Las vegas casino Moving towards one Smoking free future Due to investor pressure and ChangeWhile most Las Vegas strip resorts still allow smoking on their gaming floors, more and more people want the casino operator to think again.
Park MGM’s smoke ban stands alone amid growing calls for industry-wide improvement
Park MGM stands alone Sole head Las vegas strip Property to ban indoor smoking, a rule they Bring back In 2020. Some visitors do not know about this rule, but others, like Amy Chamberlane From California, it says that they report, report, report Las Vegas Weekly,
New conclusions Indicate more industry players to deal with the issue of smoking. A survey supported by Nevada tobacco control and smoking free alliance Revealed that more than two-thirds of voters want smoking free casinos. Classes like this American Nonsamockers Rights Foundation (ANRF) To submit proposals to many big gaming companies. These proposals ask shareholders to push the costs and benefits of smoking policies.
Most companies tried to keep these proposals away from shareholder ballotsBut Second Step inside and allowed votes. So far, 8.6% Vyan resorts Investors and 11% Boyd Gaming The shareholders have supported these proposals. Kaiser Entertainment And Pen entertainment Will keep similar votes in mid -June.
Smoke-free Momentum Studies makes the challenge as fear of the industry
However, these percentage do not represent a majority, Bonson Frick of ANRF Sees them as an indicator of growing support. He said that investors are still expressing concern when the management opposes, which can affect future policies.
Industry experts claim that concerns about losing revenue may be exaggerated. Study by UNLV researchers And independent groups suggest that Ban on smoking has little effect on gaming incomeIn some examples, the properties without smoke have shown signs of better performance. Professor Ashok SinghWho helped to write a study about Kangwon Land of South KoreaVerified that the smoking ban of the site in 2015 did not affect its commercial volume.
At the same time, UNLV Gaming expert Anthony Lucas Surprisingly, why the industry hesitates to look into it. He thinks that this reluctance stems from a deep confidence that smoking and gambling go to hand. Nevertheless, he said that the current data and the rate of smoking across the country say this idea in question.
Labor groups have also started paying attention. Pak SanghWhich speaks for the tens of thousands of Las Vegas strip workers, smoking free efforts Park MGM And keeps insisting on saving workers in a better way.
For some time, the industry is cautious. However, as referendum changes and shareholders show more interest, smoking casino floors can soon become a matter of past.
