Revenue in Colorado’s 3 gambling towns fell 10% in February after the statewide smoking ban was expanded to include casino’s.
A statewide smoking ban was extended to the state’s 40 casinos on Jan. 1 and the drop in revenue was noticed the following month. However, revenue in other gambling states has also dropped, including Nevada – home to Las Vegas – which has seen a 5 percent drop.
While casinos suspect smoking may have had some effect, other causes also could be fears of a recession and a cutback in discretionary spending as well as soaring gas prices that make trips to the mountains more expensive.
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