Can You Play Online Poker Under 18

Posted on 14-05-2021 by admin

Mission statement

The Stars Group strives to assist and protect players who are at risk of the potential negative effects of gambling through a number of means, including the option to exclude yourself from playing, guidance on responsible gaming, risk identification and player verification.

If you're playing poker, you want to play against the worst players possible – that's how you make money. Some poker sites are softer than others. Wide range of stakes. Although every site has a decent range, some sites do not offer the super-micro stakes of $5NL or lower, or high stakes games of $400NL+.

What we can do to help you

Age verification

Any underage player who has provided dishonest or inaccurate information regarding their true age may have all chips forfeited and could face criminal prosecution.

Every person signing up for a new account must check a box that indicates that they are at least 18 years of age. This notifies everybody that we don’t accept players under 18.
When a player creates an account with us, we collect their name, address, and birth date to confirm that the player is at least 18 years old.
We do not target underage players with our marketing and advertising. It is neither good business nor consistent with our personal and corporate values to attract underage players.

Self-evaluation

If you believe that playing games might be a hindrance to your life rather than a form of entertainment, we want to help you. First, please review the following questions:

Did you ever lose time from work or school due to playing?
Has playing caused you to neglect your own welfare or that of your family?
Have you ever sold anything or borrowed money to finance your playing?
Have you often played until your last chip was gone?
Have you ever played longer than you had planned?
Have you ever considered self-destruction or suicide as a result of your playing?

If you answered “Yes” to several of these questions, we encourage you to visit Gamblers Anonymous.

You can take the test in its entirety at one of the following websites:

Also, we provide you with the ability to exclude yourself from playing for a specific period of time. In order to do this please email our Responsible Gaming department directly and we will start your exclusion as soon as possible. Please note that all exclusions are irreversible for the duration of the specified time. In addition, all exclusion periods are inclusive of all games. Your exclusion will apply to your Stars Account, and to any product that requires your Stars ID to play.

If you wish to exclude yourself from all online gambling activity, consider downloading gamban®, software that helps you by blocking access to all online gambling.

You may also wish to investigate GamBlock, a software application that limits a computer’s access to online gaming sites.

What you can do to help yourself

Identify and reduce the risks

If you choose to play online, there are some general guidelines that can help make your playing experience safer, and reduce the risk that problems can occur:

Don't play when you are upset, tired, or depressed. It is difficult to make good decisions when you are feeling down.
Balance your playing with other activities. Find other forms of entertainment so playing does not become too big a part of your life.

Setting limits on your purchases

We believe that you should be allowed to manage your own budget for playing online. We allow you to restrict your own weekly Play Money purchases. If you want to limit or block purchases of Play Money chips completely, you can contact Support for further assistance.

Please note that limit on weekly Play Money purchases only applies to certain payment methods.

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