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Wilson says he smokes "off and on" and Lee quit four years ago, but both oppose the smoking ban.
Jump to full article: Belleville (IL) News-Democrat, 2008-03-25
Author: WILL BUSS News-Democrat
Intro: The Casino Queen's business is down, and it blames Illinois' smoking ban.
Initially, the $92 million new casino, which opened last summer on the East St. Louis riverfront, saw revenues increase from the smaller boat, but business has declined since Jan. 1 when the state's ban on smoking in public places took effect.
"It's been devastating," said casino manager Tom Monaghan, who has seen fewer gamblers on the new "boat in a moat" and fears more are going to new nearby competing casinos across the river in Missouri, where gamblers still can smoke.
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