How can casinos for 18 year olds ensure that players truly respect the min age?

[Z-tight]

I don't think online casinos are strictly trying to police age restriction rule, they surely put it in their laws and terms, but if you are below the age requirement and decide to play in the casino, there is no way they would know and i honestly don't even think they care too much about that. They can only catch underage gamblers through kyc, but if you are 'smart' enough to fake it, then the casinos will be glad to continue receiving your deposits.

[Dump3er]

I’m curious how online casinos ensure that players are actually over 18 years old. How do they verify this information? For gambling sites with a KYC process, they can easily check this detail, but what about casinos for 18 year olds that offer easy registration and withdrawals? How do they make sure players aren’t minors?
I know that With the rise of streamlined and quick registration processes, maintaining proper age verification can be challenging. Many casinos implement additional measures, such as geolocation tracking or random ID checks, to ensure compliance with age restrictions.

Are these measures enough to prevent underage gambling

They don’t. It’s quite simple, if they don’t run you through the KYC process, there is no way for them to figure out your age at this stage. I think there were some discussions about zero-knowledge-proofs and how you could prove your age without giving away other data. But the thing is that if a casino feels or is obliged to collect data about your age, what’s the point in doing that if they ignore all other data of a player? What advantage does a casino have if they can prove to authorities they know the age of their players, but nothing else?

[acroman08]

I’m curious how online casinos ensure that players are actually over 18 years old. How do they verify this information? For gambling sites with a KYC process, they can easily check this detail, but what about casinos for 18 year olds that offer easy registration and withdrawals? How do they make sure players aren’t minors?

they can't and the only way the casino will know whether the gambler is above 18 years old is if they ask for KYC otherwise they'll just assume that the gambler is above 18 years old.

I know that With the rise of streamlined and quick registration processes, maintaining proper age verification can be challenging. Many casinos implement additional measures, such as geolocation tracking or random ID checks, to ensure compliance with age restrictions.

Are these measures enough to prevent underage gambling

no, I mean they usually ask for random ID checks when the gamblers have registered and have played in the casino or the gambler have tried to withdraw.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

There's no way the casino can know if the person that is gambling is a minor or not, that's why they put the KYC process and with the KYC required, the kid age might reflect on the ID card that they will submit and from the picture too, they can detect if it's a kid or not. There are some smart kid that would use the information of their parents to open the casino account and still use their details to pass the KYC. If they are gambling, th casino can not know if it's a minor, technically they can not be able to know all the account operated by minors.

[Josefjix]

Simple KYC.
Desperate gamblers under 18 years old will surely want to gamble by all means so they lie about the age. So, casinos should take KYC compulsory because that is the only way they can control age factor in gambling. On the other hand, casinos do careless about that these few years.

Most casinos allow fund deposit without verification and then verification thereafter after winning before withdrawal. This is trap set up for underage to denied them of their winning giving them the reasons that they fail their T&C thereby blocking their account and all sorts of negative actions on a player.

A good casino that really cares about their players will pass a policy that verification should be completed before deposit and withdrawal to make sure underage do not play on your site, as simple as that.

[btc78]

I don't think online casinos are strictly trying to police age restriction rule, they surely put it in their laws and terms, but if you are below the age requirement and decide to play in the casino, there is no way they would know and i honestly don't even think they care too much about that. They can only catch underage gamblers through kyc, but if you are 'smart' enough to fake it, then the casinos will be glad to continue receiving your deposits.

i don’t think they just don’t care about it and they would just let you do your thing if you could just fake it because this rule is imposed by the government and if a minor is found playing in a casino, it’s not just the minor that will be in trouble but the casino too and they will be required to make stricter regulations about kids getting into their platforms

[madnessteat]

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If law enforcement agencies find that the casino gambling minors, the casino faces not only heavy fines, but may even revoke the license. By the way, the fines are quite serious and I think they do not go in comparison with how much money can lose a minor. All this for online casinos is a big enough problem. Therefore, any licensed casino seeks to prevent their customers from being underage. But as we know with today's technology minors are able to circumvent the restrictions of casinos and other platforms.

