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Smoking in Casinos
| September 2nd, 2010 at 1:35:11 AM permalink | |
| EvenBob Member since: Jul 18, 2010 Threads: 231 Posts: 6411 | In my state, the only public place you can smoke now is in casinos! I was there tonight and some jerk sat next to me with one of those black cigarettes. In less than a minute my throat was raw and my eyes were watering. I took my roulette card and started waving it back in his face. He said 'Does this bother you?" I replied that I love being poisoned usually, but not tonight. He got up and stomped away. I'm sorry, but this has got to end eventually. I just heard today that Michael Douglas has throat cancer from being a chain smoker for decades. I mean, get a clue. One casino owner to another: "It would be so much easier if we could just hit them over the head, steal their money, and throw their bodies in the creek." Al Swearengen, Deadwood |
| September 2nd, 2010 at 2:26:31 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 14, 2009 Threads: 313 Posts: 6791 | This has been discussed before in the Smoking Bans thread. It's not whether you win or lose; it's whether or not you had a good bet. |
| September 2nd, 2010 at 2:27:38 AM permalink | |
| EvenBob Member since: Jul 18, 2010 Threads: 231 Posts: 6411 | I saw that. But often a new thread brings new comments. One casino owner to another: "It would be so much easier if we could just hit them over the head, steal their money, and throw their bodies in the creek." Al Swearengen, Deadwood |
| September 2nd, 2010 at 10:58:47 PM permalink | |
| Caffiend Member since: Aug 3, 2010 Threads: 0 Posts: 27 | How about old comments? Mike Caro laments smoking bans as removing one of the most reliable tells in poker. |
| September 2nd, 2010 at 11:20:51 PM permalink | |
| rudeboyoi Member since: Mar 28, 2010 Threads: 17 Posts: 577 | people who enjoy one vice usually enjoy another. smoking, drinking, and gambling go really well together for a lot of people. banning smoking in casinos would be terrible for their bottom line. |
| September 2nd, 2010 at 11:43:19 PM permalink | |
| mkl654321 Member since: Aug 8, 2010 Threads: 65 Posts: 3412 |
And not to any purpose, either--it's a subject that gets people a little, um, passionate. Though I am proud to say that I, myself, have NEVER killed a smoker. I think. The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality.---George Bernard Shaw |
| September 3rd, 2010 at 6:53:33 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Nov 11, 2009 Threads: 218 Posts: 7296 |
Count your blessings. In some states there are no public places where you can smoke. This space is closed for remodeling |
| September 3rd, 2010 at 10:30:16 AM permalink | |
| rudeboyoi Member since: Mar 28, 2010 Threads: 17 Posts: 577 | not sure what the laws are from state to state. in indiana, for bars i believe you can allow smoking if at least 51% of your sales come from alcohol. otherwise its classified as a restaurant. not sure how this applies to casinos though but they definitely sell more alcohol than food so i guess it still works. |
| September 3rd, 2010 at 1:32:01 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Nov 17, 2009 Threads: 113 Posts: 2054 |
The blessing is that smoking is banned in all public places. I'm all for freedom of choice for smoker's, but the health of others, has to trump the service of a nicotine addiction. |
| September 3rd, 2010 at 1:49:05 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Nov 11, 2009 Threads: 218 Posts: 7296 |
My apologies. I meant to say "public" places. Bars, restaurants, office buildings, stores, hospitals, are not public places, they're private places open to the public. The governmetn infringes on the property rigths of the owners of these places, who're the ones who should decide whether smoking is or ins't allowed in their property. This space is closed for remodeling |
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