Should there be any age limit of Gambling?

[fiulpro]

Since we were kids we used to make bets , as for me even a small Race or a big project meant a bet between friends, then as I grew up, I realized that it's more of a Sports .

At the same time unfortunately the country I belong to does have a strong ban on Gambling , STILL , I see old Grandpas , Dad's , uncle's playing Poker outside with an amazing set-up.

Crypto Gambling is a whole new level , there are so many games , it have revolutionised the gambling industry in a whole different way , This provides Privacy and Variation that is much needed.

It's much safer and at the same time I do think there are amazing offers out there even for first time customers and the referrals , this is the new era.

There is one important question we have to ask:

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ?

-18?
-21?

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

Should steps be taken to take care that we don't being up a generation of addictive gamblers or it's all good ?

[Something fun I want to share: My Private Tutor who was supposed to teach me and 10 other kids , used to have a small illegal business of Gambling on Sports and every Match was betting time , parents apparently did not know anything about it 😂] <Is the ban even necessary, people will still do what they want to do>

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[dunfida]

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ?

-18?
-21?

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

Should steps be taken to take care that we don't being up a generation of addictive gamblers or it's all good ?

-18 would be the best age but due to these days technology then accessibility into these places isnt really hard thats why we do see some minors do get involved into this stuff.
-When we do talk on the right age then they do already have their own decision and views when dealing up with things not like when you are still young and being able to tied
up with gambling stuff then you are high likely to be a gambling addict sooner or later.
-This is what other countries do imply or make laws where there are places which do prohibits gambling because they do want to protect their citizens, yes
this one can generate big taxes but they dont really care at all.

[ReiMomo]

It's a nice topic huh.

Well according to the Minor law of Wikipedia, age below 18 years old is considered as a minor. And yes, minor age doesn't belong to this activity and in the context of alcohol and of course the gambling with the age below of 21 years old aren't allowed to gamble or even drink alcohol/liquor. But this was based on this on US law, and each country has different laws and jurisdictions regarding prohibition of their citizens.

[stomachgrowls]

It's a nice topic huh.

Well according to the Minor law of Wikipedia, age below 18 years old is considered as a minor. And yes, minor age doesn't belong to this activity and in the context of alcohol and of course the gambling with the age below of 21 years old aren't allowed to gamble or even drink alcohol/liquor. But this was based on this on US law, and each country has different laws and jurisdictions regarding prohibition of their citizens.

When it comes to alcohol then i believe that most countries would really have that 18 years of age is being allowed and same as on smoking or even getting a drivers license.
This age isnt already considered as minor.

On gambling side where each country do have its own laws.I do even see gamblers from other countries which are very young and i dont know why government doesnt make any actions on that or just simply
this is an issue of parenting or whatsoever.

We cant just point out our fingers and blame if our children would got involved into gambling at earlier age.It all starts into us parents on giving out the right direction. Even if gambling is prohibited in your
country then as mentioned above where it can be easily accessed as long you do have internet connectivity and a smartphone.

[nelson4lov]

In my opinion, the age restriction for gambling should be set at 18 and not 21. That's a considerable age where one can make certain decisions for themselves. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. I know a lot of gambling sites put a disclaimer about allowing only people older than 18 to make bets but that's hardly the case and only a few casinos do KYC (In most cases, If your win is big). Still its hardly checked.

Even if there's a law setting the minimum at 18, people can always get around it.

[harizen]

Gambling is a high-risk activity therefore by any means, it just makes sense to put an age requirement here especially for regulated casinos either physical or online. People have to enter the age of maturity as playing gambling requires being responsible financially.

However, we all know that it can be a bypass, especially in the crypto-gambling world where KYC is not necessary in most of the cases. For this, let's put our trust to this youngers not to fall deeply into playing gambling. Anyhow, we can at least detect if these youngsters, especially if closed-ones, do have an unusual behavior in the process.

For a country that gambling is heavily illegal and prohibited, to the point that their ISP banned all access to all gambling sites, we are sure that youngsters won't reach the idea of doing gambling.

[DoublerHunter]

But this was based on this on US law, and each country has different laws and jurisdictions regarding prohibition of their citizens.

^ Definitely right and here is the article shows different minor age consents in different countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_age_of_consent. They are all under by their parent consents and probably most of them are in 18 years of age below. For me, 21 years old is enough to find a job and can able to manage themselves that become responsible enough when it comes to gambling and other activity that probably turn to them in addiction. Nevertheless, they will caught from the casino if they will deposit large amount, because most online gambling casino required KYC for the large transactions.

[Stedsm]

It's neither about ban nor about an age limit, it's about parental control over their kids. If you're a kid, I believe you should try to focus more on studying and other important stuff because gambling is not meant for you, it is highly addictive and can make you lose your real-time concentration, and while watching students ruining their lives behind Pubg, I think gambling should not be allowed to someone who doesn't cross at least their teenage.

[Viscore]

This is what it explains from here https://top-casino-bonus.com/age-restrictions-casinos-explained/



Well, age 18 is to believe that have already a job and salary that can sustain with their lifestyle and leisure like going to casinos. That is what casinos have looked to sure that they will not be compromised by these young guys and to question where is their money coming from.

[ralle14]

There is one important question we have to ask:

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ?

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

The age limit imposed by several casinos still serves its purpose we know it's possible to gamble online and avoid the limit but by blocking most of the sources only a small portion of gamblers will remain. It's the same with other activities that have an age limit there's always a way to do it but the age limit is still effective.

Should steps be taken to take care that we don't being up a generation of addictive gamblers or it's all good ?

Having steps or ways to prevent it is always good but then again gambling happens in games as well so instead of relying on others better take the initiative and do it ourselves.

[erikoy]

Yes of course. 21 is a better age for one to deicide when to bet or not. But betting is only an interest to some but not to all like to gamble. Besides, that age 21 has broader mindset and a matured one than 18. However, others young ones like to bet even if they were still young so this could be another problem to resolve. In my case I would not rather tolerate them or allow them because they will be prone to addiction and that would be the problem in the future.

[alani123]

Well, most of the original crypto gambling sites don't have KYC. So it's also kinda pointless to try and enforce age limits.
It might be a little odd too visit a gambling site and not even see an age disclaimer anywhere on it, but it's a reality of these sites.
It goes along the lines of: if you can use BTC, you can use the site. There's no stopping you.
This way I am sure many underage people also gamble. But I'm not sure if the crypto gambling sites don't put disclaimers out of a philosophy. Probably it's just pointless to pretend you're limiting age.

[ryzaadit]

I believe the age was following the regulation from the government about the law "How old are you to be considered as an adult". Since the government was set up 18 Age to be considered an adult so they for a vote, sign a legal contract and other things about the law. Because of that's the reason they may be following the restricted about casino and gambling to be 18.

[chaser15]

For me, risking money by playing gambling should have an age requirement. Doing gambling shouldn't be a normal activity for kids as it can turn a person into something worst if things turned out bad.

In some countries, there are different age limits wherein a person can now allow to do gambling or enter a land-based casino.

But for me, this kind of age restriction does have flaws and not actually followed by 100%.

[kawetsriyanto]

I think the age limit is needed because we don't want to involve a child on gambling, it should be a mature person to play gambling as they already know good or wrong to be done. Children shouldn't qualify because they do not have enough mature personality yet. Also, I assume involving children in gambling is a bad thing in most countries in the world. Even, maybe it breaks the regulation or laws in a country. Then, yes it is needed to limit the age, at least 18 years old. At the age of 18 they are considered adults, so commonly they entitled to an identity card.

[Kong Hey Pakboy]

From my point of view, there should be an age limit for gambling because if a person or a child learns how to gamble in a young age, they will inherit the negative attitude of a gambler that they will have mental problems such as mood disorders, depression, and anxiety due to addiction in gambling.

[TravelMug]

I think it's not the question on what should be the age limit specially for online gambling.

It's the question on how online gambling are going to enforce it? Some crypto casinos doesn't have any KYC so anyone age 21 and below can play anytime they want. Do we want crypto casinos enforcing age requirements by having everyone do a KYC procedure?

[sheenshane]

I think the age limit is needed because we don't want to involve a child on gambling, it should be a mature person to play gambling as they already know good or wrong to be done. Children shouldn't qualify because they do not have enough mature personality yet. Also, I assume involving children in gambling is a bad thing in most countries in the world. Even, maybe it breaks the regulation or laws in a country. Then, yes it is needed to limit the age, at least 18 years old. At the age of 18 they are considered adults, so commonly they entitled to an identity card.

This is good for those minor ages or young people, they might had brighter future if they don't involve early on gambling, they should understand first the value of money. But the problem is usually online gambling businesses didn't have KYC verification because they know that the most concern of gamblers was the privacy.

In this case, parents should guide their young children not to involve gambling and this isn't responsible for the gambling industry. Minors age below age 18 years old are necessarily have parent consent.

But for me, this kind of age restriction does have flaws and not actually followed by 100%.

I tend to agree. Surely this wasn't.

[Inkdatar]

It is right and just that in gambling age limit is required. Gambling serves an entertainment to many and it is exciting and we don't want to see below 18 years old becomes addicted to gambling. There's a rules and regulations for age limit. In my opinion, the age limit is very crucial since this is very a risk game and can easily influence the child's intuitions.

[StephenJH]

Age limit is necessary to avoid the tragedies in family, the purpose is direct and clear: To protect teens from the gambling mindset. The emotional control is at the lowest limit on this age group, so it is mandatory to pass KYC. 21 age is the entry requirement in my country for entering land casinos and this should be the same for online versions of casinos.

For example, kid takes the credit card of dad without asking and heading to a random casino for having fun. Maybe his mind has been washed by random youtube who always promote the big wins on the youtube channel, who knows?! The final step is to lose all credit limit and break the card without getting questioned by anyone. That is the reason why many casinos block the account if they see suspicious money transfers at the cash management portfolio.

[btc_angela]

For me, risking money by playing gambling should have an age requirement. Doing gambling shouldn't be a normal activity for kids as it can turn a person into something worst if things turned out bad.

I agree to some extent, and also as parent we have some responsibility of not letting our kids go into gambling.

In some countries, there are different age limits wherein a person can now allow to do gambling or enter a land-based casino.

Here it's 21, and if you go to a land base casino and if the security suspects that you are below the age restrictions, they will add for an idea and they have the right to refuse entry.

But for me, this kind of age restriction does have flaws and not actually followed by 100%.

True, specially in online gambling wherein there's a lot of kids that can bypass and still play even if they are below 18 years old.

[Wexnident]

Well, the age limit is just a compromise by the government to forcefully stop those minors from gambling tbh. The best solution would be for parents to properly teach and educate their kids about these kinds of things early on, but well, that's not exactly easy. I myself have gambled back then when I was just 15,16 years old and damn when I lose do I regret so much playing. To answer your question, well, it is needed since the education system isn't really perfect, and additionally, I call it a compromise since really, as long as anyone has the knowledge of how to stuff, they can access gambling channels even if they were minors, though that's mostly by the age of 16 or 17.

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

Should steps be taken to take care that we don't being up a generation of addictive gamblers or it's all good ?

Nah, I don't think addiction would be that widespread or anything. The first thoughts whenever you gamble and you lose is actually fear instead of enjoyment imo. This fear causes most, if not all people to lose their sense of enjoyment regarding something and hence would quit it instead. Not to mention that gambling involves money. Only a minority would actually win big and hence, start thinking that gambling is easy and stuff like that, hence falling into addiction.

[Ayiranorea]

Below 18 were restricted to gamble, but these days they're the one making the fortune out of gambling. Young guys learn the strategies and experiment it to get the best output, and these guys are really lucky. Very few are unlucky and even ends their life on spending continuously without realising the reality of gambling. Another thing these days anyone can have an account in a gambling website as there are more cryptocurrency accepted gambling sites without KYC.

[Vod]

Young guys learn the strategies and experiment it to get the best output, and these guys are really lucky. Very few are unlucky and even ends their life on spending continuously without realising the reality of gambling.

If that were true, the old, experienced, rich traders would be hiring high school children. 

[Genemind]

Gambling is a habit that even matured people are having a hard time to handle, what more for minors who are not yet responsible and carefree. Most people consider 18 years of age and below as minors, but it all differs from country to country. I believe as minor people should be learning how to handle finance and to understand the importance of working hard for their future instead of learning about gambling.

[MCobian]

I strongly agree that there must be an age limit for playing gambling. Because gambling activities that can make someone addicted
and of course gambling also includes high-risk activities. So it is very dangerous for children to play gambling, I have read article
a child steals his mother's jewelry because it has become gambling addicted. Then the age of 21 is someone considered an adult
and can think logically. At least children aged 21 according to research have been able to determine the good and bad.

[Janation]

Im good with 18 but the problem here is that despite us wanting to limit the gamblers to these age, younger people would still be able ti gamble since there are a lot of ways for them to bet online and offline.

Though the problem with the generation right now is they are not that strong willed. A serious problem will happen and it will hit them hard that usually they end up getting deprressed. I know that it can all affevt us if we have a problem but they have a different way of accepting it and that might affect their attitude, their behavior during and after gambling.

[NavI_027]

For me, risking money by playing gambling should have an age requirement. Doing gambling shouldn't be a normal activity for kids as it can turn a person into something worst if things turned out bad.

Definitely yes! Because the outcome will be bad always. Kids, adolescents or even teenagers should really not engage with any forms of gambling because they're not yet matured individuals. They are still not well oriented when it comes to decision making thus result to money loss and the worst is a sort of rebellion since these activities (including any kind of vices) are mostly due to peer pressure .

But for me, this kind of age restriction does have flaws and not actually followed by 100%.

True, specially in online gambling wherein there's a lot of kids that can bypass and still play even if they are below 18 years old.

Youngsters nowadays can easily lie about their age in making social media accounts, emails or just in order to play XXX games then what more for a not very strict gambling site. That's why parental guidance is advised.

[acroman08]

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ?

-18?
-21?

in society 18yrs old is old enough to be considered as a mature person. but in gambling? I think it should be 21 since(in my view) most people would have already experience to work for money and realize its importance.

Does the age even hold a meaning?

I think yes, since most younger people have no idea how hard to earn money or how important it is in today's society.

Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

it should be but then again as you said in crypto gambling site privacy is important and since I like gambling on a crypto gambling site because of convenience and lack of KYC I am conflicted if it should really be regulated.

Should steps be taken to take care that we don't being up a generation of addictive gamblers or it's all good ?

a generation ending up to be an addictive gamblers is unlikely to happen even in this era. but should still be steps to be taken to prevent others from becoming gambling addicts

[Something fun I want to share: My Private Tutor who was supposed to teach me and 10 other kids , used to have a small illegal business of Gambling on Sports and every Match was betting time , parents apparently did not know anything about it 😂] --snip

I remember in third and fourth grade we used to gamble using money to rock paper sciccor it was fun and we were never disappointed if we lost since in the end the winner usually ended up treating us for some snack after gambling.   that was one of the best school years in my life.

[Timelord2067]

I'm pretty sure this discussion was covered a few weeks back, but in any case look up "Age of Majority" on any search engine.

Here's a link to Wikipedia's information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_majority

Basically, it talks about the threshold that people consider a person to be an Adult.  Casinos and other gambling venues are governed by their own countries' laws surrounding when that government considers a person to have become an adult.

[shoreno]

there should be . i never see an activity that does not have an  age limit   . to the games , drinking , smoking and others all of them have but the age limit depends on the content . to the games , the age limit is can be higher but to smoking , drinking and gambling the limit falls from 22 to 17 years old  . thats fine .  on some tribe their limit on gambling is like playing a video games because they allow young people to gamble .thats what thier elders want and we cant disagree by that

[smyslov]

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ?

-18?
-21?

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

18 years old is the right age to gamble some countries even allow as early as 10 years to play but 18 years is the right age to gamble but it does not comes with age as long as the players understand the risk and he knows how to play responsibly he can gamble but 18 is the age where we look at people to make the right decision for himself and it's right for the government to regulate the age, they don't want their young people to be hooked so much in gambling.

[Eternad]

there should be . i never see an activity that does not have an  age limit   . to the games , drinking , smoking and others all of them have but the age limit depends on the content . to the games , the age limit is can be higher but to smoking , drinking and gambling the limit falls from 22 to 17 years old  . thats fine .  on some tribe their limit on gambling is like playing a video games because they allow young people to gamble .thats what thier elders want and we cant disagree by that

There is always a age limit to discipline the kids to be better or to focus on their studies, in my country it's 18 years old. But in terms of playing gambling or online gambling,it will be hard to tell if the player is telling true in their forms upon registration since some casino didn't require KYC it is just nothing even we put a higher age. We can ask someone we know if ever KYC will be require thou. It's hard to implement in online nowadays.

[Darker45]

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble?

I would go with 18 but only if the person has income already. Without which, he/she better not play with money. I may sound too conservative but the economic reality from which I am speaking tells me that a person better spend the money he/she didn't earn elsewhere rather than burn it on gambling as if it was just picked up from the streets. Money is hard to find in this part of the globe!

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated?

Yes to both! More often than not, with age comes sense of responsibility and maturity.

[Casdinyard]

It's a nice topic huh.

Well according to the Minor law of Wikipedia, age below 18 years old is considered as a minor. And yes, minor age doesn't belong to this activity and in the context of alcohol and of course the gambling with the age below of 21 years old aren't allowed to gamble or even drink alcohol/liquor. But this was based on this on US law, and each country has different laws and jurisdictions regarding prohibition of their citizens.

