Comments on: Claim: Chuck E. Cheese kids’ games amount to gambling

By: Sam T

Sam T — Thu, 19 May 2011 02:08:43 +0000

You have to admit…paying money to play a game that gives you “currency” (tickets) based on your performance that you then go “buy” prizes with is a lot like gambling.

What’s with the value of those prizes too? Maybe it’s not gambling because there is 0% chance kids will win anything of value.

By: Ben S

Ben S — Wed, 18 May 2011 20:47:33 +0000

I’d totally support suing them for serving crappy pizza. My childhood was ruined by low-quality pepperoni!

By: Bill Alexander

Bill Alexander — Mon, 16 May 2011 20:30:16 +0000

Now, if they just had whack-a-lawyer, . . .

By: Bill H

Bill H — Mon, 16 May 2011 19:42:57 +0000

Trust me on this- a game of whack-a-mole is NOT the same as a slot machine. A slot machine can be set for a certain amount of holdback, is regulated to have a minimum amount of payout ( I think it’s 87% here in California, which is considered extremely tight), and is a direct money in-money out device. I don’t think Chuck E. Cheese has anything like that. There is a different class of slot machines that take your money and pay out in prizes, but those are still nothing like a Chuck E. Cheese game.