Age and location rules

Age supported by official health source and PlayAlberta footer. AGLC current iGaming page describes operator registration plus AiGC agreement; do not use stale monopoly wording.

Require province/CABA. National advertising+18 is not a nationwide online-poker licensing rule. Regions other thanAR-B/AR-C unverified.

Since 22 Sep 2024 simulated casino-style games are restricted to adults. A website age gate does not by itself satisfy classification/distribution obligations. ACMA prohibits providers offering online casino-style gambling including poker.

Gambling Act section 25 establishes casino admission at 18. BMF describes online centrally determined games as licensed electronic lotteries under section 12a. Do not present land-casino admission alone as proof of the online-poker age or imply foreign operator authorization.

21+ since September 2024. Belgian Gaming Commission's March 2026 contribution to GREF confirms the rule remains, with National Lottery exceptions. A court required legislative resolution of lottery/non-lottery differences by end 2026; do not infer the age rule has been annulled.

The previous 18+ fixed-odds rule is not used to authorize access. Application to an entirely free practice game has not been established.

Official source describes provincial licensing and under18 prohibition.

Numeric age follows gambling restriction to adults plus statutory majority at 18. NRA guidance expressly discusses preventing minors' access over the internet.

Require subdivision; no universal Canadian online-poker age inferred.

Do not turn physical casino adulthood reference into an18+ online-poker permission. Recommend block eligibility selection pending product-specific review.

Article13 also requires registration for free/practice mode of licensed online platforms. Do not imply that clause has been determined to apply to independent no-value educational poker.

Operator/site authorization separate from age. No determination that this gambling rule legally applies to a no-value trainer.

DCP current poker FAQ says authorized by Public Act21-23 but no licensed poker operators; do not label operational licensed online poker.

Finance Ministry online-casino regulation Article 8(5). The 2025 gambling-law amendment also preserves under-18 prohibitions in betting venues and slot clubs.

No age makes online money poker/casino authorized. NBA lists poker and online casino as illegal online betting services. Land casino and betting ages must not be substituted for an online poker age. These findings do not establish that a no-stake/no-prize education game is prohibited.

Regional government guidance states the general statutory rule; national Finance Ministry FAQ corroborates that under-18s cannot have gambling accounts.

Danish Gambling Authority expressly states online gambling age 18. Lower lottery thresholds or charity-lottery exceptions must not be applied to online casino/poker.

Gambling Commission says most gambling, including online gambling, is 18+. Its free-to-play age-verification requirement concerns free versions on licensees' websites; do not automatically apply that licensee requirement to an independent educational game.

Gambling Act section 34(2), consolidation effective 2026-01-01. Official indexed text retrieved; page opening rendered a shell. Do not substitute betting or lottery age limits.

Finnish Police states gambling only 18+. Current Veikkaus monopoly framework continues until 2027-06-30; later reform should not be treated as already in force. Åland has a separate framework and is outside this verification.

Official guidance prohibits minors from online gambling and poker. ANJ describes approved online poker in tournaments or cash games; the permitted online categories do not include general online casino games. Age does not establish operator authorization.

GGL player guidance updated 2026-06-23 says under-18s cannot participate; page expressly covers online poker. Do not replace this with higher ages that some states apply to land-based casinos.

National online-money prohibition separately applies. Source is official government broadcaster reporting notification; primary notification text not retrieved.

Regulator-hosted consolidated Law 4002/2011 Article 48(5) prohibits participation by people who have not completed their 21st year. Compilation incorporates 2026 changes; official gazette remains legally authoritative.

Government permits authorized horse/football betting, Mark Six, licensed mahjong and specified social exemptions. No general casino/online-poker permission from age18.

Act XXXIV/1991 section 1(5b). Official indexed text retrieved; direct page opening failed.

Official English Lotteries Act permits a licensing authority to set a minimum age, which cannot be below 18. This is not adequate evidence for an online-poker threshold; no reliable primary source establishing that threshold was located.

Social games have no money/other stakes or expectation of monetary gain, and entertainment/recreation/skill-development purpose. Other stakes include purchased virtual credits. 2026 rules include age verification/gating safety mechanisms. Section18 adds to other laws and overrides inconsistencies. Avoid importing obsolete state-by-state money-game permissions.

GRAI expressly states 18+. Revised Gambling Regulation Act 2024 section 169 also specifies that a person who has attained 18 may apply for a remote gambling account. No claim about applicability to an independent free education game.

Historical law translation from UNODC supports prohibition and limited permitted lottery framework. No current primary numeric poker minimum verified. Law224 definitions require financial/valuable benefits; no conclusion about independent free educational product.

Official gazette cites Article 24(20), Decree Law 98/2011 prohibition on under-18 participation in public games with cash winnings. ADM separately lists licensed remote gambling providers. This cash-winning scope must not be silently extended to no-value educational play.

National Police Agency says gambling via foreign online casinos from Japan is criminal and warns against even free versions/bonuses. This warning is relevant caution, not a legal determination about an independent educational no-prize game.

Gambling and Lotteries Law section 54(2)(4), current consolidated text incorporating 2026-04-01 amendments. Proposal to raise age to 21 must not be treated as enacted. Regulatory functions moved to State Revenue Service on 2026-04-01.

Unified minimum age took effect 2025-11-01. Regulator page title and surrounding text establish commencement date.

