Age restriction in gambling

[xSkylarx]

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, 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

is this serious?that Malawi is allowing their Children to Play in Casino as in?does the child has their own money to spend for?
the 15-16 from Iceland and UK is tolerable because as i remember i learn gambling at that age but 5?seems very unreasonable to allow to play in CASINO.

I was also shocked knowing that there's a country that allows children at the age of 5 to gamble. That's inhuman for me because they shouldn't get exposed to gambling but rather focus on things that kids should be doing that would contribute well to their growth. However, the age restriction is quite not applicable to online sites. It's just for us to keep our kids away from gambling.

[seoincorporation]

This is a nice topic, I didn't know there was a place who has a limit of bigger than 5 years to play casino, why to ad a limit if it will be that low, lol.

By the way, I would like to add México to the list, here the limit is 18 years.

[DabsPoorVersion]

This is a nice topic, I didn't know there was a place who has a limit of bigger than 5 years to play casino, why to ad a limit if it will be that low, lol.

By the way, I would like to add México to the list, here the limit is 18 years.

Yes, and that gives a shocked to everyone here who have read about this topic,

Imagine, a five year old kid is already in legal age to play casino, they really should not add an age restriction since a kid at the age of 5 is something that we can't imagine to see inside a casino.

As for my country, the limit is 21. We have a very strict regulation in terms of gambling.

[Saisher]

And I thought that the legit age to gamble is when a guy has a job so he can spend his own money to gamble, but five years old, I don't see the logic and I don't see how any five years old can go to a gambling casino, there should be a parent to accompany, I consider this inapproriate for a parent to teach their children to gamble at that age.

[Betwrong]

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.

Kids of that age are not usually wandering around unaccompanied. What that rule means is that they are allowed to go inside and play, but, of course, they can do it only with the help of some adult.

Why did that restriction appeared, in the first place? I think, it can be explained in the following way. Many gamblers are superstitious, and some of them believe that luck is on the side of the youngest. So they bring babies to casinos to hit the spin button of a slot machine, or for some similar reasons. Hence the restriction, to stop them from bringing kids at the age below 5.

[Pamadar]

Age 5: Malawi (Casino)?

Unbelievable.  

When I'm 5 I'm still drinking in my baby milk bottle how the heck is this government allowing this and what sort of gambling game do 5 year old kids bet?

So do I, not sure how this regulations allow young children to play gambling from their jurisdiction, it's unusual but to those who are conservative and responsible enough the rules needs to be 18 years old in age same a like with online gambling where players need to provide verifications.
It Should be that way in order to save those youngsters getting attached and addicted to this business.

[alexsandria]

This is a nice topic, I didn't know there was a place who has a limit of bigger than 5 years to play casino, why to ad a limit if it will be that low, lol.

By the way, I would like to add México to the list, here the limit is 18 years.

Yes, and that gives a shocked to everyone here who have read about this topic,

Imagine, a five year old kid is already in legal age to play casino, they really should not add an age restriction since a kid at the age of 5 is something that we can't imagine to see inside a casino.

As for my country, the limit is 21. We have a very strict regulation in terms of gambling.

This is really a very interesting topic in which we are informing that there is some rules and regulations or any restrictions about playing or gambling for those ages below 21 when which it may be really a burden for those gambler that who wants to gamble and practice gambling in some casino but i think the age of 50 is really below for gambling session because at the age of 50 the mental mind of the child is very sensitive so i can't imagine on how they will be able to play with those ages.

[Reatim]

seems like everyone of us have that Malawi's attention because it is really intriguing ,imagine a 5 Year Old kid can play Gambling and not only in ordinary place but in "Casino's things that i don't get whats the reason for letting that age when they don't even know what money is all about and don't also know what is gambling can bring to their life.

maybe this means  the parents can bring their 5 years old children to casino or being allowed to enter?sorry but this really shocked me reading the source .

[Baby Dragon]

I was also shocked knowing that there's a country that allows children at the age of 5 to gamble. That's inhuman for me because they shouldn't get exposed to gambling but rather focus on things that kids should be doing that would contribute well to their growth. However, the age restriction is quite not applicable to online sites. It's just for us to keep our kids away from gambling.

Kids at the age of five are still wondering how and why things happen, they should just play and study to enhance their knowledge than spend time on gambling that may negatively affect their way of thinking. Besides, how can a five year old kid decide for himself? when they can't even decide what to wear. It is the reason why they should be guided appropriately because gambling at a young age can possibly lead into serious risk such as addiction. As a parent, they should be setting limits and educating their children with regards to the effects of gambling that may influence their mindset and behavior.

[target]

Age 5: Malawi (Casino)?

Unbelievable.  

When I'm 5 I'm still drinking in my baby milk bottle how the heck is this government allowing this and what sort of gambling game do 5 year old kids bet?

So do I, not sure how this regulations allow young children to play gambling from their jurisdiction, it's unusual but to those who are conservative and responsible enough the rules needs to be 18 years old in age same a like with online gambling where players need to provide verifications.
It Should be that way in order to save those youngsters getting attached and addicted to this business.

Casinos serve beverages too. It'd probably avoid sitting beside a 5 year old kid having a brandy and giving high fives every time he wins.

