Varying Reports at Nevada Conference on Casino Smoking restrictions
Several reports on smoking in casinos, being presented this week at an international conference on gambling, provide ammunition to both advocates and opponents of smoking restrictions in the clubs. Some of the documents presented at the 13th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking focus on health hazards of cigarette smoke in resorts, while others deal with the impact of smoking restrictions on casino revenues.
While the air in a club might be cleaner, there's also evidence of slumping revenues because gamblers who smoke may spend less time at the card and dice tables and slot machines when restrictions are imposed. The casino industry generally has opposed anti-smoking measures and instead favors improving air filtering technology. The industry also has challenged a smoking-restriction initiative that may be on the November ballot in Nevada, depending on the outcome of a pending court dispute.
May 27, 2006
Posted By Bob Hartman
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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