[NEWS]Brazil Wants Stricter Age Verification for Minors in Online Gambling.

[Filicius]

It seems that age verification is becoming an upward trend in several countries. In Spain they have been announcing the intention to implement it for some time to be able to access porn websites, and in France it is already implemented. Asking it for gambling seems the next logical step, and I'm all for protecting minors, but the concerns around privacy are understandable and it should be guaranteed in any case.

[coin-investor]

Also, a bit more info about the stricter age verification they want to implement, online gambling is not their only target, they also want stricter age verification on websites that offer pornography, escort services, alcohol, dating apps, and weapons

https://www.gamblingnews.com/news/brazil-discusses-stricter-age-verification-to-shield-minors-from-online-gambling/

The youth are the hope of every nation, and they will wage a war on things that undermine the welfare of their youth. Brazil is doing it right, where gambling is legal and rampant; it's the youth that suffers because they are exposed to manipulative and deceptive ads that promise easy money and living.
For a country to prosper, it must take good care of its youth and ensure they become good citizens who will continue the country's legacy.

[hyudien]

It seems that age verification is becoming an upward trend in several countries. In Spain they have been announcing the intention to implement it for some time to be able to access porn websites, and in France it is already implemented. Asking it for gambling seems the next logical step, and I'm all for protecting minors, but the concerns around privacy are understandable and it should be guaranteed in any case.

The ease of access to anything high-risk requires the government to take more serious measures to minimize addiction, especially in gambling. My country has taken similar steps, but implementing KYC won't completely reduce the number of pre-mature teenagers gambling. Many illegal gambling sites remain accessible without requiring KYC at all, which is currently the case in my country.

[qwertyup23]

From what I've seen, the idea of strengthening age verification makes sense to protect minors, because today it's very easy to lie about your age and gamble. Stricter KYC (Know Your Customer) could help with this, but it also raises concerns about privacy and data leaks.

This is exactly true. While some may argue that it’s very easy to circumvent this regulation are missing the point- the point here is the difficulty and inconvenience of access from minors.

If minors are subjected to a stricter and stringent approach in order to gamble, some might lose the temptation or influence at all. Of course this kind of prohibition will not necessarily and absolutely remove gambling access to minors. But the very fact that it subjects these minors to an inconvenient approach can compel them to stop and just switch to another hobby.

In this case, the challenge is to balance the protection of minors with the privacy of adults; otherwise, the illegal market could grow and unfortunately worsen the situation.

You are absolutely correct. The government now must find the perfect harmony in balancing the interests of its country in revenue generation and their moral obligation in protecting the minors from harm within the society. This includes being exposed to gambling and other related activities that can impair their well-being and growth as a whole.

[Alphakilo]

It seems that age verification is becoming an upward trend in several countries. In Spain they have been announcing the intention to implement it for some time to be able to access porn websites, and in France it is already implemented. Asking it for gambling seems the next logical step, and I'm all for protecting minors, but the concerns around privacy are understandable and it should be guaranteed in any case.

Brazil has been on the forefront of protecting the digital age from total collapse by trying to not just tax, but implement stringent rules that protects the younger generations from illegal sites, too much gambling activities and contents that pollute the young minds. They seek proof before access and that's why the hard enforced rule of kyc requirements is a denominator, inorder to gain access to online sites and platforms.
This is a country not just focused on the revenue they stand to gain but on the morals they inculcate as digital age rises.

[boyptc]

IIRC, they have already implemented it this year earlier.

And some of the online casinos have to comply to the rules of Brazil subjected to their operations there.

This is a good concern for the minors that they need to be stricter because there's a trick here that these minors will only use their parents identities if they want to gamble and pass to kyc.

[Die_empty]

I support this more stringent verification option, even if it can be not only with one country but with all countries that even legalize gambling they should be able to implement this, because with the current situation that is indeed developing technology makes it easier for anyone to gamble including those who are still underage.
I have a country that prohibits gambling which is against the law, but even so there are still many people who gamble especially with online gambling and not a few minors have done it, this really needs to be fixed.

I always support any move that will shield underage people from gambling. Young people can easily get addicted to an activity which is why the government needs to always take drastic decisions to protect them.

Apart from making laws that will mandate gambling platforms to enforce these rules, they state should also take other decisions. Promoting public awareness about the danger of underage gambling as well as gambling addiction should be done in schools. Also, advertising gambling services close to schools should be discouraged. Gambling businesses should not be established close to schools that have underage students.

I know online casinos can easily be accessed. But these few steps could still be helpful because many people become gamblers through billboard advertisements.

