Bally’s Atlantic City changes pool access from family friendly to 21+ only

New cruising area.

More places should do this, so sick of every place being a kiddie zone.

Good, people need to keep their dumb fucking kids in a separate space - casinos aren't for kids.

Good. What's next - I'm all for this trend. Kid free restaurants, vacation spots - YES.

I didn't realize that just because I brought two kids into the world I would be solely responsible for raising them, too.

I guess it doesn't take a village after all.

30+ would be even better

Fantastic. Now let's go for every flight on every airline always.

Kids should be at home with sitters or nannies. If parents can't afford that, kids should stay with relatives. All casino hotel pools should be adult only. Scram kiddies.

No kids allowed. Adults are looking for D.

No r9. Adults are looking to have fun and relax in the company of other adults without annoying kids ruining it.

Children should be neither seen, nor heard

I can't wait to see what Mrs. Patsy Ramsey, formerly of Boulder, Colorado has to say about this new policy!

Kids shouldn't be at a casino least of all in AC.

R13 exactly. Most of the people there are there to drink and gamble and have fun. Kids should not be there. Those adults probably go there assuming it’s a kids free zone but instead it isn’t. I would get upset too

Bally's is a disgusting hotel. It is for the poors.

I’m looking forward to the upset mommies & daddies.

Oh...I was thinking of the one in Vegas. Never been to Bally's Atlantic City.

Should I delete my booking.com app?

"As long as they have child care?"

Yeah!!!!!!! Fetus Free pool parties!!!!

Has Mrs. Patsy Ramsey, formerly of Boulder, CO weighed in on this policy change?

Good why are people bringing their kids to a damn casino?

Is Atlantic city worth visiting?

No, r22. It's nasty. A few hotels and a lot of slums.

There was a day when every young son and daughter understood their boundaries and expectations. Suddenly, one day it all changed. Things were just never the same.

R22 if you like to gamble, yes. There are very nice parts and great hotels and casinos. All depends where you stay though.

R20 see R12

r11 = Mrs. Patsey Ramsey, formerly of Boulder, CO

I support this and I have five fucking kids (blended). Adults deserve adult spaces, period, end of. Us making *everything* safe for kids is bullshit. And I think it’s healthy for kids to know that they are not welcome in every space — it creates self-awareness and an understanding that there is a pecking order, and they are at the bottom of it. We need more of this, not less.

I’m also Gen X. When I was young, adults did not cater to us — but when they did notice us, they made us feel extraordinarily special. That’s what I’m trying to say. If kids have free-run of everything, then they don’t learn it’s a privilege to be there. That’s part of why kids are such assholes in public spaces, they’ve never been taught that it’s a goddamn privilege not a right to be there. If we limit some of their “freedom” it’s healthy as long as it’s messaged in a way that helps them grow and mature.

Adults get adult spaces.

Eh, as soon as you leave the Boardwalk you are surrounded by some of the worst slums in all of New Jersey r25. Atlantic City is a shit hole

I understand that the pool is a separate space, but the last time I was in Vegas I noticed people and their crotchfruit running around the casino. There used to be strict rules and security would've escorted them out. Now they're just allowed to run rampant. I guess the casinos need the cash, even if it's mommy putting $20 in a slot machine while little Jayden and Kayleigh throw a tantrum.

I haven't been to Vegas in a decade. But I seem to remember the casinos catering to the "family with kids" crowd. I once went with a colleague who didn't drink or gamble. It was a trade show, but in our off hours we would ride the roller coasters. He would occasionally join me at the tables.

Point being, at that time Vegas was capitalizing on the crotchfruit crowd.

WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF CHILDREN????!

An Obesity-Free Pool would be nice.

[quote]Eh, as soon as you leave the Boardwalk you are surrounded by some of the worst slums in all of New Jersey

I've been in AC a few times for work-related conferences and I never had a problem with it because I never left the Boardwalk, which is several miles long.

Plus there's the beach and the ocean.

R35 exactly. Everything you could need is right there.

Families with kids are good business for hotel with pools, but there really should be separate spaces - especially for a casino hotel. Either separate spaces within the hotel if there's room, or in an entirely different hotel that markets itself to families for that purpose - like those ones with the extensive water parks.

Parents don’t need to bring kids to casino hotels.

R32 I was meaning inside the actual casino space. Sure the crotchfruit are allowed elsewhere and encouraged with game rooms/rides/etc, I was just surprised that minors were allowed to loiter in the casino. I think the casinos used to be fined by the gaming boards for allowing that, but maybe it's not enforced anymore.

AC used to be a happening gay travel destination with a lot bars. Now there are none. Such is life, I guess.

I went to Atlantic City for the first time last weekend. I knew it was going to be a dump, but WOW, what a shithole. Crack heads, gang bangers , homeless beggars, decrepit buildings…..plus it’s not safe at all.

Donald Trump and his casinos will turn this town around!!

Is it safe in the immediate vicinity of the casinos, R41?

Oh dear, now all the frosted straight-haired, Sophia Loren-sunglassed, white fingernailed, fluorescent sandals-wearing overweight and perpetually bathing suited frau moms — and their silent (if they know what’s good for them…) husband breeders will act and be so triggered and angry.

This will protect the children from homosexual grooming, and trafficking.

R41 I went there recently and had zero issues. You must be broke and stay in the shitty part.

I read a really good book that took place in Atlantic City