|
Toledo casino: Smokers need not apply
Operators of a new casino say they won’t hire smokers to work at gambling tables or elsewhere. Hollywood Casino in Toledo said it will ask applicants whether they use any tobacco products and screen for tobacco in their drug tests.  Public Smoking5/8/2012
article
No smoking in new Cleveland casino, rally at noon Wednesday
(Ohio) -- Cleveland's new Horseshoe Casino opens on May 14. It will be the first one in Ohio and if you’re a smoker, you’ll have to go outside. There...
5/4/2012
article
Casino exemption kills Kansas smoking bill
(Kansas) -- On a vote of 62-49, the bill was re-referred to the joint Health committee. With just over one week left in the 2012 session, House Bill 2690 will die,...
4/22/2012
article
Batavia Downs adds 2nd smoking room despite state's anti-tobacco campaign
(New York) -- What’s wrong with this picture: One branch of New York state government is continuing its war on smoking this year while two other state-sanctioned...
4/9/2012
article
Could Anti-Smoking Hit Jackpot Outside Atlantic City Casinos?
(Atlantic City) -- New Jersey prohibits indoor smoking in nearly all workplaces and in buildings open to the public like restaurants, stores and bars -- with one huge...
4/4/2012
article
Casino owner fined for smoking-law violations
(Montana) -- Smoking in Best Bet Casino got expensive Wednesday for the casino’s owner. Justice of the Peace Mike Swingley fined Sandy Jones, 58, the owner of the...
4/1/2012
article
Man elbowed another patron in the head at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, police say
(Florida) -- A 75-year-old patron at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem elbowed another patron in the head today because he was upset the man was smoking, police say.
3/23/2012
article
Smoke-free casinos inevitable everywhere, advocate says
(Pennsylvania) -- When the $2.4 billion Revel casino opens April 2 in Atlantic City, visitors will be able to indulge themselves with gambling, gourmet dining, drinking...
3/18/2012
article
A Casino for Gamblers Who Don’t Smoke
(Atlantic City) -- In efforts to rejuvenate Atlantic City, casinos and resorts have leaned on celebrity chef-run restaurants, sprawling spas and mega-nightclubs. The...
3/16/2012
article
LETTER: Smokers take away from Vegas fun
(Las Vegas) -- I was just in your city with four other couples for the NASCAR Kobalt 400 race. We had a pretty nice stay. We saw “Jersey Boys,” which was...
3/10/2012
article
Senate passes smoking ban bill
(Indiana) -- The Indiana Senate on Friday narrowly approved a statewide smoking ban proposal and sent it to the governor, who is expected to sign it into law.
3/6/2012
article
Helena casino manager guilty of violating MT Clean Indoor Air Act
(Montana) -- The manager of the Best Bet Casino in Helena was found guilty by a Justice Court jury on Monday of violating the Montana Clean Indoor Air Act.
article
Owner of Best Bet Casino violated smoking ban, jury decides
(Montana) -- A jury Monday found a Helena casino owner guilty of three violations of Montana’s Clean Indoor Air Act, in the first jury trial involving the indoor...
3/5/2012
article
Not much smoke left in Indiana ban bill
(Indiana) -- As they consider a weak statewide smoking ban, Indiana lawmakers also are trying to decide whether they are going to let local governments pass stronger...
2/26/2012
article
Excuses up in smoke?
(Pennsylvania) -- Dominick Ardo is a non-smoker, and he appreciates the smoke-free atmosphere inside his Plains Pub on Carey Street. But he wishes all his competitors...
article
Evansville smoking ban could face challenge on constitutional grounds
(Illinois) -- A smoking ban approved earlier this month by the Evansville City Council could be up for a fight on grounds of violating privacy and equal protection...
2/23/2012
article
Evansville smoking-ban battle not over yet
(Indiana) -- The fight over a city-wide smoking ban in Evansville isn't over. Now, at least one more business manager plans to ask to be exempted from the smoking...
article
Off-track betting facility wants exemption from smoking ban, too
(Indiana) -- Officials with Evansville's off-track racehorse betting facility hope its not too late to obtain an exemption from the city's just-passed indoor...
2/19/2012
article
EDITORIAL: Smoking ban is a positive step for this old river city
(Indiana) -- Take a bow Evansville, especially the City Council. This fine old river city, with its conservative/libertarian values, took a step on Monday usually...
2/16/2012
article
Smoking ban leaves members of private clubs fuming
(Indiana) -- Terry Bernard, a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1114 said his tour in the military has included living under dictatorships around the world.
2/15/2012
article
Casino exemption to smoking ban designed to protect city's revenue stream
(Indiana) -- Evansville City Council members said Tuesday a new ordinance banning smoking in bars was a step in the right direction, but city finances were too shaky to...