[South Park]

As I have also tried to see if this is real or not, I research about it and yes at the age of 5, they are legally allowed to gamble.
It's hard to think whether the kids know what they are doing or where they get the money to play. But I think they should be more strict when it comes to the legal age of allowed gamblers since it is not proper for kids to grow in gambling.

It is quite surprising that a country has set such a low age restriction when it comes to gambling since in many countries you cannot gamble until you are legally an adult, personally I think age restrictions are a good idea, I like gambling and I do it from time to time but we need to be very responsible about it and a kid does not have enough maturity to know that what he is doing may have a negative effect on himself and his future if he does not control himself.

[milewilda]

As I have also tried to see if this is real or not, I research about it and yes at the age of 5, they are legally allowed to gamble.
It's hard to think whether the kids know what they are doing or where they get the money to play. But I think they should be more strict when it comes to the legal age of allowed gamblers since it is not proper for kids to grow in gambling.

It is quite surprising that a country has set such a low age restriction when it comes to gambling since in many countries you cannot gamble until you are legally an adult, personally I think age restrictions are a good idea, I like gambling and I do it from time to time but we need to be very responsible about it and a kid does not have enough maturity to know that what he is doing may have a negative effect on himself and his future if he does not control himself.

Its just right to have those low age restriction yet we know on how accessible we are when it comes to gambling specially now on a high tech era which we can easily visit out those sites
even on young age as long we are already aware on its existence.Its just right even on low age and its true that young minds shouldnt really be get involved into these things
on early yet there are lots of things that should be think or prioritize first when you are still growing rather than engaging to these.

[shoreno]

nice to see a new topic that are not common . never see a simillar topic like this on the past days , so its refreshing to me and anyway thanks for the cool info you got here @op   .

 i say cool because every country have thier own age limit and the lowest was 5 age  ?  lol  i dunno if a 5 year old kid can gamble . it does not makes sense to me , it was a kind of a joke or something  ?  maybe higher than age 5 or should we say over 10 is more realistic  . 10 year old kids are can now think and act properly  . 

[Ulven]

And I thought that the legit age to gamble is when a guy has a job so he can spend his own money to gamble, but five years old, I don't see the logic and I don't see how any five years old can go to a gambling casino, there should be a parent to accompany, I consider this inapproriate for a parent to teach their children to gamble at that age.

Yes, I was really surprised by these laws that allow children to gamble!!!I think children if they learn to gamble at this age will affect their school future. this will cause them to steal for gambling because they have become addicted

[Hippocrypto]

seems like everyone of us have that Malawi's attention because it is really intriguing ,imagine a 5 Year Old kid can play Gambling and not only in ordinary place but in "Casino's things that i don't get whats the reason for letting that age when they don't even know what money is all about and don't also know what is gambling can bring to their life.

maybe this means  the parents can bring their 5 years old children to casino or being allowed to enter?sorry but this really shocked me reading the source .

This is somewhat a very worst scenario for this type of restriction, and I view it as an uncommon place for a 5 year old to be part of gambling. If parents brought their childrens on that place, they eventually trained their child to become a future potential gambler. What they parents did, this will also influence the kids as they grow up which I think no appropriate for their young ages.

[harizen]

Actually, this age restriction only applies strictly to physical casinos in most cases in general. People can't really just walk by in a casino even they want. However, in crypto, this age restriction shouldn't be a problem nor be treated as a major concern so I think not a big deal after all.

This is somewhat a very worst scenario for this type of restriction, and I view it as an uncommon place for a 5 year old to be part of gambling. If parents brought their childrens on that place, they eventually trained their child to become a future potential gambler. What they parents did, this will also influence the kids as they grow up which I think no appropriate for their young ages.

If gambling is like a daily routine at these places, even those parents don't bring their kids to casinos or decided not to involve their children on this, it can't be avoided in an area where doing gambling is just a normal day in the office.

[smyslov]

Malawi 5 and Greece 21 seems to have a very different approach in gambling, Malawi is very liberated when it comes to gambling and Greece seems to have a very high restrictions, I am in favor of Greece's policy because at that age a guy can think for himself and has a job already compare to a five year who cannot even think for himself.

[Oceat]

Malawi 5 and Greece 21 seems to have a very different approach in gambling, Malawi is very liberated when it comes to gambling and Greece seems to have a very high restrictions, I am in favor of Greece's policy because at that age a guy can think for himself and has a job already compare to a five year who cannot even think for himself.

I don't know what was the reason of Malawi government to approve such age limit in gambling. I don't think there are kids that could actually play gambling at that young age and even if that's the limit what I worrying about is the age above 5 since most countries their minimum age restrictions is only 15 and now, Malawi?

[hahay]

A rule like that should be owned by every country that legalizes gambling, because even though they have legalized gambling but there should be an age limit that is allowed to gamble and not, because if all these countries authorize children aged 5 years gambling it seems like something is wrong. But after checking the source it turns out to be true, because before I thought OP was just typo, the reason we can get about Malawi is "Children aged five are permitted in casinos. That is because the younger children (babies) don't know the meaning of money." Lol

[goinmerry]

Does this age restriction followed properly in these countries?

How will the casino know if a certain person is saying the truth about their age? Fake IDs can be created simply without doing hard work. Looks can also be deceiving as there are persons who look matured but still young at age.

I think this restriction isn't really strictly implemented after all. It's just to show their people that not all ages are free to play gambling. The one that I think the authorities are more focused on is tracking illegal gambling activities that aren't regulated.