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[Macau] Casinos accused of concentrating most popular games in smoking zones

Several casino workers’ associations have accused all of the six gaming concessionaires of taking advantage of the new regulation’s loopholes by assembling gaming tables and popular games together into smoking areas, leaving croupiers and other workers ex
Macau Daily Times (mo)
added Jan 2, 2013 22:19
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[Macau] Over 40 casino smokers fined on first day of ban

A total of 42 casino visitors were fined MOP400 (US$50) each, for smoking in non-designated areas in the first 19 hours after the new partial ban on smoking inside casinos was enacted, the Health Bureau said in a statement.
Macau Business (mo)
added Jan 2, 2013 16:28
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Macau designates non-smoking areas in casinos

Half of the public space in Macau's casinos will be closed off to smokers as of this month under the tobacco control law approved by the Legislative Assembly last year, reports the Macao Daily Times.
Want China Times (tw)
added Jan 1, 2013 12:45
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Colorado's Casinos Reach Five-Year Anniversary of Smoke-Free Air!

Casino employees are much happier and healthier since the smoke has cleared and ashtrays have been removed. Reduced health care costs, fewer sick days and improved employee morale are just some of the benefits of casino workplaces without toxic cigarette
PR Newswire
added Dec 29, 2012 12:38
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Curbs on Smokers Continue to Grow ($$)

"It's no longer a question of who's going to be next" to ban smoking in public areas, said Cynthia Hallett, executive director of Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, a nonprofit group. "It's who's going to be last." The outlook for smokers isn't totally b
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
added Dec 28, 2012 05:10
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Macau casinos weigh the odds of imposing smoking ban ($$)

Pandering precisely to the tastes and foibles of the visiting Chinese gambler, the environment around Macau's tables is already a manic concoction of odd habits and physical tics. Believing resolutely in Lady Luck (and determinedly ignoring the mathemati
The Australian (au)
added Dec 26, 2012 01:45
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[Iowa] Governor would ban smoking at casinos “tomorrow”

Republican Governor Terry Branstad says if legislators pass a bill to ban smoking at the casinos, he "would sign it tomorrow."
Radio Iowa
added Dec 24, 2012 17:33
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Smokefree Casinos

hundreds of thousands of commercial and tribal casino workers are still exposed to toxic secondhand smoke in their workplace daily. ANR will continue to do its part to clear the air sooner rather than later, and we appreciate member support in speaking up
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR)
added Mar 16, 2013 12:40
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[New Jersey] Casinos blow hot and cold on smoking policy

Eleven of Atlantic City's 12 casinos permit smoking on 25 percent of their gaming floors. All except Revel, which is completely nonsmoking and has taken heat for it.
Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer
added Dec 16, 2012 16:07
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[Macau] Smoking ban likely to hit casino revenue growth

Investment bank Morgan Stanley says that Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue growth rate in 2013 may be 2.8 percentage points “lower than normal” due to the forthcoming partial ban on smoking in casinos.
Macau Business (mo)
added Dec 12, 2012 13:01
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