2/13/2012
article
Council expected to drop casino from smoking ban
(Iowa) -- Most City Council members expect the adoption tonight of a city smoking ban that exempts the gaming floor in Casino Aztar. First Ward Councilman Dan McGinn...
2/11/2012
article
Newest Atlantic City casino to be virtually smoke-free
(Atlantic City) -- Atlantic City's newest casino, Revel, is opening six weeks earlier than planned -- on April 2 -- and will be virtually smoke-free throughout the...
2/7/2012
article
OP/ED: Ban smoking in casinos
(Kansas) -- It was bad enough that the Legislature exempted state-owned casinos from the Kansas Indoor Clean Air Act in the first place, worse when it let another...
article
Smoking ban wouldn’t include casinos, bars
(Mississippi) -- Those who want smoking banned in all public places in the city and those who said a smoking ban would be bad for business and personal freedom presented...
2/3/2012
article
Hollywood Casino: Smoking ban could be devastating
(Kansas) -- At a Kansas legislative committee hearing Thursday, a lobbyist for the group behind the new Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway said a smoking ban would...
article
Councilwoman wants to clear the air in Biloxi
(Mississippi) -- Last year, Palace Casino became the first casino in the state to voluntarily go smoke-free. Managers of other businesses in Biloxi said they think it...
2/2/2012
article
Casino smoking ban exemption a target
(Kansas) -- Health advocates and gambling executives vented Thursday about a bill repealing an exemption held by casinos from the statewide indoor smoking ban.
article
Lawmakers discuss smoking in state owned casinos
(Kansas) -- Smoking at state-owned casinos could be banned, under a discussion at the Statehouse Thursday. A Senate committee discussed changes to the exceptions allowed...
article
Lawmakers hear pros, cons of banning smoking in Kansas casinos
(Kansas) -- Cigarettes and slot machines go hand in hand, some say. But drifting smoke is harmful for anyone in the same room, others say.
1/29/2012
article
New smoking filtration system at Coconut Creek
(Florida) -- So I've received four phone calls and a few e-mails after my story ran today about the $150 million expansion at Seminole Coconut Creek. The overwhelming...
article
Lack of smoking rules worries casino staff
(Macau) -- Less than a year before the gaming industry must take up the indoor smoking ban, casino workers are worried that the government has yet to release regulations...
1/27/2012
article
State smoke ban changes would allow smoking at casinos, a phase-in for bars
(Indiana) -- The Indiana House exempted gaming facilities and added in an 18-month transitional period for bars to a bill establishing a statewide smoking ban on Friday.
1/26/2012
article
Will Smokers Be Turned Down For Casino Jobs?
(Ohio) -- All bets are off for smokers hoping to land a job with the new Ohio casinos in Columbus and Toledo, but that won't be the case in Cincinnati.
article
Fight coming over banning smoking in Hoosier bars
(Indiana) -- Haggling over whether to allow exemptions for bars and more smoking areas at casinos as part of a statewide smoking ban in Indiana has pushed back debate...
1/25/2012
article
Evansville City Council wary of extending smoking ban to Casino Aztar
(Illinois) -- Illinois officials say the recession, which hit in December 2007 — and not just a statewide smoking ban implemented in 2008 — played a...
article
Gambling Addicts Aren't Necessarily Smoking Addicts
(California) -- In a gambling casino, you can lose your shirt — and worse, your health. That’s why several groups are working on California’s Indian...
1/24/2012
article
Council wary of extending smoking ban to casino
(Illinois) -- Illinois officials say the recession, which hit in December 2007 — and not just a statewide smoking ban implemented in 2008 — played a...
1/17/2012
article
Revel Casino could ban casino-floor smoking, pave the way for other casinos
(Atlantic City) -- Revel Casino officials haven't said a word, but Smoke-Free Gaming of America says the new Atlantic City gaming facility plans to ban smoking on...
1/16/2012
article
Atlantic City's Revel may ban smoking from casino floors
(Atlantic City) -- Smoky gaming halls crowded with gamblers puffing away on cigars and cigarettes are a common scene — but may not be seen when Revel casino opens...
1/11/2012
article
Clean-air advocates push for a smoke-free Mesquite
(Nevada) -- Clean air advocates have chosen Mesquite as the next battleground for anti-smoking laws. Mesquite residents met Tuesday to plot strategy for a Tuesday...
article
Group advocates change in casino smoking
(Iowa) -- American Cancer Society lobbyist Peggy Huppert said another issue that anti-tobacco coalition members want to see taken up this legislative session is...
