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.