Every other countries has its own different legal age and 18 is only the majority of it. Take Nigeria or Japan as an example. Nigeria has a legal age of consent at 11 while Japan has 13. Hence, their culture can see that those ages are already matured enough and can do activities that's only can be done by people aged 18 in most countries. It would all depend on the culture and the law of a country as we had different perspective in what age are capable and good enough to do such activities.

But for me, there shouldn't be an age limit ONLY in crypto or online gambling, as it would be hard to control and assure that the client is of the legal age, NOT UNLESS the platform would require KYC upon registration (in which most of us aren't fond of). But it is normal that 21 years old is the legal age to enter physical gambling and casinos in most countries and in most cases.

[samcrypto]

In physical casinos they strictly implement the 18 years old above policy before you enter and its the ideal age for me, but in a world where technology keeps on growing kids nowadays can easily gamble online. They also have the access on games where the money is still involve so technically the age limit is not that strict when it comes to online gaming.

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble?

I would go with 18 but only if the person has income already. Without which, he/she better not play with money. I may sound too conservative but the economic reality from which I am speaking tells me that a person better spend the money he/she didn't earn elsewhere rather than burn it on gambling as if it was just picked up from the streets. Money is hard to find in this part of the globe!

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated?

Yes to both! More often than not, with age comes sense of responsibility and maturity.

This should be the main reason why kids are not allowed to gamble simply because they are not mature yet and they don't know the risk of doing it. A guidance from the parents plays an important role on this matter, we have a good culture about this thing where the parents are so strict even up to the age of 18, I just don't know the culture of other countries.

[cabron]

18 would be good for the law. But to be honest we all started earlier than 18. I have been gambling since we're 12 with friends when we go to their house and even bet on basketball. It becomes a habit during that time but I don't know if this affects me up to today and I'm sure I don't have a gambling addiction.
I think the earlier we start gambling means gamblers can overcome the habit easier when they get older.

[robelneo]

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ? -18? -21?

I think 21 is a good age to play because at that time the guy has a job and he can sustain his gambling activity you know you need money to sustain your gambling younger than that you will just rely on allowance coming from your parents

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

Yes it is youngsters should be studying and playing in the fields and not in front of a gambling dashboard or table it will corrupt the young mind

Should steps be taken to take care that we don't bring up a generation of addictive gamblers or it's all good?

Yes and it's strongly recommended government should regulate it so no gamblers will turn out to be a compulsive gambler, compulsive gamblers could become a problem to society.

[romero121]

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ?

-18?
-21?

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

18 years old is the right age to gamble some countries even allow as early as 10 years to play but 18 years is the right age to gamble but it does not comes with age as long as the players understand the risk and he knows how to play responsibly he can gamble but 18 is the age where we look at people to make the right decision for himself and it's right for the government to regulate the age, they don't want their young people to be hooked so much in gambling.

Yes, in most countries the age limit is set to be 18. It is true, at an very small age we just have fun and don't know the after effect or the consequences of gambling. It is same as learning to drive. When one learns driving at an age less than 18 he/she takes time, but even after learning it perfectly he/she can't be termed as a responsible driver. Same is with gambling.

[Ayiranorea]

Young guys learn the strategies and experiment it to get the best output, and these guys are really lucky. Very few are unlucky and even ends their life on spending continuously without realising the reality of gambling.

If that were true, the old, experienced, rich traders would be hiring high school children. 

I'm not sure, but based on my understanding I mentioned it. Just to make the rich and old not to hire children for their own profiting we've got regulations on gambling . If not the rich could've hired the underage kids stopping from schools to turn themselves super rich.

[Darker45]

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble?

I would go with 18 but only if the person has income already. Without which, he/she better not play with money. I may sound too conservative but the economic reality from which I am speaking tells me that a person better spend the money he/she didn't earn elsewhere rather than burn it on gambling as if it was just picked up from the streets. Money is hard to find in this part of the globe!

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated?

Yes to both! More often than not, with age comes sense of responsibility and maturity.

This should be the main reason why kids are not allowed to gamble simply because they are not mature yet and they don't know the risk of doing it. A guidance from the parents plays an important role on this matter, we have a good culture about this thing where the parents are so strict even up to the age of 18, I just don't know the culture of other countries.

Not just the risk. Young children may not really be aware of their money's worth. They eat, go to school, ask parents for their pocket money, spend them, and so on but often only up to that. Most often, they are not really aware of how their toiling parents are earning such money. So they should not be allowed to splurge it on gambling.

[lienfaye]

There should be an age limit because gambling is not a simple game, it has a money involve.

In kyc of gambling sites 18 above is the ideal player who can gamble. Usually at this age a person already have a job and capable to gamble using his own money.

Minors should be prohibited on playing until they are old enough to understand the risk and the consequences of being a gambler.

[Beparanf]

There should be an age limit because gambling is not a simple game, it has a money involve.

In kyc of gambling sites 18 above is the ideal player who can gamble. Usually at this age a person already have a job and capable to gamble using his own money.

Minors should be prohibited on playing until they are old enough to understand the risk and the consequences of being a gambler.

There is a need for guidance of the parents to see where the money they give to their children goes at this age and era. Many online sites are involved money but not requires KYC that those minors can easily use it without penalty. Websites that involves money and registered in their country may be able to do KYC, but many of gambling sites now didn't requires KYC or they only do when it involves a large sum of money to withdraw. But in terms of depositing some didn't requires it.

[peter0425]

I remember this thread that tackles the ages given in other countries

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5230360.0

Where we found that "in Malawi casinos allows 5 years old to play"

But for me personally?

I will go to 21 years old and above so responsible and careful players.

[Kupid002]

There should be an age limit because gambling is not a simple game, it has a money involve.

In kyc of gambling sites 18 above is the ideal player who can gamble. Usually at this age a person already have a job and capable to gamble using his own money.

Minors should be prohibited on playing until they are old enough to understand the risk and the consequences of being a gambler.

You know many crypto holders and gamblers hate to submit any KYC in a website, so I don't think we need to ask for are important document just to prove that we are in legal age.


There is also agreement before you play a gambling sites  mostly they asked it before you are able to use the website. Most sites mostly required user's to be at least 18 years old or above.

[radjie]

if we discuss the problem of limiting the age of gambling, we should be able to avoid or supervise our children later so they do not know about gambling at an early age because it can cause prolonged addiction. aged 18 years and over I think that's enough to bet, but as we know there are no strict rules about online gambling sites, everyone is free to access gambling sites because most gambling sites don't require users to submit their identities

[maydna]

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ?

-18?
-21?

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

Should steps be taken to take care that we don't being up a generation of addictive gamblers or it's all good ?

21 will be a reasonable age for a person who can play gambling, although we don't know how old is that person for playing gambling. They can play gambling at a young age, even in under 18 years old. If they still a young age, they will not think better than the adult person because they want to play gambling and have fun, and perhaps, they will chase the win money.

Gambling should be regulated, and I think many countries are already applied to prevent the young age for playing gambling. But since crypto gambling sites can be accessed from many countries without any limitations because they can use a VPN to avoid the block.

The parents will have a big responsibility to take care of their children, especially if they have teenage kids.

[Eureka_07]

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ?

-18?
-21?

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

Should steps be taken to take care that we don't being up a generation of addictive gamblers or it's all good ?

Maturity in gambling will depend on how long someone is partaking on it. But ofcourse in the age of 21, you are more matured than you at the age of 18.

If age limits on all online casinos will be implemented, therefore KYCs(Know Your Cusomer/Client) will always be required.

There are also gamblers who stays away on casinos that requires KYCs because they wanted to play anonymously.

[Bezobraznike]

Since in some country the voting or the marriage age legally if 18 years so I would think 18 would be the age where it should be legally allowed. And also, not sure if any country at this point of time has legal age less than this in the world. Today, I am sure even at the age of 15 or so teenagers would be involved in online gambling.

 

   I think nobody can control what' s happening with online gambling, probably many kids are using this advantage of
anonymous betting. I started with gambling when I was 14, kids from the block, we who were playing soccer collect
the money and each of us pick a match. We bought many balls, and sport equipment with money from betting. It was
interesting for us, we were hot about soccer, we loved to play and watch soccer. I think who will responsible enough
can start with gambling in early years, while some people shouldn't gamble even in they are over 50 years old.

[mersal]

Even 18 is not enough to be considered as a mature in my opinion but most of the countries allows people over 18 to gamble and it changes depends upon the country where you are living.I had seen 5 year as legal age to gamble on a country not remember the name of it but read somewhere on bitcointalk.But definitely we should have an age limit to restrict the kids ruining their parents bank balance knowingly or unknowingly.

[carriebee]

Even 18 is not enough to be considered as a mature in my opinion but most of the countries allows people over 18 to gamble and it changes depends upon the country where you are living.I had seen 5 year as legal age to gamble on a country not remember the name of it but read somewhere on bitcointalk.But definitely we should have an age limit to restrict the kids ruining their parents bank balance knowingly or unknowingly.

Age limit should be very important when it comes to gambling. The point in here mostly gambling site do not require a kyc to join their site and play. As to how an online casino can verify if the player is below 18? It just came to my mind though, but the parents of a minor should supervise their kids to stay away from gambling. Therefore, the age limit is incredibly essential in the gambling industry.

[Kupid002]

Even 18 is not enough to be considered as a mature in my opinion but most of the countries allows people over 18 to gamble and it changes depends upon the country where you are living.I had seen 5 year as legal age to gamble on a country not remember the name of it but read somewhere on bitcointalk.But definitely we should have an age limit to restrict the kids ruining their parents bank balance knowingly or unknowingly.

but at least at that age they already know how to earn money by themselves, many people already started to work by that age  so for me that 18  age will be enough to accept  them to play in gambling casino as long your money is not came from your parent and know the risk of losing it all.

[bitbollo]

some people get strong addicted to gambling and other games...and in most of cases underages are not able to understand risks involved in such activities, are not able to understand how they modified their habits just for betting purpose.
They can waste an high amount of money, they can try their luck without limits and so on.

In most of countries the age for "maturity" is at 18 years.
It's ok I think and betting under this limit should be strongly discouraged since there are too many risks / adverse events related this activity.

[Ucy]

I also see the elderly playing similar games (especially the quiet games that require lots of thinking and strategies), but what is important to know is whether they bet regularly on the games. I noticed some are more focused on playing free games with occasional bets.

In regards to the question, yes, make gambling on betting games illegal for everyone especially the kids. They can only bet moderately and what they can afford to lose... not gamble.
I like comparing betting to alcohol, *You can drink occasionally but don't get drunk*
*You can bet occasionally but don't gamble (gamble = taking big risk).

You could buy a lottery ticket for your child rather than let him/her play by himself/herself. Children may not have the strong will as the many adults do to avoid betting too much (gambling) or getting addicted or both.

[TGD]

some people get strong addicted to gambling and other games...and in most of cases underages are not able to understand risks involved in such activities, are not able to understand how they modified their habits just for betting purpose.
They can waste an high amount of money, they can try their luck without limits and so on.

In most of countries the age for "maturity" is at 18 years.
It's ok I think and betting under this limit should be strongly discouraged since there are too many risks / adverse events related this activity.

Tom "durrrr" Dwan age when he start playing poker at the age of 17 and of course he play in many online casino prior to that notable age. Look at him now, He is a very successful young pro poker player. There is always a risk on how we manage our money even though we are on legal or not. Actually most the player that suffer from tremendous loss was those gambler on legal age.

There is no way to stop under age player to gamble unless all online casino requires KYC.

[andycarrol]

some people get strong addicted to gambling and other games...and in most of cases underages are not able to understand risks involved in such activities, are not able to understand how they modified their habits just for betting purpose.
They can waste an high amount of money, they can try their luck without limits and so on.

In most of countries the age for "maturity" is at 18 years.
It's ok I think and betting under this limit should be strongly discouraged since there are too many risks / adverse events related this activity.

I think only people who are curious to be able to win when gambling or maybe also because of the influence of yourself who has gained a lot of profit and then want to try again to get more profit but are trapped and addicted to gambling.

[mersal]

Even 18 is not enough to be considered as a mature in my opinion but most of the countries allows people over 18 to gamble and it changes depends upon the country where you are living.I had seen 5 year as legal age to gamble on a country not remember the name of it but read somewhere on bitcointalk.But definitely we should have an age limit to restrict the kids ruining their parents bank balance knowingly or unknowingly.

Age limit should be very important when it comes to gambling. The point in here mostly gambling site do not require a kyc to join their site and play. As to how an online casino can verify if the player is below 18? It just came to my mind though, but the parents of a minor should supervise their kids to stay away from gambling. Therefore, the age limit is incredibly essential in the gambling industry.

Most of the gambling sites have terms in their condition which mention about age limit as well and every user have to self declare that they are over 18 to access the site which same goes to adult websites as well.And its not their job to monitor the people's age limit, if they found a minor playing then they will simply block their accounts.

[angrybirdy]

I think 18 will be the age for a person to mature in gambling, this is the time when a person can think deep and have realization especially in gambling. Also, age should be regulated for the sake of the gambler itself. There are possibilities that this might affect a person not only financially but mentally if it is too young to experience gambling.

Even 18 is not enough to be considered as a mature in my opinion but most of the countries allows people over 18 to gamble and it changes depends upon the country where you are living.I had seen 5 year as legal age to gamble on a country not remember the name of it but read somewhere on bitcointalk.But definitely we should have an age limit to restrict the kids ruining their parents bank balance knowingly or unknowingly.

Age limit should be very important when it comes to gambling. The point in here mostly gambling site do not require a kyc to join their site and play. As to how an online casino can verify if the player is below 18? It just came to my mind though, but the parents of a minor should supervise their kids to stay away from gambling. Therefore, the age limit is incredibly essential in the gambling industry.

Most of the gambling sites have terms in their condition which mention about age limit as well and every user have to self declare that they are over 18 to access the site which same goes to adult websites as well.And its not their job to monitor the people's age limit, if they found a minor playing then they will simply block their accounts.

And how can they possibly do that? Most gambling sites do not perform kyc verification nor investigation regarding the age of their users. Even if they have terms and conditions, this can be easily ignored. And, if ever that they have found a minor, which I don't think that will gonna happen (unless they have kyc), user can easily create a new account to play again.

[plvbob0070]

For me, maturity is not based on age. Even 18 or 21 years old above still can't handle emotions and their greed properly when it comes to gambling. However, if we are going to talk about the legal age, it usually starts at 18 years old and above. But in my country, you should be 21 to enter land-based casinos. It's really necessary to put an age limitation for this kind of entertainment because it may lead to bigger problems for the minors. But in other means of gambling such as online, usually, 18 is already allowed. But thinking about it, I feel like 18 is still a young age to get really into gambling since, in my country, this age range is still dependent on their parents.

[Reatim]

I did Gamble when i was very young(local gambling of course) and this is a cool experience but i don't want my children learn about.
Not because it is That bad but because this will divert Their mindset from studies to vices and i should know since i did it for years.

I even Gamble my whole week allowance and if i lose?i manage to sell my school stuff just to sustain my gambling addiction.

I don't want this to be their experience so my answer is at least  18-21 years old will be allowed to gamble .

Because i believe that they are more mature and responsible for their own decisions.things that only few realized until they ruin their life.

[bitcoin31]

I think better if all gambling even it's online or traditional gambling are going to limit the age of playing of 18 years old and I think most of them are that age but they have others who are set the limit for 21 ages .But I saw other thread before who are allow 5 years old to play gambling I don't know the reasons why they do that but I think if we set the age better if a person is 18 or 21 because that is determine that you are mature enough to think what is right and wrong.

[Furious 7]

I think better if all gambling even it's online or traditional gambling are going to limit the age of playing of 18 years old and I think most of them are that age but they have others who are set the limit for 21 ages .But I saw other thread before who are allow 5 years old to play gambling I don't know the reasons why they do that but I think if we set the age better if a person is 18 or 21 because that is determine that you are mature enough to think what is right and wrong.

Age of 5 years is not a thing for them because they are too young and will not understand gambling that will be played. I don't understand if the regulation is applied in an area.
Age 21 is a good thing where they are able to control and how to manage funds so that age 21 is productive and still gambling older is a good thing.

I started gambling at the age of 25 can quite understand it.

[iv4n]

I can't compare the life when I was a kid and life now! 30 years ago we were free compared with the rules and regulations we have now. Say what you want, but each person should have a right to make a choice and do what that person likes to do! Some kids are smart and if they wish to gamble they will find a way to do it, now tell me is it better for them to do it normally, or to go around and search for shady characters and to give them money, so they can bet for them?
I don't believe that rules and regulations, along with punishments that comes from breaking them can help society and kids. It's better to work on education and how to have fun, how to respect the money you earn and how to spend on entertainment only what you can afford to lose.

[semobo]

Age factor is more important for anyone to understand its value, normally younger people doesn't have that maturity so they gets addicted and spend all their money which is the reason people over 18 are allowed to gamble on most places.But on internet every on our own risk because no one is going to monitor which age group is betting.

[DevilSlayer]

Age factor is more important for anyone to understand its value, normally younger people doesn't have that maturity so they gets addicted and spend all their money which is the reason people over 18 are allowed to gamble on most places.But on internet every on our own risk because no one is going to monitor which age group is betting.

Even adults got addicted to gambling so it is not the right reason why there should be age restriction in gambling. Most of the countries have age restriction in their casinos and the player should usually at age 21 and above. There is a unique explaination why most of the casinos all over the world have this kind of rules and regulations. I think the main factor is because of financial problems, where many young gamblers get higher debt because of gambling. Imagine if there will be a gambler who is below 21 years old and he/she stuck in huge debt because of gambling.