[ColdLava40]

This is exactly true. While some may argue that it’s very easy to circumvent this regulation are missing the point- the point here is the difficulty and inconvenience of access from minors.

If minors are subjected to a stricter and stringent approach in order to gamble, some might lose the temptation or influence at all. Of course this kind of prohibition will not necessarily and absolutely remove gambling access to minors. But the very fact that it subjects these minors to an inconvenient approach can compel them to stop and just switch to another hobby.

Should minors even be involved in gambling in the first place? No.

The problem is that we have so many unregulated gambling sites today and they have no age restriction for minors. Those sites are concern only on how to make profits, but never in the impact these serviced they provide will have on minors.

These kind of age restriction would serve a lot of purpose in the society and we should hope more countries adopt it. You can imagine a minor going through gambling addiction, his life would be so bad because he will not be able to manage his emotions.

[AmoreJaz]

IIRC, they have already implemented it this year earlier.

And some of the online casinos have to comply to the rules of Brazil subjected to their operations there.

This is a good concern for the minors that they need to be stricter because there's a trick here that these minors will only use their parents identities if they want to gamble and pass to kyc.

They are just protecting the minors with the stricter verification. Because we all know that kids these days can easily forge or do anything over the net using their gadgets. As they can easily access online platforms, it would be easier for them to get around with so many things. Thus, a stricter protocol is needed to mitigate these work arounds.

[o48o]

The draft decree would prohibit platforms from relying solely on self-reported ages and outline plans for the government to create its own age-verification system that websites could use.

It also introduces protections for data collected during the age-verification process, aiming to address privacy concerns raised by critics of the law. Under the draft, platforms would be barred from tracking users’ identities, browsing histories, or records related to age-verification requests and checks.

It should be cleared on how the government and the platform is going to work this one. I'm also one of those who are concern on not only the identity of the minors, but all gamblers as well.

What if this self-reported programs might be hacked or their is a slipped on handling the data and it went online? The identify of everyone who gambles are going to be exploited if the data goes to the wrong hand?

Are you assuming that they will do like most casinos with their kyc? Because there are other ways that are already working, which don't cause any leakage if hackers try to access to stolen ids. Only example i need is bank verification apps that we are using in here to identify ourself, because those are working flawlessly.

I am not familiar on Brazilian data protection laws, but what i have heard so far, i am assuming that they are following EU in that sector sooner or later anyway. So it's getting harder to hackers accessing anything if data is protected like it should.

[Cantsay]

It seems that age verification is becoming an upward trend in several countries. In Spain they have been announcing the intention to implement it for some time to be able to access porn websites, and in France it is already implemented. Asking it for gambling seems the next logical step, and I'm all for protecting minors, but the concerns around privacy are understandable and it should be guaranteed in any case.

With the way gambling platforms seem unconcerned about the whole underage gambling, it makes sense for the government to start looking for stricter means to enforce age verification.

The number of underage individuals who are involved in gambling is extremely high, and it keeps on increasing every second, and there seems to be nothing that is being done to put a stop to it.

[boyptc]

IIRC, they have already implemented it this year earlier.

And some of the online casinos have to comply to the rules of Brazil subjected to their operations there.

This is a good concern for the minors that they need to be stricter because there's a trick here that these minors will only use their parents identities if they want to gamble and pass to kyc.

They are just protecting the minors with the stricter verification. Because we all know that kids these days can easily forge or do anything over the net using their gadgets. As they can easily access online platforms, it would be easier for them to get around with so many things. Thus, a stricter protocol is needed to mitigate these work arounds.

Yes, they're good in the technology these days and can either use parents help or even AI for that.

Even in the actual verification through live video, there's a way for them to modify it and not to make it look like they're under ages.

This is actually a good step and shows that the government is protecting the minors and they don't want many of them to get addicted.

[Orpichukwu]

It seems that age verification is becoming an upward trend in several countries. In Spain they have been announcing the intention to implement it for some time to be able to access porn websites, and in France it is already implemented. Asking it for gambling seems the next logical step, and I'm all for protecting minors, but the concerns around privacy are understandable and it should be guaranteed in any case.

This is no longer new; it’s only countries where their governments have not seen a rise in teenage involvement on the platforms where they are not supposed to be allowed access that they have not taken action. If not, there should be strick rules that naturally limit teenagers from accessing pornography websites gambling and other places where underage should not be.

[Davidvictorson]

Brazil is discussing stricter age verification for minors to protect them from online gambling. From what I understand from the article, Barzil basically wants stricter kyc(maybe when registering an account, and it's an age focused kyc) to make sure no minors will be able to fully access the casino. Before this, Brazil had also increased the tax for gambling operators in the country from 12% to 15% by 2028.

