Casinos and Gaming Venues
- Secondhand Smoke and Casinos
- Casino Management Supports Smokefree Casinos and Smokefree Gaming
- Casino Employees Support Smokefree Casinos and Smokefree Gaming
- Casino Smokefree Ads
- Secondhand Smoke & Casinos Legal Synopsis
- Colorado Casinos Safer After Smoke-Free Law
- Who is Pakko?
- Statewide Survey of Registered New Jersey Voters
- Letter from Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner
- American Gaming Association (AGA)
- Pritsos analysis of Wachovia (Blackhawk, CO) Gaming Report
- Engaging Gaming Workers
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Assessment of Casino Workers
- Nathan's Story
- Fighting for Smokefree Casinos Video Series
TELL US YOUR STORY!
Please share with us your personal
stories about secondhand smoke in casinos or smokefree casinos.
Growing Support for
Smokefree Casinos
With state regulated and tribal gaming expanding at an exponential rate, casinos and other gaming venues are emerging as huge employers for local and state economies. Nationwide, casinos provide over one million jobs. Smokefree casinos ensure that these jobs don't sicken or kill the people they employ.
If smoking is allowed within a casino, both employees and patrons are at risk. Secondhand smoke exposure from commercial tobacco is known to cause heart diseases, lung cancer and other breathing problems.
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We are proud to share the following video stories with you, as told by former and current casino workers, policymakers, and others across the country. We hope you are able to watch them and possibly even share them with others to raise awareness about the serious dangers of smoke in casinos, especially to gaming employees. If you have casinos in your area, please let them know you support 100% smokefree indoor air for worker and customer health. Ventilation systems do not protect people from the health hazards of secondhand smoke.
Fighting For Smokefree Air: Secondhand
Smoke in Casinos: This 16-minute documentary produced
by ANRF invites you into the lives of casino workers and their struggle
for a safe smokefree work environment. For more information or to get
involved in the smokefree casino movement, please contact us at anr@no-smoke.org.
President Ben Shelly talks about the importance
of taking care of the health of the Navajo people, including those working
at tribal casinos within Navajo Nation. This interview was conducted
after he had recently signed his Executive Order making all workplaces
commercial tobacco-free on the Navajo Nation (2011). His Executive Order
was later overturned and is currently not in place.
Cynthia's Story: Cynthia F. has been dealing at
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for decades. She loves her job, but hates
the smoke. Cynthia, a nonsmoker, used to be much more physically active
but the daily exposure to secondhand smoke has made it difficult to
breathe and she can no longer do the things she once loved.
Vinny's Story: After decades working at a smoke-filled casino, Vincent "Vinny" Rennich found out he had lung cancer. He had never smoked. Hear how he fought back, and won. Secondhand smoke cost Vinny part of his lung. Speaking up about it cost him his job. The good news is that lung surgery was successful, and Vinny is now cancer-free. He says his destiny now is to inspire others in the fight for smokefree air. Vinny now works in a smokefree casino, but there are many casino workers who don't have that option in their area
Jane's Story: Jane K. started dealing in 1995. She talks about about what it is like to work in a casino. Both the joys of the job, and the one and only thing she says she didn't like: the secondhand smoke. She shares her story of what it was like to face the smoke day after day. Her doctor called it "the casino worker's disease... caused from the secondhand smoke".
Shane's Story: Casino dealer Shane K. tells his story about what it is like to work in a smoke-filled environment and why no worker should be forced to work in an unhealthy environment. "People in Congress don't have to put up with the smoke. My CEO doesn't have to put up with the smoke, I don't know why I have to put up with the smoke"
Sheryl's Story: Sheryl never smoked, but she worked
in casinos for decades. Ultimately, she developed throat cancer and
she lost her battle with throat cancer earlier this year. Sheryl Wilkins
was not only a great casino worker, she was a wife, a mother, and a
dear friend to many. She inspired us to keep educating people about
the dangers of secondhand smoke in casinos. She is dearly missed.
James Repace, an expert in the physics of secondhand smoke, explains why ventilation is not an solution for addressing the health hazards of smoke in casinos. You can find all these stories and more on our YouTube page. We encourage you to share them with others to raise awareness about this serious issue. Thank you! |
CDC: Tips from Former Smokers
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Bottom line, smokefree casinos protect worker health and save lives.
