Gambling age
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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.
United States[edit]
The legal minimum age to gamble varies from state to state in the United States and also varies based on the type of gambling: lottery, parimutuel betting, casino, or pull-tab.
State |
Lottery age |
Parimutuel betting age |
Casino age |
Charity bingo/pull-tabs age |
Notes |
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N/A | 19 | 21 | Bingo: None Pull tabs: 19 |
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N/A | N/A | N/A | Bingo: 19 Pull tabs: 21 |
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21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 18-21 | 18 | Casino age varies by casino |
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18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
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18 | N/A | N/A | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 18 | ||
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18 | N/A | 18 (cruises only) | 18 | |
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | All forms of gambling illegal |
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18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
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21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
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18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | N/A | 18 | |
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21 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 21 | Bingo: 16 | |
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18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 18-21 | 18 | Casino age varies by casino |
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18 | 18 | 18-21 | 18 | Casino age varies by casino |
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N/A | N/A | 21 | Bingo: None Pull tabs: 18 |
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18 | 18 | 21 | 16 | |
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18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
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19 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
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N/A | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
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18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 21 | None | |
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18 | 18 | 18-21 | None | Casino age varies by casino |
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18 | N/A | 21 | None | |
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18 | Trackside: 18 OTB: 21 |
21 | None | |
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18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 18-21 | Tribal bingo: 16 Other: 18 |
Casino age varies by casino |
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18 | 18 | 18-21 | Bingo: 18 | Casino age varies by casino |
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18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
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18 | N/A | 21 | ||
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18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | N/A | ||
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18 | 21 | 21 (cruises only) | 18; under 18 accompanied by adult | |
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18 | 21 | |||
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | All forms of gambling illegal |
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18 | N/A | N/A | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | N/A | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 18-21 | 18 | Casino age varies by casino |
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18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
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18 | 18 | 18-21 | 18 | Casino age varies by casino |
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18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |