I've never been carded .

I know for a fact that they do this at the Mirage.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/travel/kids_policies.html

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/st...566638096.html

I know those under 21 are allowed to walk through the casinos. How would they get to or from their room otherwise? My point was that kids aren't welcome in the casino for anything other than walking through as your article pointed that out.

It may be different now than it was back then, but I was checking in to hotels in Vegas when I was 16 up to and over 21 and was never questioned about the room. The tables were a different story... (I was 16 in 1989).

I recently went to Vegas for my 21st, and was carded once the entire trip (in the casino, to be specific. I did not personally check in but I'm sure I would have been asked for ID there anyways).

For a long time I wondered about checking in under 21, but never really pursued it. I do recommend you contact any hotel that may interest you, speak to a front desk agent (or even front desk manager) and inquire. Let us know your outcome, I'm sure there are a number of members of this forum under 21 that may have similar questions.

I look extremely young myself, so I can expect to get carded just about everywhere when I travel to Las Vegas. Just booked a Skyloft at MGM Grand, I'm curious to know the Chauffer's reaction when he sees someone who likes about 12 approaching him at the airport, lol. Wonder if he'll ask for ID, too?

When I was 21, I tried checking into the Rio and was given a hard time about my ID. They thought my DL was fake (VA has the vertical DL for those under 21). I eventually was able to check.

I am now almost 28 (will be headed there this week for my bday) and still get carded constantly in Vegas. It doesn't bother me except when the cocktail waitress IDs me when I am playing BJ or when there is a dealer change and the new dealer asks for ID.

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And loitering means stopping for just a few seconds. I was walking w/ my 16 y/o daughter thru the casino at Mandalay Bay (where we were staying) and she asked me how a certain game was played. I stopped to point out what was taking place, and was approached within 15 or 20 seconds and told that we couldn't stand there and to move on. I was shocked in that we weren't gambling, attempting to gamble, or even looking for trouble. They don't want even the slightest appearance of a minor gambling and take it to the extreme.

That said, when I was 15, I put on a fake mustache, sport coat, and had my way with the blackjack tables at the Sands winning around $200. I've been paying back that $200 ever since......

Some hotels are quicker than others at noticing under age loitering. Many years ago on a trip through NV we stopped at the casino near Hoover Dam with our then 8 and 10 year old boys. My 8 year old had found a dime in the rental car and wanted to put it in a slot machine. I thought it would be a great way to teach them a lesson about gambling. After we left the restaurant, my husband stood back in the casino aisle way with the boys while I quickly dropped the dime into the machine of choice. Planning to prove how expensive gambling was did not work. He won $10.00 with that one dime. And at the same time security asked them to move along. He was very happy with his $10.00 win and didn't become addicted to gambling after all.

in my experience (over the past few months) I have found Vegas to be much more uptight with the 21'thing than Atlantic City.

this past weekend, my good friend brought along another friend from the 'shire who is 25, but looks closer to 19. I was consistently asked by cocktail waitresses and casino folks "sir, is she 21" --- I responded every time, of course, and that was usually all it took. One cocktail waitress kept asking every time she would bring another round of drinks... and, I kept saying
"yes, yes, she is 25 -- now, can we please have another round of Champagne and Sam Adams...." (yes, this was our "signature" joke combination of the weekend.... not together, of course, champage in a flute --- and the 'adams in a bottle)

ONLY time she had to show ID was when I wanted her to roll the dice at the Showboat. For some reason, Trump casino personnel were also quite satisfied with my assurances --- but, this one dice dealer (at the 'boat) insisted on actually seeing the id --- of course, we didn't care, and flipped it to the box-woman.... she hardly looked at the id, and handed it right back... Of course, the 7-out came right away.....

So, maybe it just depends a bit on the company....