Smokers

While on the recent trip, we spent a couple of days in Tunica, Mississippi at a casino. One of the things that I started wondering about was the high percentage of casino patrons who smoke relative to the number at other places where I find myself. I no longer go to bars, but I suspect casinos are maybe the last place where smokers are not discriminated against and treated like second class citizens. If that is so, smokers may go there to kill themselves without a hassle. On the other hand, it could be argued that a lack of common sense accompanies both smoking and gambling and persons who gamble against the house odds may also be inclined to gamble against the medical odds. I really wish there was such a thing as a smoke-free casino, but I have talked to managers of casinos about this and they all say there is no way any casino is going to alienate their smokers. I am sure that they know what is best for the gambling business.