1/9/2012
article
Casino reps not happy with state smoke ban bill language
(Indiana) -- An Indiana House committee received push-back from the casino industry Monday on a proposed statewide smoking ban that would restrict smoking in the...
article
Committee hears both sides of smoking ban
(Indiana) -- The House Public Health Committee heard passionate testimony today both in favor and against passing a statewide smoking ban.
1/1/2012
article
Smoking conflict snuffs SE Kansas gambling reforms
(Kansas) -- The fuse of controversy was lit when the statewide indoor smoking ban was manipulated to exclude gambling floors of state-sanctioned casinos.
12/29/2011
article
Smoking conflict snuffs SE Kansas gambling reforms
(Kansas) -- The fuse of controversy was lit when the statewide indoor smoking ban was manipulated to exclude gambling floors of state-sanctioned casinos.
12/27/2011
article
Nelson wants casino smoking ban lifted
(South Dakota) -- Deadwood casinos that have blamed the smoking ban for a loss in revenue over the past year could get a break if state Sen. Tom Nelson, R-Lead, gets his...
12/13/2011
article
Smoking Ban’s Expansion Tabled
(West Virginia) -- Smokers can keep puffing away inside the casino without being told to snuff out their cigarettes - at least for now.
11/28/2011
article
Proposed ban in St. Charles County appears to be going up in smoke
(Missouri) -- The St. Charles County Council’s latest attempt to get the smoking ban issue before voters doesn’t appear to be any more successful than the...
11/15/2011
article
Casino recovering from smoking ban
(Australia) -- PUNTERS are pouring back to Darwin's SkyCity following a smoking ban. The casino suffered a sharp drop in custom when the ban was imposed on January 2...
11/14/2011
article
Smoke alarm: No noticeable decrease in American Indian smoking
(New Mexico) -- Smokers across the country are kicking the habit. But in Indian country in New Mexico, health officials are not finding any evidence of a decrease in...
article
Casino won’t join smokeout on Nov. 17
(Iowa) -- The Great American Smokeout will not be coming to Wild Rose Casino floors on Nov. 17, according to Casino Manager Tim Bollmann. The push by anti-tobacco groups...
11/13/2011
article
St. Charles County voters may decide 2 separate smoking ban issues
(Missouri) -- Whether St. Charles County joins the growing list of St. Louis-area places that ban smoking may be up to the voters to decide. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
article
Smoking ban, economy send gambling revenues plummeting
(South Dakota) -- Any way you add it up, the one-two punch ended Deadwood's winning streak this year, sending gambling revenues headed for their biggest year-over-...
11/12/2011
article
SD Casinos feeling snuffed out by year-old smoking ban
(South Dakota) -- Last November, South Dakotans voted in favor of a smoking ban in the state's restaurants, bars, and casinos. A year later it seems everyone's...
11/11/2011
article
Iowa’s casino industry says no dice to Great American Smokeout
(Iowa) -- Smokers will still be puffing on cigarettes at Iowa’s casinos next Thursday when much of the rest of Iowa is going smoke-free during the “Great...
11/9/2011
article
Health advocates asks casinos to bar smoking Nov. 17
(Iowa) -- Anti-smoking forces are asking state-regulated casinos in Iowa to go smoke free on Nov. 17 as part of the Great American Smoke Out effort, but industry...
article
Toledo casino: Smokers need not apply
(Ohio) -- Operators of a new casino say they won’t hire smokers to work at gambling tables or elsewhere. Hollywood Casino in Toledo said it will ask applicants...
10/30/2011
article
Smoking ban blamed for decline in lottery revenue
(South Dakota) -- Video lottery revenues are down almost 20 percent since a statewide smoking ban went into effect last November. The Argus Leader reports (http://...
article
Regulation on casino smoking out this year
(Macau) -- Even though the gaming industry will only be forced to introduce smoking restrictions in 2013, the government is planning to release regulation for casinos by...
10/16/2011
article
Kan. retailers say smoking ban hurt lottery sales
(Kansas) -- Kansas Lottery sales remain flat at a time when other states are seeing big increases, including 17 that set records last year. Wichita-area retailers blame...
article
Baillieu denies Crown smoking 'deal'
(Australia) -- Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu has denied Crown Casino is getting special treatment over smoking bans and says a review is going ahead.
article
Smoking rules eased for part of Crown Casino
(Australia) -- CROWN Casino has been granted exemptions from smoking bans on four separate floors of the casino complex - despite an election promise by the Baillieu...
9/24/2011
article
Cliff Schrader: Revamped petition drive seeks Port Huron casino
(Michigan) -- There isn't a football fan anywhere -- certainly not in Michigan -- who doesn't remember Detroit Lions superstar Billy Sims. "Billy" as...
