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In various jurisdictions, the gambling age is the minimum age which one can gamble. In some countries, gambling is illegal for all people regardless of age, so a minimum age does not exist. In other countries, there are different age limits for different types of gambling.

Countries

Oceania

Country

Age

Notes

Kiribati}} Kiribati

18^[1]

Marshall Islands}} Marshall Islands

N/A

Gambling is illegal, with minor exceptions for non-profit bingo, raffles and cakewalks.^[2]

Nauru}} Nauru

18^[3]

Palau}} Palau

Gambling is illegal in Palau, with exceptions for social gambling, non-profit organisations and offshore gambling.^[4] The social gambling age is tied to the age of majority,^[5] which is 18 under Palauan law.^[6]

Solomon Islands}} Solomon Islands

18^[7]

People below the age of 18 can gamble with parental permission in a private dwelling-house or in the presence of a parent.^[7] For certain small lotteries, one only needs to be 16 in order to buy a ticket.^[8]

Tokelau}} Tokelau

N/A

Gaming is illegal (defined as "a game for money with cards or with dice").^[9]

Tuvalu}} Tuvalu

18^[10]

People below the age of 18 can gamble with parental permission in a private dwelling-house or in the presence of a parent.^[10] For certain small lotteries, one only needs to be 16 in order to buy a ticket.^[11]

Vanuatu}} Vanuatu

18^[12]^[13]

The given references only prevent people under the age of 18 from gambling online and gambling in casinos.

Europe

United Kingdom

References

1. ^Gambling and Lotteries Act 1988, s7(i).
2. ^Gaming and Recreation Prohibition Act 1998 [31 MIRC Ch.4].
3. ^Gaming Act 2011, s10(c).
4. ^Penal Code of the Republic of Palau, Chapter 50.
5. ^Penal Code of the Republic of Palau, § 5010.
6. ^21 PNC § 105
7. ^¹Gaming and Lotteries Act, s3(3).
8. ^Gaming and Lotteries Act, s15(2)(m).
9. ^Crimes, Procedure and Evidence Rules 2003, s64.
10. ^¹Gaming and Lotteries Act, s3(3).
11. ^Gaming and Lotteries Act, s9(2)(m).
12. ^Vanuatu Interactive Gaming Act, s18.
13. ^Casino Control Act, s44(4).

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