With the vast majority of casino patrons preferring smokefree air, public support
for smokefree gaming laws is at an all-time high.Smokefree casinos are becoming
the mainsteam norm. Some examples are the casinos opening smokefree in Ohio
- one of which even has a policy to only hire non-tobacco users. In Massachusetts,
over a dozen casino operators are competing for the four casino licenses. These
properties will have to be smokefree and will employ thousands of people. In
Colorado, casinos are investing and improving properties as smokefree entertainment
venues.
THE FACTS:
- Smoke-filled casinos have up to 50 times more cancer causing particles
in the air than highways and city streets clogged with diesel trucks in rush
hour traffic.
- Ventilation does not solve the problem. Casino workers even in a
“well-ventilated” casino have cotinine (metabolized nicotine) levels
300-600% higher than employees in other smoking workplaces during a work shift.
Ventilation systems may remove odor but cannot fully remove the serious health
risks caused by secondhand smoke exposure.
- Making casinos 100% smokefree is the only way to completely protect
both customers and workers from the dangers of secondhand smoke.
- Casino customers and workers face higher risk for heart attacks. In a landmark report released in 2009, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) concluded that heart attack rates are reduced dramatically when smokefree laws are in place. The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) approved a landmark resolution in January 2009 encouraging state lawmakers to ensure that casinos are smokefree workplaces.
Get
the facts. Read ANR's Secondhand Smoke
and Casinos and our 4-page
backgrounder on Smokefree Casinos.
In addition, please read Tribal Casinos: Creating Safe, Healthy Workplaces.
Click on the image to view the full size ad for the smokefree Muckleshoot Casino,
which appeared in Alaska Airlines Magazine.
As
more cities, counties, states, and entire nations enact 100% smokefree workplace
laws, keeping casinos smoke-filled is no longer the status quo. In
the United States, 19 states, Washington DC, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico have enacted smokefree gaming laws.
Take a look at our list of U.S.
Smokefree Casinos and Gambling Facilities. There are at least 500 state-regulated
gambling facilities that are required to be 100% smokefree indoors. Of the casinos
and other facilities listed below, most are required by state law to be smokefree.
Additionally, gambling facilities marked with an * are not required by law to
be smokefree, but are smokefree by their own corporate policy. This list does
not include all off-track betting (OTB) facilities.
Despite opposition efforts to divert the message away from worker health with arguments of economic downturns, the evidence speaks for itself:
- Smokefree laws have no adverse effect on total gambling revenues;
- Smokefree gaming is popular among gaming employees and management;
- Gaming patrons favor smokefree indoor air.
"We opened 100% smoke-free in 1997. We've expanded 100%
smoke-free. And even smokers thank us for it."
- Mark Kaplan, former Marketing Director, Taos Mountain Casino, Taos, New Mexico
Live in a community with gaming? Click on the image below to learn effective ways of engaging gaming employees into your smokefree campaign. To see a full page version of the ad, click here.
Share
your story. If you are a gaming industry employee or patron who has been
adversely affected by secondhand smoke, click
here to share your story.
We would love to hear from you!
Stop gambling on your health! Donate to ANR's "Smokefree Air Action Fund."
Read more about smokefree gambling in the news.
Casinos
are workplaces. Listen
to this radio ad to hear casino employee Vinny Rennich's story. Vinny Rennich
is the winner of ANR's 2007 Smokefree Hero of
the Year Award.
The ANR Foundation is pleased to release "Fighting for Smokefree Casinos: Vinny's Story", the first in a series of personal interviews about secondhand smoke in casinos. The video series will contain interviews with casino employees, advocates, researchers and elected officials as they share their perspective on why casinos must be 100% smokefree.
Smokefree tribal casinos:
As sovereign nations, tribal governments are not required to follow state law, but given the significant negative health effects of smoking, and the disproportionate morbidity and mortality among Native Americans for use of and exposure to commercial tobacco, that many tribes are voluntarily making casinos smokefree and expanding existing commercial tobacco-free tribal policies to include casinos.
Click on the image to watch the video Nathan's Story about the impact of secondhand smoke on a tribal casino employee.
