Posted in Poker March 13th, 2010
What is the legal minimum age to play poker?
I know that in the UK and the USA you have to be at least 18 to play poker online but is this is the case worldwide? Is there anywhere that allows 16 year olds to play online poker
And what about private home games. Is it legal to hold a small cash game consisiting of players under 18 if its done in the privacy of someones own home?
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4 Comments on this post
Posted by NoLimit March 13th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
For that it will really depend of the laws of your country.
In some country homegame are ok in some they are forbiden.
For most country it will be 18 years old and i believe that the limit for online poker room.
Posted by Fred March 13th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
It really depends on the state (US) you are currently in. If you want to see the list of minimum legal age to gamble you can see it here http://www.worldcasinodirectory.com/gambling_age_chart.htm
The only 16 year old allowed that I saw there is playing bingo.
Some casinos could be exempt (like Indian casinos) – it is unclear whether the state imposed limit is enforced in these gambling facilities.
“The problem is that even lawyers would find it difficult to say precisely what their local law is on the minimum age to play poker on the internet.
Take California, for example. The State Penal Code makes it a crime to allow anyone under 18 to “play at a game of chance,” in “any house used in whole, or in part, as a saloon or drinking place.” But, tribal casinos almost always limited poker to 21-year-olds, because the statetribal compacts allows 18-year-olds to play only when no booze is available. The state’s licensed cardrooms also won’t seat anyone under 21. The State Legislature recently enacted a law allowing charities to run poker tournaments; again, the minimum age was set at 21.” – according to this article http://www.pokerplayernewspaper.com/viewarticle.php?id=2686
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regards,
Fred
Posted by Anthony March 13th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
As far as my concern 18 is the legal age to play casino or poker related games.
Posted by Ryan March 13th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
18+ in all of the USA