[goaldigger]

I think better if all gambling even it's online or traditional gambling are going to limit the age of playing of 18 years old and I think most of them are that age but they have others who are set the limit for 21 ages .But I saw other thread before who are allow 5 years old to play gambling I don't know the reasons why they do that but I think if we set the age better if a person is 18 or 21 because that is determine that you are mature enough to think what is right and wrong.

In order to achieve this thing, KYC must be done which is very critical on crypto gambling site but if its an online casinos, then I'm sure they already have KYC which limit the players not just by age but also with their country of origin.

Gambling at the very young age is not good, they can bring this attitude when they grow older and this can be the start for them to suffer from greed and addiction. I don't allow my kids to access any unfamiliar website, making a restriction with your internet connection can save you from worrying a lot. 18+ age of players is a much on any gambling ways, I hope the casinos are still have care to every player.

[Savemore]

Age factor is more important for anyone to understand its value, normally younger people doesn't have that maturity so they gets addicted and spend all their money which is the reason people over 18 are allowed to gamble on most places.But on internet every on our own risk because no one is going to monitor which age group is betting.

Even adults got addicted to gambling so it is not the right reason why there should be age restriction in gambling. Most of the countries have age restriction in their casinos and the player should usually at age 21 and above. There is a unique explaination why most of the casinos all over the world have this kind of rules and regulations. I think the main factor is because of financial problems, where many young gamblers get higher debt because of gambling. Imagine if there will be a gambler who is below 21 years old and he/she stuck in huge debt because of gambling.

You got it right mate, financial problems because of excessive spending through gambling can be the reason why there should be age restriction in terms of online and traditional casinos, they will fall in the trap like having huge debt that will cause many problems in their lives. 18 years old and below are the people who are not mature enough and it is only right that they are restricted to go and play in traditional casinos and also to open an account and made bet in online casinos.

[Maslate]

18 I guess.. but honestly, I start gambling already when I was 10 years old as I grow in a family of gamblers but not a kind of online games, it was just a card game. Actually these days, kids matured fast, so 18 years old is already a reasonable age for someone to be allowed to gamble.

But in crypto gambling sites, it's not important as we can gamble anonymous, in reality, even kids are already gambling these days.

[matchi2011]

18 I guess.. but honestly, I start gambling already when I was 10 years old as I grow in a family of gamblers but not a kind of online games, it was just a card game.

Most of us who been exposed with this activities in the early age mostly gambles before reaching that age.

Actually these days, kids matured fast, so 18 years old is already a reasonable age for someone to be allowed to gamble.

Considered how online exposed more youth to deal with this entertainment in a much earlier stage of their life.

But in crypto gambling sites, it's not important as we can gamble anonymous, in reality, even kids are already gambling these days.

This pay much attention as kids can play as anonymity is present from crypto gambling site, they can enjoy as early as they understand using internet.

[VanityWallets2015]

On a rational note, yes, there should be an age limits for activities such as gambling.
However, due to the technology in this generation, minors are more tech savvy than ever.
There may be restrictions, yet, they could possibly make their way around it especially if it is moderated in an online platform.

[Tipstar]

Every one as a kid do gamble some money of a local fair or carnival but that's much different than professional gambling.
The age limit for gambling is in place as a kid can't be held fully responsible for their actions as they have a fluid mind.
Most of the time a kid don't have a source of income and if they gamble, they'd be gambling their parents money and mostly without a consent.
It's necessary to make it hard for kids below 18 to gamble but on 18, people became much more in control of their own life. So, I consider 18 being the age of economic independence.

[Sadlife]

Well it does, as we know it's high risk and high reward in gambling. You lose more than you win, so kids in my opinion should stay away from it until they know how to manage their money financially. Gambling is not wrong but with excessive betting, it could destroy someone's life.

[n0ne]

Well it does, as we know it's high risk and high reward in gambling. You lose more than you win, so kids in my opinion should stay away from it until they know how to manage their money financially. Gambling is not wrong but with excessive betting, it could destroy someone's life.

Gambling is all about the risk we take to make an earning out of it. Even the Pro gamblers find it hard to manage the money in gambling. As a kid or as an youngster there mind will be filled with positive thoughts about gambling. This will easily make a kid go bankrupt and end his life. Days back one such incident took place in my state. He was working part-time after college, he played online and finally spend his company's money into betting with the hope of recovering all the losses. This ended up with a loss, and finally he committed suicide.

[yazher]

I did Gamble when i was very young(local gambling of course) and this is a cool experience but i don't want my children learn about.
Not because it is That bad but because this will divert Their mindset from studies to vices and i should know since i did it for years.

I even Gamble my whole week allowance and if i lose?i manage to sell my school stuff just to sustain my gambling addiction.

I don't want this to be their experience so my answer is at least  18-21 years old will be allowed to gamble .

Because i believe that they are more mature and responsible for their own decisions.things that only few realized until they ruin their life.

Those aren't know how hard to earn money and mostly they play with their allowance. Most of the time when they lose and there's nothing left on them, they do things which not suitable for their age. I have known some people who got addicted in gambling in his younger age, when they don't have any money to play, they shovel some pebbles to sell them to the people while carrying it with their young body. They only get few bucks from those stuffsbut they still use it to play.

[spike420211]

Age limitation in gambling should be mandatory.

In gambling, we are talking about money, the younger a person is, the less he understands the meaning and role of money,
which means that he can unconsciously launch a large amount that does not even belong to him, but for example, belongs to his parents, which in turn raises the question of the survival of his family.

I think at the age of 21 a person more or less understands what money is and how it is obtained.

[BitcoinTurk]

Yes, I think there must be a certain age limit to gamble and I believe that this age limit should be the earliest adult age level of 18.  Although many companies and businesses are accustomed to gambling with different methods today, they cause gambling, it is very important to have a minimum age limit to start gambling seriously.  For this reason, depending on gambling type and games, minimum regulations and minimum gambling age should be determined.  In addition, this age limit tracking should be followed very seriously by the states.

[Mauser]

An age limit to start gambling of atleast 18 year seems like the minimum. For many countries this is already the case and for physical casino there is almost no way to gamble the system. However for online casino its much difference. Before I was 18 I already gambled online, especially with the growing esportes market. There are plenty of ways for kids to gamble without actually using money. Having the chance to bet skins and mounts from games on various websites is a huge market.
in my opinion we need more regulation to protect kids. The chances of getting hooked on gambling is much higher in younger age. It takes a long time to learn responsibility.

[Google+]

yes of course because by giving an age limit to participate in gambling venues it can provide information that players have sufficient age to regulate their emotions so that when experiencing a lot of losses will not be depressed and must be able to think clearly when gambling.

[bitcoinst]

An age limit to start gambling of atleast 18 year seems like the minimum. For many countries this is already the case and for physical casino there is almost no way to gamble the system. However for online casino its much difference. Before I was 18 I already gambled online, especially with the growing esportes market. There are plenty of ways for kids to gamble without actually using money. Having the chance to bet skins and mounts from games on various websites is a huge market.
in my opinion we need more regulation to protect kids. The chances of getting hooked on gambling is much higher in younger age. It takes a long time to learn responsibility.

At 18, as a rule, everyone is still children who do not really understand anything. In any case, remembering myself and my peers at the age of 18 and comparing to the age of at least 21, I feel a huge difference.
It is more profitable for a casino to make an age limit, the lower the better. But personally, I would prefer that people were allowed to visit casinos only from 25-27 years old. This would lead to a significant reduction in the possibility of addiction.

[bitbunnny]

Having in mind that gambling can cause addiction.and that is dealing with money of course that there should be age limit. Gambling is not suitable for children and teenagers at all and could have bas consequences on their development and phycholgy. Besides setting appropriate age limit it's very important that gambling sites have efficient mechanisms to check if gambling person is under age. From my point of view the lowest limit to access gambling should be 21.

[Latviand]

For me, 18 is the best age to play gambling because when you play gambling at that age, as you grow older, your experience will become professionally increased. You will learn more about gambling and money, then you will realize that gambling is not a good source of money.

It depends on the person on what age his maturity will develop, you don't need to rush in order to become good at gambling.

It takes a matter of time for you to develop your skills and attitude towards gambling activity.

[semobo]

Age factor is more important for anyone to understand its value, normally younger people doesn't have that maturity so they gets addicted and spend all their money which is the reason people over 18 are allowed to gamble on most places.But on internet every on our own risk because no one is going to monitor which age group is betting.

Even adults got addicted to gambling so it is not the right reason why there should be age restriction in gambling. Most of the countries have age restriction in their casinos and the player should usually at age 21 and above. There is a unique explaination why most of the casinos all over the world have this kind of rules and regulations. I think the main factor is because of financial problems, where many young gamblers get higher debt because of gambling. Imagine if there will be a gambler who is below 21 years old and he/she stuck in huge debt because of gambling.

Addiction happens at all ages but at younger age most of the people doesn't realize the value of the money so they spend and gets addicted to it whereas an adult gets addicted while attempting to make more money.Debts with the younger age is very rare because they don't have huge amount to go with and also they can't take loans literally but if they do then there is high chance for them to end their life because they will be highly depressed.

[Rosilito]

It should definitely have. And as mentioned by everybody, yeah, 18 seemed to be reasonable enough. Problem is, some online casinos doesn't have strict implementation of KYC in which underage users can easily pass the registration step by. You know... faking a birthdate have been a thing for ages, in neglecting the age requirement.

I'd say, better fix the registration process first, for this idea to come into effect  .

[danherbias07]

That also means KYC.

We use to see adult sites asking if your are 18+.
It doesn't work. They could just ignore it and answer, yes I am 18+.
Same goes with crypto gambling. There is no way they could control what age will play their games.
It all depends on the household discipline.
But there are smartphones now which could easily access everything. So it's difficult to have control.

[Twentyonepaylots]

Age should matter in gambling especially with casinos, but most of casino out there don't have any KYC procedures not only to restrict below the legal age but also to provide a client privacy. That's why they are having a terms and condition for everyone, your age should be at least 18 to get to their platform, if you're not then you still can coz they won't know it, but if they do they will contact you calling for a platform ban. KYC on casino seems not a thing coz there are players who is not really into giving their identity.

[imstillthebest]

Although parents can restrict their children from gambling children can always find a way to gamble because parents can't be there all time to watch what their children are doing online and the children are smart to erase the history of their online gambling activities, we can only restrict them from gambling by controlling the money that they are giving to their children.

you said children are wise ? means they can steal thier parents before their parents limit the money that will be given to them  . ive been doing this before but not now ive changed alot . i  dont encourage that to anyone because that is bad   .  ive been regretting doing that because my family is not rich and im addicted on gambling that time  . kids can change too when they have grown enough and they can repay thier parents when they have thier own jobs   . for now , gambling should put strict measure so that kids can grow properly

[serjent05]

I believe 21 years old is the right age since at the age of 18, they should be focus more on their studies.  It is the crucial age of shaping/preparing for their future career and the government does not want it to be wasted because of gambling being legally accessible to teenagers.

[STT]

Its not just age just in general access to gambling can be banned in various countries.   For religious or tax reasons and I believe either way the company has to at least express some interest in control.   You are correct in saying well its very hard to stop people getting around it but the company at least has an obligation to try and exclude those not suitable customers and it will always be that way.  
   Excluding any other consideration, its very close to conclusive gamblers even those who have asked to be excluded from playing that website voluntarily and then later return trying to gamble.  The website should make attempts to stop the complete access to gambling, its a fair argument that probably wont go away for that reason.

[Lanatsa]

I believe 21 years old is the right age since at the age of 18, they should be focus more on their studies.  It is the crucial age of shaping/preparing for their future career and the government does not want it to be wasted because of gambling being legally accessible to teenagers.

18 years of age would really be just the right spot rather than on 21 but  you do actually have the point though for this one is included on crucial age but we know that in most laws or regulations where

age 18 is already the legal age.We dont know on whats the basis but it is what it is.Talking about gambling age limitation then its a must have because letting minors or young minds do involved

into this activity will really impose possible problems that lies ahead.Government would be putting up restriction into this one but due to easy access people can do it even on very young age.

[Ryker1]

I believe 21 years old is the right age since at the age of 18, they should be focus more on their studies.  It is the crucial age of shaping/preparing for their future career and the government does not want it to be wasted because of gambling being legally accessible to teenagers.

Indeed.
Perhaps at this age, it is quite enough for them to know how to generate profit without relying to their parents.
There should be a limit age to access in a certain gambling site, minors age are prone to being addictive in any kind, what if just because of gambling. It is very crucial for them that perhaps gambling will penetrate their mind and doing this regularly until then it will become a gambling addict. However, as I have known, most usually gambling companies have this on their ^{[Term of Condition].}

[bhadz]

18+ must be the legal age for gambling. But as for this website, the ideal age would be 21. Having that said, in some countries, 18 is a fine age but for most countries, it must be 21.
But the casinos can't monitor those gamblers that will register to each of their platforms, there's no KYC so it's hard for them to validate the ages of their gamblers unless they start asking for KYC.

[FontSeli]

Having in mind that gambling can cause addiction.and that is dealing with money of course that there should be age limit. Gambling is not suitable for children and teenagers at all and could have bas consequences on their development and phycholgy. Besides setting appropriate age limit it's very important that gambling sites have efficient mechanisms to check if gambling person is under age. From my point of view the lowest limit to access gambling should be 21.

I agree with you that minors have no place on gambling sites. However, there is a big problem here, how to make it so that minors can't register and play in such casinos.
Casinos can of course enter the KYC, but this will alienate many players, and minors can use other people's documents purchased online.

[Shasha80]

Gambling is an activity that can lead to addicted, of course age limits must be applied. Especially when it comes to dealing with money
it will become high risk, especially children under the age of 18 are not mature yet. So gambling in my point of view should be aged 18
years and over. Usually the age of 18 is wise in making decisions, so gambling without any age limit will be very dangerous.

[DoublerHunter]

18+ must be the legal age for gambling. But as for this website, the ideal age would be 21. Having that said, in some countries, 18 is a fine age but for most countries, it must be 21.
But the casinos can't monitor those gamblers that will register to each of their platforms, there's no KYC so it's hard for them to validate the ages of their gamblers unless they start asking for KYC.

^ That article you have shared was right, age above 21 are quite enough to balance the situation if it will become a gambler. At that age was already know what is right or wrong. But beyond than that just like 16 years old below is definitely will ruin their future if they will enter gambling and probably cannot manage it very well. However, on that age , they should focus on their study and top of their priority are about learning stuff where they will able to educate themselves.

[FontSeli]

Gambling is an activity that can lead to addicted, of course age limits must be applied. Especially when it comes to dealing with money
it will become high risk, especially children under the age of 18 are not mature yet. So gambling in my point of view should be aged 18
years and over. Usually the age of 18 is wise in making decisions, so gambling without any age limit will be very dangerous.

Another thought occurred to me that children under 18 years of age should first of all be controlled by their parents. Each of us should know what their children are doing on the Internet, and also need to explain what such games are fraught with. For children who do not yet have their own Bank accounts, it will be difficult to make a Deposit at the casino and they will not be able to play there.

[TopT3ns]

Gambling is an activity that can lead to addicted, of course age limits must be applied. Especially when it comes to dealing with money
it will become high risk, especially children under the age of 18 are not mature yet. So gambling in my point of view should be aged 18
years and over. Usually the age of 18 is wise in making decisions, so gambling without any age limit will be very dangerous.

Another thought occurred to me that children under 18 years of age should first of all be controlled by their parents. Each of us should know what their children are doing on the Internet, and also need to explain what such games are fraught with. For children who do not yet have their own Bank accounts, it will be difficult to make a Deposit at the casino and they will not be able to play there.

well I know that but for ages under 18 will still try to make money anyhow, if they don't have a bank account to make a withdrawal they will use a bank from their parents, because I saw my own friend like that, he did gambling at the age of under 18 and do not have their own savings, only allowance is set aside from school to do gambling.

[Hippocrypto]

It should definitely have. And as mentioned by everybody, yeah, 18 seemed to be reasonable enough. Problem is, some online casinos doesn't have strict implementation of KYC in which underage users can easily pass the registration step by. You know... faking a birthdate have been a thing for ages, in neglecting the age requirement.

I'd say, better fix the registration process first, for this idea to come into effect  .

I don't think gambling site is really strict on that matter of age confirmation mate, because what they care about is the number of users. When there's a registration button, faking age and birthday date is still presently available. That what I observed not being controlled by the website administration, and if KYC will be available I hope it would follow after the date of birth selection.

[freedomgo]

18 above, you are eligible to gamble, just like getting a driver's license, in some countries at 16 you can already get a license, so probably 18 years old is already matured enough to take understand the risk and enjoy gambling. However, I think it's impossible to strictly impose in crypto casinos as anyone can gamble here even without KYC, maybe in fiat casinos it will work, but here it will not.

[samputin]

<...>

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ?

-18?
-21?

<...>

18 is the most common age that is considered matured enough even in drinking alcoholic beverages. I think same should be done with gambling. But, I think gambling sites don't really have the control over their customers or players. For sure, those with age lower than 18 can still play if they want to and just fake the information, particularly their age, in the KYC if there is one.

It's still the responsibility of the parents to know what their kid is up to. Disciplining the child while it's early is necessary so that when their child grows up, he would know what is right and wrong and wouldn't be a pain in his parents' ass.

[LogitechMouse]

The age limit for most of the countries when it comes to gambling is 18.

Even though there is a age limit in gambling, this is only applicable in different traditional casinos. The problem right now is the gambling sites where you can easily fake your age since they aren't requiring KYC to their customers. In online gambling, there is no age limit as long as you have access to the site, money to be used and you know how to use it then you're good to go.

