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Age limit will be 18 in Finland
 June 25, 2008, 9:53 am (3 years ago)According to Swiss-Press, the age limit for participating in gambling activities will be raised to 18 from 15. There is a one-year transition period for the The proposal includes a one-year transition period for the execution of the new age-limit for gambling machines.
Now the age limit is 15 for using gambling machines and participating in games of chance provided by Veikkaus, the state betting and lottery organisation.
It is the gambling industry’s responsibility to enforce the age limit and supervise the premises where gambling machines are used. Failure to do so will lead to prosecution. The bill also prohibits marketing being targeted on the under-aged. The President will read the bill before the Finnish Parliament next week.
Industry observers speculate that the aim of these changes is to bring Finland into line with European Union requirements
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