Two family members, armed with a bottle of pre-pumped milk, wanted to give new parents Alanna Panas and Chris Turnbull a break from 7-week old Lillian, and offered to take her on some errands while the couple relaxed a little at the Casino at Ocean Downs.
Lillian was hungrier than that. She drank the bottle and soon demanded more.
Panas said relatives brought the baby back to the casino, located her, but were unable to provide space in the already-crowded car for nursing. Thinking the family truck would be more comfortable; Panas said she realized Turnbull, still inside, had the keys.
So she walked back into the foyer of the casino to find Turnbull, but was stopped by security guards because the baby was not 21, and therefore could not be on the gaming floor. Panas said she returned to the enclosed lobby area with the child without incident, until Lillian reminded her she was still hungry.
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8 comments:
I understand a womans right to breastfeed, but in a casino? Really? I don't blame the casino for not allowing it. People come to a casino to get away from kids, babies, real life, etc. They wish to drink and gamble, not see some lady with her baby hooked up to the tap.
Why take a kid to a casino in the first place???
3:40. There is nothing more "real life" than spending your time hunched over a computerized slot machine drinking booze and trying to ignore your fellow gassy, overweight loser geezer casino patrons. The breast feeding just brings you down as you pass through the lobby on your way to the 18th cigarette of the day
I agree 3:40 and would like to add that it's nonsense that there was no room in the car for her to breastfeed. Whoever was in the car could have gotten out and gone into the lobby to wait and let her stay in the car with the baby.
While I don't think she had this in mind, people do sneak into casinos with infants in tow. The job of security is to not only deal with security issues but to try and prevent infractions from occurring.
I think the whole episode was a scam.People are getting more and more creative & the courts are too stupid to see through it.It's always a child,or a developmentally disabled person,or basically any vulnerable person at the center.The way overblown issue is the dead giveaway.This is no big deal.
OMG a woman breast feeding. I guess it would be alright if it was a close relative...rednecks!
She should be charged with tresspassing is she was asked to leave and swould not.
After thinking about this issue for a while , I've come to this conclusion.
She should teach her child about gambling for the next 21 years , it may be the only way to survive , we already know that there will be NO work or jobs available for American whites.
Her child can gamble while she works on her back.
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