State Owned Casinos are Smoking Ban Exemptions Under New Law in Kansas – What Do You Think?
March 12, 2010 by Nancy
Filed under Featured Story
State owned casinos are smoking ban exemptions under a new law in Kansas which will go into effect July 1.
Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson signed the law today that will prohibit smoking in all restaurants, bars and workplaces. State owned casinos are the exception.
Okay, as an ex smoker I agree with the state wide ban. However, exempting the casinos tells me either (1) Kansas is afraid of losing state revenue but could care less if individual business owners lose money or (2) Kansas has no regard for the health of gamblers.
I tend to go with choice number 1. What do you think? Is it ethical that state owned casinos are smoking ban exemptions under the new law in Kansas?
Bob on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 10:03 am
Here in Illinois, after the first winter, many neighborhood bars had to make a decision to allow smoking, or close. Most of the patrons, even non-smokers, gladly contribute to a “fine kitty”. Restaurants do ok with a higher turnover and a lot more call in “to go” orders.