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

[Wexnident]

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??

If it's "gifted" then wouldn't the one who gifted it away be the one to redeem it or something? In the first place, I don't think the lottery would acknowledge a minor for winning the lottery with a gifted ticket since they're, well, a minor. The one who gifted the ticket might even get jailed if they discovered the fact, so I'd reckon any of the adults around the minor would probably help (though it'd probably be laxer than casinos in general).

But, do some people from "Bitcointalk" have experience like in "Vegas". Do they asking some "ID" before we entering the casino or not? I only know, while you an expert (Like Counting Blackjack) Then they will try to ask your ID.

Not from experience, but afaik casinos tend to ask for ID's if they "think" you're underage. They won't need to if you're obviously middle-aged but if you're kind of a baby face or at the border of age 21, then you have to present it if they see you.

[adzino]

Wasn't the UK supposed to put a ban on all gambling advertisements as people were against it and were saying it encourages people and even minors to gamble? Not sure if it was UK or some other country. They used to put a lot of gambling advertisements on the TV.

The South Korean law is weird. They won't allow their people to gamble but foreigners can gamble. That's fine. But why won't they allow their people to gamble outside their country? And how would they know if their citizens were gambling or not?

[noorman0]

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?

That's a personal choice.
Speaking of Korean gambling rules, it seems to have similarities with my country Indonesia where physical casinos can only operate in tourist attraction areas, Bali. It is also the rule that locals are prohibited from gambling, although in practice law enforcement oversight is not as stringent as one might imagine especially for tourist guides.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

Wasn't the UK supposed to put a ban on all gambling advertisements as people were against it and were saying it encourages people and even minors to gamble? Not sure if it was UK or some other country. They used to put a lot of gambling advertisements on the TV.

That has happened in Spain:

Spain bans gambling advertising

Specifically on the UK, I have searched for information and after some back and forth, it seems that the ban starts today:

'The Committee of Advertising Practice recently announced that, from October, it will ban UK gambling ads featuring celebrities, sportspeople and social media influencers who would be likely to appeal to children.'

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/20/crackdown-gambling-ads-too-little-too-late-my-husband

'LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters)<...>A ban on gambling advertisements featuring celebrities, sports people and social media influencers popular with children takes effect next month.'

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/uk-fines-betway-marketing-kids-section-soccer-club-website-2022-09-21/

[mindrust]

My country is not on the list because it is illegal to gamble unless the games are provided by the government. (which are crappy lotto games and sports betting with shitty rates) So it is a big no no if you are going to come to Turkey for this purpose.

Most countries won't let you gamble unless you are above 18 years old that's a pretty common rule I see. Makes sense because they also won't let you drink alcohol, smoke cigs or bang hookers neither unless you become a grown up.

[Boristhecat]

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The South Korean law is weird. They won't allow their people to gamble but foreigners can gamble. That's fine. But why won't they allow their people to gamble outside their country? And how would they know if their citizens were gambling or not?

This is indeed a strange and totalitarian law. But it seems to me that it is rather somehow connected with taxes than with the interest of the state to monitor its citizens abroad. Maybe this is against money laundering through "tourism" and then returning to the country with dirty money and the excuse "I won it at the casino"? This option seems logical to me, but I would love to hear from the Koreans themselves about this.

[jossiel]

Well, that's a tricky question.

But we have to dig down the rules that they have so, if there's an age limit and it's on the clause that they won't be allowed. I guess they'll have to consider to find first a guardian.

Although they have the means of voiding that winning lottery ticket but I don't think that they'll do such decision. They'll just have to shred possibilities for the claimant.

The point is that the younger person was now allowed to gamble in the first place. So if he was gambling at a minor age, this means he is violating the government/gambling law and should be punished.

In this case, the gambler should not be given the amount at any age but he should be fined for gambling at a young age which is harmful to himself, his guardians, and for the state too.

As I've said, it'll depend to the casino itself.

There are casinos that are considerate, as per the situation, the ticket was just gifted to the younger one and that's why there could be some shared opinion on how it'll go.

But there really are those casinos that won't be too harsh if the clean is win and that's the matter, well, it all ends up with an I don't know since I haven't seen yet a situation like that before.

[coinerer]

-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.

In this case, lottery tickets should not be given to minors in countries that have such restrictions. But here if the guardian of that minor boy or girl takes responsibility then there should not be any kind of problem. In this case I would only express my interest in giving the responsibility to the father or mother of the minor. Otherwise if he is 10 years old then he should wait for another 8 years ‍according to the requirement of that particular country.

[bittraffic]

-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.

In this case, lottery tickets should not be given to minors in countries that have such restrictions. But here if the guardian of that minor boy or girl takes responsibility then there should not be any kind of problem. In this case I would only express my interest in giving the responsibility to the father or mother of the minor. Otherwise if he is 10 years old then he should wait for another 8 years ‍according to the requirement of that particular country.

I don't know if someone out there really had received a lottery ticket as a gift. No one is doing this in my country.  But for instance, if it happened and the ticket won, all the kid do is make an arrangement with the guy who gave the ticket so they can both get the money. Why wait?

Isn't there an expiration of ticket which the winner may not be able to claim anymore by a month?

[coin-investor]

The South Korean law is weird. They won't allow their people to gamble but foreigners can gamble. That's fine. But why won't they allow their people to gamble outside their country? And how would they know if their citizens were gambling or not?

That's really weird but of course, they only apply for physical casinos, the only way they can trace their citizens if they are going to physical casinos is if they are reported if there are no reports and evidence presented to their embassy I don't think they can deport their citizen if that is their rule to all their citizens outside of their country, they are not the only country that allows a foreigner to gamble in their country but don't allow their citizen to gamble, one of this is Macau they too have strict law against gambling for their citizen.

[Wakate]

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

I think all these that op had written is only based on physical casinos where people go and place there bets depending on the region. When we look at online casinos we are going to see  that there is no strict restrictions to gamblers based on there age. Age is only applicable to physical casinos not normal crypto casinos that do not require KYC.
KYC is another know some certain things about gamblers which can unveil the age and other certain information to determine the age of customers on casinos.

[jostorres]

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

I think each country has its own unique scenery so they can be a travel destination but of course, not all of them allows gambling so let's make it a practice to do a research if we know to ourselves that we are kinda addictive to gambling and it seems impossible for us to exist without it even in just a short period of time.

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?

Lol really? Indeed it's crazy yet surprising because we thought only 18 years old is the legal age for gambling and other adult activities. I bet this is one of the main attraction on this country and I wouldn't be surprised if most of those visitors are kids hehe. You're right that even on the web, the age requirement is still 18+ but I think it's possible to bypass them. There are so many ways though.

[Viscore]

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.

Las Vegas was also my dream gambling destination and I will never stop hoping that one day I’ll be able to play in there. Macau is not that really impressive for me. Well, for the minor winning in a lottery, it can be that it’s only given to him as a gift or whatsoever, so the government is still entitled to give him his winning prize. What is important is that he owns the winning ticket.

[flipme]

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Are they selling the ticket but not giving the prize? Have I got it right? I think the ethical thing here should be not to sell any tickets. If they sell the ticket, they should give the prize as well. I think everyone should be able to buy tickets and have a chance to win prizes. I don't think it's pointless to ban such things. If the ticket is a gift, the prize can be given to the person's parents.

[KennyR]

My choice starts with Macau, Singapore and ends with Australia. Macau being a small country it is quite easy to explore and get entertained. With Singapore things were highly advanced and the same makes me have a visit to it. When we talk about gambling everyone have a dream of visiting Las Vegas, but for me it is Australia for some reason.

[TopTort777]

What about gambling on cruise ships? They have huge casinos. I would say 1/3 or 1/4 of a whole deck. I've been on the cruises 3 times, and every time the ship was in the sea, casinos were full. To be able to make a bet, you just need your cabin card (that is a key, cabin account, on board ID, an all-in-for-everything card). While in casino, just insert your card and you are ready to gamble. No one asks your age.

[madnessteat]

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To me it sounds like a very entertaining trip. I would love to be on such a liner at least for a few hours, but unfortunately such entertainment is not available to me not only because of the high cost of such entertainment, but the ban on gambling in my country. So I have to be content with online games and very rarely play poker with friends. But at least I am glad that I have the opportunity to play gambling.

[dothebeats]

What about gambling on cruise ships? They have huge casinos. I would say 1/3 or 1/4 of a whole deck. I've been on the cruises 3 times, and every time the ship was in the sea, casinos were full. To be able to make a bet, you just need your cabin card (that is a key, cabin account, on board ID, an all-in-for-everything card). While in casino, just insert your card and you are ready to gamble. No one asks your age.

Cruise ships are generally away from any mainland, so it makes sense that they would not really worry about your age during cruise if you want to gamble. Unless of course there would be any crimes you would commit during the trip. Anyway, your cabin card may even give them a hint on all of your details anyway, hence why they didn't ask much regarding your details and anything about you. They can keep tabs on your gambling habits, they just don't because they profit from.you and there's no law enforcement people nearby anyway.

[molsewid]

Las Vegas was also my dream gambling destination and I will never stop hoping that one day I’ll be able to play in there. Macau is not that really impressive for me. Well, for the minor winning in a lottery, it can be that it’s only given to him as a gift or whatsoever, so the government is still entitled to give him his winning prize. What is important is that he owns the winning ticket.

Las Vegas could be the dream destination of all gamblers in the world. If you are talking to gambling city, Las Vegas is the first city you will be thinking right? if a minor will win the major prize of course parent will help their child and will claim the prize with them. He gets the ticket via gift so therefore he did not violate the rule as for what I understand, it is just they needed a witness that will help them not to be punish because minors can't gamble.

[qwertyup23]

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 personally agree with you. The gambling scene has significantly popularized Las Vegas and Macau as the main gambling establishments to visit at least once in your lifetime. Though I very occasionally gamble, if I were given the opportunity to visit those renowned places, I would definitely take all the chances and experience its amenities and feel for the game.

Though I only hope that these well-known gambling establishments soon accept cryptocurrencies as an alternative payment to their games. That would definitely be the dream!