Also, a bit more info about the stricter age verification they want to implement, online gambling is not their only target, they also want stricter age verification on websites that offer pornography, escort services, alcohol, dating apps, and weapons

I like this. These are very active steps that many governments should take instead of an outright ban on gambling.
Stricter measures like these will ensure that operators of these websites can sit up and do the needful in helping curb underage gambling and by extension gambling addiction which would cost the government a lot of money.
Aside the increased tax I recommend that any operator that defaults should be heavily fined to serve as a deterrent to the others.

[Hispo]

It seems that age verification is becoming an upward trend in several countries. In Spain they have been announcing the intention to implement it for some time to be able to access porn websites, and in France it is already implemented. Asking it for gambling seems the next logical step, and I'm all for protecting minors, but the concerns around privacy are understandable and it should be guaranteed in any case.

With the way gambling platforms seem unconcerned about the whole underage gambling, it makes sense for the government to start looking for stricter means to enforce age verification.

The number of underage individuals who are involved in gambling is extremely high, and it keeps on increasing every second, and there seems to be nothing that is being done to put a stop to it.

Brazil also happens to be a specially important market for gambling in Latin America and also a country in which there could be many underage gamblers and bettors, due to the popularity of casinos on the internet.
Casinos have become such a big businesses in markets like this one, that they will continue to make millions of dollars even if they successfully exclude minors from having access to gambling services. That would be the right thing to do.
Kids are supposed to be attending school and studying, not gambling money which may not be even theirs.

[TedMosby]

Increasing tax is okay if the benefit of the tax in the end goes back to them, at least to support and develop things related to gambling addiction. However, I don't think strict KYC is a difficult thing to handle for those people. How many of you here live in countries where gambling is restricted but are still able to access it with no problem even with strict KYC? I guess many.

Better to try a different approach like prohibiting gambling ads, monitoring influencers who often share about gambling, banning games with in-game gambling-like features, and probably there needs to be special bodies to handle it all. Have you watched Teach You a Lesson on Netflix? We probably need it.

[Oasisman]

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Casinos have become such a big businesses in markets like this one, that they will continue to make millions of dollars even if they successfully exclude minors from having access to gambling services. That would be the right thing to do.
Kids are supposed to be attending school and studying, not gambling money which may not be even theirs.

The majority of the minors don't have the capacity to generate their own income, so that means they have no significant contributions on the amount of money the casino earns from their clients. This is not something that could hurt the casino, but it needs stricter rules, and the authorities should impose serious legal consequences on those operators who fail to abide by this rule or show any negligence.
Schools and playgrounds are where the kids are supposed to be. They should not be dealing with something that involves money.

[fruktik]

This is the casino's fault for allowing the underage to have access to gambling and use their platform, is this not for the reason why they always require users to supply their kyc, so that they can make the necessary verification for users before accepting them into their platform for use, but today, reverse is the case because there is no measures being effective and well stationed to cub the incidence of allowing children to gamble.

You think casino owners are interested in tightening identity verification measures? No, they certainly don't. If such laws are passed, the customer base will shrink significantly. Teenagers won't be able to access the site, and that's a significant number of players.

There will likely be lobbyists in the government who will oppose such decisions. I'm sure this will all be hotly debated. It will drag on for a long time. We'll see what happens.

[Wakate]

It seems that age verification is becoming an upward trend in several countries. In Spain they have been announcing the intention to implement it for some time to be able to access porn websites, and in France it is already implemented. Asking it for gambling seems the next logical step, and I'm all for protecting minors, but the concerns around privacy are understandable and it should be guaranteed in any case.

The only way a Casino can verify the age of their players without telling them to click a button to confirm that they are above the age of 18 years is to do KYC verifications. There are people selling KYC documents that can be used on casinos and this is also another disadvantage for the government that is looking for ways to verifying the age of minors that could potentially access a casino and starts gambling without any restrictions.

[Orpichukwu]

The only way a Casino can verify the age of their players without telling them to click a button to confirm that they are above the age of 18 years is to do KYC verifications. There are people selling KYC documents that can be used on casinos and this is also another disadvantage for the government that is looking for ways to verifying the age of minors that could potentially access a casino and starts gambling without any restrictions.

This is the bigger issue we have with KYC verification; identity can easily now be forged and used to pass verification by those smart underage gamblers. If the casinos can upgrade their verification pattern, like the live cam check, to make sure the identity submitted matches with the person on the other side of the camera, that can reduce the number of ways they can bypass the KYC verification.