Minimum Age to gamble

[maydna]

The age standard for gamblers in each country is different, but I believe there are many children in my country who have deceived the casino platform by claiming they are 18 and over when they are still 15-17 years. I came across several children who gambled, but I wasn't sure how they could gamble just by relying on the money their parents gave them.

I see it around my area, encountering some children who can already play in casinos they only have money for school supplies but the reality is to play gambling (only some of which I have encountered and seen).

The casino platform now does not apply KYC during registration, maybe that makes it easier for those under the age of 18, but back to the parents because it is still under the supervision of parents if they are not 18 years old, especially if they are still in high school semester.

It's common for underage children to play gambling, and maybe we also often see it until now. It's sad, but that's what is happening now, where technology supports modern times. It is being misused by those who are still young enough. It is true that it depends on how each parent monitors and supervises their children, especially since their children have been given devices that make it easier for them to search for things on the internet. But what happens is that the children often abuse it to look for things they are not worthy of doing, which is usually due to the influence of their environment or their friends. This must be realized by every parent who has children who are already adults so that they can be closer to their children rather than leaving them busy with their friends.

[Vaskiy]

It's true that sometimes we find underage children playing slots. It's easy to do this because online gambling platforms do not impose conditions that are quite strict in the first registration session, making it easier for minors to provide documents that are completely inaccurate when creating an account that they do. Because they only need to give tick one if they are 18 years old.

Maybe this should not be blamed on a gambling platform because minors are still under the supervision of their parents. So parents are the ones to blame for their negligence in educating their children. In today's modern era the growth rate of gambling is increasing in some countries, another thing is because they are heavily influenced by the many gambling sites they find on social media platforms.

As parents, we really have to supervise our children who are still "underage" but sometimes there are some difficulties that every parent faces, namely outside influences or the environment that cannot be controlled by parents.
Yes, you are right, in this all-modern and all-digital era access to online gambling is increasingly easy for anyone to access even childs underage. As parents, we should be able to keep abreast of existing developments so that we can control the limitations that our children do before they reach a mature age.
For this reason, many parenting or parental control applications have been created to monitor and limit negative activities on each of our children's gadgets or smartphones, so it's best that every parent should be able to take advantage of these parenting control applications.

To some extent we can keep things under control, beyond that we won't be able to keep things in order. When kids grow the way they look things vary and this makes them more cunning than us. This is where we lose against them in controlling their activities.

We've got more parenting applications and tricks to keep the digital contents under limits. However the kids are good enough in handling those devices better than us, and find loop holes as we won't look for the different possibilities. We just use the features available.

[HelliumZ]

The age-based categories for gambling differ in different countries of the world.  In my country people from teenagers to the elderly are involved in gambling.  But one thing is very bad that even though the category is mentioned in online gambling, in our country school college students are more involved in local gambling.
But governments should keep the minimum age of gambling more than 18+/20 more.

[Jody.Drummer]

As parents, we really have to supervise our children who are still "underage" but sometimes there are some difficulties that every parent faces, namely outside influences or the environment that cannot be controlled by parents.
Yes, you are right, in this all-modern and all-digital era access to online gambling is increasingly easy for anyone to access even childs underage. As parents, we should be able to keep abreast of existing developments so that we can control the limitations that our children do before they reach a mature age.
For this reason, many parenting or parental control applications have been created to monitor and limit negative activities on each of our children's gadgets or smartphones, so it's best that every parent should be able to take advantage of these parenting control applications.

To some extent we can keep things under control, beyond that we won't be able to keep things in order. When kids grow the way they look things vary and this makes them more cunning than us. This is where we lose against them in controlling their activities.

We've got more parenting applications and tricks to keep the digital contents under limits. However the kids are good enough in handling those devices better than us, and find loop holes as we won't look for the different possibilities. We just use the features available.

Yes of course every parent will also not be able to fully control what their children do, for those who are still young maybe everything can be controlled by parents, but when they grow up of course parental supervision will definitely not be fully possible because as you said above, there are some things that cannot be done by parents at certain times, basically they have a limit for something that cannot be reached by parents. Honestly, I think this is a big challenge for parents, where they have to be able to control all their kids' activities there. I mean, doing something to keep their kids away from bad environmental factors, like gambling. Yes, kids these days seem to be trained in operating these devices, I must admit they are smart to find something that we never even knew before, it doesn't take long for them to master the device.

