*that sounds wonderful,......but come to ac casinos where there are whole
families parked in the non-casino areas thru the night and early morning
hours, as well as during the day; or to rincon where children sit in the
small cafe while their parents play just outside the gate; or try to enjoy
the pool anywhere when children are allowed to scream and jump into the
pool, unsupervised; or in nola where children are left in the pool
unsupervised so parents can go to a lower level for a smoke; or any casino
hotel when children run up and down the corridors, slamming doors,until all
hours of the morning, obviously left alone in the room. it seems to me that
if you can afford to lose money at a casino, you can afford a baby-sitter.
there can be, of course, as the queen has cited, arguments for appropriate
occasions for bringing children to casinos, but they all involve
responsible parenting. for some, if not many, addiction to gambling
over-rides responsible parenting. in the final analysis, there are hundreds
of other places besides casinos to take children; why not take them there
and hire babysitters when going to a casino so that they aren't exposed to
the more unsavory elements it is possible to encounter in a casino
environment, at least until the children are in their teens.*
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*i know i'm leaving myself open to flaming here, but i've just seen too
many instances of irresponsible parenting at casinos. btw, for the record,
i love children, helped raise many of them in an extended family, and
taught them--with affection, often returned--for 14 years. but i know that
in that time, it has become more common to see that many parents have
abrogated their roles as effective parents. just compare children's
behavior in restaurants now to ten or twenty years ago; 'it takes a
village' now means that we all are expected to put up with undisciplined
(and i'm not talking physical discipline) children's screaming, running
around the restaurant, banging on the table, etc. i, for one, really enjoy
the clubs in casinos in which children are not allowed; i personally enjoy
quiet moments in between gambling bouts. *
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*end of rant.*
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*here come the flames.*
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**agonpd@gmail.com*
On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 3:31 AM, Queen of Comps <queenofcomps@cox.net> wrote:
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> I am surprised at some of the extreme views given here on this subject. I
> don't think the person who originally asked about taking a baby on a Tahoe
> casino vacation was thinking about parking said baby in a stroller beside a
> video poker machine while the parents played for hours. I think the
> question asked – and many did give logical thoughtful helpful ideas – was
> what could the adults with a baby do in the area as a family activity
> during the non-gambling time. People – please read posts here with some
> logical understanding and a non-critical attitude.
>
> I have had my daughter with me on casino trips since she was a teenager –
> some 26 years ago. And the now-teenage grandchildren have been in and
> around casinos since they were in strollers. They have not and do not
> linger in the actual casino, but have walked through them – or been
> "strollered" through or held in our arms – to go to a pool or to a hotel
> room or to a restaurant. They have thoroughly enjoyed casino childcare
> centers when they were the appropriate ages. They have enjoyed the arcades,
> with the same close supervision that we would give them in any non-casino
> arcade. As they grew older they have enjoyed shows that were chosen as
> appropriate for their age. They weren't in danger of being murdered in a
> casino bathroom because they were supervised there just as they would be in
> non-casino facilities. Actually casinos may be safer than many other
> vacation spots.
>
> Some of our best family vacations have been spent in and around casinos,
> enjoying the luxurious amenities and interesting activities together. This
> might not be the way you want to spend any of your family vacations – and
> of course we also do many family activities in non-casino areas – but we
> need to be broad-minded enough to realize that not everyone has the same
> likes and interests. And it seems unusually judgmental to "attack" someone
> who simply wrote one short e-mail asking for advice about one simple family
> vacation, implying that they are unfit parents when one doesn't know
> anything about them.
>
> End of rant!!!!
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> Jean $¢ott, Frugal Gambler
> http://queenofcomps.com/
> You can read my blog at
> http://jscott.lvablog.com/
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