Smokefree Casinos and Gaming

GASP keeps you on top of tobacco control news and issues by posting smokefree news stories. GASP was mentioned in or was interviewed for the 2024 stories marked with an asterisk (*) below.

• 03-31-16:

  Las Vegas’ largest sports book facility goes smokefree (Las Vegas Sun, Associated Press)

• 09-26-15:

  Pushing for the Global Gaming Expo to Discuss Smoke Free Casinos (Las Vegas Review Journal, Howard Stutz)

• 08-31-15:

  Massachusetts smokefree casino opening leads to reduced gaming at smoking-permitted Rhode Island casino

• 08-20-15:

  Harrah’s New Orleans casino revenues are up after smokefree city law (New Orleans Advocate, Richard Thompson)

• 07-15-15:

  Gaming industry commentary to prepare for smokefree gaming

• 07-01-15:

  Terrace bans smoking indoors (The Daily Princetonian, Jessica Li)

• 04-29-15:

  Former Revel Casino May Re-Open This Summer

• 04-15-15:

  Sulphur Council passes ban on tobacco products, e-cigarettes in public establishments

• 04-13-15:

  City of Sulphur Bans Smoking in Bars and Casinos

• 04-10-15:

  Smokefree casinos and public places takes effect April 22, 2015; Harrah’s Casino denied a delay.

• 04-07-15:

  Revel sold to Glenn Straub

• 04-07-15:

  Smokefree Maryland casino revenues increase by 10%

• 03-24-15:

  Can Smoke-Free Casinos Still Cash In?

• 01-22-15:

  New Orleans bans smoking in casinos and bars

• 08-25-14:

  Metro News (West Virginia) Reports on Smoking Ban That Would Impact Casino

• 07-30-14:

  Surveyed casino players want 100% smokefree casino venues

• 07-21-14:

  MGM casino invests in smokefree Massachusetts and Maryland with casino plans

• 06-12-14: *

  Documentary focuses on the health risks to casino workers and patrons who continue to be exposed to secondhand smoke (TV, WNBC40, Reporter Desmond Miller)

• 02-10-14:

  Ban smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos and market resort as a breath of fresh air

• 01-31-14: *

  Las Vegas WKNPR Radio hosts a program on secondhand smoke health dangers for casino workers

• 10-04-13:

  Inquirer editorial: A risk casinos can do without

• 07-25-13: *

  WPHT talk radio’s Dom Giordano interviews GASP on smokefree parks and casinos

• 06-10-13:

  Revel’s changed smoking policy is not only unhealthy, it’s unethical (Philadelphia Inquirer)

• 05-30-13: *

  Health Advocates Bemoan Decision to Allow Smoking at Revel

• 05-29-13: *

  Revel changes policy to allow smoking on gaming floor

• 05-22-13: *

  Revisiting smoking policy at Revel

• 05-03-13:

  Smokefree New Jersey and New York casinos rank in top 25 in the U.S. (Casino Player Magazine)

• 04-14-13: *

  Revel considers adding smoking section to casino floor

• 03-22-13:

  Maybe the Fish at Revel Atlantic City is Revel itself

• 03-13-13:

  Revel CEO Kevin DeSanctis steps down

• 02-22-13:

  Revel to file under chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

• 01-07-13:

  Revel Casino in Atlantic City may be rethinking its no-smoking policy

• 12-15-12:

  Gambling and smoking do not necessarily go together (Philadelphia Inquirer)

• 08-22-12:

  Smokefree casinos like Revel in Atlantic City a growing trend

• 07-27-12:

  Bayonne Opens A New, Smokefree Off-track Betting Facility

• 05-17-12:

  Cleveland, OH casino opens smokefree (Cleveland.Com)

• 04-04-12:

  Revel Resort opened on 4/2 as the first Atlantic City smokefree casino

• 02-10-12: *

  Revel Resorts announces first Atlantic City smokefree casino opening

• 12-21-11:

  Atlantic City works to become more family-friendly

• 12-18-11:

  Atlantic City’s Golden Nugget opens a new smokefree poker room

• 06-22-11: *

  The new casino resort Revel is likely to be the first smokefree casino in Atlantic City

• 05-31-11:

  Atlantic City’s new casino resort Revel exploring 100% smokefree property

• 05-13-11: *

  National Smokefree Gaming Symposium held in Las Vegas (Las Vegas Review Journal, Associated Press)

• 04-29-11:

  Navajo Nation Department of Justice review determines President’s Executive Order that bans smoking in workplaces and public places can only apply to the Executive Branch (Forbes)

• 04-27-11:

  Trump Taj Mahal Casino ordered to use original 25% smoking plan; other casinos also non-compliant

• 04-25-11:

  Increased Health Risk from secondhand smoke in American Casinos (Environmental Research)

• 12-03-10: *

  $4.5 million settlement for Atlantic City casino worker who has lung cancer

• 11-01-10:

  Nevada law trumps Las Vegas Casinos trying to implement smokefree policies (The New York Times)

• 06-14-10: Action

  Proposed legislation to allow smoking events at racetracks erodes smokefree air act

• 06-11-10: *

  GASP educates casinos about benefits of smokefree gaming

• 06-07-10:

  2008 PA Clean Air Act causes enforcement issues and confusion at PA casinos (Philadelphia Inquirer)

• 10-21-09: Action

  Atlantic City One Year Review of Casino Smoking Ordinance

• 09-25-09:

  Smoking bans in public places reduce the number of heart attacks (Reuters)

• 08-25-09:

  Pennsylvania allows the Sands Bethlehem slot casino to increase smoking on the gaming floor from 25% to 50% (Lehigh Valley Express Times)

• 05-13-09: Action

  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) releases study on secondhand smoke in Las Vegas Casinos

• 01-10-09:

  Legislators from gaming states vote to support 100% smokefree gaming