Gambling, tourism and legal gambling age for gamblers around the world.

[Queentoshi]

As a gambler considering a country to visit as a tourist, this interesting article talks about the casino life and legal gambling age in some various popular travel destinations.

Gambling Age In The US

Gambling in the US is not restricted to just Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Most places allow gambling in casinos and the ages range from 18 to 21 years old, depending on the state. The US also has some states where particular forms of gambling are legal but others are not.

Here are some specific examples of gambling in the US:

-A player that goes betting with a minor in Alabama is considered committing a misdemeanor, regardless if the minor is playing or not.
-In Arizona, it’s legal for charities to operate as a casino at night.
-In Arkansas, it is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to “be a patron of the pari-mutuel or certificate system of wagering conducted or supervised by it.” However, these laws do not suggest that it’s forbidden to attend horse races.
-Delaware has the strongest regulations around gambling. Players must be at least 18 years old to play the State Lottery. However, an 18-year old may purchase a lottery ticket and give it to a younger person as a gift.

An interesting question is, If the younger person wins the lottery from the gifted ticket, will the state agree too pay them or wait till they come of legal age??

Gambling Age In The UK

The UK is very accepting of gambling. There are lots of adverts during sporting events that encourage players to get involved and bet on their favorite teams. The minimum legal gambling age in the UK is 18 years old.

This applies to most gambling activities including casinos, racetracks, betting shops, bingo halls, and online gambling.  

One of the exceptions to the rule is for the National Lottery, other lotteries and football pools. It’s legal for players to take part in these from the age of 16, as well as opportunities to play for low stakes.

Gambling In Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo is one of the best places to gamble in the world. Along with Las Vegas, it’s world-famous for its casino and high roller lifestyle. You can’t go anywhere without seeing a fancy car drive past or a superyacht parked in the harbor.

The Casino de Monte Carlo is perhaps the most famous casino on Earth. To enter, you must be at least 18 years old and pay an admission fee of €10 per person. To enter a private room, it costs an additional €10.

While there is no specific dress code, the casino does recommend “proper attire”. Avoid shorts, sports shows and flop flips at all costs so make sure you bring smart clothing if you want to play here. After 8pm, the casino recommends players to wear smart jackets.

The minimum bets in Casino de Monte Carlo are €5 and the maximum is €2,000. If you wish to exceed this amount, you can take your game to a private room where there is no cap on maximum bets.

In the main casino hall, the minimum you can bet is. If you take your gaming to a private room, the minimum increases to €10 and, unsurprisingly, there is no cap on maximum bets.

Gambling Age In Japan

Gambling in a casino in Japan is illegal. If you are caught gambling, you can land yourself in a lot of trouble. Yakuza, an organized crime syndicate, runs quite a few casinos in Japan, as well as other illegal mobile casinos. If you come across any of these establishments, just walk away.

However, other aspects of gambling are legal in Japan, such as horse racing, motorcycle racing, bicycle racing, and powerboat racing. Japan also allows pachinko, a Japanese pinball-style game that lasts for hours and provides entertainment for many locals and travelers.

In order to gamble in Japan, you must be at least 20 years of age. If you are under this limit, you cannot take part in any of the above events, with the exception of pachinko. You can be 18 and play but it’s seen in a negative light by the general public.

Gambling Age In Macau

Macau is another world-renowned hotspot for gambling. There are lots of casinos that attract some of the best (and richest) players in the world, with the casinos providing the foundation for the tourism economy. Anyone can access all of the casinos in Macau but like Monte Carlo, you must dress for the occasion. Men are required to wear smart clothes like a suit and women are required to wear formal dresses.

Residents of Macau must be at least 21 years old before they can visit a casino. However, tourists can gamble from the age of 18.

Gambling Age In Singapore
If you want to gamble in Singapore, there are two casinos you can visit: Marina Bay Sands and Resort World Santosa (RWS). There you will enjoy a luxurious gambling experience unlike anything else. Marina Bay Sands is a huge gambling complex with more than 500 table games to enjoy, while RWS is the complete resort, with plenty of other attractions to keep you entertained during your stay.

The gambling age in Singapore is 21 years old. This applies to both locals and tourists. Anyone under the age of 21 cannot enter the gambling area. However, you don’t have to be 21 to use the casinos’ facilities as they offer so much more than just gambling.

