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Originally Posted by salty
Why is there an age limit of 21?
I can buy ciggerettes and porn, I can go to a casino and play slots, I can go to the liqour store down the street and buy ....... scratch tickets, state lottery, and powerball. And I can bet on races at an otb or track. I can even play poker online. But, I can't bet on a bunch of different sites?
Just wondering the reason behind it
-salty
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State laws or Racing Commission regulations. Same reason you can buy all those things at 18, but not at 12.
It is not universal in the US that an 18 year old can even bet on horses. For example, you have to be 19 in Alabama in some counties (like Birmingham), while Washington, New Hampshire and Nevada are 21. Texas at one time pegged the age at the same as buying liquor (21), but that may have changed.
When you play poker online you are not doing it through a US provider, so whatever law there is where the operate is in play there.
So, it's quite possible that some sites, rather than having to keep track of the laws in multiple jurisdictions just cut it off at 21 to be safe. In the earlier days of Oregon, all the ADW's were strictly 21, even though Oregon allows anyone over 18. Not sure if that's still the case.