Right now, kids and students are spending most of their time online because they can't go out and there is still a chance that they can visit a gambling site where they find attractive. Parents are still needed with this in order for these kids not to get addicted into gambling.

[minersday]

Should there be any age limit of Gambling?

Gambling is not for any age. Gambling belongs to the age group who understands what  gambling is and the principles of gambling.  There is a age limit for gambling all across the world. In my country, you need to be 18 years or older before you can partake in gambling activities. Gambling has responsibilities and these responsibilities can't be perform by ages below 18 years.  Age limit for gambling is really needed for the safety of the entire globe.

[slapper]

There is a regulation about age restriction in gambling. Most of places only accept players that are over 18. Some are more strict which requires players to be more than 21. And in my opinion, it is good to make a rule about this in order to avoid younger people to become a gambler. They have many things to learn before understanding the full concept of the world outside, including gambling. Education is the most important thing to have during this age

However, currently, people have a chance to interact with crypto gambling without any limitation. No law, no regulation can stop people from involving in such gambling, even when they are under 18. KYC is not necessary and registering an account only takes less than 2 minutes. We have to accept the truth that if we continue to develop the decentralized system, there will be many challenges that contradict our ethics. I hope that one day, we will have capabilities to enhance our technologies so that new innovations can prevent young people from joining crypto gambling without interrupting the anonymity lie behind

[Ucy]

18 above, you are eligible to gamble, just like getting a driver's license, in some countries at 16 you can already get a license, so probably 18 years old is already matured enough to take understand the risk and enjoy gambling. However, I think it's impossible to strictly impose in crypto casinos as anyone can gamble here even without KYC, maybe in fiat casinos it will work, but here it will not.

Well, I do not think it's even a good idea to let above 18 to gamble. It's like encouraging people to take dangerous risk in betting centers/games.
Or it's like telling drivers/people:  "you are eligible to take big risk while driving." OR "you are eligible to get drunk" OR "you are eligible to eat whatever you want".        Taking big risk (esp for selfish reasons) shouldn't be taken lightly.

Your customers should be constantly told to bet little or what they can afford to lose. And not to spend too much time betting or playing games that do not consistently add good values to their lives and the lives of others.
Bet, but don't gamble.

[Kasabus]

Minimum limit, a gambler below 18 I guess should not be allowed to gamble, that's the standard rule in gambling and when that is correctly implemented, we might help to listen the gambling addiction as minors or children below 18 are prone to gambling addiction. With this, since we are in crypto, it's hard to implement this but since minors are still under the supervision of the parents, they should do the monitoring.

[TitanGEL]

Minimum limit, a gambler below 18 I guess should not be allowed to gamble, that's the standard rule in gambling and when that is correctly implemented, we might help to listen the gambling addiction as minors or children below 18 are prone to gambling addiction. With this, since we are in crypto, it's hard to implement this but since minors are still under the supervision of the parents, they should do the monitoring.

The general age restriction is at least 18 years old but in my country 21 years old and above are the age requirement when it comes to entering traditional casinos and other gambling area. Actually for those who have baby face or the people below 30 years old required to have an I.D that can be a proof that he/she is above 21 years old. For me it is just right because 21 years old and below are the people who are still in the maturity phase where they are not yet liable to their further actions.

[Genemind]

Even with age restrictions, online gambling had provided minors an opportunity to gamble without restrictions since most gambling platforms don't require KYC or no other means to verify the age of their users.

Parents are the ones responsible for teaching minors the risk of gambling, it's effect long-term, and what gambling addiction and how to be responsible.  On the other hand, even with parental guidance, kids will find ways to gamble, so let them be and learn the truth and risk of gambling in their own way. It's up to them how they will handle their curiosity about gambling.

[gabbie2010]

18 years should be the minimum age limit for gambling any age below that should sanctioned or discouraged gambling when addictive can be harmful and dangerous thus we should discourage kids from gambling these are events that can make or mar the success of any kids in terms of their educational, social and psychological upbringing in fact it would divert their attention, an 18 years old must have attained a reasonable level of education and can take responsibility of any action.

[Janation]

Well it does, as we know it's high risk and high reward in gambling. You lose more than you win, so kids in my opinion should stay away from it until they know how to manage their money financially. Gambling is not wrong but with excessive betting, it could destroy someone's life.

I do agree that kids should not bother theirselves with gambling and they should really start to be taught how to manage their money.

There are some younger kids here now starting to invest their money, they still are young and their parents are the ones actually making the decisions where to invest it or not. It is not bitcoin but in stocks, some of them even are being enrolled in online classes for investing. That will teach them how important money is and might teach them how to distance theirselves in gambling.

[aioc]

It varies from country to country there are countries where children as young as five years old can gamble already but in my case the preferable year to gamble is 21, by then you already knows about life how to make a living and you will become a responsible gambler, if you are going to gamble earlier you might loss your head because of lack of guidance and experience.

[Ziskinberg]

It varies from country to country there are countries where children as young as five years old can gamble already but in my case the preferable year to gamble is 21,

I think I read that read before in gambling discussion board, I was really surprised that it's legal in some countries, kids can gamble, what a kind of freedom they have.

by then you already knows about life how to make a living and you will become a responsible gambler, if you are going to gamble earlier you might loss your head because of lack of guidance and experience.

Not only that, when you are still a kid, you don't make a matured decision making, and in gambling, it's your mind that should be followed all the time, not your emotion as if you got carried away, that might become your weakness and it's a good recipe for disaster in gambling.

[mersal]

Even 18 is not enough to be considered as a mature in my opinion but most of the countries allows people over 18 to gamble and it changes depends upon the country where you are living.I had seen 5 year as legal age to gamble on a country not remember the name of it but read somewhere on bitcointalk.But definitely we should have an age limit to restrict the kids ruining their parents bank balance knowingly or unknowingly.

Age limit should be very important when it comes to gambling. The point in here mostly gambling site do not require a kyc to join their site and play. As to how an online casino can verify if the player is below 18? It just came to my mind though, but the parents of a minor should supervise their kids to stay away from gambling. Therefore, the age limit is incredibly essential in the gambling industry.

Most of the gambling sites have terms in their condition which mention about age limit as well and every user have to self declare that they are over 18 to access the site which same goes to adult websites as well.And its not their job to monitor the people's age limit, if they found a minor playing then they will simply block their accounts.

And how can they possibly do that? Most gambling sites do not perform kyc verification nor investigation regarding the age of their users. Even if they have terms and conditions, this can be easily ignored. And, if ever that they have found a minor, which I don't think that will gonna happen (unless they have kyc), user can easily create a new account to play again.

If you read it properly then you know how it works, its kind of self declaration from the user so site is not going to responsible if they are giving fake information.Even if there is a KYC need then it is also easy to bypass, kids can use their parents ID to register on gambling site and can continue to play so internet usage is having good and bad so only users have to know their limits.

[yazher]

Not only that, when you are still a kid, you don't make a matured decision making, and in gambling, it's your mind that should be followed all the time, not your emotion as if you got carried away, that might become your weakness and it's a good recipe for disaster in gambling.

In some point in my life, I see some people who had been addicted to gambling even though they're not the one who is earning money for them. in short, the money they used for playing is the same money their parent gave them to buy their needs in school. My friend got addicted in a very unpleasant manner where he used his tuition fees to play for gambling when he was in high school. some friends also lose their money to gambling that supposed to be paid for some P.E shirts. I don't really want this kind of experience to happen to some kids out there. they need to use their money for the things they really need, not to play just to lose it all.

[AnatanVS]

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ?

-18?
-21?

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

Should steps be taken to take care that we don't being up a generation of addictive gamblers or it's all good ?

[Something fun I want to share: My Private Tutor who was supposed to teach me and 10 other kids , used to have a small illegal business of Gambling on Sports and every Match was betting time , parents apparently did not know anything about it 😂] <Is the ban even necessary, people will still do what they want to do>

The age of majority in some countries begins with 18 years, and there are countries where full age is considered to be 21 years. I think that 18 years or 21 is not very important. The main thing is how casinos control that their visitors are adults. In an online casino where the passport is not checked, minors can register and play. And I think this is really a problem.

[bhadz]

18+ must be the legal age for gambling. But as for this website, the ideal age would be 21. Having that said, in some countries, 18 is a fine age but for most countries, it must be 21.
But the casinos can't monitor those gamblers that will register to each of their platforms, there's no KYC so it's hard for them to validate the ages of their gamblers unless they start asking for KYC.

^ That article you have shared was right, age above 21 are quite enough to balance the situation if it will become a gambler. At that age was already know what is right or wrong. But beyond than that just like 16 years old below is definitely will ruin their future if they will enter gambling and probably cannot manage it very well. However, on that age , they should focus on their study and top of their priority are about learning stuff where they will able to educate themselves.

I agree for those teenagers aged 16 years old and below, they shouldn't be introduced to gambling or if they have been gambling then they must be monitored.
If time comes and they grow older and they lack of managing themselves to control, they'll really ruin their lives and there's no need to blame but only themselves if it happens.

[dimonstration]

Not only that, when you are still a kid, you don't make a matured decision making, and in gambling, it's your mind that should be followed all the time, not your emotion as if you got carried away, that might become your weakness and it's a good recipe for disaster in gambling.

In some point in my life, I see some people who had been addicted to gambling even though they're not the one who is earning money for them. in short, the money they used for playing is the same money their parent gave them to buy their needs in school. My friend got addicted in a very unpleasant manner where he used his tuition fees to play for gambling when he was in high school. some friends also lose their money to gambling that supposed to be paid for some P.E shirts. I don't really want this kind of experience to happen to some kids out there. they need to use their money for the things they really need, not to play just to lose it all.

Since children did not know yet how hard it is to earned money that they tend to use it to do gambling and turn into addiction. When I was in high school many played gambling a mere of betting, that time online gambling isn't popular yet or if those who have computer do a betting in their games, it's typical for teenagers below 18 in my country since only the teachers and the parents can remind them as there's no way to detect that time who play gambling under age 18 so parents will not be able to know unless caught in the act doing gambling.

[famososMuertos]

- Should there be any age limit of Gambling?/OP
That prevents someone of teenage age from entering a website and gambling!
No. The message on the screen you are of legal age +18. It is defeated with a simple click.

The age limit is somewhat formal for companies that are dedicated to creating this business model. They see data, they don't see faces.

The supervision of what minors do should be on your own, not because a site puts a window that says you are over 18 years old, it will remove those who, due to a minimum age, should not access these sites. It is your (our) responsibility.

As for age, it is something that is generally defined in many countries in 18-21 years.

But if I had to legislate an age I would say 23 years old man and 18 years old women. There is a scientific study that determined that men make better decisions after 23 years, they are even more responsible.

Insurers "some" do these studies to deliver premium offers to insure vehicles, someone with less than 23 years could pay a higher premium than someone 23 or older. By this I simply want to tell you that I am not aware of any study made by any betting company that says that 18 or 21 years is an appropriate age, except that they are well received by them, because it is a matter of government law.

[jrrsparkles]

Insurers "some" do these studies to deliver premium offers to insure vehicles, someone with less than 23 years could pay a higher premium than someone 23 or older. By this I simply want to tell you that I am not aware of any study made by any betting company that says that 18 or 21 years is an appropriate age, except that they are well received by them, because it is a matter of government law.

If a casino have lower age to gamble then they are going to have more players which means more profits for them but for a physical casino the age is strictly monitored whereas while playing online then it should be their own responsibility as you said and its not possible for the online gambling sites to monitor the age.Implementing KYC might helps a bit but they are going to lose more players for security concerns so all the responseblity goes to the minors if they choose to gamble by defeating the legal age restrictions.

[South Park]

Since we were kids we used to make bets , as for me even a small Race or a big project meant a bet between friends, then as I grew up, I realized that it's more of a Sports .

At the same time unfortunately the country I belong to does have a strong ban on Gambling , STILL , I see old Grandpas , Dad's , uncle's playing Poker outside with an amazing set-up.

Crypto Gambling is a whole new level , there are so many games , it have revolutionised the gambling industry in a whole different way , This provides Privacy and Variation that is much needed.

It's much safer and at the same time I do think there are amazing offers out there even for first time customers and the referrals , this is the new era.

There is one important question we have to ask:

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ?

-18?
-21?

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

Should steps be taken to take care that we don't being up a generation of addictive gamblers or it's all good ?

[Something fun I want to share: My Private Tutor who was supposed to teach me and 10 other kids , used to have a small illegal business of Gambling on Sports and every Match was betting time , parents apparently did not know anything about it 😂] <Is the ban even necessary, people will still do what they want to do>

It is true that those that are predisposed to gambling will find their way to it before they reach legal age we must understand that your brain is not fully formed until your adolescence ends, this is why they seem so reckless on their behaviour and we need to protect them until they are mature enough to take their own decisions, a minimum age to gamble is not perfect but it is the best defence we have to protect the young from ruining their future before they even have a chance to begin to forge it.

[Quidat]

Insurers "some" do these studies to deliver premium offers to insure vehicles, someone with less than 23 years could pay a higher premium than someone 23 or older. By this I simply want to tell you that I am not aware of any study made by any betting company that says that 18 or 21 years is an appropriate age, except that they are well received by them, because it is a matter of government law.

If a casino have lower age to gamble then they are going to have more players which means more profits for them but for a physical casino the age is strictly monitored whereas while playing online then it should be their own responsibility as you said and its not possible for the online gambling sites to monitor the age.Implementing KYC might helps a bit but they are going to lose more players for security concerns so all the responseblity goes to the minors if they choose to gamble by defeating the legal age restrictions.

When we do talk about online casinos specially on cryptocurrency ones then KYC wont really be on the line and there are already lots of scenarios that some minors had busted out on playing to these places.
Its understandable because of the easy access via online without any further verification in towards on someones age.When we do mention about fiat then some do make use of their parents cards for them to play
on which there are also instances like these.The only thing or place can restrict minors are to those physical ones but overall parents should really guide well and watch out their sons on what theyve
been doing.

[deisik]

But if I had to legislate an age I would say 23 years old man and 18 years old women. There is a scientific study that determined that men make better decisions after 23 years, they are even more responsible

I can't say that I disagree with these ages

But it still looks ironic that you can't drink legally in the States until you are 21 years old. However, you are eligible to join the US military when you are only 17 years old. Where's the irony here, you may ask? The irony is that you can technically start killing people when you are just 17 but you can't consume until you turn 21

[Japinat]

When we do talk about online casinos specially on cryptocurrency ones then KYC wont really be on the line and there are already lots of scenarios that some minors had busted out on playing to these places.

That's the advantage for crypto casinos, you can gamble anonymously, but though this is good for others, it will be bad for the other group, the minors group. However, I am not thinking that crypto casinos should be abolish because of the risk they pose to the minors, there's just no perfect system after all.

Its understandable because of the easy access via online without any further verification in towards on someones age.When we do mention about fiat then some do make use of their parents cards for them to play
on which there are also instances like these.The only thing or place can restrict minors are to those physical ones but overall parents should really guide well and watch out their sons on what theyve
been doing.

Let's just make it simple, if a kid can own bitcoin, then he can use it in any online place he wants to go, including gambling space.

The age limitation is actually useless if the site can't implement it.

[travwill]

Insurers "some" do these studies to deliver premium offers to insure vehicles, someone with less than 23 years could pay a higher premium than someone 23 or older. By this I simply want to tell you that I am not aware of any study made by any betting company that says that 18 or 21 years is an appropriate age, except that they are well received by them, because it is a matter of government law.

If a casino have lower age to gamble then they are going to have more players which means more profits for them but for a physical casino the age is strictly monitored whereas while playing online then it should be their own responsibility as you said and its not possible for the online gambling sites to monitor the age.Implementing KYC might helps a bit but they are going to lose more players for security concerns so all the responseblity goes to the minors if they choose to gamble by defeating the legal age restrictions.

The younger the person, the more easily he becomes addicted. Therefore, you are right, the casino focuses on addicted people, which means the lower the age limit, the higher the potential profit.
But this is not ethical. In the world there should be values other than material ones. I am sure that it is more important for players to feel like members of a team with a casino than cash cows.

[batang_bitcoin]

It varies from country to country there are countries where children as young as five years old can gamble already but in my case the preferable year to gamble is 21, by then you already knows about life how to make a living and you will become a responsible gambler, if you are going to gamble earlier you might loss your head because of lack of guidance and experience.

Countries that can go as five? I don't think that they are countries but only a country. And that country is Malawi from Southern Africa. They are the only country that allows five years old to gamble which made it legal for those kids to start at a young age. Correct me with that narrative or did I missed some countries that allow it legally. Talking about legality, it is the only country that I've seen but we know it that kids can gamble even at a young age but without the patronage of their parents and wouldn't care if they break the law.

[Ziskinberg]

The younger the person, the more easily he becomes addicted.

Anyone below the legal age or what we called minors can easily be addicted in gambling, so they better prevent themselves from gambling as the healing process might be hard compared to people at matured age.

Therefore, you are right, the casino focuses on addicted people, which means the lower the age limit, the higher the potential profit.
But this is not ethical. In the world there should be values other than material ones. I am sure that it is more important for players to feel like members of a team with a casino than cash cows.

Casinos aim is to maximize their profit, so they will do everything to attract gamblers, as long as it's legal, but if the law of the country allows 10 years old to gamble then they would accept it, but in crytp, there's limit written in TOS but how can you ensure minors will not play when gambling is anonymous.