Gambling Age  in South Korea

There are 30 casinos in South Korea and 3 horse racing tracks to enjoy. And with online gambling available too, there are plenty of options to enjoy the gambling experience… for tourists.

Residents are almost fully prohibited from any form of gambling, with exceptions being activities that have been specially legislated for. These include horse racing, bicycle racing and a selection of sports betting options. Koreans may also participate in some lotteries too.

To add further restrictions, Korean locals are not allowed to break these rules no matter if they are in the country or abroad.

The legal gambling age in South Korea is 18 and this covers the great gambling areas of Jeju and Seoul.

Jeju, in particular, is home to some of the biggest poker games in the world, so if you fancy your chances against rich business people and the best professionals, this is a great place to gamble.

I wonder if there are any South Koreans here? Really, can they keep to the rule of gambling to only some specific games even when they are abroad?

Gambling Age In The Bahamas
The Bahamas is known for its sandy white beaches, pristine oceans and glorious views everywhere you look. It’s also amazing for gambling, with the Atlantis Paradise Bahamas hotel and casino being at the center of it all. To gamble in the Bahamas, you must be at least 18 years old (although by law you must be 21 years old).

Gambling Age In Egypt

Egypt is rich in history and gambling has been a big part of it, going back thousands of years. But it’s important to note that Egypt is a Muslim country, meaning that the Qur’an prohibits any form of gambling.

However, even though Muslim locals cannot gamble, the Egyptian government has legalized gambling for tourists. The only way locals can get involved is through the lottery that includes sports betting.

For tourists, there are 30 fully-licensed casinos in Egypt. You are required to show your passport upon entry to prove you are not a resident, while the main currency used is the US dollar. Even though the main currency is the pound, the Egyptian casinos will not accept it.

The gambling age of Egypt is 18 years of age, although a few of the casinos require players to be at least 21 years old.

Gambling Age In Australia
The Australian gambling scene is one of the most diverse in the world. No matter what game you love the most, there is something for everyone, from betting on horses at the track to playing a game of blackjack in a casino. More than 80% of Australian adults gamble in the country so it is certainly a popular market.

No matter where you are from, you must be 18 years old to gamble in Australia. Each state has its own responsibility for gambling laws but the legal gambling age is the same across the country.

If your country is not included but is a travel destination, you can provide a review of the gambling activities in your country for the benefit of gamblers who may want to choose your country as a travel destination

Reference: https://gamblersdailydigest.com/gambling-age-around-the-world/

[swogerino]

The only two localities I as a gambler would like to visit in a tourism trip are Las Vegas as the biggest one which I dream to go there and Maccau which I don't care that much even if I don't visit it one time in my life but Las Vegas is in my long term agenda to visit and why not to hit a multi million dollar jackpot there  .

All other places mentioned here are not that impressive to me and do not offer the same treatment as Las Vegas offers.

[Oshosondy]

An interesting question is, If the younger person wins the lottery from the gifted ticket, will the state agree too pay them or wait till they come of legal age??

Regulators make the law, but the gambling sites would decide until it become a legal battle in court, but which may not lead to court case because it is underage, the gambling site would win and no money would be paid unless they have ToS for tourists. But it almost all countries, under 18 years are not eligible to gamble.

I wonder if there are any South Koreans here? Really, can they keep to the rule of gambling to only some specific games even when they are abroad?

They are not in their country, so far another type gambling which is illegal in their country is provided where they toured to, they may want to try it out as as it is legal in the country they are.

[btc_angela]

The only two localities I as a gambler would like to visit in a tourism trip are Las Vegas as the biggest one which I dream to go there and Maccau which I don't care that much even if I don't visit it one time in my life but Las Vegas is in my long term agenda to visit and why not to hit a multi million dollar jackpot there  .

All other places mentioned here are not that impressive to me and do not offer the same treatment as Las Vegas offers.

I guess I was just lucky to visit those sites years ago, specially Vegas, it was really an eye opener for me. And I guess it is still a tourist destination for us. Macau is different though, if you are going to that place, then you are going to gamble, Lol.

Regarding the questions of age, if the law says that they are in legal age and if they won the lottery then, obviously the government will have to honor that and pay the player.

