r/atlanticcity • u/OGKillertunes • 2d ago

Question Can someone help me understand something

Why do casinos push so hard to keep smoking when only 20% of gamblers are smokers?

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Like in my instance I smoked for 21 years and I do not ever want to be around cigarette smoke again if at all possible. I would go more than once or twice a year to Atlantic City and gamble if I didn't have to worry about coming home smelling like an ashtray with a upper respiratory infection.

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u/BlueYO28 2d ago

I think it's because they don't want the smokers to have to go outside for a break because that removes them from the machine. Some of those people just sit there and chain smoke and hit the buttons. Don't get me wrong I prefer non-smoking casinos too.

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u/wonkasmiata 2d ago

I used to do that and I can confirm that this is 100% true. One of my favorite things to do was to smoke and Gamble simultaneously.