Casino Behavior

[rjackieb]

During our Magic cruise, we walked into the casino after dinner one night and the first thing we saw was a woman letting a small 8-10 year-old boy play a slot machine.

I know what I did, but I'm curious as to what others would do if they saw this.

[Silvery Seas Cruiser]

I'd say to my Hubby, isn't that awful, but I'd keep on walking. I suppose one could go to the supervisor and report it. It might have been just a one time incident.

 

Anyway, I though children weren't supposed to even be in the casino.

[thinfool]

During our Magic cruise, we walked into the casino after dinner one night and the first thing we saw was a woman letting a small 8-10 year-old boy play a slot machine.

I know what I did, but I'm curious as to what others would do if they saw this.

 

What did you do?

[KirkNC]

I doubt he was there long. I have seen them be pretty diligent in policing this in the past.

[rjackieb]

Walked directly to two security officers about ten feet away and said, "you might want to check out the first row of machines by the forward entrance." One took off immediately for the area and the other gave me a quick thanks as she quickly followed her coworker.

[tak81288]

Honestly, I probably wouldn't have done anything. If the situation were the same as in your case (security right there) then I may have done what you did and given them a heads up, but honestly I can't picture myself going out of my way to find someone.

 

With that being said, I have been carded on every cruise I have been on, even when I just stopped for a second and wasn't gambling, drinking...etc...I think this is probably a pretty isolated incident and doubt the kid would have been able to stay there long either way.

[sbroc012]

What would I do? I would look and see and think to myself that the little boy probably wanted to push the shiny light up button like mom had, so the mom, being the awesome mom that she is, brought her son into the first row of machines in the casino door to let him hit the button a few times and you just happen to walk in at that instant and assume whatever it was that you assumed and reported it. It's really not a big deal! Was the kid being loud and running around and drawing attention to himself? doesnt sound like it and it sounds like mom was right there with him. Now if it had been some kid by himself in the middle of the slot banks with a 50 spot playing by himself, that would be of issue!

[calliopecruiser]

What would I do? I would look and see and think to myself that the little boy probably wanted to push the shiny light up button like mom had, so the mom, being the awesome mom that she is, brought her son into the first row of machines in the casino door to let him hit the button a few times and you just happen to walk in at that instant and assume whatever it was that you assumed and reported it. It's really not a big deal!

 

Well, yeah, it's probably against their security policies and it certainly would be illegal on land, so I don't think she's being an awesome mom by letting her son do something illegal just because he wants to. If mom can't tell the difference or doesn't respect the difference between an area where a child is allowed to play and an area that's reserved for adults - and doesn't want to teach her child those limits - then she doesn't win any awards in my book.

[narrow56]

I'd leave the kid alone as it's none of my business!

[thinfool]

Walked directly to two security officers about ten feet away and said, "you might want to check out the first row of machines by the forward entrance." One took off immediately for the area and the other gave me a quick thanks as she quickly followed her coworker.

 

So what did they do?

[Krazy Kruizers]

If we walked by a woman/man allowing their child to play the slots, we would have commented to each other about people breaking rules -- just loud enough for them to hear.

And if security were near by -- we would be ccommenting to each about people allowing their children to play the slots -- just loud enough for them to hear.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Walked directly to two security officers about ten feet away and said, "you might want to check out the first row of machines by the forward entrance." One took off immediately for the area and the other gave me a quick thanks as she quickly followed her coworker.

 

So what did they do?

 

I am also curious as to what security did.

[chipq]

I would bring it to the attention of the security staff or cage supervisor and let them enforce the policies. My lids are always interested when we walk by the casino (through on some ships). The first time they wanted to play the bright light and noisy game but when told the rules they understood. Probably counting down to age 18.

 

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[sherilyn70]

I definitely would have said something to security. Just like I did with the parents that left their child in a stroller outside their room every time they ran into do something (that I assume was quick) but had their door closed. We weren't the only people that mentioned this to the room steward or security. The last night of the cruise we saw several security people approaching their room with a letter... I assume they were being asked to never return to the cruise line.

