How Old do I have to Be – Minimum Age – to Place a Bet on Mayweather-Pacquiao

If you are looking to place a bet on the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight in Vegas, you’ll need to be at least 21.  Betting online you must be 18 years or older.

The vast majority of online sportsbooks like a BetPhoenix, which has operated since 2005, allow those who are 18 years or older to place bets via the Web as they follow local gambling laws.

BetPhoenix, like most North American facing online gambling sites, operate from the beautiful Central American nation of Costa Rica. 

It’s interesting to note that the United States is one of the few countries that requires gamblers to be 21 or older (of course this can be bypassed online).  Most European countries allow gambling at the age of 18.  Gambling911.com’s home base of Canada has a minimum gambling age of 19.

For those heading to Las Vegas, most college age students looking to place a bet will be out of luck.

- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com