the very early stage of their minds, it will be developed all along knowing that the parents are okay with this kind of settings.
Don't have any idea from how they treated gambling from their country and how responsible those parents who are allowing or bringing their kids inside the casino.

[quarkfx]

I didn't know that 5 year children as no restriction in gambling but it should be allowed at least 12-14 years above  would be good ,in my country below 18 are not allowed to do gambling

[peter0425]

I think that age restriction should be on an average on 20 years old.
My point is that people should have a decent living and making an amount of money before they are pushed - for any reason - into gambling. This makes their hobby healthy and they risk their own money instead of borrowing for gambling.

each country has their own reserve about how to treat gambling so we really don't know whats their input for allowing younger age but for sure they have reason for this,maybe it is their ancestral whos gives them these rules?we don't really know but for us who is not comfortable on their rules can only questioned but cannot do anything to change their rules.

rules are being adapt from the elders or ancestors but as time goes by they also do modification   .  its normal for some country to have a strange rule or celebration  and one of it could be gambling at a verry young age . on ours i think the limit here is 18 and above but i did started gambling when i was verry little  . we only hide at close places because police are patrolling  but they are only hunting for adult agamblers  because there is also a law here that underage people should not be jailed or punished by higher authority

but i think modification to 5 years old?seems not appropriate but yeah this is their rules and we must respect also it happens that we have different countries and different rules .

but i am still hoping this will change to at least 18 years old and up.

[Rengga Jati]

each country has their own reserve about how to treat gambling so we really don't know whats their input for allowing younger age but for sure they have reason for this,

Yes. Don't blame the government of Malawi, they must have a strong reason to allow children in gambling. As long as we don't know what the reason is, never blame or judge the government of Malawi. Let's try to have a wise comment or opinion, guys. 

but i am still hoping this will change to at least 18 years old and up.

Of course, it is changeable. You are right if 18 years old seems more appropriate for the minimum age. I think Malawi's government must consider it to make a further decision.

[Chikito]

Yes. Don't blame the government of Malawi, they must have a strong reason to allow children in gambling. ~

I know the reason because the baby does not know the meaning of money.
See Malawi : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_age#Africa

That is because the younger children (babies) do not know the meaning of money.

And Afganistan, they allowed every age who want to play online gambling, No limited.
See Afganistan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_age#Asia

Casinos and lottery are forbidden, BUT online gambling is legal at any age

Extreme country than Malawi I thing.

[Debonaire217]

Knowing about the age restriction about gambling, and being applicable to online gambling as well. Is it really effective to limit the players? Because from my experience playing through different gambling sites, I don't see any that most of there are strict. They are just allowing you to create account and you can even fake your credentials to enter age above the limitation. There are some sites that don't really have anything to ask their players, and will allow you to directly play after your email has been verified. Yes, you have set your age in your email, but what if you exceed your age in your email as well?

That means, players of any age has really no restriction in gambling because of the weak regulation. Though, I don't like KYC to be a mandatory to every gambling sites. Maybe these sites could just improve or develop a system to detect if the players are really in legal age to play.