A 2010 study examined indoor air samples within over half of California's tribal casinos and found that both patrons and workers are gambling with their health every time they enter these casinos:
NEW SMOKEFREE TRIBAL GAMING BROCHURE
Tribal governments also have a unique opportunity to protect those individuals residing, working, or visiting in sovereign tribal lands. In a collaborative project with the National Native Network and the ANR Foundation, a new publication, Smokefree Tribal Gaming - Breathe Easy, can now assist Native Communities as they advance toward smokefree gambling. This resource is available for only $1.00 on our Merchandise page.
For more information about smokefree policy work in Native Communities, check out our Native Communites page.
Ventilation does not work:
A federal report from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) shows workers in Las Vegas casinos are exposed to dangerous levels of secondhand smoke at work.
Results from the report indicate dangerous levels of secondhand
smoke exposure present at all casinos tested, regardless of ventilation
systems. Toxins from secondhand smoke were absorbed into workers' bodies at
growing levels during their shifts.
Authors reported the only way to protect the health of casino workers was a 100% smokefree workplace environment. The report also confirmed that ventilation systems cannot remove health risks.
Gaming industry workers typically suffer higher occupational exposure to secondhand smoke, putting them at greater risk for lung and heart disease and DNA damage. As has been proven time and time again, ventilation does not eliminate all the poisonous toxins and chemical components of secondhand smoke. The science is clear. Ventilation systems or air cleaning technologies may reduce odor, but they do not address the serious health risks caused by secondhand smoke exposure. Health studies of casino workers looking at actual bio-markers of exposure show that ventilation systems do little if anything to reduce worker exposure to secondhand smoke. Examples of bio-markers used to assess exposure to secondhand smoke include cotinine or tobacco-specific carcinogens like NNK. Secondhand tobacco smoke has a non-linear dose response, and there is no known safe level of exposure. Serious health impacts, especially to the cardiovascular system occur quickly at even at extremely low levels of exposure. The only way to eliminate the health hazards of secondhand smoke is with a 100% smokefree environment.
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proportions of actively-smoking patrons and high PM2.5 levels in southern
California tribal casinos: support for smoking bans or designated smoking
areas," BMC Public Health 12: 819, September 22, 2012. |
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Advocates premiere
documentary to promote smoke free casinos NBC40 - August 30, 2012 |
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Secondhand
smoke suit dismissed UPI - July 17, 2012 |
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Sun
a poor choice for health program TheDay.com - June 4, 2012 |
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Timberlake, D.S.; Wu, J.; Al-Delaimy, W.K., "Tribal casinos in California: the last vestige of indoor smoking," BMC Public Health 12:144, February 25, 2012. |
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Toxic
casinos Reno News & Review, October 6, 2011 |
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Five
area casinos fail air quality test, health groups say Kansas City Star - June 20, 2011 |
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Repace,
J.L., "Air
quality in Detroit casinos: before and After Michigan's Dr. Ron Davis State
Smoke-free Law," Bowie, MD: Repace Associates, Inc.; Lansing, MI:
Michigan Department Of Community Health, Tobacco Section, May 27, 2011.
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Cancer
survivor: ban casino smoke Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2011-05-11 |
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Investigation
shows Atlantic City casino no-smoking ordinance has little effect The Press of Atlantic City, 2011-04-23 |
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Achutan, C.; West, C.; Mueller, C.; Bernert, J.T.; Bernard, B., "Environmental tobacco smoke exposure among casino dealers," Journal of Occupational and Enviromental Medicine 53(4): 346-351, April 2011. |
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Fine
particle air pollution and secondhand smoke exposures and risks inside 66
US casinos Environmental Research Article in Press, Corrected Proof Science Direct, 2011-03-25 |
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Secondhand
smoke raises the stakes in America's casinos Stanford University News, March 25, 2011 |
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N.O.