[fortunecrypto]

-Delaware has the strongest regulations around gambling. Players must be at least 18 years old to play the State Lottery. However, an 18-year old may purchase a lottery ticket and give it to a younger person as a gift.
An interesting question is, If the younger person wins the lottery from the gifted ticket, will the state agree too pay them or wait till they come of legal age??

There is a conflict on that term if they don't allow below 18 years to play the state lottery then they should not let a younger person acquire a lottery ticket even as a gift, since they do not allow 18 years to play the State Lottery they will either void it or wait for the kid to reach 18 years old to receive his prize but what if the younger person is only 10 years when he receives the lottery ticket and won a jackpot he'll have to wait 8 years to receive the prize, it's better not to give the younger person a lottery ticket in case of a win there will be issues.

[yazher]

With these age limits, you can say that it is not always the case because sometimes minors can still go there and play without being caught. I'm surprised about the other countries because they are really taking care of their people because they are actually minimizing the risk of addiction when they limit the participant's ages. they are raging from age 18-21, I guess if you pass that age in those countries, life will get more challenging. Next time I really want to see a list of countries that totally prohibit gambling in any way or shape you perform whether Casino, Lottery, Race, or others.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

-Delaware has the strongest regulations around gambling. Players must be at least 18 years old to play the State Lottery. However, an 18-year old may purchase a lottery ticket and give it to a younger person as a gift.
An interesting question is, If the younger person wins the lottery from the gifted ticket, will the state agree too pay them or wait till they come of legal age??

There is a conflict on that term if they don't allow below 18 years to play the state lottery then they should not let a younger person acquire a lottery ticket even as a gift, since they do not allow 18 years to play the State Lottery they will either void it or wait for the kid to reach 18 years old to receive his prize but what if the younger person is only 10 years when he receives the lottery ticket and won a jackpot he'll have to wait 8 years to receive the prize, it's better not to give the younger person a lottery ticket in case of a win there will be issues.

Yes, I was baffled by that statement as well, and then give to to a younger person as a gift? I'm confuse, anyhow, 18-21 is what the age limit for most countries. And here, if the casino's suspect that you are not in the age limit, then they will ask for id.

Or the morals for young people is not really dig into gambling at a young age, specially in casinos because it can really ruin their lives and that is why this laws are put into place.

[aioc]

18 to 21 years old is the standard age for young people to gamble and in these countries that you've mentioned its also the same in my country, but I doubt if in this age of the internet, kids below 17 years have not experienced to gamble, even these young people are playing games they are still gambling in a subtle way, they bet for items for their characters and buy stuff to have an edge against their opponents, this age restriction only applies to physical casinos and offline lotteries but not online, we are living in a very liberal and technology-driven environment.

[Zilon]

Younger teens have access to phones and internet and many of them fill-out ages above 18 so the can get eligibility to gamble, Some with matured looks also take advantage of their body difference to visit casinos even when they fall below 17 years. Technology has made age a factor that only affects physical deals like offline casinos but online casinos has little or no restrictions

[Frankolala]

 To me I will say Las Vegas has all kind of gambling games in their casinos and that makes it the best place for physical gambling,because you will see the uniqueness in their casinos. As for age limit,gambling is just like alcohol which age limits is from 18 and above. I went to Bahamas last year,I was lucky to visit one of their casinos, it was fun for me and my cousin which I went to see,we played different kind of games. Mobile casinos has involves teens below 18yrs into gambling.

[ethereumhunter]

An interesting question is, If the younger person wins the lottery from the gifted ticket, will the state agree too pay them or wait till they come of legal age??

It depends on the country. One country can accept young players while the other countries do not accept them. But if a player is underage, maybe the casino sites or casinos offline do not allow them to take the win money.

But as we know, young people can easily access the online casino through their mobile phones so it will not be a problem for them to play gambling. But the best play gambling is in your place because you will know the situations in your country and if your country prohibits gambling, you can access the online casino.

[Cryptomultiplier]

In my country and most other countries, the age limit is not less than 18years and above. In a country like Nigeria, the gambling sector is regulated by the National Lottery Regulatory Commission and only licenced Slot machine operators are allowed to operate. Other games that operate under license and are legal include land based casino, sports betting. The illegal games are Roulette, dice games and non skilled card games.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_in_Nigeria?wprov=sfla1

[Findingnemo]

I remember an old thread where some countries or particularly one where the legal age to gamble is 10 that's crazy right. However mostly 18 is the legal age to gamble in most part of the world and the same goes to the internet casinos. I don't know the gambling tourism is still exists apart from Vegas and one country near to China?

