Learned Something New!

Annabellethecat66 · ‎03-12-2010

My daughter is in Las Vegas to run in a race this weekend. She sends me Text pictures and messages all of the time.

She normally lives in Denver where the air is crisp and clean. She skiis every weekend, etc.

She said, "Mom, you would hate it here. People are smoking everywhere!"

I'm surprised. I didn't think there were many places where you could still smoke inside.

I guess the cigarette industry must love Las Vegas. Ha!

Reba055 · ‎06-23-2014

Yeah, casinos do all they can to keep you happy and spending. Vegas also has a lot of international guests. Luckily they really pump in the O2 and filter like crazy.

Puzzle Piece · ‎06-29-2010

Yes, it is really bad. It doesn't seem it will change soon. The casinos will allow just about everything they can get away with for a buck.

Never Forget the Native American Indian Holocaust

foundinlv · ‎04-20-2012

Yes, it's still a smoker's paradise in So Nevada....have no idea about Reno. Some hotel/casinos are more sophisticated than others in providing state of the art filtration and special ashtrays that capture the smoke. But, most casinos couldn't care less about any of that.....they just want you to gamble and lose....should you one day drop dead from lung cancer....not their concern.

Also, a carton of cigarettes is very expensive here now...around $60 at least.

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

@foundinlvI'm not a smoker, but I think $60/carton sounds cheap.

As for the smoking in the casinos in Vegas - they do a better job of filtration and providing smoke-free areas than any other casinos I've ever been in -- or was that just in the casinos I visited last year. We entered at least 5 or 6 of them and I don't remember smoke being an issue in spite of my almost always scratchy throat.

I suspect lots of their international patrons are annoyed by the restrictions because I'm always annoyed by the lack of them when I go abroad.

foundinlv · ‎04-20-2012

@millieshops wrote:
@foundinlvI'm not a smoker, but I think $60/carton sounds cheap.

As for the smoking in the casinos in Vegas - they do a better job of filtration and providing smoke-free areas than any other casinos I've ever been in -- or was that just in the casinos I visited last year. We entered at least 5 or 6 of them and I don't remember smoke being an issue in spite of my almost always scratchy throat.

I suspect lots of their international patrons are annoyed by the restrictions because I'm always annoyed by the lack of them when I go abroad.

I'm not a smoker either but there are 10 packs in a carton, so yes, $60 is a lot, at least out here. I hear lots of smokers griping about it.

mima · ‎03-14-2010

We've been in a lot of casinos in lots of different states and they ALL allow smoking. They have smoke free areas in some of them, but not all.

Those states include LA, KS, Colorado, Mississippi, NV, Missouri & New Jersey.

I don't smoke either, but if someone is smoking next to me I just get up and leave.

We have 4 local casinos here in Kansas and they all have smoking. No smoking in their resturants though.

AliJoi5 · ‎03-10-2010

Oh yeah, casinos everywhere are typically very smoke friendly. We go to Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods in CT often to see shows, and we always come out with a giant plume of smoke behind us and smelling like ashtrays for days. I don't hate on smokers (because I love a few dearly!), but yeah... it ain't pretty. My poor hair!

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

As long as you avoid the casinos you'll be ok. We don't have smoking in offices, stores, restaurants, bars, etc. There was just no way they could put casinos in there (lot of money to fight that!).

I haven't been in one for years. I have asthma so it was a pretty harsh environment for people like me.

foundinlv · ‎04-20-2012

@mima wrote:
We've been in a lot of casinos in lots of different states and they ALL allow smoking. They have smoke free areas in some of them, but not all.

Those states include LA, KS, Colorado, Mississippi, NV, Missouri & New Jersey.

I don't smoke either, but if someone is smoking next to me I just get up and leave.

We have 4 local casinos here in Kansas and they all have smoking. No smoking in their resturants though.

I thought it was just NV. Thanks for the info. It's hard to just get up and leave if one goes into a casino with the intention of gambling and is having a good run.