9/7/2011
article
No For Navajos / President rejects casino exemption
(Arizona) -- A regulation that would prohibit smoking in public places on the Navajo Nation's reservation—except in tribal casinos—was vetoed by Navajo...
8/28/2011
article
Letter: Glad smoking ban survived
(Indiana) -- State Journal-Register readers must have had a hearty laugh after reading the Aug. 14 Statehouse Insider column that reported Indiana casino officials are...
8/21/2011
article
Gambling allowed in smoking area at casino
(New Zealand) -- Punters will be able to smoke and gamble on an outside balcony at Dunedin Casino, despite objections from anti-gambling campaigners.
8/19/2011
article
Navajo lawmakers consider overturning presidential veto of smoking ban with casino exemption
(Arizona) -- Navajo Nation lawmakers are considering a bill Friday to overturn a presidential veto of a smoking ban that exempts tribal casinos. Tribal President Ben...
article
Smokers still free to light up on Navajo Nation
(Arizona) -- Smoking still is legal on the vast Navajo reservation after tribal lawmakers failed to override a presidential veto that would have banned it in public...
8/18/2011
article
Gamblers to be allowed to smoke in casino
(New Zealand) -- Anti-gambling groups are outraged at a plan by New Zealand's biggest casino to let people smoke and play gaming machines at the same time.
8/14/2011
article
Daniels says statewide smoking ban has a shot at passing
(Indiana) -- State Rep. Charlie Brown (D-Gary) said he will propose a statewide smoking ban next session – for the sixth year in a row – and Republican Gov....
8/13/2011
article
Cocopah Casino starts smoke-free Sundays
(Arizona) -- In an attempt to make the casino more friendly to nonsmokers, the casino now prohibits smoking of any kind fromm 4 a.m. Sunday to 4 a.m. Monday.
8/12/2011
article
Shelly vetoes smoking ban, cites protection
(Arizona) -- President Ben Shelly has vetoed the Navajo Nation Smoking Regulation Act of 2011, which would have exempted casinos from a ban on smoking in public places.
8/11/2011
article
Smoke and mirrors
(Reno) -- A new book charges that chambers of commerce in Washoe and Clark counties agreed in 1996 to serve as front groups for an influential University of Nevada, Reno...
8/10/2011
article
Smoking law widely ignored in Las Vegas, officials say; businesses confused
(Las Vegas) -- Health officials and advocates say most Northern Nevada area bars are complying with a smoking ban that voters approved and that went into effect Dec. 8.
8/9/2011
article
Navajo President Vetoes Bill to Exempt Gaming Houses from Smoking Ban
(Arizona) -- On Friday, Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly defied expectations, vetoing a bill that exempted tribal gaming facilities from a reservation-wide smoking ban...
article
Public hearing to be held on casino extension for smokers
(British Columbia) -- Lake City Casino will get a public hearing on the rezoning it needs to build a covered area for smokers. City council voted unanimously Tuesday to...
8/8/2011
article
Smoking out a casino plan
(British Columbia) -- As most entertainment destinations have started to move away from offering smoking opportunities for customers, a popular downtown venue in...
8/7/2011
article
Navajo Nation backs off casino smoking ban
(Arizona) -- Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly, who had hoped to rid the Navajo Nation casinos of tobacco smoke, has vetoed the Navajo Nation Smoking Regulation Act of...
8/5/2011
article
Navajo Nation president vetoes smoking regulation
(Arizona) -- Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly on Friday vetoed a smoking regulation act passed last month by the tribal council, saying the measure doesn't go far...
8/2/2011
article
Smoking ban stands, with modifications
(Las Vegas) -- A Nevada judge upheld most of a voter-approved smoking ban on Tuesday, ruling that parts of the measure providing for a civil fine of up to $100 were...
7/27/2011
article
Casino May Be Able to Phase in Ohio County Smoking Ban
(West Virginia) -- Though the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department isn’t backing away from a proposal to ban smoking in all indoor public areas, it has suggested...
7/24/2011
article
Council OK's casino loophole in smoking ban
(Arizona) -- After a two-day discussion, the Navajo Nation Council approved a bill to allow smoking to continue in Navajo gaming facilities while banning its use...
article
LETTER: Casinos blow smoke in fighting tobacco ban
(Arizona) -- To the editor: The tobacco industry is blowing smoke again. This time at the Navajo Nation. When Flagstaff was first going smokefree, commercial tobacco and...
7/22/2011
article
Navajo Nation Smoking Ban Exempts Casinos
(Arizona) -- The Navajo Nation Council voted 14-5 to prohibit smoking in public places on the 27,000-square-mile reservation with an exemption for gaming houses,...
