age

[liljosh0304]

i started playing poker when i was in the military about 5 years ago,but now im actually go the casions playing seriously. my question is whats a appropriate age to let kids play online poker

[unclepony11]

18...............

[ilovekerry]

thats a wierd one.i can gamble online at 18 yet cant go to a casino till im 21?

[DarthYoda]

for money thats determined by the state or country the person lives in

for fun i dont see any reason to limit the age
my 12 year old son plays poker on facebook and i play him too when i get the chance
poker in many ways is a sport and like all sports the younger you start the better you will be

[MRCOOL1]

Originally Posted by liljosh0304

my question is whats a appropriate age to let kids play online poker

2, i think is old enuff....

[annalina]

i think just for fun you could let them play at any age it only taches them how to play my 2 have played snce they were about 10 and even though they are both old enough now it hasnt turned them into raging gamblers or anything

[jimggoldwing]

What I like about this is the reminder of the 'old days'... notice the computer screen...

--goldwing

Originally Posted by MRCOOL1

2, i think is old enuff....

[Breezy064]

Originally Posted by ilovekerry

thats a wierd one.i can gamble online at 18 yet cant go to a casino till im 21?

In Florida, you can go into a casino and gamble at 18, you just can't drink unless you are 21. Not sure about the other states, but I think most are the same.

Originally Posted by MRCOOL1

2, i think is old enuff....

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[funkieskunky]

LOL i still wanna know if that bald guy was Lava LOL

[toob]

I'd say 10-16 years old.

[ChineseIrish]

12-14 in my humble opinion

[T_B_H]

i see poker the same as any other card game, so learn to play at any age, yes you cannot play for money until at the apprpriate age which i also believe is correct.

but playing and learning for free should have no age limit

[daddyspoon]

sorry i say 18.

kev you say you can learn to gamble at any age as long as you dont till your old enough??

[T_B_H]

no i'm saying learn how to play a card game, dont see the difference from a kid learning poker to learning how to play any other card game

for example.

you could have a family with a poker set, sitting around a table playing and no real money involved, if no real money is involved i dont see it as gambling

[daddyspoon]

i never said it was gambling. i said learning/teaching a minor how to gamble. i personally wouldn't teach my son the rules of poker. i know you will say you can gamble with any card game but this has set rules on taking the other persons chips(money).

[T_B_H]

fully understand and respect your reasons and point of view dads.

however i still dont see that it is a problem to learn poker at a young age

[norwichrich]

Originally Posted by daddyspoon

i never said it was gambling. i said learning/teaching a minor how to gamble.

imo gambling is not taught it's a natural instinct and starts from an early age...

[norwichrich]

Originally Posted by T_B_H

no i'm saying learn how to play a card game, dont see the difference from a kid learning poker to learning how to play any other card game

for example.

you could have a family with a poker set, sitting around a table playing and no real money involved, if no real money is involved i dont see it as gambling

agreed.......

[daddyspoon]

Originally Posted by norwichrich

imo gambling is not taught it's a natural instinct and starts from an early age...

do we need to encourage it tho?

[norwichrich]

no not at all mate, especially for money, i also feel that there is a fine line but big difference between encouraging gambling and competitiveness or encouraging our children to do well in whatever they choose to apply themselves to