It is not an activity for high school children to play poker, it is for adults, because it is a matter of responsibility and mature so that to manage poker and its situations! But many of us have played cardgames from preadult age at least without money!
I understand everything, we were all children and teenagers. But we must not forget that this is a gamble and children at that age are not yet very good at analyzing and thinking about the consequences. Therefore, let them start playing according to the law from the age of 18. I understand that this is important especially when I myself became a father.
Certainly, if they are not at least 18 years old, I would not let them play, and I would think that this age is too young to allow gambling. I think that a player who plays for money should be at least 25 years old, still having life experience at this age.
at 11 i started playing the domino's pizza owners who became little ceasar's pizza owners too...my cousin got me into it....I had played cards from jump cribbage hearts spades euchor etc..anyway MY ANSWER is NO most people are not mature enough to handle the pitfalls of poker at that age....Will say I always did well my entire life....but ya I didnt learn poker till 30s truely and fully grasp all of it....when started playing 40 or so games a week etc...tournaments live and online etc...late 30s closer to 40 was when understood psychology of poker so ya its a lifetime thing....but ya should at least be 18 before playing serious poker....if your playing for quarters with buddies under 200 bucks id say ok....but not serious pokershokoba said:
To generate real money you must be of legal age, since child labor is punishable by law.
I think we should teach financial management, educate our children to know how to manage their money, time and other things. This will make them more mature and organized when they reach adulthood. In their education, even when they are teenagers, we have to set limits for them, encourage them to study the game, to make it a profitable hobby. And if they want to pursue it as professionals, I, as a father, will support them.
I was playing all kinds of different card games including poker with my grandmother before the age of 10 for pennies and nickels using my allowance.
So yes I would let and would even help teach my kid how to play and help them deposit money to play online and allow them to play in mine and my buddies home game. Long as they showed maturity and were responsible. I'd also set and allow them only a certain amount of time or MTT's a week and would expect them to have a healthy relationships away from being online too much. School grades wouldn't be allowed to suffer either....can't keep the grades up and meet every other condition I set then you can't play poker.
Show your kids you trust them, learn and teach your kids to be respectful and responsible and they'll grow be honest, respectful and responsible. That's how I was brought up.....I turned out just fine despite growing up in a neighborhood that worse then most of you had.
Cheers!!!
So yes I would let and would even help teach my kid how to play and help them deposit money to play online and allow them to play in mine and my buddies home game. Long as they showed maturity and were responsible. I'd also set and allow them only a certain amount of time or MTT's a week and would expect them to have a healthy relationships away from being online too much. School grades wouldn't be allowed to suffer either....can't keep the grades up and meet every other condition I set then you can't play poker.
Show your kids you trust them, learn and teach your kids to be respectful and responsible and they'll grow be honest, respectful and responsible. That's how I was brought up.....I turned out just fine despite growing up in a neighborhood that worse then most of you had.
Cheers!!!
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