Arcades are for kids. If the arcade is in a casino, you can bet it's also for gambling. We'll soon see why it just might be better, after all, to turn the children loose in the streets at night. At about the same time, Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah proposed a nationwide law that would outlaw casinos within two miles of schools, churches, daycare centers and other family establishments, but the idea soon died when Hatch found out that this would require the closing of scores of schools, churches, and daycare centers in Nevada.
Children play an ever-increasing role in the economy of Las Vegas and other gambling cities.
Thousands of Sherrice Iversons can be seen walking, standing, running, skipping, wandering, loitering, moping, and even falling asleep in Las Vegas casinos every day. Many are left unsupervised for long periods. Now that Las Vegas is no longer just an adult Disneyland, but caters to children of all ages, we might want to know what the younger ones do while their elders gamble and drink. The most popular year-round casino babysitters are the casino arcades. Unfortunately, a large percentage of the games in the casino arcades are gambling devices.