Should there be any age limit of Gambling?

[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]

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

-18?
-21?

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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.