7/20/2011
article
Navajo lawmakers pass smoking ban with casino exemption; Bill now goes to tribal president
(Arizona) -- Navajo Nation lawmakers have voted to prohibit smoking in public places on the vast reservation with an exemption for tribal casinos. But Navajo Nation...
article
No Decision on Expansion of Smoking Ban
(West Virginia) -- Tilda Briggs loves her job as a table gambling dealer, but after eight hours of breathing in cigarette and cigar smoke from gamblers, her lungs begin...
7/17/2011
article
Casinos a big factor in Navajo Nation's proposed smoking bans
(Arizona) -- Navajo lawmakers are revisiting a smoking ban on the reservation with a bill that would exempt tribal casinos at least until their financing debts are paid...
7/15/2011
article
Casinos not included in smoking ban bill
(Arizona) -- A new bill that would allow smoking to continue in Navajo gaming facilities while prohibiting its use elsewhere is making its way to the Navajo Nation...
7/11/2011
article
Taxpayer-funded ad that backs smoking ban raises questions
(Las Vegas) -- A commercial playing on TV and radio in Southern Nevada rattles off a list of U.S. cities — Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Dallas — and asks...
6/28/2011
article
SCHWARTZ: Smoking ban's rollback won't save LV economy
(Las Vegas) -- Ultimately, only one thing is going to help the locals gaming business: a stronger local economy. Back in November 2006, a majority of voters approved the...
6/11/2011
article
BLOG: How the big-money of the Indian Gaming Industry controls the media and places profits above human health
(Minnesota) -- I sent "Letters-to-the-Editors" to over 100 newspapers in response to the Walk Across America promoting awareness of diabetes in the Native...
6/9/2011
article
Gaming czar: No new casinos if smoking ban succeeds
(Arizona) -- The Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise is threatening to halt its planned $100 million development of new casinos near Flagstaff and Farmington because of...
6/7/2011
article
Smoke 'em if you got 'em: Bar bill passes late
(Nevada) -- Smokers in Nevada bars won't have to put down their cigarettes to pick up a french fry under a bill approved in a late-night vote by state lawmakers.
article
OP/ED: Revel's smoking plan / Smart business
(Atlantic City) -- In Atlantic City's casinos, the worn out, and downright tired, path to success has often involved catering to the smoking crowd.
6/5/2011
article
OP/ED: What happens when the smoke clears at a casino?
(Mississippi) -- The Palace Casino in Biloxi is about to embark on a bold business strategy: on June 14 it will become the first smoke-free casino resort in Mississippi...
6/1/2011
article
Palace closes for upgrades; will soon limit smoking
(Mississippi) -- Palace Casino closed Tuesday for two weeks, and will be the first smoke-free casino resort in Mississippi when it reopens June 14.
5/31/2011
article
Palace Casino Resort will be smoke-free
(Mississippi) -- Palace Casino is the first casino to go smoke-free. General manager Keith Crosby just announced in a press release that when the casino opens its latest...
5/30/2011
article
Casino owners blame smoking ban for earnings lost
(South Dakota) -- AT ISSUE: The campaign by casino owners before the state’s smoking ban went into effect was the ban, if passed, would seriously hurt one of the...
5/29/2011
article
Revel CEO considering no-smoking policy at casino, but moving cautiously
(Atlantic City) -- The new $2.4 billion Revel casino may break from the Marlboro pack when it opens next year. Although every other Atlantic City casino allows gamblers...
article
OUR VIEW: Smoking ban: In this case, more would be better
(Indiana) -- In a little more than a week, three elected officials will vote on whether to add bars, taverns and private clubs to the list of businesses where smoking is...
5/25/2011
article
Crow Tribe opens casino that allows smoking
(Montana) -- The Crow Tribe has opened its new Aps·alooke Nights Casino that allows smoking. The casino that opened recently replaces the Little Bighorn Casino...
5/24/2011
article
Bill would lift smoking ban in adults-only taverns
(Nevada) -- Ever since voters passed an initiative petition banning smoking from most indoor locations, lobbyists for the gaming industry, tavern owners and others...
article
Tavern owners urge lawmakers to clear air on smoking ban
(Nevada) -- Tavern owners told state legislators Monday that smokers should no longer be forced to choose between chicken fingers and cigarettes.
5/23/2011
article
Knight: Allowing casino smoking enables addicts
(Illinois) -- Legislation to allow smoking again on Illinois casino boats could happen any day after a postponement in a Senate committee last week. But the move could...
5/22/2011
article
Bill would ease Nevada's indoor smoking ban
(Nevada) -- Nevada taverns and bars would be allowed to sell food and still allow smoking under a late-session bill introduced Friday in the state Assembly.