[sherryf]

What would I do? I would look and see and think to myself that the little boy probably wanted to push the shiny light up button like mom had, so the mom, being the awesome mom that she is, brought her son into the first row of machines in the casino door to let him hit the button a few times and you just happen to walk in at that instant and assume whatever it was that you assumed and reported it. It's really not a big deal! Was the kid being loud and running around and drawing attention to himself? doesnt sound like it and it sounds like mom was right there with him. Now if it had been some kid by himself in the middle of the slot banks with a 50 spot playing by himself, that would be of issue!

 

The OP said that the child was 8-10 years old, not 3! Certainly old enough to know the difference between video games and slot machines... and old enough to be told why he is not allowed to play!

[wonderpig]

Besides...if we don't breed new gamblers, then the casinos will go out of business :D

[Langley Cruisers]

I am also curious as to what security did.

 

 

OP replied to this in post #5. I'm sure we can guess what security did then.

[bled01]

I'd leave the kid alone as it's none of my business!

 

Same here...

[rjackieb]

I didn't mention it to security just to see the woman get in trouble, so I didn't stick around to watch what happened. I'm not going to say something to a stranger about her parenting (if she was the parent), so I gave security a heads up and let them decide if it was serious enough to do something about it.

[rjackieb]

...and assume whatever it was that you assumed and reported it.

I didn't assume anything. I saw a child obviously under the legal age of gambling being allowed to gamble.

[Langley Cruisers]

I didn't assume anything. I saw a child obviously under the legal age of gambling being allowed to gamble.

 

 

Exactly.

[thinfool]

I didn't assume anything. I saw a child obviously under the legal age of gambling being allowed to gamble.

 

Correct me if I am wrong....on the open sea there is no legal age to gamble, drink, etc.

 

There may be policies made by the cruise lines, but nothing of a legal nature.

 

Please don't think that I support any type of gambling. I don't. But I don't think there is anything illegal about children gambling at sea. (If anything, you could call it immoral)

 

Just as there is nothing illegal about bad parenting...tho it would be nice. :D

[smeyer418]

Correct me if I am wrong....on the open sea there is no legal age to gamble, drink, etc.

 

There may be policies made by the cruise lines, but nothing of a legal nature.

 

Please don't think that I support any type of gambling. I don't. But I don't think there is anything illegal about children gambling at sea. (If anything, you could call it immoral)

 

Just as there is nothing illegal about bad parenting...tho it would be nice. :D

 

 

The country the ship is flagged generally have policies that prohibit minors from gambling and the ship has a policy as well.

You know this reminds me of the joke...

 

a priest goes out to play golf on the Easter Sunday(you may have also heard it as a Rabbi goes out to play golf on Yom Kippur) and the angels come in to the Almighty and say OMG we have seen that the minister is out playing golf and the Almighty says don't worry I'll take care of it and at the next hole the priest hits a hole in one...the angels come back and say We thought you said you would take care of it...and the Almighty says yes but who can he tell?

 

If the child hits a jackpot and the parent says we won! You can be sure that before they pay out that they will go and check the video tape and tell the parent that the jackpot is VOID....

[sail7seas]

Correct me if I am wrong....on the open sea there is no legal age to gamble, drink, etc.

 

There may be policies made by the cruise lines, but nothing of a legal nature.

 

Please don't think that I support any type of gambling. I don't. But I don't think there is anything illegal about children gambling at sea. (If anything, you could call it immoral)

 

Just as there is nothing illegal about bad parenting...tho it would be nice. :D

 

 

 

Ships that call at U.S. ports and I am sure it applies to other countries, agree to abide by certain laws and if they purposely violate, there are penalties.

 

Ships enter ports/countries only with permission of the authorities and that permission certainly can be denied.

 

That could definitely put a big dent in that cruise line's business.

 

[calliopecruiser]

Correct me if I am wrong....on the open sea there is no legal age to gamble, drink, etc.

 

There may be policies made by the cruise lines, but nothing of a legal nature.

 

Even if they're bound by the laws of the country under whose flag they sail, they also have ship wide policies that they can enforce as required. They are legally allowed to enforce those policies - is that legal enough? LOL.