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Wynn Casino Sued over Second-Hand Smoke  

A proposed class action seeks to force The Wynn Hotel and Casino to protect its workers on the casino floor from second-hand smoke. Kanie Kastroll, a dealer at the Wynn, says she suffers with asthma, and the "second-hand smoke she is exposed to ... exacerbates her condition."

Wynn "is aware of the health risks posed by exposure to second-hand smoke," but "has failed to adequately address the problem ... in the gaming area of its casino."

The hotel forbids dealers from designating certain tables as "smoke-free," and they can't request customers to blow smoke away from the table or to move their ashtrays, the lawsuit states. They're also told not to fan their hands at tobacco smoke.

Kastroll says the Wynn even encourages its customers to smoke. "Cocktail servers bring cigars and cigarettes to customers at the gaming tables," and that the hotel gives free smokes to gamblers.

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