18 is derived from statutory exclusion of minors plus official confirmation of majority at 18. No primary source establishing a licensed online-poker threshold was verified. Do not present this as online-poker authorization.

Do not infer practice permission from physical casino entry. Online prohibition source2015 is regulator's published guidance; current model-specific legal review needed.

2026 addition. Operator authority and launch availability separate; neither established by minimum-age clause. July29 regulator notice affirms licensed-only online gambling.

Free virtual chips only; original-ID approval is required.

18 is a supported adult/betting reference; current online-poker-specific age/operator scope not fully verified. Reference-only rather than automatic eligibility.

Current KSA requirements establish minimum 18. Political proposals concerning 21 are not treated as enacted. Some local venue restrictions do not change the national online reference.

NRS463.350 is the age reference; age alone does not establish site/operator authority.

ALC terms cover residents of all four Atlantic provinces; this is account eligibility, not evidence of identical game offerings or active peer-to-peer poker in every province.

Act in force from May 2026, regime phased until 2027. Existing online operators before 1 May 2026 may continue until 1 Dec 2026. This does not authorize a new Malta casino or determine status of free practice. Do not label NZ universally20.

ALC terms cover residents of all four Atlantic provinces; this is account eligibility, not evidence of identical game offerings or active peer-to-peer poker in every province.

NI Assembly explanatory material says the 1985 Order is silent on remote gambling. Current Department for Communities overview identifies that Order as amended in 2022. Do not treat a Great Britain statement as a UK-wide online-poker rule. An independent 18+ practice policy can be stated as company policy.

Online-poker age/availability not verified. Source is2015 government terms; not an online age rule.

Regulator explicitly states poker without a stake and/or prize of economic value is allowed and falls outside gambling legislation. Conditions still matter: no disguised fees, no illegal-gambling promotion, and no economic value. Its 18+ rule quoted here concerns permitted private poker. Therefore any 18+ educational access rule should be labeled company policy, not a Norwegian online-poker legal threshold.

ALC terms cover residents of all four Atlantic provinces; this is account eligibility, not evidence of identical game offerings or active peer-to-peer poker in every province.

Unknown. Do not assign19 solely by extrapolating neighboring territories.

Do not substitute lottery-only age18 for casino/poker age19.

PAGCOR gaming21 is a reasonable conservative adult practice floor, not legal approval for a Malta service or proof free poker is gambling.

Reference age only; no assertion that gambling law applies to a free education game. Online casino/card gambling is a state monopoly, not general authorization of foreign poker sites. Raffles and promotional lotteries have exceptions.

SRIJ official FAQ explicitly states 18 or above; official FAQ text was retrieved from search index, while direct page is dynamically rendered. Age is a regulated-gambling reference.

ALC terms cover residents of all four Atlantic provinces; this is account eligibility, not evidence of identical game offerings or active peer-to-peer poker in every province.

Casino iGaming reference. Peer-to-peer poker availability not established.

OUG 77/2009 Article 7(1). Official indexed text retrieved; direct legislative portal opening failed. ONJN copy corroborates.

Do not substitute lottery age18 for online casino reference.

Gambling Commission says most gambling, including online gambling, is 18+. Its free-to-play age-verification requirement concerns free versions on licensees' websites; do not automatically apply that licensee requirement to an independent educational game.

State regime cannot be presented as authorization for nationwide or offshore internet poker. National2025 Act and2026 Rules require separate consideration.

Do not treat 18 lottery/betting outlet age as online poker permission. Free virtual-token model needs separate Gambling Control Act analysis.

Act 30/2019 section 33(1), consolidated law effective 2026-01-01; section 32 requires an online under-18 warning.

Gambling Act Article 3a, government PISRS-hosted unofficial consolidated text.

No finding that merely free practice is prohibited. Online casino/poker age cannot cure prohibition.

Age19 is no license for internet poker. Criminal Act246 generally penalizes gambling with mere-pastime exception; digital game rating and game-industry rules separately relevant.

Law 13/2011 Article 6 excludes minors. Numeric 18 follows the Spanish Constitution's age of majority. This is an inference from two primary legal provisions, not a claim that virtual-chip play is regulated gambling.

Spelinspektionen's player-responsibility page expressly prohibits under-18 play. This record concerns online gambling and does not generalize historical land-casino admission rules.

ESBK FAQ states casino adults must be at least 18 and online account holders must be adults, resident or usually resident in Switzerland and not excluded. Online games also need a casino license extension and approvals. Age alone does not permit access to any poker operator.

Criminal Code266 explicitly extends gambling offence to internet, with temporary-amusement exception. No verified poker minimum; 18lottery must not become a poker age.

National2025 Act/2026 Rules also relevant. This18 rule does not establish free practice minimum or authorize cash poker.

Regulator describes criminal penalties for providing access from Türkiye to overseas chance games. Free no-value model is unresolved; do not treat lottery18 as poker age.

Do not mark all gambling categorically banned: GCGRA licensing exists. Commercial gaming defined around money/cash-equivalent stakes and valuable prizes; relevance to free educational product unresolved. Commonly reported21 not treated as verified here.

Require state. This research is not a50-state authorization list.

Gambling Commission says most gambling, including online gambling, is 18+. Its free-to-play age-verification requirement concerns free versions on licensees' websites; do not automatically apply that licensee requirement to an independent educational game.

Online-poker age/availability not verified. A casino entry reference is insufficient to assert an online-gambling rule.

A local online age rule has not been verified.