5/19/2011
article
On fungible tax free tobacco sales
(New York) -- The letter below, in which lawyers for New York City request that a federal judge quickly issue an injunction against Long Island’s Poospatuck tribe...
article
Second Circuit Says Cigarette Tax Due
(New York) -- Within 24 hours of the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals announcing its decision authorizing the state Department of Taxation to collect taxes on...
article
State seeks $11 million in unpaid gas taxes from Indian tribe
(Washington) -- The state is seeking to recoup $11 million in unpaid gas taxes from the Yakama Nation – a move that is fueling new criticism over state-tribal...
article
Senate committee OKs bar smoking ban
(Louisiana) -- Legislation that bans smoking in bars was approved 4-3 by the Senate Health and Welfare Committee Wednesday after an amendment was added that deleted a...
5/18/2011
article
Smoking ban progresses
(Louisiana) -- Smoking would be banned in bars under a measure that squeaked out of a state Senate committee Wednesday afternoon. The Senate Health and Welfare Committee...
5/16/2011
article
LETTER: Atlantic City casinos must enforce no-smoking laws
(Atlantic City) -- Recent reports show Atlantic City’s 11 casinos often fail to enforce New Jersey’s anti-smoking laws. There is no reason for the casino...
5/15/2011
article
Crow Tribe opens casino that allows smoking thanks to ventilation system
(Montana) -- The Crow Tribe has opened its new Apsáalooke Nights Casino that allows smoking. The casino that opened Friday replaces the Little Bighorn Casino that...
5/13/2011
article
Rivers Casino mum on smoking ban impact
(Illinois) -- Rivers Casino officials won’t say if they’re changing plans to accommodate indoor smoking if proposed legislation passes the Senate next week.
5/12/2011
article
Lawyer predicts more costly smoking lawsuits against casinos
(Las Vegas) -- At an anti-smoking conference in Las Vegas this week, the lawyer behind one of the largest settlements against a casino for allowing smoking said...
article
Harrah’s posts apology
(Reno) -- In the apparent belief that its customers are offended by clean air, Harrah’s has posted signs apologizing to customers for the moderately clean air in...
article
No vote on allowing smoking at Ill. casinos
(Illinois) -- Health activists say they have the votes to snuff out legislation that would allow smoking at Illinois casinos, but they didn't get a chance to prove...
5/11/2011
article
Casino smoking bill on hold in Senate
(Illinois) -- Legislation to allow smoking again on Illinois casino boats will have to wait until next week for a showdown vote in a Senate committee.
article
Illinois Looking At Allowing Smoking in Casinos
(Illinois) -- Gamblers in Iowa can light up once they hit the casino floor. Now some Illinois lawmakers are considering an exemption to the state's "no smoking...
article
Study smokes out why casinos see fewer people
(Illinois) -- Don't blame a three-year-old statewide smoking ban for the drop in casino revenue. Blame high gas prices instead.
5/10/2011
article
Cancer survivor: ban casino smoke
(Las Vegas) -- Vincent Rennich knows he's lucky to be alive. A lifelong nonsmoker, Rennich was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2006 after 26 years of exposure to...
article
Illinois mulls smoking ban loophole for casinos
(Illinois) -- Clutching his Marlboro, Clifford Hutchison works a slot machine unaware of his role in a desperate competition to balance state budgets.
article
Blackfeet to end smoking in Glacier Peaks Casino
(Montana) -- Smoking no longer will be allowed at the Glacier Peaks Casino in Browning. The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council voted 5-4 Monday for a total smoking ban.
article
Blackfeet tribal casino goes smoke free
(Montana) -- Blackfeet tribal officials want to make sure the tribe's indoor smoking ban is enforced at a tribally owned casino. The Blackfeet Tribal Business...
5/4/2011
article
Attempt to end Iowa casino smoking fails
(Iowa) -- The Iowa House today rejected a measure that would offer incentives for Iowa’s casinos to end smoking. The proposal would have allowed casinos to end a...
article
Committee seeks to reignite debate on casino smoking
(Kansas) -- A bill to ban smoking on the floor of state-owned casinos is making one final appearance this legislative session. In a hastily called meeting of the Health...
5/3/2011
article
Navajo president's smoking ban not enforceable
(Arizona) -- Navajo President Ben Shelly cannot enforce an executive order to ban smoking in public places on the reservation, his spokeswoman said last week, easing...
article
Activists seek ban on casino smoking
(Las Vegas) -- Faced with increased competition from gaming in other states, Las Vegas hotels and resorts have been less than enthusiastic about an outright ban of...
