Toddlers! On The Casino Floor! Oh Noes!

The Gaming Control Board has filed a complaint about Philadelphia Park Casino, claiming toddlers were on the casino floor on several occasions.

Oh, no, won’t someone think of the children! Clearly, children should be left in a room with strangers (or something) rather than hang with their parents as they throw their money way. KYW’s Tony Romeo reports some toddlers were actually gambling themselves, even though they don’t even know what gambling is.

Gaming board spokesman Richard McGarvey says the complaint also alleges security personnel were slow to react:

(McGarvey): “Correct. There was a number of minutes that went by where they were actually out on the gaming floor with their parents or grandparents.”

(Romeo): “I guess in one case, one of the children was actually playing the machine?”

(McGarvey): “Certainly, sitting there with the parent or grandparent. Obviously, playing the machine is hard to describe for a child that young, but again, interacting with the machine.”

When will the terror of toddlers pulling the casino lever for their grandparents end?

Phila. Park Accused Of Having Toddlers On Casino Floor [KYW 1060]