[coinerer]

The age-based categories for gambling differ in different countries of the world.  In my country people from teenagers to the elderly are involved in gambling.  But one thing is very bad that even though the category is mentioned in online gambling, in our country school college students are more involved in local gambling.
But governments should keep the minimum age of gambling more than 18+/20 more.

18+ age is considered an adult in most countries. This age is also considered as a minimum age for gambling but no one is willing to abide by this rule. We have many rules but no one agrees to follow them. So he who learns to understand gambling, goes to gambling. Gambling has now started acting like human blood. No one can avoid the addiction of gambling just as people cannot survive without blood. so now it is not possible to say what is the minimum age for gambling

[moneystery]

It's common for underage children to play gambling, and maybe we also often see it until now. It's sad, but that's what is happening now, where technology supports modern times. It is being misused by those who are still young enough. It is true that it depends on how each parent monitors and supervises their children, especially since their children have been given devices that make it easier for them to search for things on the internet. But what happens is that the children often abuse it to look for things they are not worthy of doing, which is usually due to the influence of their environment or their friends. This must be realized by every parent who has children who are already adults so that they can be closer to their children rather than leaving them busy with their friends.

that's right, most parents these days are too busy with their various jobs that they forget that educating their children is important. many children today feel that their friends are much like home to them compared to their parents, because their friends understand and listen to them better than their own parents, and this is the mistake of many parents because they let their children too much and don't attention and provide proper education to them.

[Rockstarguy]

The age-based categories for gambling differ in different countries of the world.  In my country people from teenagers to the elderly are involved in gambling.  But one thing is very bad that even though the category is mentioned in online gambling, in our country school college students are more involved in local gambling.
But governments should keep the minimum age of gambling more than 18+/20 more.

Most of the gambling companies I have come across do state the age of users that are qualify to play gambling, but this is something that   is not very strict that under age can stay away from it, even with the restrictions of age people who are not up to the age of gambling still go ahead of playing gambling because the age thing does not really matter that gambling companies follow up, that's why young people have opportunity of playing gambling without any restrictions.

[maydna]

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that's right, most parents these days are too busy with their various jobs that they forget that educating their children is important. many children today feel that their friends are much like home to them compared to their parents, because their friends understand and listen to them better than their own parents, and this is the mistake of many parents because they let their children too much and don't attention and provide proper education to them.

That is why we may often see how children today act towards each other or people older than them. They tend to be arrogant towards each other and want more respect from their peers. Even that is not a good way to make friends because it can cause fights between them, and if parents still don't realize their mistakes in educating their children, they will regret it after seeing big changes in their children. They will also see their children being disobedient and not obeying their parents' advice. But if parents can realize their mistakes and try to correct them, it seems they can still be corrected as long as they can show a sincere intention to build a better relationship with their children.

[Oasisman]

The age-based categories for gambling differ in different countries of the world.  In my country people from teenagers to the elderly are involved in gambling.  But one thing is very bad that even though the category is mentioned in online gambling, in our country school college students are more involved in local gambling.
But governments should keep the minimum age of gambling more than 18+/20 more.

I kinda agree on this one, but I think most countries allow 18+ years old above to gamble which I think it's not yet appropriate for someone to gamble at that age, because mainly most of these teenagers like 90% of them are financially incapable of sustaining a gambling habit. Here in my country they allow gambling, alcohol, and cigarettes at the age of 18, but I don't agree to it. IMO, the perfect age for someone to engage in these kinds of vices is 21+. At least at that age, young professionals already have an idea how to value the money they have earned.

[Hirose UK]

The age-based categories for gambling differ in different countries of the world.  In my country people from teenagers to the elderly are involved in gambling.  But one thing is very bad that even though the category is mentioned in online gambling, in our country school college students are more involved in local gambling.
But governments should keep the minimum age of gambling more than 18+/20 more.

It seems that in almost all countries that have a high level of gambling activities there are bound to be underage children from teenagers to parents who are involved in these activities and even though there is an age limit they will not care about it because there are also many ways you can do to fulfill the requirements like KYC at online casinos as an example there are some minors who use their parents personal data to make verifications on online gambling sites.
Nothing can really maintain or regulate the age limit of gamblers in each country when online gambling is used.
It is difficult to find a solution regarding the age limit for gamblers in each country.

