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Smoking Ban Hurts Business

Las Vegas is known for “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” However, what many people don’t equate Vegas with is laws governing what you can and can not do with your own body. For a state that legalizes prostitution, it would seem absurd to tell someone that they can’t smoke a cigarette and yet they do.

In fact, the state has passed a law that says that if you want to smoke and play the slot machines you are going to have to head on over to the traditional casinos, because they are the only ones that are still allowed to offer it. Small businesses and taverns that offer slot machines still have the machines, but can no longer offer the smoking.

Many players have chosen not to partake of these smaller establishments, and are taking their smoking and their money to the slot machines at the larger casinos. The Nevada Tavern Owners Association says that revenue has dropped as much as 30% in some locations because of the smoking ban.

Herbst Gaming is a classic example of a company feeling the pinch. They have a little more than 7,000 slot machines on their route, and they say that their numbers have dropped compared to same time last year. This year’s revenue is down 21% from last year, as many of their slot machines have been affected by the ban on smoking.

Experts say that it is likely that tavern owners knew that they would suffer from the slot machines smoking ban, but they could not have anticipated revenue dropping as much as it has.

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