[Mahanton]

It varies from country to country there are countries where children as young as five years old can gamble already but in my case the preferable year to gamble is 21, by then you already knows about life how to make a living and you will become a responsible gambler, if you are going to gamble earlier you might loss your head because of lack of guidance and experience.

Countries that can go as five? I don't think that they are countries but only a country. And that country is Malawi from Southern Africa. They are the only country that allows five years old to gamble which made it legal for those kids to start at a young age. Correct me with that narrative or did I missed some countries that allow it legally. Talking about legality, it is the only country that I've seen but we know it that kids can gamble even at a young age but without the patronage of their parents and wouldn't care if they break the law.

Kids at young age as 5 can really gamble and it doesnt need  to be legal yet even a country doesnt have strict laws about gambling then they can play all they want it will depend or vary on the parents itself if they do let their  children do play gambling at a very young age.Im not that informed that there are children who aged 5 did really able to gamble, thats really a serious issue into their parents side because young minds as early as 5
shouldnt really be doing such stuff.Its just really an irresponsible for its parents.Poor fella, where he/she isnt aware on what awaits ahead if gambling addiction tied  you up.

[FlightyPouch]

The question here should be how their parents are making their children ready financially or making their children financial literate. If that is the case we don't need to limit the age and I agree that there are some children that can still gamble in tender age anyways even though a gambling site doesn't allow them to do so.

[Timelord2067]

The question here should be how their parents are making their children ready financially or making their children financial literate. If that is the case we don't need to limit the age and I agree that there are some children that can still gamble in tender age anyways even though a gambling site doesn't allow them to do so.

Pin Ball Machines are a form of gambling (the wager is whether you "win" a free game) The same is true for Arcade Video Games.  Such machines are controlled by Gaming Laws.

Children spend their pocket money playing games - it's now ported onto the mobile phones and there are no controls over how much play time let alone money children spend on these gaming sites.

[LogitechMouse]

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When we do talk about online casinos specially on cryptocurrency ones then KYC wont really be on the line and there are already lots of scenarios that some minors had busted out on playing to these places.
Its understandable because of the easy access via online without any further verification in towards on someones age.
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This is the problem right now.

Online gambling sites doesn't require KYC to their customers and the age can easily be faked that even minors can do it that is why this age limit is just applicable in traditional casinos and not in online casinos unless the site requires KYC to their customer but I don't think that they will do it because gamblers like to be anonymous when they are gambling online.
In traditional casinos, age limit can easily be implemented since there is a physical contact but in online gambling there isn't so age limit is very hard to implement. It will goes down to the parents of the minors.

[uneng]

Some regulation regards this matter is needed, like everything else in our society to keep it organized.
16 years old should be the age. A person on that age is already an adult and can live accordingly. This individual can drink, drive, work, live and respond by himself and of course he can gamble! Well, at least that should work that way, but I know most countries overprotects its young citizens and treat them as children until the 30 years old, what only creates more insecurity, fear and ADDICTION...

[Timelord2067]

Some regulation regards this matter is needed, like everything else in our society to keep it organized.
16 years old should be the age. A person on that age is already an adult and can live accordingly. This individual can drink, drive, work, live and respond by himself and of course he can gamble! Well, at least that should work that way, but I know most countries overprotects its young citizens and treat them as children until the 30 years old, what only creates more insecurity, fear and ADDICTION...

What sort of credit rating do you suppose a 16 year old is going to have and what sort of premiums would they have to pay to get behind the wheel of a car and go out into the world drink driving?  Age limits are there for a reason, and something to look forward to attaining.

[Janation]

The question here should be how their parents are making their children ready financially or making their children financial literate. If that is the case we don't need to limit the age and I agree that there are some children that can still gamble in tender age anyways even though a gambling site doesn't allow them to do so.

The problem here though is that not all of these sites can actually filter who visits their sites.

And as @Timelord said, most of the betting games are now being transported to mobiles which children nowadays have in their early ages, obviously they will be able to play that. The parents are the key and I agree that we might not need age limits when that happened, they would be able to take care of themselves.

[Timelord2067]

The problem here though is that not all of these sites can actually filter who visits their sites.

And as @Timelord said, most of the betting games are now being transported to mobiles which children nowadays have in their early ages, obviously they will be able to play that. The parents are the key and I agree that we might not need age limits when that happened, they would be able to take care of themselves.

We'll all probably end up with our own block chain where learning institutes/govt agencies/employers issue us some sort of digital token that's a combination of their credentials and our own which we then add to our (PGP style key ring) and then that (key ring) is written to our block-chain.

We then use that block-chain (genesis block? etc) for identity/age verification such as at Casinos, Clubs, Restaurants, Pubs or Bars.

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[maydna]

But if I had to legislate an age I would say 23 years old man and 18 years old women. There is a scientific study that determined that men make better decisions after 23 years, they are even more responsible.

How if 23 years are the age for people can play gambling, whether if they are men or women. I think that will be fair for them to play gambling, and there is no difference age between man and woman.

But I think in every country that allows gambling to have its age limit of gambling, people can play, but we might agree that the age should be more than 20 years old. We can consider that 20 years old will be okay to visit the gambling place in their country. But if we talk about online gambling, I am sure that someone below 20 years old can play gambling because he/she can find the gambling website easily, and he/she can play gambling without a problem.

[btc78]

Age is very important in this risky field of gaming .

The decision making,and other aspect that may lead a person into damaging His life is always there.

People or parents must allow their children to play at 18 so they have enough knowledge of what are they entering.

The question here should be how their parents are making their children ready financially or making their children financial literate. If that is the case we don't need to limit the age and I agree that there are some children that can still gamble in tender age anyways even though a gambling site doesn't allow them to do so.

The very moment that our children has capacity to compute,then it must be followed in teaching them  how important budgeting is.
my mother teach me of money matter when i was 10 and She even let me go with her in Groceries so i may have idea how much we are spending.

[serjent05]

But if I had to legislate an age I would say 23 years old man and 18 years old women. There is a scientific study that determined that men make better decisions after 23 years, they are even more responsible

I can't say that I disagree with these ages

But it still looks ironic that you can't drink legally in the States until you are 21 years old. However, you are eligible to join the US military when you are only 17 years old. Where's the irony here, you may ask? The irony is that you can technically start killing people when you are just 17 but you can't consume until you turn 21

Yeah, I see the irony but there is two huge difference between serving the army and drinking alcohol.  In serving the army we are doing something in favor of the government while drinking alcohol is done to satisfy ourselves  and the same goes for gambling.   See how government cherry-picks rules when it favors their organization?  But on the serious note, I agree that the more mature a person is the better he is in controlling himself thus age 23 sounds good enough.

[Fundamentals Of]

But if I had to legislate an age I would say 23 years old man and 18 years old women. There is a scientific study that determined that men make better decisions after 23 years, they are even more responsible

I can't say that I disagree with these ages

But it still looks ironic that you can't drink legally in the States until you are 21 years old. However, you are eligible to join the US military when you are only 17 years old. Where's the irony here, you may ask? The irony is that you can technically start killing people when you are just 17 but you can't consume until you turn 21

It rings the bells of hypocrisy. No gambling for someone who is a minor probably due to the minor being not yet on his right mind to decide very soundly as adults claim to have already learned and perhaps mastered.

But where's the irony if the killing is completely legal and under the perfect guidance and instruction of adult commanders and even of the government itself?

[uneng]

Some regulation regards this matter is needed, like everything else in our society to keep it organized.
16 years old should be the age. A person on that age is already an adult and can live accordingly. This individual can drink, drive, work, live and respond by himself and of course he can gamble! Well, at least that should work that way, but I know most countries overprotects its young citizens and treat them as children until the 30 years old, what only creates more insecurity, fear and ADDICTION...

What sort of credit rating do you suppose a 16 year old is going to have and what sort of premiums would they have to pay to get behind the wheel of a car and go out into the world drink driving?  Age limits are there for a reason, and something to look forward to attaining.

What is the difference between a 16 years old and a 18, 21, 23 or 40 years old individual? Maybe experience only, but all of them have the same capacities to know limits, what is right or wrong, what their responsabilities are. So why to treat the 16 years old ones as children?
And I'm not saying someone from any ages should drink driving. They can drink OR drive, not both at same time.

[yayayo]

There should be an age limit at least 18, most of the crypto casino there's always a confirmation if you are 18 or above when signing up to their website.
But we all know that anyone can confirm that they are 18 even though some are not and it's pretty dangerous since they might be addicted to it and won't stop playing.

ya.ya.yo!

[peter0425]

There should be an age limit at least 18, most of the crypto casino there's always a confirmation if you are 18 or above when signing up to their website.
But we all know that anyone can confirm that they are 18 even though some are not and it's pretty dangerous since they might be addicted to it and won't stop playing.

ya.ya.yo!

But we also knew that it can be manipulated about the age confirmation.the only problem if that youngster hit  a big win,KYC will surely kill him to claim.

though i believe 18-21 is the best age to let them play on their own,so they will have own experiences and manageable decision in life.
Though some of us started at more younger on this yet our concern to our family and friends are always there.

[adzino]

Since we were kids we used to make bets , as for me even a small Race or a big project meant a bet between friends, then as I grew up, I realized that it's more of a Sports .

At the same time unfortunately the country I belong to does have a strong ban on Gambling , STILL , I see old Grandpas , Dad's , uncle's playing Poker outside with an amazing set-up.

Crypto Gambling is a whole new level , there are so many games , it have revolutionised the gambling industry in a whole different way , This provides Privacy and Variation that is much needed.

It's much safer and at the same time I do think there are amazing offers out there even for first time customers and the referrals , this is the new era.

There is one important question we have to ask:

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ?

-18?
-21?

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

Should steps be taken to take care that we don't being up a generation of addictive gamblers or it's all good ?

[Something fun I want to share: My Private Tutor who was supposed to teach me and 10 other kids , used to have a small illegal business of Gambling on Sports and every Match was betting time , parents apparently did not know anything about it 😂] <Is the ban even necessary, people will still do what they want to do>

Your government probably has their own reason to ban gambling. Are you sure its totally ban? I don't think private gambling with your family will be an issue, since it is going to be considered as "fun family time" and no serious gambling takes place.
As far as I know most of the countries does not allow underage gambling and there are age limit. Most countries, you won't be allowed to enter a casino or start gambling if you are under 18. Even most online crypto casino has such rules.

[MFahad]

There should be an age limit at least 18, most of the crypto casino there's always a confirmation if you are 18 or above when signing up to their website.
But we all know that anyone can confirm that they are 18 even though some are not and it's pretty dangerous since they might be addicted to it and won't stop playing.

ya.ya.yo!

There is no way to confirm the age of gambler on the gambling site unless the KYC is mandatory at the time of signup. You signup on the gambling site and submit your documents. The Site verifies those documents and issue you the password to login and play. No site does that because the main purpose of the gambling houses is to make money, no matter who is playing at their site.

[erikoy]

There is no way to confirm the age of gambler on the gambling site unless the KYC is mandatory at the time of signup. You signup on the gambling site and submit your documents. The Site verifies those documents and issue you the password to login and play. No site does that because the main purpose of the gambling houses is to make money, no matter who is playing at their site.

Yeah this is why most gambling site are in demand due to the users that are came from the gamblers of different ages. This ain't bad anyway unless those young ones had been closely monitor with their parents. As hi tech as we are now parents should adapt the trend and make a good guidance on their kids. This includes the watch on gambling activities. If the parenta the allow kids to gamble then better let it put as an experience and not should be the priority as part of growing.

[KnightElite]

There should be an age limit at least 18, most of the crypto casino there's always a confirmation if you are 18 or above when signing up to their website.
But we all know that anyone can confirm that they are 18 even though some are not and it's pretty dangerous since they might be addicted to it and won't stop playing.

ya.ya.yo!

There is no way to confirm the age of gambler on the gambling site unless the KYC is mandatory at the time of signup. You signup on the gambling site and submit your documents. The Site verifies those documents and issue you the password to login and play. No site does that because the main purpose of the gambling houses is to make money, no matter who is playing at their site.

I usually avoid gambling websites that requires KYC because I have doubts in terms of uploading my verification online because I'm worrying that it may get stolen or sold in the internet but for me it is normal for some gambling sites and I fully understand. Not all of gambling sites have same regulations and rules because not all are base in just one country.  There are countries who really need KYC or the verification of the gambler in order to know if he/she is in legal age 21 years old and above.

[DabsPoorVersion]

There should be an age limit at least 18, most of the crypto casino there's always a confirmation if you are 18 or above when signing up to their website.
But we all know that anyone can confirm that they are 18 even though some are not and it's pretty dangerous since they might be addicted to it and won't stop playing.

ya.ya.yo!

There is no way to confirm the age of gambler on the gambling site unless the KYC is mandatory at the time of signup. You signup on the gambling site and submit your documents. The Site verifies those documents and issue you the password to login and play. No site does that because the main purpose of the gambling houses is to make money, no matter who is playing at their site.

I do agree, gambling sites are more focused on gathering more players than having a verification of what age their players are,

And as far as I know, gamblers in online is much preferred to play on gambling site without KYC, they find it less hassle and their identification is safe from the possibility of making it into public.

[desticy]

There is no way to confirm the age of gambler on the gambling site unless the KYC is mandatory at the time of signup. You signup on the gambling site and submit your documents. The Site verifies those documents and issue you the password to login and play. No site does that because the main purpose of the gambling houses is to make money, no matter who is playing at their site.

Yeah this is why most gambling site are in demand due to the users that are came from the gamblers of different ages. This ain't bad anyway unless those young ones had been closely monitor with their parents. As hi tech as we are now parents should adapt the trend and make a good guidance on their kids. This includes the watch on gambling activities. If the parenta the allow kids to gamble then better let it put as an experience and not should be the priority as part of growing.

Most parents hardly study child psychology. We do not know exactly how the development of addiction in children occurs, but according to the latest research, this is due to the experience of a lack of something.
In this case, gambling will constantly create a lack of wins, which can lead the child into some kind of addiction. Are you ready to take responsibility for making your child addicted?

[Nellayar]

It's a nice topic huh.

Well according to the Minor law of Wikipedia, age below 18 years old is considered as a minor. And yes, minor age doesn't belong to this activity and in the context of alcohol and of course the gambling with the age below of 21 years old aren't allowed to gamble or even drink alcohol/liquor. But this was based on this on US law, and each country has different laws and jurisdictions regarding prohibition of their citizens.

In my country, there is an age limit when it comes in alcohol and gambling. A minor could not not entry in any gambling casino anytime since they required 21 years old above. It is a must to have an age limitation for everything specially for those things that may cause an addiction to the minors. We all know that in that stage, they could not think the pros and cons. They only want to feel happiness.

In addition, once a minor becomes an addict. He can`t control his emotions. In fact, it may came to the point where the minor do something bad just to support his games. Therefore, parents must guide the children and playing in casino should have restrictions in minor ages.

[bobyhodob]

There is no way to confirm the age of gambler on the gambling site unless the KYC is mandatory at the time of signup. You signup on the gambling site and submit your documents. The Site verifies those documents and issue you the password to login and play. No site does that because the main purpose of the gambling houses is to make money, no matter who is playing at their site.

Yeah this is why most gambling site are in demand due to the users that are came from the gamblers of different ages. This ain't bad anyway unless those young ones had been closely monitor with their parents. As hi tech as we are now parents should adapt the trend and make a good guidance on their kids. This includes the watch on gambling activities. If the parenta the allow kids to gamble then better let it put as an experience and not should be the priority as part of growing.

Most parents hardly study child psychology. We do not know exactly how the development of addiction in children occurs, but according to the latest research, this is due to the experience of a lack of something.
In this case, gambling will constantly create a lack of wins, which can lead the child into some kind of addiction. Are you ready to take responsibility for making your child addicted?

I prefer not to introduce gambling places to my son before he has the age above 20 years, because so far I know that when I was under 20 years old it will be difficult to control his emotions so that when he reaches the required age I will let them know the place gambling at its own risk.

[BTCLiz]

I prefer not to introduce gambling places to my son before he has the age above 20 years, because so far I know that when I was under 20 years old it will be difficult to control his emotions so that when he reaches the required age I will let them know the place gambling at its own risk.

But you would introduce to him these places with the age of 20? Imo a difficult question. For me personally smoking cigarettes wasn't so interesting, because my mother offered me that we can smoke together. As a consequence the incentive to smoke was very low because it was "allowed".

[spike420211]

I prefer not to introduce gambling places to my son before he has the age above 20 years, because so far I know that when I was under 20 years old it will be difficult to control his emotions so that when he reaches the required age I will let them know the place gambling at its own risk.

On the whole it is true. Your child needs to be prepared. The question is how.
To put it simply, he needs psychological muscles, which he must develop with your help for a period of up to 16-18 years.

Then, at a more mature age, he will be stable, regardless of what he will face in life, he will be able to overcome it.
But first he must understand that he can overcome things in life.

[Debonaire217]

But you would introduce to him these places with the age of 20? Imo a difficult question. For me personally smoking cigarettes wasn't so interesting, because my mother offered me that we can smoke together. As a consequence the incentive to smoke was very low because it was "allowed".

We have different perspective in gambling, if you are a solid gambler, there's no way your son/daugther will not know that you gamble even in young age. It isn't also good that you are the one to teach them how to play, but most of the time, people with parent's that gambles turns out for them to try it on their own as well.

Going back to the topic, with age as a subject to gambling, I think there's still ways on how young people could gamble if websites will just ask questions such as "how old are you", "what is your age", or to check the box if you are older than eighteen. That is probably the reason why gambling sites usually requires KYC. But what is its effect to prevent young, if they can still access and play on site using faucets right?

