But earlier, I was surprised when I opened the app to gamble because it now required me to take a selfie before proceeding. I’m thinking this might be part of the government’s move to ensure minors can’t gamble. Do you think this is a good first step?
This is a very good step. It would prevent minors from being unnecessarily exposed to gambling since you'll be made to verify yourself before being allowed to gamble.
This is a bad experience if it's required Everytime, and if it's required once, then it's another duty of the users of the app not to relate their login details to minors so they don't gamble with their devices in their absence.