The age-based categories for gambling differ in different countries of the world.  In my country people from teenagers to the elderly are involved in gambling.  But one thing is very bad that even though the category is mentioned in online gambling, in our country school college students are more involved in local gambling.
But governments should keep the minimum age of gambling more than 18+/20 more.

18+ age is considered an adult in most countries. This age is also considered as a minimum age for gambling but no one is willing to abide by this rule. We have many rules but no one agrees to follow them. So he who learns to understand gambling, goes to gambling. Gambling has now started acting like human blood. No one can avoid the addiction of gambling just as people cannot survive without blood. so now it is not possible to say what is the minimum age for gambling

Not only in gambling but also in other entertainment venues, the age of 18+ is defined as someone who is mature enough to meet the specified requirements.
But for gambling it seems that the age rule cannot really be obeyed and no one has actually implemented the 18+ age limit rules except in traditional casinos.

[Issa56]

Most of the gambling companies I have come across do state the age of users that are qualify to play gambling, but this is something that   is not very strict that under age can stay away from it, even with the restrictions of age people who are not up to the age of gambling still go ahead of playing gambling because the age thing does not really matter that gambling companies follow up, that's why young people have opportunity of playing gambling without any restrictions.

All gambling sites have age restrictions on their websites, but underage people will still go ahead and gamble on those sites. As it is clearly stated, even if gambling sites make KYC mandatory, some underage people will still find a way to gamble, so I think it will be kind of difficult for gambling sites to stop underage people from gambling. But we can see some physical casinos that still allow underage gamblers, which is very wrong. If anybody visits the gambling site and they notice the person might be underage,  they should request a means of identification to confirm the person’s identity. If the person is truly underage, then the person shouldn’t be allowed to gamble.

[molsewid]

Most of the gambling companies I have come across do state the age of users that are qualify to play gambling, but this is something that   is not very strict that under age can stay away from it, even with the restrictions of age people who are not up to the age of gambling still go ahead of playing gambling because the age thing does not really matter that gambling companies follow up, that's why young people have opportunity of playing gambling without any restrictions.

All gambling sites have age restrictions on their websites, but underage people will still go ahead and gamble on those sites. As it is clearly stated, even if gambling sites make KYC mandatory, some underage people will still find a way to gamble, so I think it will be kind of difficult for gambling sites to stop underage people from gambling. But we can see some physical casinos that still allow underage gamblers, which is very wrong. If anybody visits the gambling site and they notice the person might be underage,  they should request a means of identification to confirm the person’s identity. If the person is truly underage, then the person shouldn’t be allowed to gamble.

Yes because some of gambling site still not implement KYC or they implemented it but then they will still gamble because the KYC will only for people who earns a lot and withdraw a lot too. If they are not too active and not going to withdraw so much money then it is not a problem at all . All website has a age bracket especially if it is needed some decision making and also based on govt regulations.

[slapper]

Most of the gambling companies I have come across do state the age of users that are qualify to play gambling, but this is something that   is not very strict that under age can stay away from it, even with the restrictions of age people who are not up to the age of gambling still go ahead of playing gambling because the age thing does not really matter that gambling companies follow up, that's why young people have opportunity of playing gambling without any restrictions.

All gambling sites have age restrictions on their websites, but underage people will still go ahead and gamble on those sites. As it is clearly stated, even if gambling sites make KYC mandatory, some underage people will still find a way to gamble, so I think it will be kind of difficult for gambling sites to stop underage people from gambling. But we can see some physical casinos that still allow underage gamblers, which is very wrong. If anybody visits the gambling site and they notice the person might be underage,  they should request a means of identification to confirm the person’s identity. If the person is truly underage, then the person shouldn’t be allowed to gamble.

It's not just about age restrictions and protocols; it's about responsibility and accountability. While the point about underage users finding ways to bypass restrictions is valid, it doesn't absolve gambling websites or physical casinos of their duties. A sense of complacency with age checks is dangerous and negligent

Online platforms have more sophisticated tools than ever to verify identities: biometric checks, advanced facial recognition, and rigorous data checks. If an underage individual manages to beat the system, the system is broken. And for physical casinos, there's no excuse. Rigorous identification processes need to be mandatory, not discretionary

Everyone talks about responsible gambling for players. How about responsible operations for casinos? They need to step up their game and play their part, both ethically and legally

[Aikidoka]

The age-based categories for gambling differ in different countries of the world.  In my country people from teenagers to the elderly are involved in gambling.  But one thing is very bad that even though the category is mentioned in online gambling, in our country school college students are more involved in local gambling.
But governments should keep the minimum age of gambling more than 18+/20 more.