[Ucy]

But if I had to legislate an age I would say 23 years old man and 18 years old women. There is a scientific study that determined that men make better decisions after 23 years, they are even more responsible

I can't say that I disagree with these ages

But it still looks ironic that you can't drink legally in the States until you are 21 years old. However, you are eligible to join the US military when you are only 17 years old. Where's the irony here, you may ask? The irony is that you can technically start killing people when you are just 17 but you can't consume until you turn 21

Interesting.
Well, I think people shouldn't be allowed to get drunk(assuming that's what "drink" means in your post). There is nothing wrong in drinking, the problem is drunkenness(abuse).
For the sake of kids going to drink (especially with peers) without supervision,  I guess the 21 is fair age, maybe until they become proper/responsible adults with good self-control.
Betting is ok as long it's not done the wrong way(gambling).

[bitcoinst]

But if I had to legislate an age I would say 23 years old man and 18 years old women. There is a scientific study that determined that men make better decisions after 23 years, they are even more responsible

I can't say that I disagree with these ages

But it still looks ironic that you can't drink legally in the States until you are 21 years old. However, you are eligible to join the US military when you are only 17 years old. Where's the irony here, you may ask? The irony is that you can technically start killing people when you are just 17 but you can't consume until you turn 21

This is the classic layout for all armies. The younger guys will be in the army, the easier it is to manage them, the more aggressive they will be, the less they will be afraid of death, which means they will be more reckless in battle.
Ideally, a teenager would never have sex, then his psyche is weak enough to withstand external influences, and the value of life is greatly underestimated. The irony is that there is deception and double standards everywhere. Army or casino doesn't matter.

[Janation]

I prefer not to introduce gambling places to my son before he has the age above 20 years, because so far I know that when I was under 20 years old it will be difficult to control his emotions so that when he reaches the required age I will let them know the place gambling at its own risk.

But you would introduce to him these places with the age of 20? Imo a difficult question. For me personally smoking cigarettes wasn't so interesting, because my mother offered me that we can smoke together. As a consequence the incentive to smoke was very low because it was "allowed".

That is quite a scenario there.

I guess if our guardians are really strict with us we would be able to force ourselves to do what they are avoiding us to do. But I guess that is not always the case since others might take that offer since, in terms of cigarette they might be used to its smell so they would just smoke unconciously and be hooked with it.

I think it is really better if the parents would be able to remind us and as they say, make us financial literate.

[GDragon]

There should be an age limit at least 18, most of the crypto casino there's always a confirmation if you are 18 or above when signing up to their website.
But we all know that anyone can confirm that they are 18 even though some are not and it's pretty dangerous since they might be addicted to it and won't stop playing.

ya.ya.yo!

There is no way to confirm the age of gambler on the gambling site unless the KYC is mandatory at the time of signup. You signup on the gambling site and submit your documents. The Site verifies those documents and issue you the password to login and play. No site does that because the main purpose of the gambling houses is to make money, no matter who is playing at their site.

I do agree, gambling sites are more focused on gathering more players than having a verification of what age their players are,

And as far as I know, gamblers in online is much preferred to play on gambling site without KYC, they find it less hassle and their identification is safe from the possibility of making it into public.

Same, I think those casino owners doesn't even think of the age of the players, all they care is their business growing. They just put the age requirements because it is needed, or the government requires them to. But nope, they don't really care. Specially when you are gambling online.

KYC is really a hassle for me too when I'm using crypto, so yeah I prefer gambling sites without one. I think its the same with other gamblers too.

[Maslate]

There should be an age limit at least 18, most of the crypto casino there's always a confirmation if you are 18 or above when signing up to their website.
But we all know that anyone can confirm that they are 18 even though some are not and it's pretty dangerous since they might be addicted to it and won't stop playing.

ya.ya.yo!

There is no way to confirm the age of gambler on the gambling site unless the KYC is mandatory at the time of signup. You signup on the gambling site and submit your documents. The Site verifies those documents and issue you the password to login and play. No site does that because the main purpose of the gambling houses is to make money, no matter who is playing at their site.

I do agree, gambling sites are more focused on gathering more players than having a verification of what age their players are,

And as far as I know, gamblers in online is much preferred to play on gambling site without KYC, they find it less hassle and their identification is safe from the possibility of making it into public.

Same, I think those casino owners doesn't even think of the age of the players, all they care is their business growing. They just put the age requirements because it is needed, or the government requires them to. But nope, they don't really care. Specially when you are gambling online.

They do care for the KYC, otherwise, they will not include that in their site and in the TOS.
Some site would prefer the users to pass the KYC first but they also allow even if you don't pass, it's an option for you but you need to ensure to yourself as a gambler that you are 18 and above when you are gambling, that's the only thing they can do as they can't see us.

It's actually us who didn't care.

KYC is really a hassle for me too when I'm using crypto, so yeah I prefer gambling sites without one. I think its the same with other gamblers too.

Of course, that's the reason we are gambling in crypto space because we like to preserve our privacy.

[finaleshot2016]

There should be an age limit at least 18, most of the crypto casino there's always a confirmation if you are 18 or above when signing up to their website.
But we all know that anyone can confirm that they are 18 even though some are not and it's pretty dangerous since they might be addicted to it and won't stop playing.

ya.ya.yo!

There is no way to confirm the age of gambler on the gambling site unless the KYC is mandatory at the time of signup. You signup on the gambling site and submit your documents. The Site verifies those documents and issue you the password to login and play. No site does that because the main purpose of the gambling houses is to make money, no matter who is playing at their site.

I do agree, gambling sites are more focused on gathering more players than having a verification of what age their players are,

And as far as I know, gamblers in online is much preferred to play on gambling site without KYC, they find it less hassle and their identification is safe from the possibility of making it into public.

Same, I think those casino owners doesn't even think of the age of the players, all they care is their business growing. They just put the age requirements because it is needed, or the government requires them to. But nope, they don't really care. Specially when you are gambling online.

KYC is really a hassle for me too when I'm using crypto, so yeah I prefer gambling sites without one. I think its the same with other gamblers too.

Yeah, the only thing must be done here is a proper guidance from the parent. Since we are in the modern times now, we could easily inspect any things what childs are doing to prevent them on browsing some prohibited platforms. So the online casino doesn't really care about the age of their users, they just want the money and just thinking on how they will grow the business. Also, there are no KYC implemented on other gambling platforms and it's impossible to strictly prohibit those underage.

[batang_bitcoin]

Countries that can go as five? I don't think that they are countries but only a country. And that country is Malawi from Southern Africa. They are the only country that allows five years old to gamble which made it legal for those kids to start at a young age. Correct me with that narrative or did I missed some countries that allow it legally. Talking about legality, it is the only country that I've seen but we know it that kids can gamble even at a young age but without the patronage of their parents and wouldn't care if they break the law.

Kids at young age as 5 can really gamble and it doesnt need  to be legal yet even a country doesnt have strict laws about gambling then they can play all they want it will depend or vary on the parents itself if they do let their  children do play gambling at a very young age.Im not that informed that there are children who aged 5 did really able to gamble, thats really a serious issue into their parents side because young minds as early as 5
shouldnt really be doing such stuff.Its just really an irresponsible for its parents.Poor fella, where he/she isnt aware on what awaits ahead if gambling addiction tied  you up.

We will never know what these kids are doing if they are infront of the computer or outside our homes if we are not with them. Just like us, during our kid days, we are doing crazy things that we are not letting our parents know so this could be something that's really happening in some places.
And for that country that made it legal, it's their decision to do it as they know more what their society is tackling. We have no idea if the cases like this is rampant there or just made it for fairness or solution for it as an existing problem.

[bitcoin31]

There should be an age limit at least 18, most of the crypto casino there's always a confirmation if you are 18 or above when signing up to their website.
But we all know that anyone can confirm that they are 18 even though some are not and it's pretty dangerous since they might be addicted to it and won't stop playing.

ya.ya.yo!

And also even rhey are confirm that they are 18 age in online gambling but what if they are not actually legal age and yes they are possible for them to be addicted it's because their not mature enough to think like controing their selves just like the adults can do..

That is cons of the online gambling we will not determine who is minor playing because they did not implenting KYC but for the majority we don' t want that because we want to secure our details.

[Janation]

There should be an age limit at least 18, most of the crypto casino there's always a confirmation if you are 18 or above when signing up to their website.
But we all know that anyone can confirm that they are 18 even though some are not and it's pretty dangerous since they might be addicted to it and won't stop playing.

ya.ya.yo!

And also even rhey are confirm that they are 18 age in online gambling but what if they are not actually legal age and yes they are possible for them to be addicted it's because their not mature enough to think like controing their selves just like the adults can do..

That is cons of the online gambling we will not determine who is minor playing because they did not implenting KYC but for the majority we don' t want that because we want to secure our details.

That is why we should not add that the problem.

It is not the problem of the casino owners or the gamblers  but the problem of the parents themselves. They should be careful on how they raise their children as well as how they use the internet. A lot of minors have an access to internet, that is the bridge to adult sites like porn and gambling.

We care about these minors that are gambling early at their age but we can't actually stop them from doing it, it is their parents' responsibility.

[Kasabus]

There should be an age limit at least 18, most of the crypto casino there's always a confirmation if you are 18 or above when signing up to their website.
But we all know that anyone can confirm that they are 18 even though some are not and it's pretty dangerous since they might be addicted to it and won't stop playing.

ya.ya.yo!

And also even rhey are confirm that they are 18 age in online gambling but what if they are not actually legal age and yes they are possible for them to be addicted it's because their not mature enough to think like controing their selves just like the adults can do..

That is cons of the online gambling we will not determine who is minor playing because they did not implenting KYC but for the majority we don' t want that because we want to secure our details.

That is why we should not add that the problem.

It is not the problem of the casino owners or the gamblers  but the problem of the parents themselves. They should be careful on how they raise their children as well as how they use the internet. A lot of minors have an access to internet, that is the bridge to adult sites like porn and gambling.

We care about these minors that are gambling early at their age but we can't actually stop them from doing it, it is their parents' responsibility.

Agree with this statement, it's not a fault for the gambling sites anymore but the parents, if kids can access porn and parents can find a way to block certain websites to prevent them, then maybe they can also find a way to block the gambling sites, not only that, it's also necessary to educate the kids and teach them discipline so they will not explore a risky game like gambling.

[bitbunnny]

Countries that can go as five? I don't think that they are countries but only a country. And that country is Malawi from Southern Africa. They are the only country that allows five years old to gamble which made it legal for those kids to start at a young age. Correct me with that narrative or did I missed some countries that allow it legally. Talking about legality, it is the only country that I've seen but we know it that kids can gamble even at a young age but without the patronage of their parents and wouldn't care if they break the law.

Kids at young age as 5 can really gamble and it doesnt need  to be legal yet even a country doesnt have strict laws about gambling then they can play all they want it will depend or vary on the parents itself if they do let their  children do play gambling at a very young age.Im not that informed that there are children who aged 5 did really able to gamble, thats really a serious issue into their parents side because young minds as early as 5
shouldnt really be doing such stuff.Its just really an irresponsible for its parents.Poor fella, where he/she isnt aware on what awaits ahead if gambling addiction tied  you up.

We will never know what these kids are doing if they are infront of the computer or outside our homes if we are not with them. Just like us, during our kid days, we are doing crazy things that we are not letting our parents know so this could be something that's really happening in some places.
And for that country that made it legal, it's their decision to do it as they know more what their society is tackling. We have no idea if the cases like this is rampant there or just made it for fairness or solution for it as an existing problem.

It's not true that parents can't control their children and know what they are doing. Today they are many tools to cut the access for some sites like gambling or porn sites. And parents are responsible for their children behaviour.
I'm not for the idea that gambling is legal for children and minors. Why wouldn't we then also allow them to smoke and drink alcohol?

[alisonwonder]

There should be an age limit at least 18, most of the crypto casino there's always a confirmation if you are 18 or above when signing up to their website.
But we all know that anyone can confirm that they are 18 even though some are not and it's pretty dangerous since they might be addicted to it and won't stop playing.

ya.ya.yo!

And also even rhey are confirm that they are 18 age in online gambling but what if they are not actually legal age and yes they are possible for them to be addicted it's because their not mature enough to think like controing their selves just like the adults can do..

That is cons of the online gambling we will not determine who is minor playing because they did not implenting KYC but for the majority we don' t want that because we want to secure our details.

That is why we should not add that the problem.

It is not the problem of the casino owners or the gamblers  but the problem of the parents themselves. They should be careful on how they raise their children as well as how they use the internet. A lot of minors have an access to internet, that is the bridge to adult sites like porn and gambling.

We care about these minors that are gambling early at their age but we can't actually stop them from doing it, it is their parents' responsibility.

Agree with this statement, it's not a fault for the gambling sites anymore but the parents, if kids can access porn and parents can find a way to block certain websites to prevent them, then maybe they can also find a way to block the gambling sites, not only that, it's also necessary to educate the kids and teach them discipline so they will not explore a risky game like gambling.

well, I agree with that, incidentally on some smartphone devices like iPad 7 and above these devices can provide access restrictions on some websites that are indeed restricted access, so maybe parents can use that option, unfortunately not all smartphones can be set like that, so as parents have to stay alert.

[Torbeks]

Since we were kids we used to make bets , as for me even a small Race or a big project meant a bet between friends, then as I grew up, I realized that it's more of a Sports .

At the same time unfortunately the country I belong to does have a strong ban on Gambling , STILL , I see old Grandpas , Dad's , uncle's playing Poker outside with an amazing set-up.

Crypto Gambling is a whole new level , there are so many games , it have revolutionised the gambling industry in a whole different way , This provides Privacy and Variation that is much needed.

It's much safer and at the same time I do think there are amazing offers out there even for first time customers and the referrals , this is the new era.

There is one important question we have to ask:

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ?

-18?
-21?

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

Should steps be taken to take care that we don't being up a generation of addictive gamblers or it's all good ?

[Something fun I want to share: My Private Tutor who was supposed to teach me and 10 other kids , used to have a small illegal business of Gambling on Sports and every Match was betting time , parents apparently did not know anything about it 😂] <Is the ban even necessary, people will still do what they want to do>

I guess the right age is 21 to gamble because they're more matured but it dosn't make sense because its easy to other youngsters to enter in any sites however its too dangerous to others for being addictive of doing it and its so easy for 18 below to enter gambling in sites because of verification they just tell that they're 18 and tadah they are allowed to open any sites so maybe make it hard about the security.

[TrevorS]

I guess the right age is 21 to gamble because they're more matured but it dosn't make sense because its easy to other youngsters to enter in any sites however its too dangerous to others for being addictive of doing it and its so easy for 18 below to enter gambling in sites because of verification they just tell that they're 18 and tadah they are allowed to open any sites so maybe make it hard about the security.

At 18, most people don't go to work or earn money yet. Most of them live off their parents and receive pocket money from their parents. That is, the majority do not have free access to money.
It is very easy to lose at a casino, and it is also very easy to feel the need to win back. So you need to find more money in order to win back, because then you can return it. The younger we are, the easier we get into debt without understanding the risks for which our parents pay later.

[Viscore]

I guess the right age is 21 to gamble because they're more matured but it dosn't make sense because its easy to other youngsters to enter in any sites however its too dangerous to others for being addictive of doing it and its so easy for 18 below to enter gambling in sites because of verification they just tell that they're 18 and tadah they are allowed to open any sites so maybe make it hard about the security.

At 18, most people don't go to work or earn money yet. Most of them live off their parents and receive pocket money from their parents. That is, the majority do not have free access to money.
It is very easy to lose at a casino, and it is also very easy to feel the need to win back. So you need to find more money in order to win back, because then you can return it. The younger we are, the easier we get into debt without understanding the risks for which our parents pay later.

Young minds don't give much care about their future than to those who are old already. That is the reason why a lot of 18 years old are still depending on their parents and being jobless because they don't care about it.

In the other side, it is often to see that most ages on the casinos are oldies because they have money already and they can sustain their leisures. And that the reason also that some casinos don't allow below 21 years old coz they know that these people could only give trouble with them because they can't just pay if they lose.

[travwill]

Casinos aim is to maximize their profit, so they will do everything to attract gamblers, as long as it's legal, but if the law of the country allows 10 years old to gamble then they would accept it, but in crytp, there's limit written in TOS but how can you ensure minors will not play when gambling is anonymous.

Obviously not. There are no guarantees. Therefore, all responsibility for violation of TOS falls on a minor, but considering that he is a minor, it falls on his parents.
Therefore, again we come to education, and those values that parents should instill in a child.
For a crypto casino, such a scenario is quite acceptable, because what difference does it make to them where the money comes from.

[iTradeChips]

Well, pretty much since childhood we have been playing with games of chance. Childhood has some petty gambling-like games like marbles and collector item card games where the losing party will give certain number of marbles and collectors item cards so it is not really cash or crypto gambling if you can call it as such. Betting started in playing sports where friends or classmates can make bets and give a little of their daily allowance to the pot. Many other examples can be shown that you can also find younger persons also likes to gamble.  The legal age should be imposed to gambling in a legal gambling place like a casino or poker house and I think the legal age should be at least 20. 18 for me is too young to make rational decisions and furthermore more susceptible to bad habits and bad company of persons that might ruin the young gambler's life.

[shield132]

The problem is that with current regulations it's impossible to control whether person that plays on website is adult or not, it's especially impossible in crypto casinos since people prefer to play there in order to avoid KYC documentations and similar procedures.
The only real solve of this problem would be if casinos will ask you for facial verification on daily login. Otherwise, teens tend to get IDs, passports of their mother/father and create account that way, then use their credit card to withdraw money, it's easy to lie, you may ask something like this: My friend needs to withdraw money and he doesn't have card so asked me for help. Or reasons can br endless.

