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> Jean,
> You are so correct about the unhealthy second hand smoke in many
LV casinos. My wife and I are also very concerned about it. I have
heart issues and my wife is allergic to smoke. We are able to avoid
some of it by playing very early in the day. We are early risers so
by 10 or 11 in the morning we have already had 5 or so hours to
play. If all the casino owners got together and banned smoking the
problem might be solved, Think of the money the casinos would save in
so many ways. A smoking ban could also be legislated I would think.
In places where it is banned it has shown not to reduce casino
revenues. At the River Rock Casino in Canada the crowd was so big it
was hard to find a place to play (table games or slots). How smoking
remains so popular in light of the lethal consequences is amazing.
We are looking for a smoke free casino in LV but I'm afraid they
don't exist. Do you suppose that since smoking dulls the senses and
is poisionous to the body and thereby
> prohibits the mind from better clarity that casinos want people to
smoke? Thanks for your insightful article.
> Robert
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>
The City of Helena, Montana passed a total smoking ban for all
buildings accessible by the public. No exemptions were made for
bars/casinos.
Video poker and video keno are legal in Montana with an $800 maximum
jackpot. In order to have a casino license in Montana one must have
a liquor license. One license is good for up to 20 machines. Helena
has about twenty of these bars/casinos.
The impact was felt immediately. Owners cryed foul. With many
headed toward insolvency they filed suit for the devaluation in
business equity and real estate.
Six months into the ban they had lost millions in liquor sales and
gamiing revenue.
The law was found unconstitutional for another reason--it didn't
provide a jury trial for anyone violating the ordinance. Smoking
went back in and everyone was happy again--except anti-smoking
proponents and anti-gamblers.
The Montana legislature, using the Helena smoking ban to project loss
of gaming tax revenue if all the major towns went non-smoking, passed
a bill exempting gaming establishments from any and all smoking
bans.
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