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[West Virginia] Lewis Co. board considers expanding smoking ban

Lewis County health officials are considering expanding the county's smoking ban to bars and gaming facilities.
AP - Associated Press
added Jan 7, 2013 13:47
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[Macau] SMOKING BAN BRINGS FINES AND STRIKE THREATS

Macau casinos’ efforts to ensure compliance with the smoking law have been roundly criticized by casino workers’ associations, which claim casino employees are now subject to even higher concentrations of nicotine-laden smoke.
CalvinAyre .com
added Jan 7, 2013 07:28
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Macau Business Tobacco sales to fall by 10 percent: Distributor

Tobacco retailers expect sales to fall again this year due to tighter anti-smoking measures, our sister publication Business Daily reports.
Macau Business (mo)
added Jan 3, 2013 03:55
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[Macau] Casino workers want more tables in smoke-free areas

The Macau Gaming Enterprises Staff’s Association has urged the government to impose a ratio between the number of gaming tables in smoking and non-smoking areas inside casinos.
Macau Business (mo)
added Jan 3, 2013 03:52
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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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