I always go up to bar start of second period from Block 4 and have what i expect to be a quiet pint watching the game from the doorway but there are always kids running about the bar unsupervised, in and out, moving seats and falling around all over the floor and this isn't an exaggeration, its been the same every time i've gone up there at that time. A kids game day, great idea. On normal game days i believe children shouldn't be allowed in bar area without an adult.
I hold a personal bar licence and the law states this:
Anyone under the age of 18 is not allowed in any bar area of licensed premises or registered clubs.
However some licensed premises hold a children’s certificate that allows:
- a young person accompanied by an adult to be in the bar area (but not at the bar) in premises up to 9.00 pm
- a young person to stay on the premises until 9.30 pm to consume a meal purchased before 9.00 pm
It may differ for an arena but the bar area is just that a bar area, i guess the arena area may be licensed different.
But i know when i managed the bars and hospitality suites at the WNIR i never let kids run about or play in Gretzkys, the kids had the cafe area and the skate hire temp bar but i can't remember kids running wild in the WNIR anyway, but then again maybe i was too busy to notice.