Jean,(and others)
I can appreciate your very thoughtful, reasoned discussion on this issue. But I can at least partially understand where some of the visceral objections come from. Until you've seen a just-barely older than toddler sitting alone on the steps of a casino entrance (very frequent occurrence at the Taj Mahal in AC back when we were still going there) or seen an infant in a stroller being wheeled around a casino at 2AM (hello, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods)it might not hit home quite as vividly.
Because this is a VP forum, and I can only assume that the participants have no particular objection to gambling & casinos in general, I will give them the benefit of the doubt and think that they may be coming from the child-abuse angle, not the loving grandparent availing themselves and their grandkids of the amenities.
Even though I have taken my grandkids to a casino in the past it was merely an inexpensive base to take in a variety of family, especially kid-friendly, attractions, like Mystic Seaport & Mystic Aquarium. But I did instinctively react rather strongly to the suggestion of a 9 month-old at a casino because of some of the things I have witnessed in the past.
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