Without doubt, none restriction will ever work, especially age restriction in this case but at least it reduces a potential number of teen gamblers because of fear and etc.

[TrevorS]

Well, pretty much since childhood we have been playing with games of chance. Childhood has some petty gambling-like games like marbles and collector item card games where the losing party will give certain number of marbles and collectors item cards so it is not really cash or crypto gambling if you can call it as such. Betting started in playing sports where friends or classmates can make bets and give a little of their daily allowance to the pot. Many other examples can be shown that you can also find younger persons also likes to gamble.  The legal age should be imposed to gambling in a legal gambling place like a casino or poker house and I think the legal age should be at least 20. 18 for me is too young to make rational decisions and furthermore more susceptible to bad habits and bad company of persons that might ruin the young gambler's life.

Yes, there are many probability games in childhood. There are even games in which there is a substitute for real money, such as chips of various kinds. But this is not real money. It seems to me that if at an early age children play for real money, they will grow up with a wrong understanding and attitude towards money. They can take more risks and treat money as something not serious, on which nothing depends. I think this is the path to addiction.

[pikkie]

The problem is that with current regulations it's impossible to control whether person that plays on website is adult or not, it's especially impossible in crypto casinos since people prefer to play there in order to avoid KYC documentations and similar procedures.
The only real solve of this problem would be if casinos will ask you for facial verification on daily login. Otherwise, teens tend to get IDs, passports of their mother/father and create account that way, then use their credit card to withdraw money, it's easy to lie, you may ask something like this: My friend needs to withdraw money and he doesn't have card so asked me for help. Or reasons can br endless.

Without doubt, none restriction will ever work, especially age restriction in this case but at least it reduces a potential number of teen gamblers because of fear and etc.

of course with the KYC the gambling site creator can know the players and can ensure that the players are people who are over 18 years old because according to research only people who are over 18 can think clearly and accept the risk of loss when gambling .

[Japinat]

The problem is that with current regulations it's impossible to control whether person that plays on website is adult or not, it's especially impossible in crypto casinos since people prefer to play there in order to avoid KYC documentations and similar procedures.
The only real solve of this problem would be if casinos will ask you for facial verification on daily login. Otherwise, teens tend to get IDs, passports of their mother/father and create account that way, then use their credit card to withdraw money, it's easy to lie, you may ask something like this: My friend needs to withdraw money and he doesn't have card so asked me for help. Or reasons can br endless.

Without doubt, none restriction will ever work, especially age restriction in this case but at least it reduces a potential number of teen gamblers because of fear and etc.

of course with the KYC the gambling site creator can know the players and can ensure that the players are people who are over 18 years old because according to research only people who are over 18 can think clearly and accept the risk of loss when gambling .

Are you sure about that? we are talking of crypto gambling sites here, are you gambling with the popular sites in the forum? and did you submit documents for KYC? I guess you are not familiar with the crypto casinos yet, yes they might as you to fill up such information but there are casinos where you can gamble with username and password only, they are not strict by the way and no way they can determine if a gambler is 18 years old and above.

[AnatanVS]

Now our technologies are very well developed and children get acquainted with them from an early age. However, at the same time, they are much easier to become addicted to computer games and other entertainment. I believe that the later they start playing in the casino the better. Therefore, I would not allow people to play in a casino before the age of 21.

[inanilujimi]

age 21 may look more determined in making a decision. if a minor has gambled it will be very difficult for them to control their emotions, if they have become addicted it will have a negative impact on the mental health of the child.

[reliable]

age 21 may look more determined in making a decision. if a minor has gambled it will be very difficult for them to control their emotions, if they have become addicted it will have a negative impact on the mental health of the child.

The higher the age limit better it is but then government has 18 years of age limit in countries I know which is of legal tender age as per them. Also today with the internet age, there would be so many teenagers who would be into online gambling so much that age limit just exist for casinos and not for online gambling there is not minimum age as such.

[deisik]

Well, I think people shouldn't be allowed to get drunk(assuming that's what "drink" means in your post). There is nothing wrong in drinking, the problem is drunkenness(abuse)

But here's the problem

Even in military and under an oath, obeying an unlawful order can result in criminal prosecution. In other words, you are legally responsible for your actions even following from direct orders of your chiefs. Then, why are you to be held fully accountable for your wrongdoings since 17 years of age in matters literally concerning the lives of other people, but you can't be considered having the capacity to manage your own affairs in such trivial matters as alcohol consumption until you turn 21? Doesn't make a lot of sense if you ask me

[finaleshot2016]

age 21 may look more determined in making a decision. if a minor has gambled it will be very difficult for them to control their emotions, if they have become addicted it will have a negative impact on the mental health of the child.

The higher the age limit better it is but then government has 18 years of age limit in countries I know which is of legal tender age as per them. Also today with the internet age, there would be so many teenagers who would be into online gambling so much that age limit just exist for casinos and not for online gambling there is not minimum age as such.

Yeah, the only thing that should be done is the guidance from your relatives that you shouldn't gamble at an early age because it'll gonna destroy your life. They should be taught that gambling always has risk and you must have a lot of experiences and be wise and decision-making before entering this kind of activity. I guess 18 years old is enough, as long as they learn the value of money and how should they spent it wisely to survive.

[suvo05]

The most percentage of people find gambling is too addictive and any kind to addiction can harm an immature brain heavily. As it is not possible to judge particularly whose brain is mature enough, an age limit is fixed.

[Mauser]

The most percentage of people find gambling is too addictive and any kind to addiction can harm an immature brain heavily. As it is not possible to judge particularly whose brain is mature enough, an age limit is fixed.

In most countries alcohol or cigarettes are only allowed above 18 because they are too addictive. I would put gambling and casinos in the same category. Of course the addiction is not as strong and doesn't come so fast as drugs. But we should still protect our kids. But then again 18 is just a number and humans tend to reach maturity at different ages. In general woman are more mature at a younger age then men, but it's still the same for everybods. Maybe we could do a test if kids would like to be taken out of that general rule - like a maturity test if you really want to gamble with 16 or 17?

[kawetsriyanto]

Maybe we could do a test if kids would like to be taken out of that general rule - like a maturity test if you really want to gamble with 16 or 17?

I think we don't need to do this. We must decide on a fixed age limit on gambling. Even it doesn't guarantee maturity but it is a common regulation around the world. To let 16 or 17 ages get a maturity test makes us like inconsistent with the regulation. So, in my opinion, it is better to make a fixed age limit on gambling, it will avoid confusion among people.

[StephenJH]

Maybe we could do a test if kids would like to be taken out of that general rule - like a maturity test if you really want to gamble with 16 or 17?

I think we don't need to do this. We must decide on a fixed age limit on gambling. Even it doesn't guarantee maturity but it is a common regulation around the world. To let 16 or 17 ages get a maturity test makes us like inconsistent with the regulation. So, in my opinion, it is better to make a fixed age limit on gambling, it will avoid confusion among people.

That will be a bad idea to test who is eligible for maturity in gambling. The purpose is clear and straight: To avoid the unnecessary stupid things which can be potentially done by underage group of people. The excitement and attitude to make easy money can bring the kids to this sphere but the final result will be as same as the older people with "gambling experience".

[KTChampions]

The most percentage of people find gambling is too addictive and any kind to addiction can harm an immature brain heavily. As it is not possible to judge particularly whose brain is mature enough, an age limit is fixed.

This is a much more complex question than the question of "sufficient maturity of the mind." As we know, many adults suffer from this addiction (as well as from many other addictions), but they are fully adult capable people. What should we do with them if their actions do no harm to anyone other than themselves? In democratic countries, they have every right to harm themselves.

[Janation]

Maybe we could do a test if kids would like to be taken out of that general rule - like a maturity test if you really want to gamble with 16 or 17?

I think we don't need to do this. We must decide on a fixed age limit on gambling. Even it doesn't guarantee maturity but it is a common regulation around the world. To let 16 or 17 ages get a maturity test makes us like inconsistent with the regulation. So, in my opinion, it is better to make a fixed age limit on gambling, it will avoid confusion among people.

That will be a bad idea to test who is eligible for maturity in gambling. The purpose is clear and straight: To avoid the unnecessary stupid things which can be potentially done by underage group of people. The excitement and attitude to make easy money can bring the kids to this sphere but the final result will be as same as the older people with "gambling experience".

I think this problem is much more complicated than I expected since in online gambling some online casinos didn't have any age verification who were playing on their platform. But the fact that kids cannot make any legal transaction without verifying themselves but there are different other ways to get away with it. Unlike in traditional gambling where mostly kids can't enter the area if without the care of any adults. If a casino wanted to implement a strict rules here they can do it though, I just don't why most of them didn't have to.

As a gambler I don't want my information to be seen, I want to stay anonymous as possible.

A lot of online casinos have their own way of securing their sites and their users but when it comes to KYC and cryptocurrency gambling, I don't think I will like that. A lot of people here don't want KYC and I think you know why sites don't implement that.

 As I said, they can't filter their sites everytime so let's talk about their parents to cut off their connevtion to these sites since they can block sites to take care of their children.

[aioc]

The higher the age limit better it is but then government has 18 years of age limit in countries I know which is of legal tender age as per them. Also today with the internet age, there would be so many teenagers who would be into online gambling so much that age limit just exist for casinos and not for online gambling there is not minimum age as such.

That's true these children can sneak in to these online gambling sites and make a net, parents should be aware of these and take take the necessary actions or precautions, by checking the history of what there children are visiting online or monitoring their activities online.
Not only that they should also check the money they are giving to their children.

[LogitechMouse]

The most percentage of people find gambling is too addictive and any kind to addiction can harm an immature brain heavily. As it is not possible to judge particularly whose brain is mature enough, an age limit is fixed.

That is one of the reasons why I don't want to get addicted to gambling or any of my relative.

I know how harsh gambling is when it comes to the mental part and it can really affect ones brain if it is immature and it already affected many people both adult and young kids. Age limit can be implemented but in online gambling, this cannot be implemented as there is no KYC in the gambling sites.

As a gambler I don't want my information to be seen, I want to stay anonymous as possible.
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As I said, they can't filter their sites everytime so let's talk about their parents to cut off their connevtion to these sites since they can block sites to take care of their children.

If I'm using their services too, I don't want to share my information into somebody that I don't know like these gambling sites. I'd rather stay anonymous or just find another gambling site if they require KYC to their customers.
In the end, its the parents who will help these kids not to get addicted into gambling.

[nakamura12]

The age limit that a person can gamble legally must be 18 years old and above. When a person gamble it could cause a harm to you or to other person as well. Even a person who's age is above 18 years old could even cause problem to his/her family. Better not to gamble and get addicted and cause problem.

[coin-investor]

There should be only if they can impose it because id's can be fake and some kids look older in their appearance and some casinos can be bribed to accept money as long as they can play and they have money to play, I read in one thread here that there are kids that allow playing as young as 12 so we cannot say what is morally the right age to play.

[maydna]

The age limit that a person can gamble legally must be 18 years old and above. When a person gamble it could cause a harm to you or to other person as well. Even a person who's age is above 18 years old could even cause problem to his/her family. Better not to gamble and get addicted and cause problem.

I think 18 years old still have difficulty controlling their emotions, especially if they play gambling because they will easily become greed if they win the games. That can make them play more without thinking about stopping from the games for a while and leaving the places with the win money. I agree that better not to gamble and get addicted from an early age because if we are getting addicted, we will be difficult to solve the addicting if we don't have someone that cares with us.

[Shimmiry]

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

Should steps be taken to take care that we don't being up a generation of addictive gamblers or it's all good ?

I don't think that limiting age is applicable in online gambling. Most of the users prefer anonymity and doesn't want to submit KYC, hence making it hard for the gambling platforms to control or know what their client's real age is. It would only applicable if it was on physical casinos, not in online ones. But then if there should be a limit, then I think yes as most kids nowadays doesn't matured enough to handle the risk and simply want satisfaction with the games they play especially in what they want as they gamble. And IMO, 21 must be the limit to somehow prevent the illegalities whenever they would be asked where their money came from.

[batang_bitcoin]

We will never know what these kids are doing if they are infront of the computer or outside our homes if we are not with them. Just like us, during our kid days, we are doing crazy things that we are not letting our parents know so this could be something that's really happening in some places.
And for that country that made it legal, it's their decision to do it as they know more what their society is tackling. We have no idea if the cases like this is rampant there or just made it for fairness or solution for it as an existing problem.

It's not true that parents can't control their children and know what they are doing. Today they are many tools to cut the access for some sites like gambling or porn sites. And parents are responsible for their children behaviour.
I'm not for the idea that gambling is legal for children and minors. Why wouldn't we then also allow them to smoke and drink alcohol?

It's applicable for those people that are aware of this and can think of disabling suc websites that the parents don't want to access. But for those parents that didn't know that there are tools like those, they will never think that it's possible unless they become curious and ask somebody who's more knowledgeable about them in blocking websites. Otherwise, they will be having the hard time to track their kids activity over the internet if the kids are better than the parents accessing the computer. Not every parent is techy and only wants to give their kids the best even computers or smartphones.

[FontSeli]

Another thought occurred to me that children under 18 years of age should first of all be controlled by their parents. Each of us should know what their children are doing on the Internet, and also need to explain what such games are fraught with. For children who do not yet have their own Bank accounts, it will be difficult to make a Deposit at the casino and they will not be able to play there.

well I know that but for ages under 18 will still try to make money anyhow, if they don't have a bank account to make a withdrawal they will use a bank from their parents, because I saw my own friend like that, he did gambling at the age of under 18 and do not have their own savings, only allowance is set aside from school to do gambling.

There are various software tools that can restrict children's access to online casinos and other undesirable sites. I set up my own block lists for my children. For those parents who do not know how to do this - there are completely ready-made solutions.

[ampere]

I think there is already an age limit set for gambling, if you look through several gambling websites; they always have this column that verifies that you are 18 and above years old before you can proceed to use their platform. What i think should come into play is the implementation of the age limit rule. In a decentralized internet world; a 12 year old boy can click on the column and claim to be 18 years of age and there won't be anyone to dispute it.

So the thing is, how can the gambling webpage see to it that the age limit to gamble and use their website is strictly followed ?

[BuNga_cute]

Even though all gambling sites use an age limit when registering, but if there is no KYC procedure it is very difficult to ensure
that people are register is really over 18 years old. Because not everyone has the awareness to obey these age limit rules. But
if the gambling site enforces KYC it will certainly reduce its users. Because everyone wants to have privacy.

[deisik]

So the thing is, how can the gambling webpage see to it that the age limit to gamble and use their website is strictly followed?

As I understand it, this minimum age is to avoid legal complications

The truth is, casinos don't care so much about your real age (whatever that might be) as about avoiding legal issues. So if you are 12 years old and agree that you are over 18, you or your parents (a caretaker or a legal guardian) cannot drag the casino to court on the basis of allowing people under age to gamble. Put differently, gambling operators are not going to take it any further unless they are forced by the law

[mersal]

Even though all gambling sites use an age limit when registering, but if there is no KYC procedure it is very difficult to ensure
that people are register is really over 18 years old. Because not everyone has the awareness to obey these age limit rules. But
if the gambling site enforces KYC it will certainly reduce its users. Because everyone wants to have privacy.

Not really, even it is easy to pass KYC restrictions by an under aged players with a fake documents so its little more work from the player side to gamble and if they really want they will go for it.But why gambling sites need to make things complicate all they are looking for is profit so they will just ask everyone who register there about their age limit is over the legal age and if they click agree then gambling sites have no legal issues to met.

[Barnabe]

I have heard that gambling addiction in children could cause several problems in adulthood (less intellectual development and/or little self-control in their lives).
If that is the case, gambling should only be allowed when the brain structure is mature enough not to be disturbed by it.

[BITCOIN4X]

I have heard that gambling addiction in children could cause several problems in adulthood (less intellectual development and/or little self-control in their lives).
If that is the case, gambling should only be allowed when the brain structure is mature enough not to be disturbed by it.

I think gambling should get an age limit especially for children under 15 year. Generally children get money from their parent because they cant get it themselves by working and if the money is misused then I think something is wrong with their thinking. For children who are growing up, gambling is not the right thing for them and if its my child then I will forbid it. There are time when they do it and when they are adult and can make their own money because they will determine their own way of life.

[AicecreaME]

There is one important question we have to ask:

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ?

-18?
-21?

To be honest, your question is very misleading or should I say confusing instead. When you said "to be matured enough to gamble", it's like you were saying that they are obligated to gamble when they reached the age you mentioned, so here's my opinion.

A person once he reached 18 or 21, he shouldn't have really playing gambling, I guess what you were trying to say is that he is allowed to be inform or educate what is gambling, so on and so forth. And that is when the right of freedom to choose will be claimed or do, whether he will play gambling out of curiosity or he won't cause testimony and real life stories about gamblers is enough for him to be scared and leave the gamblig world alone.

[Lordhermes]

In my country Nigeria, we have a fix age for every young adults to be qualified for everything. Most of time restrictions to some certain things are done from the age of 17 downward. The age limit of 18 and above are fully qualified to place a bet, gamble casinos of any type.
Now, we in an era of technology where underage has access to phones and laptops who can snickly play a lot of gambling in the internet, however,we can't can't really fix out the age limit with digital gamblers but with physical gamblers.

[GDragon]

So the thing is, how can the gambling webpage see to it that the age limit to gamble and use their website is strictly followed?