5/1/2011
article
LETTER: Casino can hit jackpot by banning all smoking
(Connecticut) -- In regard to the smoking in the local casinos, the term "nonsmoking area" is a real laugh. A few years ago I had occasion to take a short trip...
4/30/2011
article
Gambling Compliance: Massachusetts Sets Up Test Case For Smoke-Free Gambling
(Massachusetts) -- Massachusetts is emerging as a potential test case of whether strict limits on smoking could actually turn into a profit maker for some casinos.
4/29/2011
article
Navajo president's smoking ban not enforceable
(Arizona) -- Navajo President Ben Shelly cannot enforce an executive order to ban smoking in public places on the reservation, his spokeswoman said Thursday, easing...
article
Nation's strictest smoking bans proposed
(Australia) -- WA would get the strongest anti-smoking laws in the country under proposals which include a complete ban in outdoor areas where people eat, watch sport or...
4/28/2011
article
Casino threatens to pull out over smoking ban
(Arizona) -- One day after Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly signed an executive order that bans smoking in public spaces and worksites on the Navajo Nation, the group...
article
Navajo casino threatened by smoking ban
(Arizona) -- The CEO of the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise says if the executive order to ban smoking in Navajo Nation casinos becomes effective, the Twin Arrows casino...
article
Navajo president pushes for smoking ban, but opponents believe it could hurt casino project
(Arizona) -- The Navajo Nation president's public support of a smoking ban on the reservation has prompted concerns that it could jeopardize the tribe's planned...
4/27/2011
article
Navajo president signs smoking ban
(Arizona) -- Navajo Nation President Ben Shelley signed an executive order today that bans smoking in public access spots and workplaces on the Navajo Nation, including...
article
UG Kansas Legislature Update: Casinos, revenue and 911 service funding
(Kansas) -- The Unified Government issued an update of their agenda for the 2011 Kansas Legislature session. During the session, critical issues for the UG center around...
4/26/2011
article
Navajo president orders smoke-free casinos
(Arizona) -- Ben Shelly, the new president of the Navajo Nation, signed a commercial tobacco-free executive order to ban smoking in its casinos.
4/25/2011
article
Report: Enforcement of smoking ban on casino floors in Atlantic City virtually nonexistent
(Atlantic City) -- Atlantic City and casino officials are mostly failing to enforce the measure that bans smoking on most areas of casino floors, according to a...
4/24/2011
article
Report: AC casinos largely fail to enforce smoking bans
(Atlantic City) -- Despite anti-smoking laws, Atlantic City's 11 casinos often fail to enforce the bans, according to a report on PressofAtlanticCity.com. The report...
4/23/2011
article
Investigation shows partial smoking ban on Atlantic City casino floors has little effect
(Atlantic City) -- Anyone hoping to gamble in a nonsmoking section at one of the Trump casinos earlier this month might have had to climb on top of a slot machine or sit...
4/18/2011
article
Activists wield Disabilities Act in fight for smoke-free casinos
(Nevada) -- The latest skirmish in the battle to ban smoking in Nevada casinos is emerging around a little-discussed area of law more commonly associated with wheelchair...
article
Warren bar owner loses bid to overturn smoking ban
(Michigan) -- A judge today denied a Warren bar owner's request to declare the state's smoking ban unconstitutional but did toss out a fine the man incurred,...
4/17/2011
article
Forum: Don't mess with no-smoking law
(Illinois) -- The state needs to leave the no-smoking law in casinos in effect. The smokers who visited casinos before the no-smoking law took effect still visit the...
4/16/2011
article
Survey: Smoke-free casinos preferred by most New Englanders
(Connecticut) -- Ban smoking near the slot machines and gaming tables and watch casino revenues tank. For years, that gaming-industry mantra has run up against - and...
4/15/2011
article
Connecticut residents express strong support for smoke-free gaming
(Massachusetts) -- Connecticut and New Hampshire tied for the strongest support for smoke-free gambling in a survey conducted by the University of Massachusetts...
4/9/2011
article
Teaching Youth Refusal Skills Key to Combat Smoking
(Missouri) -- Almost half of the 1.2 million American Indian and Alaska Native youths in the country smoke cigarettes, reported Assistant Professor ManSoo Yu of the...
4/7/2011
article
Senate panel puts out watered-down smoking ban
(Indiana) -- Once more, Indiana has snuffed out a statewide smoking ban. A Senate committee Wednesday voted nearly unanimously to kill a bill that arrived from the...
article
Secondhand Smoke in Casinos Poses ‘Acute’ Risks, Study Says
(USA) -- Air pollution levels from secondhand smoke in some casinos are so high that less than two hours of exposure could put nonsmoking casino patrons and workers at...
