Portugal Casino Minimum Age
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The minimum gambling age is 18 at all Indian casinos for bingo or poker and 21 for electronic gaming machines. The minimum gambling age is 18 for pari-mutuel betting or poker and 21 for gaming machines. The minimum drinking age on all boats is 21.
Portuguese casino revenue has yet to fully recover from the impact of the global financial crisis, having fallen from a peak of €386m in 2008 to €309m in 2017, the most recent year for which data is available.
Land-based casinos in Portugal are restricted to specific gambling zones: Açores, Algarve, Espinho, Estoril, Figueira da Foz, Funchal, Porto Santo, Póvoa de Varzim, Troia and Vidago-Pedras Salgadas.
There are 12 casinos and one gaming room in operation in Portugal
Casinos can offer table games, including baccarat, blackjack/21, craps, cussec, American and French roulette and poker games.
The government may authorise other forms of games of chance at the request of existing operators, but the SRIJ must provide an opinion of the proposed activity. Casinos can also only use gambling material that has been previously authorised by the SRIJ.
Land-based poker is only allowed within casinos, either in cash games or tournaments, as it is considered a game of chance in Portugal.
Portugal’s gambling regulator, the Regulation and Inspection Service of Games (SRIJ), is a component of the Tourism Office.
Aside from casinos, the gambling market in Portugal is dominated by Santa Casa, an historic charitable organisation which holds a monopoly over lottery games, land-based betting on sports and horseracing.
A liberalised online gambling market was introduced in May 2016, but has faced challenges due in large part to a tough tax regime, with online casinos taxed at a variable rate of 15-30 percent of GGR, but is now worth roughly 4 percent of market-wide GGR.
It was confirmed in October 2018 that initiatives to soften Portugal’s online gambling tax regime, through a consolidation of online gambling tax at 25 percent of GGR, were to be excluded at the last minute from the 2019 Budget
A working group set up to analyse potential tax changes in Portugal was then due to report in February, 2019, but failed to publish any findings.
The minimum age for playing the National Lottery is being raised from 16 to 18 as the government seeks to protect young people from gambling related harm.
From October 2021 it will be illegal for anyone under 18 to play the National Lottery or any related gambling game, and shops will be banned from selling any lottery products, such as scratch cards to 16 and 17 year olds.
The playing of the National Lottery's online games will also be restricted to those 18 and over, with a ban in online sales coming to 16 and 17 year olds coming in from April 2021.
The announcement came as the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden launched a major review of gambling laws in a bid to protect children and vulnerable people.
Mr Dowden said the gambling industry had evolved 'at breakneck speed' since the National Lottery's inception in 1994, and the review aims to 'help those who enjoy placing a bet to do so safely'.
Protective measures such as stake and spend limits, advertising and promotional offers and whether extra protections for young adults are needed will all be looked at, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said.
The review will also consider online restrictions, marketing and the powers of the Gambling Commission as part of a call for evidence, to examine how the industry has changed in the past 15 years.
The department said the government recognises the need to balance people's enjoyment from gambling with the 'right regulatory framework and protections'.
The review will consider evidence on the action customers can take where they feel operators have breached social responsibility requirements, including interventions, as well as how to ensure children and young people are kept safe from gambling-related harm.
Mr Dowden, said: 'Whilst millions gamble responsibly, the Gambling Act is an analogue law in a digital age.
'From an era of having a flutter in a high street bookmaker, casino, racecourse or seaside pier, the industry has evolved at breakneck speed.
'This comprehensive review will ensure we are tackling problem gambling in all its forms to protect children and vulnerable people. It will also help those who enjoy placing a bet to do so safely.
'This builds upon our clear track record of introducing tough measures to protect people from the risk of gambling harm - banning the use of credit cards, launching tighter age verification checks and cutting the maximum stake on fixed odds betting terminals.'
A spokeswoman for Camelot, the National Lottery operator, said they had always said that they would 'fully support' any decision to raise the minimum age to play.
Portugal Casino Minimum Age Limit
She added: 'Now that a decision has been made to raise the age to 18 by October 2021, we'll be doing everything we can to implement all of the changes that will be necessary as quickly as possible, while ensuring that we maintain the very high standards demanded of The National Lottery.
Portugal Casino Minimum Age Limits
'We've already started this work in preparation and, subject to receiving the appropriate licence variations and waivers from the Gambling Commission, we're aiming to complete all of the changes that are needed in our online channels by early April 2021 and, in our retail channel, over the course of the summer - well in advance of the change in law.'