Nevada Sees Dip in Slot Machine Revenues

Since the law was passed that makes it illegal to smoke around the slot machines in most public places, Nevada retailers have seen a dip in their revenue. Las Vegas allows slot machines pretty much anywhere, but where there were slot machines there were smokers. Grocery stores, convenience stores, etc. where people used to be able to play and smoke at the same times – it is now illegal.

Those locations are now feeling the pinch of not being allowed to have smokers playing their slot machines. Since smoking is still allowed at the casinos, many who want to smoke while they play the slot machines are simply going to the casinos instead of the store. What was once considered a convenience is no longer one.

The regular slot machine operators say that it isn’t fair that the casinos are allowed to continue to have smokers if they aren’t, and claim that it puts the smaller retailer at a disadvantage. The new law went into force in the beginning of January, but there are still many bars that are ignoring the law and allowing their slot machines to remain smoke filled.

One grocery store owner admitted that they followed the ban, and now they have lost half of their slot machine players. They say that they are still playing the slot machines; they are just doing it at the casinos instead. Not that everyone is complying at the grocery stores, for they still find butts on the floors by the slot machines. They say that they removed the ash trays, but every now and then someone manages to sneak one.

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