{"id":6141,"date":"2014-01-27T23:32:58","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T06:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=6141"},"modified":"2022-07-06T13:48:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T20:48:22","slug":"casino-arcades-las-vegas-gets-little-creepy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/casino-arcades-las-vegas-gets-little-creepy\/","title":{"rendered":"Casino Arcades: Where Las Vegas Gets a Little Creepy"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>We get that, for many, Las Vegas is a family destination. So, what&rsquo;s one to do with kids, then?<\/p>\n<p>Casinos have long understood the demand for diversions for kids, and accordingly, many have video arcades. This is where Las Vegas starts to get a little creepy. Why? Have you visited a casino video arcade lately?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6142\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6142\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/casino_arcade2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-6142 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Wheel of Fortune arcade game\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/casino_arcade2.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thought you were in a casino for a second, didn&rsquo;t you? Nope, casino arcade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whether intentional or not, casino arcades are filled with games strikingly similar to casino games, both in appearance and in the way the games are played.<\/p>\n<p>Put money in, spin a wheel, get a prize based upon luck. Arcade games may pay in tickets rather than cash (the tickets are then traded for merchandise), but the difference is a subtle one.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6143\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/casino_arcade3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-6143 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Casino arcade game\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/casino_arcade3.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arcade game or casino Big Six wheel?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These same casinos espousing a public commitment to responsible gaming are at the same time providing games indistinguishable from their casino counterparts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6144\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/casino_arcade7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-6144 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Casino arcade game\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/casino_arcade7.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starting to see a pattern here? The word &ldquo;jackpot&rdquo; seems vaguely familiar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Conspiracy theorists might assert these games are training kids to be future gamblers. Even if they&rsquo;re not, a fine line is being walked here.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6145\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/casino_kids.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-6145 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Kids playing slots\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/casino_kids.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These kids aren&rsquo;t in an arcade. They&rsquo;re in a casino. Security does a good job of ensuring this doesn&rsquo;t happen very often, but it does happen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, what do you think?<\/p>\n<p>Are casino arcades good clean fun, like the kind you can find at <a href=\"http:\/\/business.time.com\/2013\/05\/14\/chuck-e-cheese-where-a-kid-can-gamble-like-an-adult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chuck E. Cheese<\/a>? It should be noted Chuck E. Cheese has been accused of providing &ldquo;casino-style gambling devices&rdquo; to children from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>Is something more insidious afoot? Are casinos training kids to be future customers? We&rsquo;d love to hear your thoughts.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We get that, for many, Las Vegas is a family destination. So, what&rsquo;s one to do with kids, then? Casinos have long understood the demand for diversions for kids, and accordingly, many have video arcades. This is where Las Vegas starts to get a little creepy. Why? Have you visited a casino video arcade lately? [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,30,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vegas","category-las-vegas-wtf","category-things-to-do-las-vegas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Casino Arcades: Where Las Vegas Gets a Little Creepy | Vital Vegas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Las Vegas casino arcades often provide games similar to those in casinos. 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