In broad terms, people aged under eighteen are not to be permitted to gamble. Sections 46 & 48: Inviting children and young persons to gamble participation by young persons in gamblingġ75. Any person aged sixteen years or more, but who is not yet eighteen, is defined as a young person. Under the Act, any person aged less than sixteen years is defined as a child. Section 45: Meaning of child and young personġ74. Part 4 of the Act creates a number of offences that establish the extent to which children and young people may become involved in gambling, whether in terms of participation in the gambling, entry into gambling premises, or employment in relation to the provision of such facilities.
Part Four: Protection of Children and Young Personsġ73.