[chaser15]

-Delaware has the strongest regulations around gambling. Players must be at least 18 years old to play the State Lottery. However, an 18-year old may purchase a lottery ticket and give it to a younger person as a gift.

An interesting question is, If the younger person wins the lottery from the gifted ticket, will the state agree too pay them or wait till they come of legal age??

I think they will allow it as long as the claimant will be supervised by his parents or guardians.

Lotteries surely understand already that there will always be the case that tickets will be gifted to a younger person.

And if that is not allowed, I think Delaware citizens already know that rule and in the case of winning, the prize will be claimed instead by the legal age person.

[Wapfika]

An interesting question is, If the younger person wins the lottery from the gifted ticket, will the state agree too pay them or wait till they come of legal age??

Regulators make the law, but the gambling sites would decide until it become a legal battle in court, but which may not lead to court case because it is underage, the gambling site would win and no money would be paid unless they have ToS for tourists. But it almost all countries, under 18 years are not eligible to gamble.

Why need a legal battle while lottery tickets has no indicated owners on it which means the legal guardian of the underage winner can claim it since there’s no way for the lottery company to determine the owner of the tickets once they pick the winner. Whoever holds the winning tickets can claim the price unless the lottery system on other country register the players name by the time they made the ticket purchase.

[goinmerry]

I wonder if there are any South Koreans here? Really, can they keep to the rule of gambling to only some specific games even when they are abroad?

Good question. I think yes, they will still comply with that local rule because they will be worried that other people might see them not complying with the law when they are outside of the country. That might result in a much more serious issue if they will not follow their local rule outside the country.

But of course, surely not 100% of Koreans are following that but I will say most do follow. They are disciplined people after all.

[YOSHIE]

If your country is not included but is a travel destination, you can provide a review of the gambling activities in your country for the benefit of gamblers who may want to choose your country as a travel destination

Marina Bay Sand Hotel, not only used as a place to gamble, MBSH also provides lodging and shopping places for travelers who want to travel to Singapore, The building which has 57 floors is like three glass pillars that are similar to boats ready to sail on the southern coast, located in Singapore.

I only suggest for those who want to visit Marina Bay Sand Hotel, you really have to think about the risks, if you want to bet on casino gambling there, you have to be really mature and calm if you lose or win in gambling there, considering that many tourists lose their money, then jump ends tragically dying by suicide, this year it happened again to tourists who came from Taiwan, temporarily suspected of losing in gambling, for that if you want to bet there you must have a healthy mind and be ready to accept the risks, don't want to jump and commit suicide.

[virasisog]

I wonder if there are any South Koreans here? Really, can they keep to the rule of gambling to only some specific games even when they are abroad?

Good question. I think yes, they will still comply with that local rule because they will be worried that other people might see them not complying with the law when they are outside of the country. That might result in a much more serious issue if they will not follow their local rule outside the country.

But of course, surely not 100% of Koreans are following that but I will say most do follow. They are disciplined people after all.

I certainly agree with that. As much as possible, most Koreans prefer keeping gambling as a private matter. They're stricly abiding the law and I've witnesses that from my Korean friends. They prefer travelling just to pursue gambling freely but they won't break their own law in their country. They always want to protect their reputation.

[bittraffic]

Major cities already have big casinos for every tourist interested to gamble. They travel so far to experience the high life in Resorts World.

You'd be surprised to know that there is a country where a 5 yr old kid is already allowed to gamble. There were discussions like this already, here is one https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5230360.20 But looking again at the wiki page Malawi age limit had already been updated. So far regulations of countries already agreed above 18.

[Boristhecat]

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An interesting question is, If the younger person wins the lottery from the gifted ticket, will the state agree too pay them or wait till they come of legal age??
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From a legal point of view, this is a simple question. The law separates two activities: gambling and income generation. Since the ticket was gifted, there was no violation of the law. So the lucky person is left to receive his prize and pay taxes (if any - I heard in different states this is regulated in different ways).
A more confusing case would be if a minor illegally purchased lottery tickets and won the top prize. Here, most likely, we would see an interesting struggle of lawyers.