I think the health and wellness of companies is at the forefront, especially right now. The meeting planners are looking for the non-smoking healthier options. A lot of companies, actually in their travel policies, they write you have to stay somewhere non-smoking. So we have gotten some really nice contracts because we are non-smoking — specifically government contracts, university contracts
ERIC OLSON, General Manager, Whitney Peak Hotel, Reno’s premier non-smoking, non-gaming hotel. MORE STORIES
SMOKE-FREE AIR IMPROVES HEALTH &
MAKES ECONOMIC SENSE
$49M
SAVINGS
In Washoe County, having smoke-free workplaces would save an estimated $49 million a year in healthcare costs.1
In Illinois casino gaming areas, where just 7% of customers were smoking, air pollution dropped 96% from “hazardous” to “healthy” after the smoke-free indoor air law went into effect.2
92%
BETTER AIR
Air quality in Colorado casinos improved 92% after they became smoke-free. Before the law, some casino’s air pollution measured twice as harmful as the worst forest fire air quality recorded in Denver.2
After implementation of Ontario, Canada’s Smoke-Free Indoor Air Law, levels of the carcinogen NNAL were reduced by 52% in nonsmoking casino employees, and metabolized nicotine levels fell by 98%.2
98%
REDUCTION NICOTINE LEVELS
Laws are necessary to protect people from exposure to tobacco smoke. Voluntary smoke-free policies have been shown ineffective.3
Source
1Jay Shen, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Dean, School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; unpublished report
2 https://no-smoke.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf/secondhand-smoke-and-gaming-facilities.pdf
3 https://www.who.int/fctc/cop/art%208%20guidelines_english.pdf