Nothing like playing $50 hands of black jack and having to listen to a little 2 year old screaming or getting your heels clipped by a stroller while trying to make your way through the casino. Bourbon Street is another place where kids should be banned.
2007-08-07 13:43:57 · 8 answers · asked by beeze 4 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Las Vegas
I'm not buying the "not just for adults anymore" arguement. Yes, there was a time when Vegas tried to lure in families, but those days are gone. Just looked at Treasure Island's "show" outside the casino. It's not the family/pirate show anymore. Now it's sexy women dancing all around. True, Circus Circus/ Excaliber are still around...but they are no where close to as busy as they once were.
2007-08-07 15:33:12 · update #1
I don't play on your kids playground...don't let your kid play on mine.
2007-08-07 15:33:54 · update #2
OMG! I've said this before! And have had people rip me apart for it! I look at it this way - if I wanted to be around kids, I'd go to Disney. I firmly believe that there is a time and a place for everyone.
Listen, if you live there, that's one thing. Away from the Strip, it's just like anywhere else. But, children don't belong in certain places - such as fine restuarants, bars, or places where grownups go to have fun. I resent people who bring the children to places where they don't know to act (i.e. a restaurant) and it REALLY annoys me when kids are in the casinos because there's nothing that holds their attention, sometimes it's scary for them with all the noise and people, and they have no expectations on how to act because they shouldn't be there!
Yes, at one time Vegas tourism DID *TRY* to cater to families to try to compete with Disney. It was an experiment that failed. Deal with it and move along.
2007-08-08 02:20:09 · answer #1 · answered by zippythejessi 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I sympathise with parents that want to go to Vegas for a day or two. Everyone needs a vacation. But Vegas has casinos like Circus-Circus where people with kids are welcomed.
Other adult-oriented casinos aren't really appropriate for people with little kids (for exactly the reasons you mention). Too bad the adult-oriented casinos don't say so in their advertisements. Too bad some parents are so clueless as to bring their kids to them (they really shouldn't have to be told).
2007-08-07 14:19:27 · answer #2 · answered by The Fred 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It's against Nevada gaming law for persons under 21 to be on the gaming floor. If you are going to play $50/hand for blackjack, you're better off at the hotels that most strictly enforce the law. That means Belligio, Miarge, Wynn, and Riveria. These resorts cater strictly to adults, and the security staff is far quicker to escort guests with children off the gaming floor.
As far why parents do it, it's for the same reason they allow kids to run around in restaurants or scream at the top of their lungs and make scenes: They are bad parents. Once a kid came up to me at a table where I was dining and kicked me in the shins. His mother said he was just "expressing himself". I asked her point-blank if I should "express myself" by kicking her, or by kicking her kid back.
2007-08-07 19:56:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Because Las Vegas isn't only just for adults anymore; there's plenty to see and do in Las Vegas for kids and their parents are willing to spend time with them.
Also, Las Vegas could be a stop to a destination somewhere in Nevada.
2007-08-07 15:18:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
They bring them along because they are too cheep to pay for a baby sitter.
I like what you said in the last sentence about playing in their playground, etc.
2007-08-07 17:53:05 · answer #5 · answered by eric l 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because my kids told me they want me to bring them to the Las Vegas strip. My kids alway loved it very much. They were very excited to go to the Circus Circus, buffets, swimming pool, their favorite shopping "Dilliard", watching their favorite shows, etc.
2007-08-07 14:28:17 · answer #6 · answered by Edward K 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Some parents just have to have their kids with them at every moment. Seriously, that's what babysitters are for!
2007-08-07 13:52:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
because this is paradise
2007-08-07 13:50:51 · answer #8 · answered by Michael M 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