Employees at Risk

The science here is clear. We’re exposing people who don’t want to be smokers, as if they were smokers, to carcinogens and toxins. We are putting them at risk. We shouldn’t be doing that.

IAIN BUXTON, Cardiovascular Pharmacologist, Professor of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine. MORE STORIES

CASINO & BAR EMPLOYEES ARE AT EXTREME RISK FROM SECONDHAND SMOKE

Casino air quality is comparable to outdoor air quality during intense wildfires.1

CASINO WORKERS' NICOTINE LEVELS

3-6X

HIGHER

Casino employees in a “well-ventilated” casino had metabolized nicotine levels 3 to 6 times higher than in other smoking workplaces during a work shift.2

Casino employees exposed to secondhand smoke have increased risk of developing lung cancer and heart disease.2

4 HOURS
4.5X
HIGHER NICOTINE LEVELS

After four hours in a casino with a “sophisticated” ventilation system, nonsmokers had 4.5 times the level of nicotine in their bodies compared to those not exposed and their level of the carcinogen NNAL increased by 112%.2

SMOKING
5-18X MORE POLLUTION

Air pollution was measured in two Nevada casinos: The smoke-free casino had air quality equivalent to the outdoors; the smoking casino had air particle pollution levels 5 to 18 times higher.2

Casino dealers had increasing levels of cigarette carcinogens in their urine after an 8-hour work shift.3

Nearly half of casino dealers reported secondhand smoke-related symptoms including irritated eyes, cough and stuffy nose.3