Depending on where you live, turning 18 might be a pretty big deal. It’s often the start of adulthood, and brings with it a number of rights and privileges that teenagers have been waiting for. Unfortunately, in many cases, casinos both online and live will make you wait until you turn 21 to start gambling – but there are also plenty that allow 18-year-olds to take the plunge. Read on to find out what sites we picked as the top online casinos for 18 years and older players!

• Michigan Casino 18 Years Old Gamble
• Washington Casino 18 Years Old

Most online casinos accept players who are at least 18 years old, so those states that have not legally banned offshore casino destinations do not prevent their residents from engaging in online casino gambling at age 18. The states listed here all legally allow some type of casino gambling to players who are 18 and over. Minimum Gambling Age is 18 years or older in Indian Casino. However, most Indian casinos serve alcohol and have set the minimum age to enter at 21 to comply with the minimum age of 21 required by their. Your 18 year old daughter will not be allowed in the casino area, or at a bar, even if she is not playing or drinking. Even if she is with you (adult) she still needs to be just passing through the casino floor, to. California Indian Casinos: Gambling Options For 18+ The legal gambling age is 18-years-old on all land under California jurisdiction. Because Indian casinos technically operate on reservation land, they aren’t beholden to California legislation. They can set their own legal gambling age to some extent (with some government oversight). Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Casino, Hollywood: 'Can my 18 year old cousin go in and not gamble?' Check out 9 answers, plus see 2,164 reviews, articles, and 634 photos of Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Casino, ranked No.8 on Tripadvisor among 164 attractions in Hollywood.

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Washington Casino 18 Years Old

Minimum gambling ages vary around the world, and sometimes even between different areas of the same country or state. For instance, in the United States, most individual states set the age limits for gambling within their borders. However, Indian casinos may have different rules, or the state may set two different ages for different forms of gambling.

In the United States, the most common minimum age to be allowed into a casino is 21. However, 18 is also fairly common, with some casinos in popular gaming destinations like New York, California and Florida allowing 18-year-olds to gamble. In Michigan, you must be 21 to gamble in the large Detroit casinos, but those facilities run by Native Americans are allowed to take customers as young as 19.

In Canada, the gambling age is more standardized, though there’s still some variation. In most provinces and territories, you’ll need to be 19 to gamble. However, in Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec and the Yukon, gamblers can start slightly earlier, at just 18 years old.

Given the number of different jurisdictions available in Europe, it’s probably not a surprise that various countries offer different policies – some of which are even more restrictive than those in North America. In France and Germany, most casinos will allow you to gamble at 18, while in the UK, some gambling is allowed as early as 16 (though casino gambling starts at 18). While this is definitely the most common age where you can begin gambling in Europe, there are a few exceptions; for instance, in Greece, you’ll need to be 23 before you can start to play in a casino. In Portugal, tourists can begin playing at 18, but citizens in the country need to be 21 – and some casinos won’t let you play until you hit 25.

The latest crazy in gambling comes from Macau, the semi-independent region of China that is home to dozens of casinos. Given that Macau was formerly a Portuguese colony, it may not surprise you to learn that their laws are similar to those in Portugal; locals must wait until 21 to gamble, but the huge number of tourists that pour in each year can start wagering at just 18.

When it comes to online gambling sites, each site generally follows the applicable laws of the jurisdiction they find themselves in, which is why there is some disparity from site to site. However, most casinos will have their policies clearly stated on their websites, and the site we’ve recommended are all available to all players aged 18 or over.

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By Jim Rothgeb, Sun Staff — Jul 9th, 1998

Operators cite a great demand to allow underage military personnel into the hall.

Tyler Phillips is 19 years old, lives in Indianola, and until Wednesday night had never spent time in a casino.

At least he'd he never bellied up to a blackjack table and slapped down cold cash to look at a few cards. He's always been too young.

But there he was, standing next to his friend, John Peterson, also from Indianola, who handed Phillips $10 and taught him how to beat the dealer at the Clearwater Casino in Suquamish. In just about an hour, young Phillips had won maybe $6.

'I like it,' Phillips said. 'This is fun. It's the first time I've ever been here, and I'll probably come back.'

The key phrase here is '19 years old.' Because Phillips falls under a policy that lowers the minimum age for gambling at Clearwater Casino from 21 to 18. It's the first tribal casino in Washington to allow anyone that young to take part in its various games of chance.

The policy lowering the age of gambling from 21 to 18 may have a ripple effect at tribal gaming halls throughout the state.

The Washington State Liquor Control Board approved the policy, with restrictions to certain areas of the casino. In essence, 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds can gamble but they can't drink alcohol.

The new policy was started last Friday and casino officials say they've averaged about 35 young gamblers per day.

'We're doing this because of the demand,' said Desmond Gibson, marketing director. 'We live in an area with many young military people and they haven't been allowed to come in. Here they are, old enough to work on a warship, and yet they haven't been able to gamble.'

Washington's minimum age for gambling has always been 18 but that age group has been shut out of casinos because state liquor laws require that they be 21 to enter. Clearwater is one of many tribal casinos that serves alcohol.

But the Suquamish questioned the restriction as it appears in their compact with the State Gambling Commission. Their argument is that since many card rooms without state compacts serve liquor where minors are allowed, why shouldn't the same policy apply to casinos?

'Technically, gambling has always been open to 18-year-olds,' said Ben Bishop, executive director of the gambling commission. 'The age of consent is what got us into this trap. Now it's the same as minors going to a restaurant where alcohol is served. They can go in, but alcohol will not be served to anyone under 21.'

At Clearwater, minor guests can play all the casino games, including craps, roulette, blackjack, poker, keno, and Let It Ride, among others. What separates them from anyone 21 or older will be a colored wrist band that designates them as too young to drink.

'Our security staff issues the wrist bands, and we have floor men, security guards, managers and servers all over checking IDs,' said John Harman, Clearwater general manager. 'It's going to be real, real hard for someone underage to not be detected.'

The wristbands are a different color each day and it's virtually impossible to remove them without tearing them off. Adult guests who don't appear older than 21 will be carded and have their hands stamped, allowing them to consume alcohol.

Liquor control agents have advised the casino that the lounge and sections where alcohol is served in the entertainment area are still off limits to anyone under 21.

When it comes to gambling, many of the young players are still learning the games, according blackjack dealer George Medina.

'Some know just a few of the basics, like when to hit and when not to,' Medina said. 'The young people seem to like blackjack better than craps because craps is a tough game to learn.

'Overall, they've been a wonderful crowd.'

Chuck Dalrymple, state Liquor Control Board supervisor, said other tribes may follow the Suquamish in lowering the gambling age.

'I think it's just a matter of what casino operators choose to do,' he said. 'It depends on where they see their business coming from.'

News of the lowered age was met with concern by Gary Hanson, executive director of Gamblers Anonymous, a Seattle-based group which focuses on addictive gambling.

Eighteen to 21 years old 'is a vulnerable age group and if you lower the threshold and expand the group, there is always the potential of problem gambling,'he said.

Gibson and Harman emphasized that Clearwater does not plan to target the younger age group in its advertising.

'We're just going to drop the 21 age limit from our ads and change it to 18,' said Gibson.

Reach Jim Rothgeb at (360) 792-9213 or at jrothgeb@thesunlink.com.

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