That's the same in my country too, there's no government control for young people under 18 who gamble daily. I've heard of college students stealing money and using it for gambling here, or even worse stealing money from their parents to fund their gambling habit.

There are local stores here which are like black market gambling stores and anyone can come in and gamble without having to show an ID or age proof. This should be changed soon and the government should take action because it's truly horrible to be honest.

[Minor Miner]

Most of the gambling companies I have come across do state the age of users that are qualify to play gambling, but this is something that   is not very strict that under age can stay away from it, even with the restrictions of age people who are not up to the age of gambling still go ahead of playing gambling because the age thing does not really matter that gambling companies follow up, that's why young people have opportunity of playing gambling without any restrictions.

All gambling sites have age restrictions on their websites, but underage people will still go ahead and gamble on those sites. As it is clearly stated, even if gambling sites make KYC mandatory, some underage people will still find a way to gamble, so I think it will be kind of difficult for gambling sites to stop underage people from gambling. But we can see some physical casinos that still allow underage gamblers, which is very wrong. If anybody visits the gambling site and they notice the person might be underage,  they should request a means of identification to confirm the person’s identity. If the person is truly underage, then the person shouldn’t be allowed to gamble.

And I tell you the kids, I mean the underaged people who wants to gamble are the hardest one to keep away from gambling. Because they are kids and they can find a solution to the problem very quickly. And thanks to the Internet, that has become a lot more easier for them. So definitely, it is a very hard job to keep children/games/underage people away from gambling. But you have to understand that this is going to happen most of the time when gambling is legal. In the countries where gambling is actually illegal, the kids are definitely not doing these type of things as far as I know.

[GigaBit]

Most of the gambling companies I have come across do state the age of users that are qualify to play gambling, but this is something that   is not very strict that under age can stay away from it, even with the restrictions of age people who are not up to the age of gambling still go ahead of playing gambling because the age thing does not really matter that gambling companies follow up, that's why young people have opportunity of playing gambling without any restrictions.

All gambling sites have age restrictions on their websites, but underage people will still go ahead and gamble on those sites. As it is clearly stated, even if gambling sites make KYC mandatory, some underage people will still find a way to gamble, so I think it will be kind of difficult for gambling sites to stop underage people from gambling. But we can see some physical casinos that still allow underage gamblers, which is very wrong. If anybody visits the gambling site and they notice the person might be underage,  they should request a means of identification to confirm the person’s identity. If the person is truly underage, then the person shouldn’t be allowed to gamble.

Yes because some of gambling site still not implement KYC or they implemented it but then they will still gamble because the KYC will only for people who earns a lot and withdraw a lot too. If they are not too active and not going to withdraw so much money then it is not a problem at all . All website has a age bracket especially if it is needed some decision making and also based on govt regulations.

If nothing suspicious is found by a gambler then KYC is not very important if there is no restriction. But if any casino is restricted by government rule then KYC must be done. In recent times almost all casinos are advised to do KYC. There are some casinos and gambling platforms where KYC is mandatory but gambling can be conducted without KYC. This is because they don't consider it essential for those users. But if suddenly large amount transactions are done and if they find it suspicious then all matters related to KYC must be thoroughly monitored.

[macson]

The age-based categories for gambling differ in different countries of the world.  In my country people from teenagers to the elderly are involved in gambling.  But one thing is very bad that even though the category is mentioned in online gambling, in our country school college students are more involved in local gambling.
But governments should keep the minimum age of gambling more than 18+/20 more.

In my opinion, the rules set for the age limit for gamblers are not very effective because quite a lot of school children have managed to make their own money and then gamble with that money ^{(not using their parents' money)}, there are other ways which in my opinion are quite effective in preventing teenagers from playing on a gambling site, it is a psychological test before registering, a psychological test is usually used to test a person's mental, emotional & thinking ^{(it will be very easy to find out which ones are adults and which ones are immature)}, but i doubt there will be gambling sites that implement what i mentioned ^{(requiring KYC will not be effective enough to 100% banish underage gamblers)}

[stomachgrowls]

Most of the gambling companies I have come across do state the age of users that are qualify to play gambling, but this is something that   is not very strict that under age can stay away from it, even with the restrictions of age people who are not up to the age of gambling still go ahead of playing gambling because the age thing does not really matter that gambling companies follow up, that's why young people have opportunity of playing gambling without any restrictions.