[Mahanton]

Are these measures enough to prevent underage gambling [/center]

Not at all but still it will really be giving out that kind of checks at least into those people who do really want to deal up with gambling. We do know that wayback that crypto casinos arent really asking some KYC verification on which this really that makes crypto gambling to be that very good specially into those people that who do want privacy and anonymity. Somehow these features could really be causing up that kind of probability for someone to deal up with gambling without any verifications or simply free on which this will really be that including minors on which this is really that bad in any form. Now that these old time casinos becomes regulated and being that following government rules then they are gradually switching and becoming that even more strict. Just like into those old normal days of fiat casinos about 18+ gambling then there's always those chance that minors could be able to exploit on which specially if they would really be that using up their parents ID's and other fake identities then it could be still be able to possibly be able to bypass these KYC. The only time that possibly be able to filtered out is on the moment or time that they've been asked out for more further details on which if they have been able to make use of fake ones then that would really be pain in the ass at the time that they've been asked out such information specially if they do experience some big wins and potential further more verification then this could really be happening.

[Dunamisx]

Without being told or government emphasizing on this, we should know that underaged gambling is not advisable, such teenagers found under this category are still dependent and they are yet to start earning money to know what is good and not for them, their mentality with their maturity does not warrant that they should start gambling at such a teenager stage, all these are the expectations from a reputable gambling casino to put effect on.

[pinggoki]

They don't respect that, they just put it there so the authorities can see that they're not breaking the law, kind of like adult content on the Internet, they don't really enforce that minimum age requirement, they just put it there so they're compliant with the standard of the government. These aren't any measure to prevent underage gambling, more like a shield so the business can go smoothly as it can be.

If I'm being honest, the only effective way to make sure that underage gambling doesn't happen is that the parents of those children do an intervention, making sure that they're in a loving home and their needs are met and the proper values are being instilled in the child, I believe that's how you prevent underage gambling. Telling them what they can't do and the consequences of doing those don'ts are a good thing too but most children doesn't understand consequences until it's too late so this one is a second option.

[Reatim]

I’m curious how online casinos ensure that players are actually over 18 years old. How do they verify this information? For gambling sites with a KYC process, they can easily check this detail, but what about casinos for 18 year olds that offer easy registration and withdrawals? How do they make sure players aren’t minors?

they can't and the only way the casino will know whether the gambler is above 18 years old is if they ask for KYC otherwise they'll just assume that the gambler is above 18 years old.

nowadays they just don’t require anyone to simply submit their documents they try to verify if the face also matches the identification which i would assume makes it more difficult for anyone to cheat their way into the casino

which adult would give their identification and allow their face to be verified for an underage kid play in an online casino? no one so a kid will have to be so smart if he can cheat his way through this

[joniboini]

which adult would give their identification and allow their face to be verified for an underage kid play in an online casino? no one so a kid will have to be so smart if he can cheat his way through this

Unfortunately, I can see it happening in rural areas. Some older adults are not familiar with modern tech so they kinda trust their grandchildren to behave correctly. At least that's how it is near where I live, although I doubt the kids here are interested in online casinos. If anything they'll probably spend their money on gacha games. Then again I don't think a casino is not equipped to reduce the chance of someone abusing their live KYC tech, although most seem to rely on third-party/"AI" based tools for that.

[shield132]

I’m curious how online casinos ensure that players are actually over 18 years old. How do they verify this information? For gambling sites with a KYC process, they can easily check this detail, but what about casinos for 18 year olds that offer easy registration and withdrawals? How do they make sure players aren’t minors?
I know that With the rise of streamlined and quick registration processes, maintaining proper age verification can be challenging. Many casinos implement additional measures, such as geolocation tracking or random ID checks, to ensure compliance with age restrictions.

Are these measures enough to prevent underage gambling

No casino can ensure that their player is over 18 years old, even if they ask for KYC and another kind of verification. When I was studying in public school, casinos and sportsbooks were very popular and almost all of my male classmates were gambling because it was cool to gamble, you would be called a nerd if you didn't gamble. During my school time, it was enough to take a picture of ID to get verified on the casino, so kids would take a picture of their fathers' IDs and submit them to the casino to get verified. These days, kids use accounts of their elder brothers (almost everyone gambles in my region) and then share accounts with their classmates and friends. This problem will never be solved.

[Odusko]

I’m curious how online casinos ensure that players are actually over 18 years old. How do they verify this information? For gambling sites with a KYC process, they can easily check this detail, but what about casinos for 18 year olds that offer easy registration and withdrawals? How do they make sure players aren’t minors?
I know that With the rise of streamlined and quick registration processes, maintaining proper age verification can be challenging. Many casinos implement additional measures, such as geolocation tracking or random ID checks, to ensure compliance with age restrictions.

Are these measures enough to prevent underage gambling

Globally known crypto casinos like Stake have stepped up their KYC demands lately and this upgrade is aimed at stopping under-age people from accessing their casinos I think that we have to give them commendation for such gestures because as far as Stake is concerned all new accounts must, first of all, go through KYC verifications before being able to either deposit or play games on the casino, this has helped eliminate the tendency of under age access to gambling on stake, but I don't know about other's but sure all prominent casinos have the same laws as regards to new accounts and verification to expose the age of the gambler to the casino.

