I was just told that Harrah's Rincon Casino in northern San Diego County has a non-smoking section. I am sure a lot of gamblers will appreciate that because not all gamblers smoke -- even though a lot of gamblers are smokers.

I am bringing attention to the non-smoking area of Rincon (now operated by Caesars since Harrah's changed its name to Caesars) because of the video poker games offered in the non-smoking area.

It seems that the video poker games in the non-smoking area have pay tables which are not as "good" or "player friendly" as the pay tables in other parts of the casino where smoking is allowed. This tells me that if you want to get away from the smoke you have to play a game where it is harder to win or to come out ahead, and that you have to give the casino a better chance at getting your money if you want to be healthy.

I know some other casinos also offer non-smoking areas and even non-smoking rooms. In Vegas, I know that the Bellagio even has some non-smoking table games.

Do you know of non-smoking areas in casinos? And, is the gaming in the non-smoking areas equal to the gaming in the smoking areas?