No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service!

Photo by Alex Hitchens

If you are anywhere near Ohio, we are, you have probably heard about the Horseshoe. It is Ohio's first casino and it just opened at the begin of last month. As you may have heard or read, the Casino is cracking down on dress code and proper behavior. I like the way the Cleveland Plain Dealer put it--

The rules seem to be aimed at younger casino patrons, who must be at least 21 to enter, and mimics a set enforced by the adjacent Tower City Center mall.

The casino code also bans running, vandalism and other inappropriate behavior and restricts seating in the food court to paying customers. And while patrons can continue to wear ball caps, hoods can cover heads only in the poker room, where players want help in masking their demeanor.

Patrons must wear "appropriate" clothing, including shoes and shirts. Clothing cannot display offensive pictures or phrases.

I'm a little "peeved", if you will, with my city. I understand that a casino is a place for be to cut loose and have freedom, but have a bit of class. These rules should be implied. They shouldn't have to be enforced because the people of this great city should know better than to do these things. When I think of any high-end luxury environment, I think of these quality gentlemen in movies. I think of people like Downey in that scene at the beginning of Iron Man or Clooney & Pitt in Oceans 11. If I were to go to one of these places, I'd be getting excited because I have an excuse to get dressed all dapper. But hey, that's just me.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on it, even if you're not from Cleveland. Do you think the casino is over reacting by enforcing a dress code and a set of rules? (I know I probably over reacted, but that's only because this is my city.)

To read the article that the Plain Dealer published, click here.