[Odusko]

There's no way the casino can know if the person that is gambling is a minor or not, that's why they put the KYC process and with the KYC required, the kid age might reflect on the ID card that they will submit and from the picture too, they can detect if it's a kid or not. There are some smart kid that would use the information of their parents to open the casino account and still use their details to pass the KYC. If they are gambling, th casino can not know if it's a minor, technically they can not be able to know all the account operated by minors.

Some casinos that don't require KYC to gamble most especially cryptocurrency casinos fine it hard to monitor age compliance and this is why in some regions, gambling is highly frowned upon and seen as a completely negative thing most especially in highly religious states if online casinos can come together to beat the issues of under age gambling and it impacts on young gambling addicts, it will help in the long term to reduce and potentially eliminate the issues with negative gambling.

[batang_bitcoin]

A good casino that really cares about their players will pass a policy that verification should be completed before deposit and withdrawal to make sure underage do not play on your site, as simple as that.

As for withdrawals, that's it. But with deposits, most of them don't really apply and execute any requirements for that. So that players of any age can gamble for as long as they can be but then, they'll meet at the end if ever there is a need to cash out. And with that, they'll know if the player is on the legal age or not. They're a business but I agree that it should be just like what you've said, for one to be known at the right age, KYC should be implemented before they gamble for the protection of the young ones but I don't think it will do.

[tvplus006]

... but what about casinos for 18 year olds that offer easy registration and withdrawals? How do they make sure players aren’t minors? ..

As I understand it, for such casinos it does not matter who brings them profit, therefore KYC is not required. But if you try to withdraw your profit, the casino will probably require verification from you, during which they will be able to determine the age of the player and, accordingly, the violation of the rules regarding age.

[Hatchy]

A good casino that really cares about their players will pass a policy that verification should be completed before deposit and withdrawal to make sure underage do not play on your site, as simple as that.

As for withdrawals, that's it. But with deposits, most of them don't really apply and execute any requirements for that. So that players of any age can gamble for as long as they can be but then, they'll meet at the end if ever there is a need to cash out. And with that, they'll know if the player is on the legal age or not. They're a business but I agree that it should be just like what you've said, for one to be known at the right age, KYC should be implemented before they gamble for the protection of the young ones but I don't think it will do.

Yes, it still won't be enough to help stop the amount of underage gambling we have today. Some casino might not care if the young ones are gambling on their site as on one end they will benefit from their losses. It's kind of easy to make enough money off them since they literally may not know much about the tactics used to gamble. They end up losing to the casino. And just like you said, the casino may only care when it comes to the point of withdraw, which to me shouldn't be so..

[Sandra_hakeem]

[...] but what about casinos for 18 year olds that offer easy registration and withdrawals? How do they make sure players aren’t minors?

You see, there's actually no way you can control who or what gets registered on your site, as long as anonymity is what the casino is built on.. infact, that's exactly one of the reasons why it's not even advisable to register and deposit in such casinos -- the unpredictable can happen. Being caught unawares is the worst of all the nightmares to be left in.

[batang_bitcoin]

A good casino that really cares about their players will pass a policy that verification should be completed before deposit and withdrawal to make sure underage do not play on your site, as simple as that.

As for withdrawals, that's it. But with deposits, most of them don't really apply and execute any requirements for that. So that players of any age can gamble for as long as they can be but then, they'll meet at the end if ever there is a need to cash out. And with that, they'll know if the player is on the legal age or not. They're a business but I agree that it should be just like what you've said, for one to be known at the right age, KYC should be implemented before they gamble for the protection of the young ones but I don't think it will do.

Yes, it still won't be enough to help stop the amount of underage gambling we have today. Some casino might not care if the young ones are gambling on their site as on one end they will benefit from their losses. It's kind of easy to make enough money off them since they literally may not know much about the tactics used to gamble. They end up losing to the casino. And just like you said, the casino may only care when it comes to the point of withdraw, which to me shouldn't be so..

That is it for these underage gamblers, they deposit and simply there is no end to them of withdrawals. As long as they enjoy, that's what matters to them and the thought of these young ones of gambling is they will eventually lose so they might just enjoy the game and the money that they have deposited from their mama and papa's pockets. So, all possible certain measures can be done but we have to accept the fact that it's very hard to verify if the gamblers are underage if they won't go through certain test or kyc compliance.