The massive Foxwoods property reopened June 1 as nonsmoking after being closed 11 weeks. Victor Rocha, NIGA conference chairman and editor of, moderated. Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which operates Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut, and Jason Giles, NIGA executive director, were also on the panel. Isham spoke this month at a National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) “New Normal” webinar on smoking and casinos. Noting the historically low smoking rate among Millennials and Baby Boomers, he added, “This is what your customers want.” The “completely new world” brought on by the pandemic is another reason that casinos should ban smoking on the gaming floor, insists Isham, tribal gaming consultant for the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation. With Americans focused on protecting their health wherever they go, casinos can become better – and more profitable – entertainment options than they were pre-COVID, said Clinton Isham. This article originally appeared in CDC Gaming Reports and is re-posted here with permission.Ĭasino smoking ban ‘just the right thing to do’
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