Left Right Center Forbidden

[Oakman58]

Have you ever played Left Right Center for money on a cruise?  I ask because according to Brand Ambassador John Heald, that game is considered gambling and gambling outside the casino is forbidden on the cruise line.

[1025cruise]

That is correct. Gambling outside of the casino is forbidden. 

[starstruck05]

I have no idea what that game is but I read John's post this morning. Any exchange of monetary funds for a game outside of casino is considered gambling. Not just on a ship, anywhere. If you were playing for Snickers, I think you'll be fine.

[ninjacat123]

Just now, starstruck05 said:

I have no idea what that game is but I read John's post this morning. Any exchange of monetary funds for a game outside of casino is considered gambling. Not just on a ship, anywhere. If you were playing for Snickers, I think you'll be fine.

I would play for Snickers!!🥰

[lesters]

I read about this on his page. We’ve played this game with my in-laws for years - using the game pieces it comes with. You don’t need to play with real money.  How anyone thought playing with real money with strangers in the lido was an acceptable idea is beyond me.   Why not just start up a poker game then?!

 

Also it’s people doing this hogging up space in the lido when others want to eat that drives me crazy.  The whole situation is all kinds of wrong.  SMH 

[luv2cruz@sea]

I read the article pertaining to the LRC game incident and it is not that the game is forbidden but there was a very large group on a ship that were playing the game but they were playing for money and there was a lot of money being exchanged and that part is what is forbidden it was the gambling part of it.

[mz-s]

26 minutes ago, Oakman58 said:

Have you ever played Left Right Center for money on a cruise?  I ask because according to Brand Ambassador John Heald, that game is considered gambling and gambling outside the casino is forbidden on the cruise line.

 

You can play for a bag of Cheetos or a pat on the back and it'll be fine. It's the fact that money is involved that makes it gambling and not allowed.

 

I am choosing to believe John when he says that there are regulations that they have to follow because they have a casino and the only way they can ensure they are in compliance is to ensure that the only gambling on their ships is done in the casino. It makes sense.

[caribsun]

I played LRC on NCL with 10-12 CC people for money but NCL provided a private room. 

[pe4all]

It is hard enough finding a table to eat at on Lido a lot of times.  Having a large group monopolizing a table for 90 minutes is just rude, imo. 

[mz-s]

11 minutes ago, pe4all said:

It is hard enough finding a table to eat at on Lido a lot of times.  Having a large group monopolizing a table for 90 minutes is just rude, imo. 

 

I was on a cruise last year or the year before and a group of folks had LAMINATED sheets that said something to the effect of "table reserved for so-and-so game group" that they would put on Lido tables when they decided they wanted to play Uno or whatever stupid game they played.

 

Rude inconsiderate and the wrong cruise line for that kind of behavior. Charter a yacht if you want public areas of the ship for your exclusive use at a whim.

[jerseyjjs]

Carnival even blocks sports gambling sites on their onboard wifi service.....at least on the ships without sports gambling permitted onboard.   

[ninjacat123]

8 minutes ago, mz-s said:

 

I was on a cruise last year or the year before and a group of folks had LAMINATED sheets that said something to the effect of "table reserved for so-and-so game group" that they would put on Lido tables when they decided they wanted to play Uno or whatever stupid game they played.

 

Rude inconsiderate and the wrong cruise line for that kind of behavior. Charter a yacht if you want public areas of the ship for your exclusive use at a whim.

And there are areas outside of Lido (like where trivia is played) that have tables.

[aborgman]

52 minutes ago, mz-s said:

 

You can play for a bag of Cheetos or a pat on the back and it'll be fine. It's the fact that money is involved that makes it gambling and not allowed.

 

I am choosing to believe John when he says that there are regulations that they have to follow because they have a casino and the only way they can ensure they are in compliance is to ensure that the only gambling on their ships is done in the casino. It makes sense.

 

He may be telling the truth - but there is no way to ensure that the only gambling on their ships is done in the casino. This does not do that.

[mz-s]

1 minute ago, aborgman said:

 

He may be telling the truth - but there is no way to ensure that the only gambling on their ships is done in the casino. This does not do that.

 

They at least have plausible deniability until it is reported to them as happened in this case.

[Oakman58]

So I'm guessing if you're playing Gin for a penny a point, that's gambling also.

