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Reader Poll Replies:
* I think I would spend more time in the casino if it were
non smoking, but I am a non smoker. Glenda V. TX
* Hi Richard, In
answer to your question on smoking in the casinos and the amount of time
you would spend there I would for sure spend more time in the casino
that is completely smoke free. My husband and I both do not smoke and
when we are playing a machine near a smoker we have to move away as the
smell really is horrible. A smoke free casino would surely draw more
people to play and to play longer. Richard to you and all who work
at the Insider have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Your
newsletter is great I always enjoy reading it. Bev K New Jersey
* I am a Non-Smoker and I
would not visit the Non-Smoking Casino. I believe if a person wants to
smoke -- let them! I have never smoked -- and I don't take anything out
on smokers. It's a free country -- let it remain free. I would not spend
that much time in the non-smoking casino as you kinda take away the
ambiance. This is just my opinion. Sonny Garza Sugar
Grove, IL
* My wife and I would
certainly continue to visit that casino and would enjoy playing the
slots much more. A recent example of our trip in Vegas 12-19 October my
wif and I were playing slots about 4 machines apart. Some guy with a
cigar sat between us and the smoke was traveling in my wife's direction.
Even though she was winning she had to leave before she got sick.. we
have had similar occasions with cigarette smokers ruining our playing
time. Nelson Dunn Fredericton, N.B. Canada
* Would visit more
often if casinos were smoke free. Ed Converse Scott
Depot, WV
* I would spend less
time in that casino definitely. E Tuttle Pittsburgh, PA
* My wife and I would are
non-smokers and would perfer to stay and play at a non-smoking casino -
assuming that the games and rules were equal to other hotels. We come to
LV 2 - 3 times a year for 4 - 7 days each time. We used to play much of
the time at Silver City when they were non-smoking. We are glad that the
hotel and restaurant areas will be non-smoking. However, making it
non-smoking would not cause us to visit more often or to raise our
gaming budget. R. Pinter Schaumburg, IL
* I would not visit a
casino that was non smoking. I enjoy smoking. I am an adult. It is my
choice. Andra Merrell Tipp City/OH
* If the entire casino
was non-smoking, I would not go to it. I am a smoker. Why not have a
non-smoking section? Pat Albuquerque NM
* I would stay longer . I
have breathing problems & if a smoker comes near where I am sitting I
will leave. Dolores Kling Alpine, Ca.
* I am one of those
former smokers that hates cigerette smoke, funny thing, my husband is a
smoker. I obviously can see both sides of the issue. Personally I would
love a non smoking casino, would I be more likely to spend more time
there, probably not. Promotions, things in the casino, food, drinks,
gaming. That is what would make me spend more time at a casino not if
its smoking or not. There should be non smoking areas made that way
everyone is happy. Denise Shukitis Spencerport NY
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My husband and I are both smokers. We may do a quick walk through
of a non-smoking casino to view it's features - but they wouldn't get
our money. We no longer go to Niagara Falls, Canada as they have become
non-smoking. We also decided to forgo Atlantic City this year as they
will become non-smoking as of 03/07. The Vegas casinos are one of the
last establishments that smokers are able to go to and relax with a
cigarette without feeling like an outsider. Debbie Brossack
Tonawanda, NY
* I'm a smoker & if i can't
smoke i would not go to the casino at all. We have rights also if the
goverment does'nt want anyone to smoke then they should stop selling
them. Also people forget smokeing drinking are all about the casinos.
They will lose alot of money if they ban smokeing, i already see that in
atlantic city. diane rupertus palmyra, nj
* I smoke. I come to
Las Vegas 2-3 times a year. If a casino goes completely non-smoking I
will not patronize it or other that does. Having a smoking and
non-smoking is fine, as long as the setting and the qality is the same.
