Gambling age

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.

Oceania

Country	Age	Notes
Kiribati	18[1]
Marshall Islands	N/A	Gambling is illegal, with minor exceptions for non-profit bingo, raffles and cakewalks.[2]
Nauru	18[3]
Palau	18	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	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	N/A	Gaming is illegal (defined as "a game for money with cards or with dice").[9]
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	18[12][13]	The given references only prevent people under the age of 18 from gambling online and gambling in casinos.

United Kingdom

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