All gambling sites have age restrictions on their websites, but underage people will still go ahead and gamble on those sites. As it is clearly stated, even if gambling sites make KYC mandatory, some underage people will still find a way to gamble, so I think it will be kind of difficult for gambling sites to stop underage people from gambling. But we can see some physical casinos that still allow underage gamblers, which is very wrong. If anybody visits the gambling site and they notice the person might be underage,  they should request a means of identification to confirm the person’s identity. If the person is truly underage, then the person shouldn’t be allowed to gamble.

Yes because some of gambling site still not implement KYC or they implemented it but then they will still gamble because the KYC will only for people who earns a lot and withdraw a lot too. If they are not too active and not going to withdraw so much money then it is not a problem at all . All website has a age bracket especially if it is needed some decision making and also based on govt regulations.

If nothing suspicious is found by a gambler then KYC is not very important if there is no restriction. But if any casino is restricted by government rule then KYC must be done. In recent times almost all casinos are advised to do KYC. There are some casinos and gambling platforms where KYC is mandatory but gambling can be conducted without KYC. This is because they don't consider it essential for those users. But if suddenly large amount transactions are done and if they find it suspicious then all matters related to KYC must be thoroughly monitored.

There's always that kind of threshold since these platforms are really that centralized and been regulated on which means that money laundering would be always the concern and on the time that there's someone who

do make out some huge deposits then this is the time that they would really be asking out for some verifications which its not really that something new anymore. This isnt limited on gambling sites but also in exchange platforms too where KYC level 2 would be asked out if ever you are making or transacting huge amounts already. Speaking about age to gamble then we would really be always sticking into those age where considered legal or someone to be mature enough which is playing around 18-21 years old depending on a certain country but it would definitely be playing up within these numbers.

Now that we are really that on a high tech era where accessibility was so easy then it would really be just that hard to completely be able to filter out those youngster for them to play.
We would really be to say that those kids could potentially be able to play without being caught or filtered out.

[Westinhome]

Yes of course every parent will also not be able to fully control what their children do, for those who are still young maybe everything can be controlled by parents, but when they grow up of course parental supervision will definitely not be fully possible because as you said above, there are some things that cannot be done by parents at certain times, basically they have a limit for something that cannot be reached by parents. Honestly, I think this is a big challenge for parents, where they have to be able to control all their kids' activities there. I mean, doing something to keep their kids away from bad environmental factors, like gambling. Yes, kids these days seem to be trained in operating these devices, I must admit they are smart to find something that we never even knew before, it doesn't take long for them to master the device.

Now the children are more wise then we are at the age of 14,the reason behind this was they most exposed to the social media in many ways as compared to us.So they come to know both and bad things at their younger ages.Since they come to know before 18,they will practise at the adult age.No one including their parent can’t control their activities above 18 years.So the parents should take responsibilities to their children,make sure their children grown in the right way.So he won’t committed to any crime or illegal activities at their teenage period.The children are back bone of the society,We should care them at the childhood very carefully.

[Iroh]

I came across an article How Old Do You Have to Be to Gamble in USA?. In this article, i saw that the minimum age to gamble is between 18 to 21 years. I wonder if the online casino do follow this minimum age for gambling.

Yes, the gambling sites have our age data through the KYC documents. Do they ever restrict anyone who is underage to not to gamble?
Also, if we find any site allowing minors to gamble, can legal action be taken against them?

I think it’s generally acceptable that kids shouldn’t be gambling. Hence I think 18 years of age is appropriate for an individual to legally gamble. A lot of countries recognize and consider an 18 year old individual to be an adult and is understood to be mature enough to know and understand any and all actions taken and if any, deal the consequences later on.

I think most gambling sites accepts just about anyone willing to spend money on its site. I’m pretty sure there are lots of underage gamblers who without undergoing KYC, gamble. Gambling sites may not require KYC until an issue pops up or the amount won is quite large then the site would want to verify such user.
I think legal action could and should be taken against casinos that are oblivious to minors gambling on their site.