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SAN DIEGO — A San Diego woman has sued the company that owns the Chuck E. Cheese’s family restaurant chain, claiming that many of the games intended for children at these locations are actually illegal gambling devices — like slot machines.
Denise Keller, a local real estate agent and mother of two daughters ages 3 and 5, filed the potential class-action suit in U.S. District Court March 29. According to court documents, she is asking for a jury trial and damages and restitution of at least $5 million.
Incredible! People will sue for anything as long as they think they can get something out of it. She wasn't foreced to bring her kids there, that was her choice. If she didn't like it, she should have just left. I hope the courts throw the book at her for a frivolous lawsuit and a complete waste of the courts time.
gotta wonder sometimes if because these sorts of people sue over retarded crap like this and get it removed... does that mean i can sue them because they forced a change of something that ruined it for me or my children?
I'm not sure what the damages are about, but I think she has a point about some of the machines. They're not all like skeeball or whack-a-mole, where you get tickets based on the number of points you get; some of the 'games' are akin to slots or other gambling machines like that. If that's illegal, it's illegal, whether you're talking about a gambling parlor or a kids' play place. I was disappointed in the games like that the last time we went - they were set up for the kids to feed tokens in with minimal rewards, *not* designed for the kids to enjoy a fun game.
We didn't go back, because my guys didn't enjoy those, and that was almost the only type of 'game' they had. I'm all for getting rid of those, and having more games designed for the kids to actually enjoy playing. Playing, not gambling.
In a class-action suit, aren't the damages awarded to whomever patronized the place, and wants to sign up? So the money wouldn't go to her personally?
I'm not sure what the damages are about, but I think she has a point about some of the machines. They're not all like skeeball or whack-a-mole, where you get tickets based on the number of points you get; some of the 'games' are akin to slots or other gambling machines like that. If that's illegal, it's illegal, whether you're talking about a gambling parlor or a kids' play place. I was disappointed in the games like that the last time we went - they were set up for the kids to feed tokens in with minimal rewards, *not* designed for the kids to enjoy a fun game.
We didn't go back, because my guys didn't enjoy those, and that was almost the only type of 'game' they had. I'm all for getting rid of those, and having more games designed for the kids to actually enjoy playing. Playing, not gambling.
In a class-action suit, aren't the damages awarded to whomever patronized the place, and wants to sign up? So the money wouldn't go to her personally?
Isn't something as innocent as collecting types of cards gambling then? I have to pay x amount of dollars in the hopes I get one of the hard to find or rare cards. I am in a sense gambling in the hopes I am going to get that card. Are we going to sue collectible card manufactures next? They should have to list every card in the pack so our kids know what they are buying. And I better never see another person charging money for a grab bag because I will sue them too.
Where does it end?
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