Age restriction in gambling

[Natalim]

Well age restriction in gambling is really important, restricting kids in gambling is really important, it is really bad if the kids would be exposed in any gambling websites and casino gambling  because gambling can destroy our lives, especially on those kids who cannot still think properly. They should prioritize first their studies before anything else.

But the thing about the online gambling restriction age is it can be fooled, it can easily for the kids to say that they are already 18+ above.

Age 5? lol, I have no idea there is some kind of restriction like that and what kind of government they have.

Actually restriction nowadays is not really a problem because crypto gambling industry have solve it, most of the gambling sites does not require a KYC so there is no way they will know your real age, and I believe, kids nowadays are a heavy gamblers as well.

LOL, I think those 5 years old and below means that they are not allowed to bring their kids on casino gambling, not a 5 year old kid that will play casino gambling because obviously that kind of age cannot play well.

Regardless, in our country, I think you need to be 18 above to be allowed to gamble or to enter in a casino, below 18, you need to stay at home and maybe just play on crypto casinos since most of them does not have a KYC, you'll certainly enjoy it but going in a physical casino, it's a big no.

[michellee]

LOL, I think those 5 years old and below means that they are not allowed to bring their kids on casino gambling, not a 5 year old kid that will play casino gambling because obviously that kind of age cannot play well.

Maybe their kids watch their parents gambling in one place, so their kids are trying to do the same thing as their parents. But still, the parents need to watch out their kids, and the parents should prohibit playing gambling if they still less than 17 years old. It will needs contribution from the parents to take care of their kids, and the parents are not just searching for their pleasure because their main jobs for their kids are how they can be responsible for their kids as well.

[verita1]

I am surprised by the age restriction in gambling:
Age 5: Malawi (Casino).
This means that when a child in Malawi is 6 years old, he can attend casinos.
What is the government of this country looking for with this? Exploiting the Casino industry as the main source coupled with tourism is what I believe. Boys at an early age learn the activity and therefore will be exploited for work.

[btc78]

I am surprised by the age restriction in gambling:
Age 5: Malawi (Casino).
This means that when a child in Malawi is 6 years old, he can attend casinos.
What is the government of this country looking for with this? Exploiting the Casino industry as the main source coupled with tourism is what I believe. Boys at an early age learn the activity and therefore will be exploited for work.

For me the extreme on this part is a 5-6 years Old can even learn how to play casino games at that younger age?if i see it by my Own eyes for sure i will be amazed.

in my Country that age is just even starting to learn Games outside the house like any normal children games and not Casino Games that can teach them how to spend millions in one day.

definitely i will never Let my children do the same if i am on their situation.

[yazher]

Gambling could induce a higher risk for minors that are already engaging in the actuvity because, underage are more vulnerable in acquiring bad habits due to the fact that they do not still have fundamental mindset that will guide them on what is right and wrong. Here in our place, even though there is also an age restriction for gambling, the government cannot still always monitor people doing gambling in the streets even with minors in it because,  people can do it anytime and anywhere.

When I was young, we have some things that are similar to gambling it is allowed along with certain festivals. On that day, minors and elders are free to play. I thought it was legal since those elders are also playing. But when I'm getting old I realize that it was not. The policemen raid those places and capture those people who are behind those illegal activities. so until now, I never see them doing that thing again. if their government is just, they will make laws that give their citizens a good place not to turn their places into casino country.

[Naida_BR]

I am surprised by the age restriction in gambling:
Age 5: Malawi (Casino).
This means that when a child in Malawi is 6 years old, he can attend casinos.
What is the government of this country looking for with this? Exploiting the Casino industry as the main source coupled with tourism is what I believe. Boys at an early age learn the activity and therefore will be exploited for work.

The age level is kind of low.
However, we have to consider how easy is in Malawi to access a casino.
Maybe people are not restricted by age but with other means such as the income level, etc.

[SirLancelot]

World wide Greece got the highest age limit to get into gambling still I believe there should be uniform restriction world wide which should be above 30 years so that we can expect everyone will be gambling responsibly.

Some studies are indicating that men are realizing about their social and family responsibility only after 30 years of old. Women are quicker in this category but varies from 22 to 28 based on education and cultural environments. So, I guess to prevent the all dangers of gambling, I guess world wide gambling age restriction should be st above 30 years. This way we can expect less gambling addicted people and people may not lose big like how they are doing currently at younger ages.

[mu_enrico]

That's too old mate. I think 21 (adult) is enough considering they will have their own income at that age, not stealing from parents. It's true that the older you get, there is a tendency the wiser/more responsible you become. However, if they already considered an adult, they should freely choose whether to gamble or not.

[acroman08]

seeing that many people were shocked that there is a country that allows five years old to gamble doesn't know that there are a lot of countries that have no age restriction in gambling. I remember reading that some of the reason why some countries have no age restriction in gambling is that they believe that young children have no idea what is the purpose or meaning of money(which I think is BS).

[bitcoin-shark]

I think it is right to ban all games (intended as games of chance, bets) to minors (the age varies according to individual countries) but only because it can cause them addiction which is then difficult to control / cure...

[Best Dreams]

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.

That was shocking I didn't know that there would be a place that would allow a 5 year old child to gamble.
I also agree that at teenage year it is tolerable since I think gambling would be one of our way to have fun and excitement.
I remember that I started to gamble at early age maybe around 12 because of basketball.
But to be able to gamble at casino at an early age I don't really think that it would be a good idea.

