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Bethlehem
Casino is Pro Smoker
The
Bethlehem Sands in Pennsylvania is offering
something that many other casinos are
not – a lot of slot machines that can be
smoked at. While other casinos are
looking to cut the number of slot
machines that you can smoke at, the
casino has announced that they are
increasing theirs. They are increasing
the number from 25% of slot machines to
50% of slot machines and it is getting
mixed reviews.
Some
people say that it is a great idea and
that they are sick of being treated like
second class citizens simply because
they want to smoke. They say that
smoking relaxes them and helps them have
a great time. They argue that if they
cannot smoke at the slot machine that
they are not interested in playing at it
and will most likely leave. They say
that it is in the best interest of the
casinos to offer more smoking at the
slot machines as they will keep more of
their business.
However, non smokers disagree. They say
that by adding in more smoking slot
machines that the casino will get less
of their business. They say that they
are not interested in being exposed to
that – and if the casino wants their
business they will change it back to the
25%. They say that they can easily go
somewhere else to play their slot
machines – places like Jersey that don’t
allow that large number of smokers to be
in there at once.
The
argument is that no matter where you are
in the casino – you are going to be able
to smell the smoke; and by increasing it
to 50% you are basically making it a
100% smoke filled casino. The casinos
argue that they want more smokers
because they bring in more money than
non smoking slot machines do.
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