Why 18 year olds should be able to gamble

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Jake Haderle, Ranger Review Reporter

For a very long time, it has been a controversial issue that 18 year olds should be able to gamble at their own risk. In order to gamble, they must know the basics to the games that they want to play or they are going to lose all of their money. Eighteen is a special age because it is the age where kids “turn into adults,” but why would they not be able to gamble?

Since eighteen year olds are considered adults, many believe that they should be able to gamble with the older folks.  The older folks, on the other hand, don’t want to be messing around or dealing with the young guys. The younger guys don’t mind the older guys because usually they respect their elders.

There are some states (Alaska, Arizona, District of Columbia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, Wisconsin) that allow people who are eighteen to gamble. In these states, there are minor clubs eighteen year olds can join that consist of people who are 18-21. States that have these clubs promote them because it is a good way to make the government money.

In these states, there are also places that allow years 18+ to gamble. These places are just the average casino but allows 18 year old people. The rule in these casinos, of course, is that nobody under the age of 21 is allowed to drink. The security men keep one eye on them at all times, just to make sure that they are following the rules.