Why do people bring their little kids to the Las Vegas strip?|117240

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

because this is paradise

Some parents just have to have their kids with them at every moment. Seriously, that_s what babysitters are for!