Originally Posted by
Rob.Singer
First, the reason a lot of gamblers smoke is because the majority of them are low-lifes, and what do low-lifes do? On the LV Strip it's a bit different. The majority at all the swanky hotels are foreigners, and what do foreigners do?
The casino I've been to over the years that has a significant video poker non-smoking area is that dump Sam's Town. The games in it are no different than the rest of the casino, by and large. However, I've gotten into more than a few beefs with people who light up in there anyways, and when I've called security over they would never enforce the rules. It was always "oh, it's no big deal--it's just smoke, and they'll probably be gone soon anyway". So after that I'd ALWAYS first insult the smoker with "they're probably hoping you won't be around to cause trouble very long anyway, seeing that you'll most likely die a slow, excruciating, humiliating death as you wither away in front of your wailing family; and then I'd blast the security guard, who would threaten to have ME removed....until a check was run to see how big a player I was there and how much I've won from them. Then a suit would appear & appease--and get rid of the smoker.
The day will come when all casinos will be 100% non-smoking. I hope I'm around to see that day.