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Study Finds Games Stores Still Selling to Minors

Posted by Zonk on from the could-be-just-a-bit-biased-though dept.

A study funded by the National Institute on Media and the Family (NIMF) has found that almost half of all games retailers are still selling 'M'-rated games to kids. "The two-month undercover survey, which covered 60 US retailers, found that underage teens were able to buy games rated M for Mature (17+) at 46 percent of stores, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune ... the findings of the survey still put the game industry ahead of many other entertainment sectors, including the movie and music industries."

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  1. Re:IDs? by MoonFog · · Score: 3, Informative

    Well, in Norway, the legal age for drinking alcohol is 18. Anyone who is in a store learns that if they are unsure, they always ask. Many stores have signs that say if you are under 25, you should show ID before they even ask. Its not rocket science, its really not that different from selling other things with legal ages, or working at a pub or nightclub. How are you supposed to tell them apart? You dont, you ask both for ID.

  2. Re:IDs? by Gibble · · Score: 2, Informative

    I honestly don't know a 17 year old who doesn't have some form of ID.

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  3. Re:IDs? by ColdSam · · Score: 2, Informative

    Is this a trick question? You ask "Can I see some ID?" If they don't provide an ID which indicates they are over 17 then you don't sell them the game.