Edited April 18 by Oakman58

[staceyglow]

1 hour ago, mz-s said:

 

I was on a cruise last year or the year before and a group of folks had LAMINATED sheets that said something to the effect of "table reserved for so-and-so game group" that they would put on Lido tables when they decided they wanted to play Uno or whatever stupid game they played.

 

Rude inconsiderate and the wrong cruise line for that kind of behavior. Charter a yacht if you want public areas of the ship for your exclusive use at a whim.

I would be tempted to just pick those up and throw them in the garbage.

 

At a minimum, I would take one off the table I needed and claim ignorance if someone asked about "their" table.

[angelsfort]

8 minutes ago, staceyglow said:

I would be tempted to just pick those up and throw them in the garbage.

 

At a minimum, I would take one off the table I needed and claim ignorance if someone asked about "their" table.

 

ditto.  I wouldn't be "tempted" - I'd actually do it. 

 

and if they asked about "their" table, I'd tell them that I would happily move if they could get a carnival TM to confirm that it was an "officially" reserved table. 

 

and then add that I wouldn't be there long... saying it was because I didn't believe in taking up precious space on the lido deck when so many people are looking for places to sit and EAT THEIR FOOD!

[staceyglow]

5 minutes ago, angelsfort said:

 

ditto.  I wouldn't be "tempted" - I'd actually do it. 

 

and if they asked about "their" table, I'd tell them that I would happily move if they could get a carnival TM to confirm that it was an "officially" reserved table. 

 

and then add that I wouldn't be there long... saying it was because I didn't believe in taking up precious space on the lido deck when so many people are looking for places to sit and EAT THEIR FOOD!

I would also only be eating my food there, but if the reserver was standing there waiting for me to finish, I might eat really slowly...and as I finished up, I would be watching for others looking for a table and let them know that my table was available.

[kwokpot]

1 hour ago, aborgman said:

 

He may be telling the truth - but there is no way to ensure that the only gambling on their ships is done in the casino. This does not do that.

All card games can be considered gambling if money is involved but as you can see there's no restrictions on JUST card playing on any cruiseship. You just play for points and keep score. Same thing with mahjong.

[sgttami]

Someone is always trying to pull the plug on the FUN meter.   LOL

 

I've never played LRC but have seen large groups do it on Pride at Lido and near Alchemy Bar.

 

Pictures of a recent winner holding a fistful of dollars were posted on the group page of another site!.

 

It is rude however to take up Lido tables at prime meal times unless you are eating.

 

 

[StephPS79]

1 hour ago, aborgman said:

 

He may be telling the truth - but there is no way to ensure that the only gambling on their ships is done in the casino. This does not do that.

 

There are very few ways to fully ensure anything.  The only thing they can do is state what is and isn't acceptable, per guidelines.  People can choose to either follow or break the rules.

 

Marijuana isn't allowed on ships, yet it still makes it there.

[aborgman]

4 minutes ago, StephPS79 said:

 

There are very few ways to fully ensure anything.  The only thing they can do is state what is and isn't acceptable, per guidelines.  People can choose to either follow or break the rules.

 

Marijuana isn't allowed on ships, yet it still makes it there.

 

 

There are no ways to fully ensure anything.

 

Which is why these action are about legal compliance, not about "ensuring" anything.

[bigdog1958]

John also replied in comments that if it were for quarters, he would have let it go. Another

example of carnival picking and choosing when they feel like enforcing rules. If its so illegal, why would they not enforce it regardless of how much money.

[mz-s]

1 hour ago, staceyglow said:

I would be tempted to just pick those up and throw them in the garbage.

 

At a minimum, I would take one off the table I needed and claim ignorance if someone asked about "their" table.

 

Trust me, the only reason I let them have their fun is I happened to be there during an "off" time when there was plenty of seating. Had I had even the slightest difficulty finding a table then I would have pressed the issue. But I didn't want to go finding a problem when there wasn't really one to be found.

 

I am shameless about moving towels and hats from loungers when it's clear the stuff is just there to save a seat for an undetermined amount of time.

[ngrund]

32 minutes ago, bigdog1958 said:

John also replied in comments that if it were for quarters, he would have let it go. Another

example of carnival picking and choosing when they feel like enforcing rules. If its so illegal, why would they not enforce it regardless of how much money.

a few years ago, 4 of us were playing LCR with quarters, (on NCL) and security did ask us to stop but said we could continue playing as long as we didn't have real money. I was surprised since it was only quarters. We were on the outside deck so the we did have to stop playing since the chips we had kept blowing in the wind.