casino owner sued over secondhand smoke Bismarck Tribune, March 10, 2011 |
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Casinos
need to clear air on secondhand smoke dangers Las Vegas Review - Journal - Jan 9, 2011 |
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NJ
casino secondhand smoke suit settled for $4.5M By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press |
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Las
Vegas Casinos Are a Last Bastion for Smokers New York Times - Adam Nagourney - November 11, 2010 |
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Vegas Casino
Workers Still Subjected to Smoke Human Resource Executive Online (blog) - Andrew McIlvaine - November 11, 2010 |
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Electronic
cigarettes for sale at Foxwoods Battery-powered devices have raised safety questions The Day (New London, CT), 2010-05-07 |
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Stanford
study finds secondhand smoke pervasive in California's Indian casinos Stanford University News, February 17, 2010 |
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Wynn
seeks dismissal of second-hand smoke suit Las Vegas Sun, 2009-12-13 |
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Caesars
Palace smoking lawsuit dropped, Wynn suit continues Las Vegas Sun, 2009-12-09 |
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Union
backs Wynn in secondhand smoke dispute Las Vegas Business Press - Valerie Miller - November 16, 2009 |
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LAS
VEGAS - (Business Wire) Joseph Carbon, Director of the TWU Gaming Division Earthtimes (press release) - November 9, 2009 |
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Reservation
casino smoking policy comes at a cost Great Falls Tribune - October 20, 2009 |
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Investigating
secondhand smoke at casinos KVBC, July 29, 2009 |
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Ex-dealer
sues Caesars Palace over smoke exposure Casino City Times - July 24, 2009 |
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Smoking
study capped Caesars dealer's long, lonely fight Las Vegas Sun - May 12, 2009. |
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Smoking
at the slots: Atlantic City casinos are gambling with employees' health
(Newark, NJ) Star-Ledger, 2009-02-17 |
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LETTER:
Secondhand Smoke At Casinos Not Minimal The Day (New London, CT), 2009-02-16 |
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LETTER:
Smoking should be banned at casinos The Day (New London, CT), 2009-02-21 |
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Study:
Casino air is 14 times smokier than outdoors Indianapolis (IN) Star, 2009-01-14 |
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Casino
Smoke Harming Restaurant Patrons In Nevada Casino Gambling Web, January 11, 2009. |
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Workers protest smoking at casino, WTNH, CT, January 7, 2009. |
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Indiana group fights for LaPorte casinos to be included in smoke-free legislation, WNDU.com, July 29, 2008 |
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"Judge says second-hand smoke led to cancer," United Press International, February 13, 2008. |
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Powers, L., "Study could snuff secondhand smoke," RGJ.com, May 15, 2006. |
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Jiang,
R.O.; Cheng, K.I.; Acevedo-Bolton, V.; Klepeis, N.E.; Repace, J.L.; Ott,
W.R.; Hildemann, L.M., "Measurement
of fine particles and smoking activity in a statewide survey of 36 California
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Epidemiology [Epub ahead of print], February 17, 2010. |
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New
technology was key behind development of CityCenter's Aria, president says
Las Vegas Sun, December 14, 2009. |
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Smoke-filled Air in
Detroit Casinos Deemed Unhealthy [The MGM Grand issued a press release in rebuttal.] |
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Repace,
J.L., "Secondhand
smoke in Pennsylvania casinos: a study of nonsmokers' exposure, dose, and
risk, " American Journal of Public Health 99(8): 1478–1485,
August 2009. Read the press
release. |
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Repace,
J., "Respirable
particles and carcinogens in the air of Delaware hospitality venues before
and after a smoking ban," Journal of Occupational & Environmental
Medicine 46(9): 887-905, September 2004. |
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| Economic Impact | |
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Ban
on smoking would hurt casinos, gaming exec says ($$) Vicksburg Post - May 10, 2013 |
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OUR
VIEW: Deadwood numbers prove smoking ban as right Daily Republic - February 5, 2013 |
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Senator
finds state law about smoking hazy Daily Republic - January 31, 2013 |
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Quinn
will veto gaming bill The Capitol Fax Blog (blog) - January 14, 2013 |
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Poll:
Rethinking casino smoking ban Joliet Herald News-January 11, 2013 |
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Revel
casino has best month; overall A.C. market grows Philadelphia Inquirer - September 11, 2012 |
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Antismoking
laws could hamstring Mass. casinos Boston Globe - June 30, 2012 |
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Hollywood
Casino's impact on Detroit, Windsor casinos 13abc Action News – May 31, 2012 |