Well, At the age of 5 in Malawi they are allowed to gamble which may result to early addiction. If the country permits this, all we can do is to guide the young ones of what they are doing and what are the impacts of it. Each country has there own rules and regulations, legal age for gambling may vary place to place. Age Restrictions is a must on Gambling, with regards to young adults like 18 years old, they are not kids anymore they are now accepted and responsible or have control over their actions. This is the reality that we should know from the first place, anything is possible if one permits it.

Right young age people should not allow for gambling as they may lose patience in case of loss and its really harmful. So better gamble age above 25 as this age people can control their emotions and they better know how to gamble properly and young age people should only learn about gambling and betting at home, but don't waste your money and time if you are under 25.

[ampere]

For me i do not agree with the ageb5 of a thing.
The age restrictions should be 17 and below.

Once you are 18, and oast teenage years you can decide for yourself, such age should be the starting points to enable any one to gamble.

Anything other than 18 years of age, i do not agree with it

[Golftech]

I think it is right to ban all games (intended as games of chance, bets) to minors (the age varies according to individual countries) but only because it can cause them addiction which is then difficult to control / cure...

Possibilities to be engaged as this stage will comes out with heavy addictions, gamblers who  begins very young most of the time are
having difficulty of controlling their addictions. They are engaged that deep and hard for to them to cope up.
Best to practice from each government rules to avoid minors to play ahead.

[finaleshot2016]

I didn't expect that there's a country where kids with an age of 5 allowed to play gambling legally. Gambling at early age will just cause you a bad habit so I wonder why they allowed it.

But if their perspective towards gambling is just for fun or entertainment then it's fine, it'll just be in the category of games.

[imstillthebest]

I didn't expect that there's a country where kids with an age of 5 allowed to play gambling legally. Gambling at early age will just cause you a bad habit so I wonder why they allowed it.

But if their perspective towards gambling is just for fun or entertainment then it's fine, it'll just be in the category of games.

no one will get addicted if they educate their child well .

 it was like gadgets and computer games being introduced to children when they was still young but many kids are not getting adicted and still study welll  , that is because their parents are strict with them . they can do that discipline on gambling  too  .

many gambling were designed for all ages and most of those are for entertainment so its okay for the kids  to get expose with it  and mostly those can be found on a real life amusement center/park  .

[finaleshot2016]

I didn't expect that there's a country where kids with an age of 5 allowed to play gambling legally. Gambling at early age will just cause you a bad habit so I wonder why they allowed it.

But if their perspective towards gambling is just for fun or entertainment then it's fine, it'll just be in the category of games.

no one will get addicted if they educate their child well .

 it was like gadgets and computer games being introduced to children when they was still young but many kids are not getting adicted and still study welll  , that is because their parents are strict with them . they can do that discipline on gambling  too  .

many gambling were designed for all ages and most of those are for entertainment so its okay for the kids  to get expose with it  and mostly those can be found on a real life amusement center/park  .

Even if someone is educated very well how things work, when greed hits you, it'll just destroy your life. We know that no one can control the addiction towards it especially when a kid knew they can earn money on it. It's very wrong to expose a kid on money, it'll just bring chaos in their life and will be contented on the result of gambling.

[Rengga Jati]

For me i do not agree with the ageb5 of a thing.

All the people showed the same opinion as you. Unfortunately, nothing we can do unless accepting that fact. Each country must have different considerations to decide the age restriction. Don't easily judge that the Malawi government did wrong regulation in this case.

The age restrictions should be 17 and below.

17 and below? below or above?
Ideally 18+, it is the common age limit on many sectors. But it isn't applied to all sectors because every sector has a specific factor.

Once you are 18, and oast teenage years you can decide for yourself, such age should be the starting points to enable any one to gamble.

Agree. Having 18+ means you are already mature enough. You have sufficient knowledge or competence to determine a good thing or a wrong thing. Teenagers at this age can start living independently and decide what they will do in the future their selves.

[Saint-loup]

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:

It's interesting but if you look at the wikipedia article you will see for Iceland for example, the 15 years old threshold is only for lottery. For other gambling games the threshold is at 18 years old in fact.

[GDragon]

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)

Search about this one and surprised that it's true. It makes me realize that some games in arcades imitates gambling as well. it's all fun and games for the kids but we know it's where gambling starts. Haven't found the reasons about this '5 year old restriction" but if a 5 year old is gambling, they won't know it's gambling, they will be happy winning, they will be sad when losing. And they will want more.

Gambling requires a great deal of responsibility that's why most of the countries use 18-21 as their minimum age to gamble. I hope kids who gamble can still control themselves to stop when they grow up.

[leea-1334]

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)

Search about this one and surprised that it's true. It makes me realize that some games in arcades imitates gambling as well. it's all fun and games for the kids but we know it's where gambling starts. Haven't found the reasons about this '5 year old restriction" but if a 5 year old is gambling, they won't know it's gambling, they will be happy winning, they will be sad when losing. And they will want more.

Gambling requires a great deal of responsibility that's why most of the countries use 18-21 as their minimum age to gamble. I hope kids who gamble can still control themselves to stop when they grow up.

This sounds immediately quite strange to me,,, but there is probably something in there that we are not aware of. Five year old kids can maybe GO inside a casino but I doubt the employees would actually entertain a kid walking inside it right?

That has to be a very bad wikipedia entry:)