As I understand it, this minimum age is to avoid legal complications

The truth is, casinos don't care so much about your real age (whatever that might be) as about avoiding legal issues. So if you are 12 years old and agree that you are over 18, you or your parents (a caretaker or a legal guardian) cannot drag the casino to court on the basis of allowing people under age to gamble. Put differently, gambling operators are not going to take it any further unless they are forced by the law

This is what I've been telling too, they won't even bother putting it as a requirement if no one really requires them to. They just do it for the sake of complying legally to the terms they need for them to operate.

We are just the people who are concerned if some kid really fake their age to play on those online gambling sites. Those casino's won't waste their time double checking if their players are really qualified, as long as those players can play and be a gambler to their site, they won't really care.

[perfect999]

I strongly agree that there must be an age limit for playing gambling. Because gambling activities that can make someone addicted
and of course gambling also includes high-risk activities.

I agree too because at young age if someone is addicted to gambling they fail to focus on studies and they are basically trying to earn in the age that they are meant to learn.

Then the age of 21 is someone considered an adult and can think logically.

I don't like to say it but near my house there was a robbery and the person when caught was only 19 years old and he was too mature and wise enough, so I don't think 21 is the right number (maybe 17 or 18 is) because the kids of today grow rather quickly than some expect and a lot of criminals are left on bail because of being a minor but in reality they are mature enough and should be punished.

[KTChampions]

The age limit that a person can gamble legally must be 18 years old and above. When a person gamble it could cause a harm to you or to other person as well. Even a person who's age is above 18 years old could even cause problem to his/her family. Better not to gamble and get addicted and cause problem.

This is the main problem. Should the state be totalitarian and decide for a person whether he can harm himself? Or should it allow him to make his own decisions and independently determine what is useful and what is not? Sometimes people get pain and frustration from being unable to do something harmful (from the point of view of other people).

[Danslip]

I strongly agree that there must be an age limit for playing gambling. Because gambling activities that can make someone addicted
and of course gambling also includes high-risk activities.

I agree too because at young age if someone is addicted to gambling they fail to focus on studies and they are basically trying to earn in the age that they are meant to learn.

Then the age of 21 is someone considered an adult and can think logically.

I don't like to say it but near my house there was a robbery and the person when caught was only 19 years old and he was too mature and wise enough, so I don't think 21 is the right number (maybe 17 or 18 is) because the kids of today grow rather quickly than some expect and a lot of criminals are left on bail because of being a minor but in reality they are mature enough and should be punished.

The age limit on many casinos is over 18 but having an 18 years life experience doesn't mean the person has the minimum standards to gamble with responsibility and shouldn't afford to gamble the amount which he can't afford to lose. Maybe he will be lucky on the first try and will hit the Jackpot, I doubt parents will ask from the casino to forfeit the winnings.

[Wawa2013]

If gambling sites without an age limit will be dangerous, of course, because if up to children under 18 years can play gambling,
can be destroyed its future. In my opinion, gambling addiction is difficult to treat, and therefore gambling sites related to age
limit rules must exist. Only the problem is difficult without KYC to make this age limit run well, as parents do have to supervise
their children closely. So before reaching the age of 18 you should not access gambling sites.

[iamsheikhadil]

There should be an age limit for gambling for sure because we can't let kids get addicted to gambling as it will cause great psychological damage with their development and money managing capabilities. An age of 18/21 (both are fine) must be strictly followed, because unless and until the person knows the dangers that's involved with gambling, they will never know how to stop it and have it under control.

[ethereumhunter]

If gambling sites without an age limit will be dangerous, of course, because if up to children under 18 years can play gambling,
can be destroyed its future. In my opinion, gambling addiction is difficult to treat, and therefore gambling sites related to age
limit rules must exist. Only the problem is difficult without KYC to make this age limit run well, as parents do have to supervise
their children closely. So before reaching the age of 18 you should not access gambling sites.

The gambling site will not have an age limitation because they want to invite more people, no matter if that person is underage. Playing gambling will be personal responsibility, and if young people are playing gambling, then that will be an adult people mistake, how they let their kids play gambling without knowing. If young people addicted to gambling, their parents will hard to solve the problem, and maybe they will need to send their kids to rehabilitation.

[livingfree]

There should be an age limit for gambling for sure because we can't let kids get addicted to gambling as it will cause great psychological damage with their development and money managing capabilities. An age of 18/21 (both are fine) must be strictly followed, because unless and until the person knows the dangers that's involved with gambling, they will never know how to stop it and have it under control.

Legal age based upon the law of the country shall be enough.

There will be mental retaliation for these kids if they will be opened in gambling during their younger days. The usual start of curiosity goes during the teenage and adolescent period and that's where most teenagers become open in gambling.

[justdimin]

When you say ANY that means you are fine with a 7 year old gambling, as you might imagine that should be a no from almost everyone in the world, only a very handful of people would say yes to something like that. Now if you want to say what age should be the limit, that is where things gets a bit confusing and hard because at what age people can actually gamble very easily?

Well, 15 could be true in some nations, why? Because they are developed big nations and they usually get a great education and get amazing foods and so forth so they have zero problems which means they can grow a bit more rapidly, whereas in some nations people barely can afford food and kids develop a bit slower. So, I would say it is case by case situation, some nations could have 15 some could have 21, but I believe nothing under 15 and nothing over 21.

[Asuspawer09]

Since we were kids we used to make bets , as for me even a small Race or a big project meant a bet between friends, then as I grew up, I realized that it's more of a Sports .

At the same time unfortunately the country I belong to does have a strong ban on Gambling , STILL , I see old Grandpas , Dad's , uncle's playing Poker outside with an amazing set-up.

Crypto Gambling is a whole new level , there are so many games , it have revolutionised the gambling industry in a whole different way , This provides Privacy and Variation that is much needed.

It's much safer and at the same time I do think there are amazing offers out there even for first time customers and the referrals , this is the new era.

There is one important question we have to ask:

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ?

-18?
-21?

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

Should steps be taken to take care that we don't being up a generation of addictive gamblers or it's all good ?

[Something fun I want to share: My Private Tutor who was supposed to teach me and 10 other kids , used to have a small illegal business of Gambling on Sports and every Match was betting time , parents apparently did not know anything about it 😂] <Is the ban even necessary, people will still do what they want to do>

For sure gambling was not for kids so there should be age restriction at all of the gambling casinos and even in gambling websites.+

I think 18 is already fine to gamble as long as you are already earning your own money I think its fine to do gambling, but i don't think it was regulated since online gambling doesn't required any KYC so you could easily cheat every gambling websites.

[BITCOIN4X]

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For countries where gambling has legal status, I think they have an age limit that is allowed to gamble and of course most of them are physical gambling companies. For online gambling, I think smart kids can gamble even though the site has warned about player age limit. There are loopholes where children can gamble online even in countries where gambling is prohibited.

I found many children under 18 who were very good at betting on sports gambling and Lotteries at my place. So even though there is an age limit then if its online gambling it will be difficult to prevent. KYC will not be accepted by many gambler because it is related to the privacy security of player, we can move to other site if we do not want to deal with KYC document.

[RapTarX]

Minor shouldn't be allowed to gamble since it has a lot of risk involved which a minor person can never understand. Therefore, I guess atleast a limit of 18 years to gamble is a perfect. Allowing chid/minor would damage a lot of their asset.

[FontSeli]

I found many children under 18 who were very good at betting on sports gambling and Lotteries at my place. So even though there is an age limit then if its online gambling it will be difficult to prevent. KYC will not be accepted by many gambler because it is related to the privacy security of player, we can move to other site if we do not want to deal with KYC document.

In addition, the presence of KYC on the online casino site does not guarantee that a minor will not be able to register there. Children are very resourceful. They can register using their parents ' documents. You can also buy photos of other people's IDS on the Internet.

[Ryker1]

I found many children under 18 who were very good at betting on sports gambling and Lotteries at my place. So even though there is an age limit then if its online gambling it will be difficult to prevent. KYC will not be accepted by many gambler because it is related to the privacy security of player, we can move to other site if we do not want to deal with KYC document.

In addition, the presence of KYC on the online casino site does not guarantee that a minor will not be able to register there. Children are very resourceful. They can register using their parents ' documents. You can also buy photos of other people's IDS on the Internet.

Well, you have a point there. Do you think what is the best way to do in such online gambling company to avoid those children will possible to register in casino. Is the gambling casino responsibility or the parent of the children's responsibility. The KYC did not have any guarantee to filter these teenagers not to go to in gambling but as parenthood, you can do this and perhaps parent has been right to guide their children in a right way or in educational purpose only.

[FontSeli]

I found many children under 18 who were very good at betting on sports gambling and Lotteries at my place. So even though there is an age limit then if its online gambling it will be difficult to prevent. KYC will not be accepted by many gambler because it is related to the privacy security of player, we can move to other site if we do not want to deal with KYC document.

In addition, the presence of KYC on the online casino site does not guarantee that a minor will not be able to register there. Children are very resourceful. They can register using their parents ' documents. You can also buy photos of other people's IDS on the Internet.

Well, you have a point there. Do you think what is the best way to do in such online gambling company to avoid those children will possible to register in casino. Is the gambling casino responsibility or the parent of the children's responsibility. The KYC did not have any guarantee to filter these teenagers not to go to in gambling but as parenthood, you can do this and perhaps parent has been right to guide their children in a right way or in educational purpose only.

I think that this is an impossible task for an online casino. Unless they enter that before entering the game session, you must show your face on the video camera and answer a few questions about your account data. However, this procedure will put off regular players and will be very costly for the casino.
Parents should first of all be responsible for what their children do.

[FlightyPouch]

I found many children under 18 who were very good at betting on sports gambling and Lotteries at my place. So even though there is an age limit then if its online gambling it will be difficult to prevent. KYC will not be accepted by many gambler because it is related to the privacy security of player, we can move to other site if we do not want to deal with KYC document.

In addition, the presence of KYC on the online casino site does not guarantee that a minor will not be able to register there. Children are very resourceful. They can register using their parents ' documents. You can also buy photos of other people's IDS on the Internet.

Well, you have a point there. Do you think what is the best way to do in such online gambling company to avoid those children will possible to register in casino. Is the gambling casino responsibility or the parent of the children's responsibility. The KYC did not have any guarantee to filter these teenagers not to go to in gambling but as parenthood, you can do this and perhaps parent has been right to guide their children in a right way or in educational purpose only.

I think that this is an impossible task for an online casino. Unless they enter that before entering the game session, you must show your face on the video camera and answer a few questions about your account data. However, this procedure will put off regular players and will be very costly for the casino.
Parents should first of all be responsible for what their children do.

So impossible. It id like telling the casino to stop functioning and people will still find ways to gamble, it is ustoppable. That is why I don't think we should be thinking about this instead maybe lets talk or teach the parents how to handle their internet activites ao they can take care of their children.

There are a lot of ways for them to monitor their children's internet activity. They should really utilize those if they wanted to take care of their children. Also, they can just increase their children's literacy when it comes to finance.

[FontSeli]

There are a lot of ways for them to monitor their children's internet activity. They should really utilize those if they wanted to take care of their children. Also, they can just increase their children's literacy when it comes to finance.

That's what I do. I buy an annual subscription to the 'Kaspersky Safe Kids' program, which can be installed on any number of computers, phones and tablets. This program has huge possibilities.

Disclaimer. I am not publishing its name for advertising purposes. It may help some parents to control their children.

[maydna]

There are a lot of ways for them to monitor their children's internet activity. They should really utilize those if they wanted to take care of their children. Also, they can just increase their children's literacy when it comes to finance.

That's what I do. I buy an annual subscription to the 'Kaspersky Safe Kids' program, which can be installed on any number of computers, phones and tablets. This program has huge possibilities.

Disclaimer. I am not publishing its name for advertising purposes. It may help some parents to control their children.

You can also activate a safe search in your browser to prevent something that you don't want your children to see. And with the Kaspersky Safe Kids and Safe Search in your browser, your children can help your children stay away from porn or gambling or other things that your children don't deserve to see. We can do many ways to prevent or monitor our children's internet activity because I think we cannot always watch them browsing the internet. If we can take care of them, we can tell them about that thing, so they will know that they are still children who don't need to know more about that.

[atamism]

YES. It is must. Children should not be able to access to any kind of gambling. We all know that gambling is very addictive and children do not know how to handle addiction, just think about when they play video games. They didn't even know when to stop, they just want to play all day. So there must be a limit in everything. Gambling is a very serious matter when it comes to children.

[swogerino]

YES. It is must. Children should not be able to access to any kind of gambling. We all know that gambling is very addictive and children do not know how to handle addiction, just think about when they play video games. They didn't even know when to stop, they just want to play all day. So there must be a limit in everything. Gambling is a very serious matter when it comes to children.

I agree.It is the parents responsibility to restrict access to all gambling websites in all of the desktops,laptops,phone and tablets in their respective families.We have to do this because some kids are smarter than the average and they can have bitcoins which easily bypasses the age limit.Gambling if learnt in a young age I am afraid it won’t have any remedy if someone become addicted.

[FontSeli]

There are a lot of ways for them to monitor their children's internet activity. They should really utilize those if they wanted to take care of their children. Also, they can just increase their children's literacy when it comes to finance.

That's what I do. I buy an annual subscription to the 'Kaspersky Safe Kids' program, which can be installed on any number of computers, phones and tablets. This program has huge possibilities.

Disclaimer. I am not publishing its name for advertising purposes. It may help some parents to control their children.

You can also activate a safe search in your browser to prevent something that you don't want your children to see. And with the Kaspersky Safe Kids and Safe Search in your browser, your children can help your children stay away from porn or gambling or other things that your children don't deserve to see. We can do many ways to prevent or monitor our children's internet activity because I think we cannot always watch them browsing the internet. If we can take care of them, we can tell them about that thing, so they will know that they are still children who don't need to know more about that.

Indeed, there are many ways to protect your children from unwanted content. The main thing here is for parents to understand that they are responsible for their children and they should first of all prohibit children's access to undesirable sites.

[mardaed]

It would only be ideal to have policy regarding the age of players, to be allowed to gamble. It is also a way to prevent the exposure of minors to such activity that might grow an addiction to them. In a sense, when a player is of right mind and capable to make sound decision, they won't make any unnecessary actions without the knowledge of their guardians.

[lienfaye]

YES. It is must. Children should not be able to access to any kind of gambling. We all know that gambling is very addictive and children do not know how to handle addiction, just think about when they play video games. They didn't even know when to stop, they just want to play all day. So there must be a limit in everything. Gambling is a very serious matter when it comes to children.

Thats right, adult people sometimes cant control themselves when they gamble and worse become addicted so what more for minors? They dont have enough knowledge to fully understand the nature of gambling. It might be entertaining but it has risk and disadvantages that even adults cant handle and even seeking for professional help sometimes.

[Gotumoot]

-snip

What age does categorize a person to be mature enough to Gamble ?

-18?
-21?

Does the age even hold a meaning? Should it be regulated ? Since Crypto gambling sites have to be super private and therefore regulating the age is a big factor.

Should steps be taken to take care that we don't being up a generation of addictive gamblers or it's all good ?

[Something fun I want to share: My Private Tutor who was supposed to teach me and 10 other kids , used to have a small illegal business of Gambling on Sports and every Match was betting time , parents apparently did not know anything about it 😂] <Is the ban even necessary, people will still do what they want to do>

Yes we should have age limit in gambling but we couldn't change the fact that anyone could gamble with almost everything they could,
We have been gambling for so long even back when we was a kid there are instance that we would bet something over something random but we aren't so aware of it.
We should have an age limit for gambling facilities and online gambling.

[AicecreaME]

Preventing someone to gamble at a very young age or gambling site not allowing people below 18 years of age to gamble by making different policies and requirements are so old fashion already. I mean there is a lot of ways on how you could play gambling because you wanted to, that's why you'll always find a way.

The only solution for kids not to gamble will depends totally on how you will raise them as an individual, because whatever situation they're at, whoever their friends may be, or how strong the peer pressure is, if you raise them well, they won't do anything illegal for their age.

[Timelord2067]

YES. It is must. Children should not be able to access to any kind of gambling.

The card game "Snap" is a form of gambling. (ie who can snap the card faster - some games don't require money to change hands)

We all know that gambling is very addictive and children do not know how to handle addiction, just think about when they play video games.

True, children stay at home and play video games in a safe environment.

They didn't even know when to stop, they just want to play all day.

A study has found children expel more energy when they are active (especially if they have been fed sugar).  Healthy children play all day.

So there must be a limit in everything.

Especially this thread which has run its course.

Gambling is a very serious matter when it comes to children.

So you say - let's ban sugar and children running around outside.   ...and if you don't know this post is tongue in cheek, you need to get outside more often...

[bitbunnny]

YES. It is must. Children should not be able to access to any kind of gambling. We all know that gambling is very addictive and children do not know how to handle addiction, just think about when they play video games. They didn't even know when to stop, they just want to play all day. So there must be a limit in everything. Gambling is a very serious matter when it comes to children.

I agree.It is the parents responsibility to restrict access to all gambling websites in all of the desktops,laptops,phone and tablets in their respective families.We have to do this because some kids are smarter than the average and they can have bitcoins which easily bypasses the age limit.Gambling if learnt in a young age I am afraid it won’t have any remedy if someone become addicted.

Of course, parents are responsible how their children act at internet and what sites they have access to. It's their obligation to try to protect their children from harmful content at the internet and gambling is one of them. Children and minors can't act responsible when it comes to such addictive content that also includes money and that might grow into serious problem for any family. I think that most countries have laws that forbid or limit access of children and minors to.such content.