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fuckouttaheawiddat t1_je9lvvb wrote

Reply to comment by Hib3rnian in Toddler Found Alone in Locked Car Outside Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, Police Say by ActionJawnson

Addicts would gamble away all their money and then wouldn't be able to pay the daycare fees

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dsbtc t1_je9qgnk wrote

The house wins either way

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fuckouttaheawiddat t1_je9raol wrote

Seize the kids then sell them to states that have gutted child-labor laws

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Easy-Reading t1_je9vq54 wrote

It's wild what's happening. AR is about to show us why child labor laws were originally enacted.

Earlier this month Arkansa enacted the Youth Hiring Act of 2023. Under the new law children under 16 don't have to get the Division of Labor's permission to be employed. The state also no longer has to verify the age of those under 16 before they take a job. The law doesn't change the hours or kinds of jobs kids can work.

"Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders believes protecting kids is most important, but this permit was an arbitrary burden on parents to get permission from the government for their child to get a job," communications director Alexa Henning said in a statement to NPR. "All child labor laws that actually protect children still apply and we expect businesses to comply just as they are required to do now."

Workers under 16 in Arkansas have had to get these permits for decades.

Supporters of the new law say it gets rid of a tedious requirement, streamlines the hiring process, and allows parents — rather than the government — to make decisions about their children.

But opponents say the work certificates protected vulnerable youth from exploitation.

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Redpandaling t1_jeaacum wrote

Good lord, I did not know Arkansas elected Trump's press secretary as governor . . .

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frankoceansheadband t1_jea7gil wrote

Meanwhile, the same state government is trying to “protect children” by banning drag

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justasque t1_jeaezxl wrote

In PA you literally get working papers at your high school. And, as I vaguely remember it, it was in part an exercise in learning the rules, so if your employer violated them you knew. But now in AR there will be no moment when either employer or employee or employee’s parent is reminded of the rules. That’s not going to end well.

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Hib3rnian t1_jea5ogq wrote

Easy fix. Casinos operate on cards that monies are applied to from players for use on machines, tables, etc.

So players would use the casino card to check the kid into the daycare.

This is when the clock starts.

The balance tracker sets a "Not to go below" threshold on the balance that meets some set max timeframe for the kid to be in daycare (say 4hrs to keep the child advocates happy).

When the parent hits that amount threshold or time limit, their card freezes and they have to get the kid.

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fuckouttaheawiddat t1_jea8080 wrote

This definitely would work well for me, probably you, and the majority of the population, but feels like it could become enabling for people with gambling addiction. It's an excuse to drag the kids there more often since at least they'll be in someone's care. We're talking about the kind of gamblers who wear adult diapers to the casino so they don't have to leave the slot machine to take a piss. One bad news story about how casino daycare enabled someone to blow their rent money and it's a PR nightmare.

On the upside, the regulars' kids will get to know each other really well if they're in casino daycare together, so I guess they can build solidarity/friendships out of it.

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Hib3rnian t1_jeaneyj wrote

I guess the question becomes, do you not implement a solution that provides care for children of gamblers to avoid enabling addicts or do you provide a service that potentially saves a child(s) life but possibly enables/furthers gambling addictions of parents?

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fuckouttaheawiddat t1_jeb1dxj wrote

I guess it would boil down to how much it would cost (in actual costs plus the cost of making a potentially bad PR move). I would be really surprised to find out the casino industry hasn't done any inquiry into the idea and decided against it already, because on its face it seems logical if they want to attract customers. I wouldn't think the industry would start up daycare operations for any altruistic reasons

ETA other people have posted that some local casinos in Vegas do this already, so it must make sense for them.

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obi-jawn-kenobi t1_jea6fw7 wrote

That's why you prepay before you gamble.

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fuckouttaheawiddat t1_jea9ie6 wrote

Hey if casinos wanna implement it and communities are in support, I'm not gonna stop them.

If casino management thinks running a daycare is worth dealing with any PR nightmares over news stories about enabling people to blow their rent money, then they'll figure out a way to do it. Considering how much money the collective gambling industry makes, I would be shocked if they already haven't run the numbers and scenarios and decided it's not a good business decision.

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