Maine: Would smoke-free casino succeed?

MAINETODAY.com ^ | 10-10-03 | CLARKE CANFIELD

[SheLion]

The nannys working to make everything smoke free are dreaming. And lying through their teeth about no smoking will not hurt business. Do they not follow the news around the United States? Well, "I" do!

Smoking Bans Bad For Business's

[SheLion]

~sigh..........

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[SheLion]

[SheLion]

[SheLion]

Something the Maine Lawmakers do NOT want us to see!

[EggsAckley]

one word: NO

[Conspiracy Guy]

Sheesh

[SheLion]

Sheesh

I have a BETTER word for it, but I can't put it in print!

[SheLion]

one word: NO

They still think they have sheeple out here!

[davisfh]

"Maine: Would smoke-free casino succeed?"

I have serious doubts that such a casino would be a success. I'm a non-smoker but most of these places are so well ventilated that it doesn't really bother me.

The problem that I see here is that if this is forced upon the casino by the government and the casino subsequently fails, the government will never admit that their actions ended up causing the failure.

[SheLion]

I have serious doubts that such a casino would be a success. I'm a non-smoker but most of these places are so well ventilated that it doesn't really bother me.

Thank you!! Exactly!!!

The problem that I see here is that if this is forced upon the casino by the government and the casino subsequently fails, the government will never admit that their actions ended up causing the failure.

Like I said: the Maine Government continually rubs our noses into the stink THEY make!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Me too.

[SheLion]

Me too.

It's true. I think I can count on the fingers of both my hands of the really good and true lawmakers in Maine. And I wouldn't be using EVERY finger. Sad. REALLY sad!

I wish MAINE had a RECALL!

[Commiewatcher]

"In the early 1990s, two Nevada casinos - one in Las Vegas, one in Reno - went smoke-free, Mehl said. But when revenues fell by 25 percent or more, they quickly retreated from the policy and smoking resumed."

The one in Vegas referred to is probably the Silver City Casino on the Strip. It's been closed and boarded up for years. Yep, it worked real well.

[facedown]

But when revenues fell by 25 percent or more, they quickly retreated from the policy and smoking resumed.

My, such high principles. </SARCASM>

[Conspiracy Guy]

Elections come up.

[Gabz]

In Delaware, though, a smoking ban that went into effect last November appears to be hurting the state's three "racinos," or horse tracks with slot machines. Delaware Lottery officials say proceeds from the machines through the first week of October this year are down 13 percent from a year earlier.

But what these officials (who were apponted by the smoking ban proponent governor fail to mention is that prior to the smoking ban in November the 'racinos' had been experiencing an 11% increas in revenue from the preceeding year. This 13% decline they cite ignores that little factoid. in essence revenue is down at least 24%. which is also what bar and restaurant revenues are down by as well.

Delaware officials say the decline is due partly to the smoking ban, but they also blame poor economic conditions and poor weather last winter and again in late summer.

Delaware officials lie. There was only one week of really bad weather last winter. As to bad summer weather, people seek indoor activities when the weather is bad. And they did - just not in Delaware, except in exempt locales. Bar and restaurant revenue increased this summer for the beach areas in Maryland, and skyrocketed at the Elks and Moose Lodges, VFW posts and American Legion halls throughout Delaware (they are exempt from the ban)

[muir_redwoods]

Just a point. The smoke free rooms at the Mohegan Sun casino here in Connecticut are filled.

[Great Dane]

Unless they allow for a smoke free and a smoking casino, they will hurt financially, for them to claim it wouldn't it's a lie.