4/6/2011
article
Our View: Make smoking ban reversal for riverboats temporary
(Illinois) -- Illinois casino operators have been complaining about the state’s smoking ban ever since it was first proposed.
4/3/2011
article
Letter: Casinos’ best bet? Alter slots
(Illinois) -- The tobacco and gaming industry appears to have won again, with the indication that the Illinois legislative body has apparently been “convinced...
article
OP/ED: Don't exempt casinos from smoking ban
(Illinois) -- Changing state law to allow smoking in riverboat casinos would be a step backward — a step that would put revenue above public health and open the...
4/2/2011
article
Rolling back state smoking ban would be a first in U.S.
(Illinois) -- The Illinois House’s vote last week to exempt casinos from the 2008 Smoke Free Illinois Act could lead to a first in the nation’s history...
3/30/2011
article
House approves smoking in casinos
(Illinois) -- Casinos looking to stop their declining revenue streams got some help Tuesday after the House approved a measure that would allow smoking on their gambling...
article
State reps vote to lift riverboat casino smoking ban
(Illinois) -- The Illinois House has voted to lift the ban on smoking at some riverboat casinos. The bill would allow customers to light up at casinos next to border...
3/29/2011
article
House OKs smoking in Illinois casinos
(Illinois) -- After a three-year absence, smoking could return to Illinois casinos. On a 62-52 vote Tuesday, the Illinois House narrowly endorsed a plan to exempt the...
article
Illinois House votes to lift casino smoking ban
(Illinois) -- The Illinois House voted Tuesday to lift a smoking ban in all of the state’s casinos during a debate that pitted the health of bettors and casino...
3/28/2011
article
MORRISON: Casinos fighting competition from Dotty's are just blowing smoke
(Nevada) -- Someone tried to pitch the controversy over Dotty's to me as a women's rights issue. I scoffed. Sure, it's a woman's right to get cancer by...
3/27/2011
article
White Label Services: Kansas’ smoking ban could affect state-owned casinos
(Kansas) -- White label services found out that the days when costumers could smoke at Boot Hill Casino and Resort might be coming to an end.
article
Secondhand smoke raises the stakes in America’s casinos
(USA) -- Millions of Americans visit casinos to unwind and test their luck against the hands of fate, but lurking in the shadows is a gamble few would contemplate before...
3/26/2011
article
Indiana casinos could get more smoker-friendly
(Indiana) -- Indiana casinos would be exempt from a statewide smoking ban under a bill that one influential lawmaker says has a good chance of passing.
3/25/2011
article
Secondhand smoke raises the stakes in America's casinos
(California) -- New research from Stanford and Tufts universities shows secondhand smoke is a danger to tens of millions of casino patrons and hundreds of thousands of...
3/24/2011
article
Kansas' smoking ban could apply to state-owned casinos
(Kansas) -- The days when patrons could smoke at Boot Hill Casino and Resort may be ending. The Kansas House approved a bill Wednesday extending the statewide smoking...
3/23/2011
article
Legislators Push Smoke-free Policy in Iowa Casinos
(Iowa) -- Luck may soon run out for Iowa casinos looking to avoid the state-wide smoking ban. Legislators passed the Smoke Free Air Act three years ago with a compromise...
article
IU study shows smoking ban doesn't hurt gambling business
(Indiana) -- A new study out of Indiana University shows there is no economic incentive for lawmakers to exclude gambling facilities from a smoking ban. The authors of...
article
Kansas House gives preliminary OK to extending smoking ban to casinos
(Kansas) -- The House preliminarily agreed Tuesday to take the smoking ban passed into law last year a step further by prohibiting smoking in casinos. Substitute House...
3/22/2011
article
House bill bans smoking in casinos
(Kansas) -- A bill that would eliminate a controversial exemption for state-owned casinos to the Kansas Indoor Clean Air Act was approved on the House floor Tuesday...
article
House overrules casino smoking exemption
(Kansas) -- A measure to end smoking in state owned casinos escalated Tuesday into a full blown debate in the Kansas House over the statewide ban passed by last year...
article
Secondhand Smoke Lawsuit Seeks Class Action Status
(Louisiana) -- The mother of a casino employee who died of cancer last year has filed a class action lawsuit against the owners of Harrah’s New Orleans Casino,...
article
Anti-smoking forces push for casino ban in gambling bill
(Iowa) -- A smoking debate flared up today during a Senate subcommittee discussion of a gambling bill. Sen. Matt McCoy, D-Des Moines, offered an amendment seeking to...
|
visionary sponsor advertisementMost Popular Storiessponsor advertisement |