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Hollywood
Casino in Toledo betting on luring Michigan visitors The Detroit News - May 22, 2012 |
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Toledo's
flashy new casino could draw gamblers from Detroit Detroit Free Press - May 22, 2012 |
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Harris, J.K.; Carothers, B.J.; Luke, D.A.; Silmere, H.; McBride, T.D.; Pion, M., "Exempting casinos from the Smoke-free Illinois Act will not bring patrons back: they never left," Tobacco Control 21(3): 373-376, May 2012. |
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Did
Smoking Ban Really Affect Deadwood Profits? KELOLAND (SD) TV - February 23, 2012 |
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Did
Smoking Ban Really Affect Deadwood Profits? KELOLAND (SD) TV - February 23, 2012 |
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LETTER:
Casino air keeps player at home Evansville Courier & Press - Jan 29, 2012 |
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Timilty:
Smoking ban may stunt casino profits Attleboro Sun Chronicle, September 23, 2011 |
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Macy, J.T.; Hernandez, E.L., "The impact of a local smoke-free air law on wagering at an off-track betting facility in Indiana," Tobacco Control 20(5): 383-384, September 2011. |
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Des
Plaines casino opens to jam-packed crowds Gamblers asked to consider delaying their visit Chicago Tribune, July 19, 2011 |
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Bar,
lottery sales down after May 1 Livingston Daily - Christopher Behnan - January 5, 2011 |
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Smoking
ban costs Moody County bars Moody County Enterprise - Ryan Woodard - January 5, 2011 |
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Video
gambling revenues down for two previous years Billings Gazette - January 5, 2011 |
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Struggling
economy, smoking ban, skill games take bite out of profits Lancaster (OH) Eagle-Gazette, 2010-12-05 |
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Illinois
gambling revenue plummets Northwest Herald - Doug Finke - November 12, 2010 |
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Keno
wagering down in Nebraska Lincoln Journal Star - September 13, 2010 |
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Gambling
revenue falls with cig ban Billings Gazette, January 20, 2010 |
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AGA
report shows solid casino revenues in 2008 InterGame - December 11, 2009 |
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Herbst
Gaming reverses loss, but revenue drops in quarter Las Vegas Review - Journal - November 17, 2009 |
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Gambling
revenues are down one month after smoking ban KTVQ (Billings, MT), 2009-11-05 |
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Our
Opinion: Casinos wrong to target smoking ban The State Journal-Register - August 20, 2009. |
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Casino
Revenue and the Illinois Smoking Ban (PDF) Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (MO), 2009-08-15 Thomas A. Garrett and Michael R. Pakko Working Paper 2009-027A |
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Casino
revenue plummets; gaming lobbyists blame smoking ban (IL) State Journal-Register, 2009-08-15. |
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Rhythm
City's contingency plan for smoking ban approved Quad-City (IA) Times, 2009-07-17. |
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Tri-State
casino takes steepest dive Charleston (WV) Daily Mail, 2009-07-06. |
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Smoking
Ban May Not Be All That Ails Illinois Casinos Casino City Times - May 20, 2009. |
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Report:
Revenue and jobs decline at US casinos Lexington Herald-Leader, May 18, 2009. |
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Smoking
ban at slot parlors could cost millions Providence Journal - May 13, 2009. |
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Mohegan
Sun CEO asks legislators to kill casino smoking ban bill The Day (New London, CT), 2009-05-05. |
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Gambling
and the Law: Of Course It Is a Depression EOG.com, April 10, 2009. |
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Herbst
Gaming blames smoking ban for bankruptcy KVBC - March 12, 2009. |
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Casino
Smoking: It's About Money The Day (New London, CT), 2009-02-22 |
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Las
Vegas Strip Gaming Revenue Drops 16% EOG.com, January 9, 2009. |
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"Our opinion: Casinos not above state smoking ban," The State Journal-Register, October 2, 2008. |
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Pyles,
M.K.; Hahn, E.J., "Economic
impact of smoke-free ordinances on charitable gaming in Kentucky,"
University of Kentucky College of Nursing, August 18, 2008. |
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"Casino patrons don't like smoking," San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, July 1, 2008. |
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J.D. Power and Associates Reports: A Vast Majority of Southern California Indian Gaming Casino Customers Express Desire for a Smoke-Free Environment, July 1, 2008. |
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Pritsos, C.A.; Pritsos, K.L.; Spears, K.E., "Smoking rates among gamblers at Nevada casinos mirror U.S. smoking rate," Tobacco Control, 17: 82-85, April 2008. |
