If gambling is illegal for minors then so should arcades

LOL I just got your name... that's pretty cool "The primary purpose of arcade gaming is to supply means of exchanging a service- entertainment for money." Well the same can be said for a casino. There are millions of people out there that would tell you that playing poker, or black jack is form of entertainment in which they pay money to play. Same can be said about a number of games available to minors at a arcade. I can play "initial D" (the racing game) at the arcade with my friend and if I win I'm allowed to stay for another round which in other words I just won another turn and a turn is equal to the same amount of money I put in to play the game so basically I gained some more value for winning. Same thing in poker I can play a tournament and if I won an "all-in" hand I am allowed to stay at the table, but my opponent is forced to leave. It's the same concept what kids learn to do at the arcade is no different from what adults do at the casinos. "The amount of money payed for arcade games is proportional to the service gained, and the possibility of leaving with more money than you came with is not presented." O I beg to differ from this there are many "redemption arcades" where you can walk out with prizes of higher value than the money you put in. From personal experience I once bought 1 dollar worth of tokens. I put 1 token inside the game "wheel of fortune" a game where a flashing light moves around a circle and you have to hit the light on the red light bulb to spin the wheel. Well I got the light to hit the red and I won the "jackpot" 1000 tickets. I find it hilarious that arcade games offer a "jackpot" to their games, sounds awfully familiar to many other games that adults play at the casino. 1 token was worth a quarter in value and I used the other 3 token to play the wheel of fortune game again feeling lucky and I lost. I used the 1000 tickets to get this 35mm compact camera, I checked online at it was only worth about 5 dollars but I still came out with a product with a higher value than my dollar. "The success rate of arcade games is directly related to ability, as all variables are known and there is at least one method of control. To varying degrees, arcade games rely on the ability of the player to navigate the control system implemented. This is quite unlike gambling, where all variables are not known or incomprehensible. This promotes fair play." Ladies and Gentleman I would like to introduce you to a game that can found in the arcades called the "Stacker" maybe you all heard of it. The game where it puts a like XBOX 360, a PSP, Nintendo DS, and a PS3 right in front of you in hopes that you can win it. Well those who have played it yeah it relies on your ability to navigate the control systems implemented, but is it fair? Many customers have voiced their complaints about this game using words like "rigged" and "cheated" to describe the integrity of this game. You could spend 50 dollars on this game and lose 50 times and walk out with nothing. Seems a lot like a slot machine at the casino to me. "The owner's manual states that at the game's highest difficulty level, the estimated ratio of wins to losses will be near 1 in 800" 1 in 800 does not sound like fair odds. "The amount of money payed for arcade games is proportional to the service gained, and the possibility of leaving with more money than you came with is not presented."- again using the "Stacker" as an example if you win this game you can walk out with a 300 dollar in value on the product prizes but if you lose you walk out with less money than you came in with. Lawsuit has been brought up against this game already: http://www.allbusiness.com... http://en.wikipedia.org... Arcade games require uniform deposits of money to operate, thus preventing abuse of money. Entertainment is a service that requires money, so for each uniform deposit, one is presented with a limited entertainment service. One is not presented with the possibility of leaving with more money than they came with (in most cases), because the primary purpose is entertainment. In most cases? so you admit there are cases where you can gain more money than you came in with? Any game you put in money to, to try and win a bigger gain is called gambling by the definition I presented. Please continue Monsieur