Know when to fold ‘Em? MPs tell Gov’t to keep gambling age at 21

Sunday Standard Know when to fold ‘Em? MPs tell Gov’t to keep gambling age at 21 Kenny Rogers famously advised gamblers to “know when to walk away.” Botswana’s Members of Parliament have a different message for government: know when to fold the idea altogether. A proposal to lower the legal gambling age from 21 to 18 has been dealt a rough hand in Parliament, with MPs warning that government risks inviting teenagers to the betting table at a time when gambling is already tightening its grip on households across the country. .ihc-locker-wrap{}There's more to this story But to keep reading, we need you to subscribe. Investigative journalism is an indispensable part of a healthy society, but it's also expensive to produce. We are reliant on subscriptions to fund our work, and while you can enjoy most of our stories for free, a small number of premium features are reserved for subscribers. You can subscribe for one week, a month or a full year - the choice is yours. Save 77% on an annual subscription. Click here to find out how. Existing subscribers can log in to keep reading here. jQuery(document).ready( function(){ jQuery('#iump_login_username').on('blur', function(){ ihcCheckLoginField('log', 'Please complete all required fields!'); }); jQuery('#iump_login_password').on('blur', function(){ ihcCheckLoginField('pwd', 'Please complete all required fields!'); }); jQuery('#ihc_login_form').on('submit', function(e){ e.preventDefault(); var u = jQuery('#ihc_login_form [name=log]').val(); var p = jQuery('#ihc_login_form [name=pwd]').val(); if (u!='' && p!=''){ jQuery('#ihc_login_form').unbind('submit').submit(); } else { ihcCheckLoginField('log', 'Please complete all required fields!'); ihcCheckLoginField('pwd', 'Please complete all required fields!'); return FALSE; } }); } ); The post Know when to fold ‘Em? MPs tell Gov’t to keep gambling age at 21 first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Sunday Standard Reporter