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[n.a.], "U.S. gambling revenues up 6.8% to $32.4 billion," KOLO, May 8, 2007. |
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Pritsos,
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"Dover Downs Gaming 3Q Profit Grows," Associated Press, October 26, 2006. |
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Kitching, C., "Native-run casino would still thrive under smoking ban," Winnipeg Sun, August 15, 2006. |
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Mahoney, J., "Bingo on long decline since casinos opened," Rocky Mountain News, July 31, 2006. |
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Pellegrini, J., "'Business as usual' at casinos after smoking ban," Niagara Falls Review, June 2, 2006. |
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Mandel, L.L.; Alamar, B.C.; Glantz, S.A., "Smoke-free law did not affect revenue from gaming in Delaware," Tobacco Control 14(1): 10-12, February 2005. |
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Glantz,
S.A.; Wilson-Loots, R., "No
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[n.a.], "Smoke-Free Bar Fact Sheet," BREATH, [n.d.]. Abstract unavailable |
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California State Board of Equalization: California Department of Health Services, Tobacco Control Section, November 2002; State of California, Employment Development Department, Labor Force Statistics, November 2003. View the data |
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Eagle
editorial: Close casino smoking loophole Wichita Eagle | Kansas.com - April 30, 2013 |
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Revel
yell: Bring back the smoke! Boston.com (blog) - April 8, 2013 |
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Letter:
Smoking will not be key to success at Revel Casino NJ.com - April 6, 2013 |
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Munson:
Casinos' refusal to go smoke-free puzzling DesMoinesRegister.com - February 24, 2013 |
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Favors
smoke-free casinos Fort Dodge Messenger - February 22, 2013 |
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Poll:
Why aren't more people visiting Revel in Atlantic City? The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - February 20, 2013 |
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Banning
smoking on casino floors is a healthy idea Mason City Globe Gazette - February 20, 2013 |
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End
smoking in Iowa's casinos Fort Dodge Messenger - February 19, 2013 |
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Let's
make new C.R. casino smoke-free The Gazette - February 19, 2013 |
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Will
more casinos embrace non-smokers? The Seattle Times (blog) - January 29, 2013 |
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Tell
Revel Casino to stay smoke-free phillyBurbs.com - January 14, 2013 |
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It
just makes sense Mesquite Local News - October 23, 2012 |
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Wackowski, O.A.; Lewis, M.J.; Hrywna, M., "Banning smoking in New Jersey casinos: a content analysis of the debate in print media," Substance Use & Misuse, 46: 882-888, 2011. |
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Survey:
Smoke-free casinos preferred by most New Englanders The Day (New London, CT), 2011-04-16 |
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Smoking
ban should remain for all casinos Bloomington Pantagraph - November 23, 2010 |
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Our
Opinion: No smoking exemption for casinos The State Journal-Register - Nov 20, 2010 |
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Forum:
Don't support smoking ban exemption for casinos Peoria Journal Star - Nov 20, 2010 |
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LETTER:
Big mistake to allow smoking in state casinos Sauk Valley (IL) Newspapers, 2010-11-18 |
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OPINION:
All casinos should be smoke-free The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com - August 26, 2009. |
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Limited
smoking in casinos OK, 47 percent in New Jersey poll say The Press of Atlantic City, 2009-01-28 |
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Smoke-free
casino tops tourist destination study AP, 2008-12-28 |
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State
should protect people's health in the workplace News Transcript, NJ, December 11, 2008 |
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Casino
patrons don't like smoking San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, 2008-07-01 |
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J.D. Power and Associates Reports: A Vast Majority of Southern California Indian Gaming Casino Customers Express Desire for a Smoke-Free Environment, July 1, 2008. |
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Field Research Corporation, "2004 Field Research Poll Results," California Department of Health Services, September 2004. |
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Dalla, N., "Poll Results: To Smoke or Not to Smoke - That is the Question," Card Player, December 17, 2003. |
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[n.a.], "A Snapshot of Perspectives on Second-Hand Smoke in the Workplace," Critical Insights, September 2004. Abstract unavailable |
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[n a.], "[press release re: "Helena Voters Overwhelmingly Support the City's Smoking Ordinance, and Believe it Should Be Fully Enforced Without Delay."]," Harstad Strategic Research, Inc., June 27, 2004. Abstract unavailable |