Larry Doll Winamac, IN
* My first impulse would be
to patronize the smoking establishment in protest of another freedom
taken away from Americans in the midst of the giving so freely of rights
to aliens. I think that every smoker would really rather be a
non-smoker. One great way to quit smoking is to spend more time in
non-smoking situations. I have quit smoking for 4 months and I
definitely did not leave or spend less time in non-smoking casinos
because of the policy. Many smokers use the non-smoking sections now. Jacqueline
Martin Baytown, TX
* I would definitely
spend more time in a non smoking casino because I have asthma. People
who smoke are very rude and when they sit next to you they blow the
smoke right in your face. Not only that they don't realize that
second-hand smoke is very dangerous to your health & lungs. I would be
very happy to see more casinos with 100% non-smoking. Thanks, Edie
from San Jose, CA
* I would not visit
that casino. If all Vegas casinos went nonsmoking, I probably would not
come to Vegas very often unless I quit smoking. Now we come 2-3 times a
year. They would have to redesign the fronts of the buildings to
accomodate all the smokers outside. Karen Griffin
Lockport, IL
* what is next, will they
ban drinking too? This is Vegas, not Disney World. Those who are
protecting their children (who shouldn't be here in the 1st place)
should be boycotting McDonalds instead. They think nothing of letting
their children infuse their bodies with transient fats that are far
worse than second hand smoke. If smoking is banned in casinos, vegas
will no longer be vegas as people come here to escape from their
realities of back home, where smoking is all ready banned! Howard
Kendall Indianapolis, IN
* I would enjoy the casino
atmosphere much more without the odor and smoke from smokers. It is a
good thing to ban smoking. Sandra Dafoe Belleville
Ontario Canada
* no way would i go in.
americans are losing their rights everyday. i don't smoke , but i
respect their rights. gary p smith elberton ga
* nonsmoker so i see it has
a good thing. if you want to smoke go outside. i don't need your
second hand smoke. g.j. smith
* Yes, I would continue to
visit the casino and I would spend considerably more time there. In
addition, I would verbally promote the establishment to all friends &
relatives. ken arasim Kenmore, WA
* I would NOT be interested
in visiting a non-smoking casino. I do not smoke on a daily basis
but when I go on vacation, smoking is
a part of it. I was very dissappointed the ban passed before my
next trip this May. Jennifer Eubanks
* I would spend more time in
the smokeless casino. There is nothing worse then playing, or i should
say trying to play a machine with somone next to you with one hand ,with
a smoke in it in your face, and playing with the other hand. Did you
ever try to breathe with smoke in your face? Most of the time it's too
late when you are playing and someone sits next to you with a smoke, i
usually leave so as not to cause a scene. So i would definatly go to the
non smoking casino. John Yenchick Sugarloaf,Pa.
* Since I had a heart attack
this year I would love a non-smoking casino. Smokers do not
realize at the machines that they are allowing the smoke to go into
other peoples faces. pat wojewoda Cocoa beach fl
* I would visit but
would not spend the same amount of time there. Smoking is not illegal
and those who chose to take our libertys away may as well make this a
dictatorship. Sharon Toledo/Ohio
* I would welcome a
non-smoking casino. Living in Texas, I must visit riverboat casinos in
Louisiana or Indian casinos in Oklahoma. My clothes stink after each
visit. I look at it as the price to pay for casino entertainment, but
believe the first casino to make the bold move to eliminate smoking may
develop a s special customer. This is assuming the casino has all
the games to offer and is competitive on comps. If so, I would spend
more time in that casino. Donald Marburger rockwall,
texas
* I would spend more
time there because not only am I a non-smoker, but because I am allergic
it causes me to have a bad reaction including having to use a rescue
inhaler to be able to breathe. I like going to Las Vegas and Reno/Tahoe
area, but I hate the smoke, so I was pleasantly suprised to hear about
the vote. I am also happy being a high school health teacher--smoking
the #1 preventable cause of death in the US over 400,000 people per
year. The most dangerous drug out there. V Christensen
Mt View, CA
* I could care less if a
smoker wants to smoke..I could also care less if that smoker dies of
lung cancer. You can die of whatever you want as far as I care. That
said, anyone who says this is another freedom taken away is repeating
rhetoric nonsense. I leave if smokers are near. I would rather they
leave to smoke outside. Smokers are rude, crass and insecure. That is
why they smoke in the first place. If you have to smoke, do it outside.
Smokers are the most selfish group bar none. Eric New
York City
* I would visit more then a
smoking casino. That is a huge problem in LV..nasty smokers! I
usually never go to low level ceiling casinos for that very reason. If
the ceilings are not high to allow the smoke upwards...I don't stay. Ric
Santa Maria, Ca
* I am a smoker, a casino
gambler and an imbiber of alcoholic beverages. I especially enjoy doing
all three simultaneously. As long as there is one casino that provides
all three, it would be my first choice. I will tolerate some reduction
in favorable gaming rules and travel greater distances to achieve my
maximum pleasure. Obviously I will spend more time in a casino that
allows smoking. Harold Andrews Simi Valley, CA
* if my casino went
smoke free i would play there i would go out side to have smoke.
jim worcester ma
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