{"id":1599934,"date":"2024-10-12T10:28:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T14:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/?p=1599934"},"modified":"2024-10-12T10:28:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T14:28:27","slug":"mardi-gras-casino-resort-to-create-indoor-smoking-area-at-cross-lanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/news\/mardi-gras-casino-resort-to-create-indoor-smoking-area-at-cross-lanes\/","title":{"rendered":"Mardi Gras Casino & Resort to Create Indoor Smoking Area at Cross Lanes"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mardi Gras Casino & Resort in Cross Lanes, West Virginia, has submitted a proposal to create an indoor smoking area at their establishment, according to a statement from Delaware North.<\/p>\n
According to Lalena Price, Director of Marketing and Communications with the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, officials with Mardi Gras came to their Board of Health meeting in September to pitch the idea.<\/p>\n
Price said there was no official ask from the casino and no action was taken. However, the board asked the health department\u2019s leadership to get more information on indoor smoking at casinos before their next meeting. She said this will be on Nov. 21.<\/p>\n
In a statement from Delaware North, a New York-based hospitality company that owns Mardi Gras Casino & Resort, they said they have submitted a proposal to create this area.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur proposal outlines the creation of a separate space that ensures the comfort and safety of both smokers and non-smokers. We look forward to collaborating with the Kanawha County Health Commission on this project,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
Delaware North said they want to pursue this business plan to keep the casino and resort competitive, as other states have different rules when it comes to smoking inside.<\/p>\n
Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/a>, of the 22 states and U.S. territories that allow casino gambling, four states (Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania) allow for designated smoking areas, and 11 jurisdictions (Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Washington), Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands require them to be smokefree.<\/p>\n Casino workers in Kansas<\/a> are also pushing for a smoking ban.<\/p>\n