48 MB Report
Despite and increase in smoke-free policies worldwide,
gambling venues are often exempt
According to industry sources, this The prevalence of respiratory and drop in revenue.
option was adopted well, both by casino sensory irritation symptoms among ca- Malaysia, where like Macau casino
patrons and workers. sino employees is also reported to be gambling is legal, has no legislation that
generally higher than those among bar prohibits smoking in casinos.
Risky business workers.
Research shows that workers in the hos- All about money?
pitality industry, especially those in the Smoking allowed In Macau, fears about the impact of a
restaurant, bar and gambling sectors, Despite the increase in smoke-free poli- smoking ban in casinos are even bigger.
have the highest rates of exposure to cies worldwide, gambling venues are of- The gaming sector is the main pillar of
second-hand smoke. ten exempt. the local economy, contributing more than
According to a study carried out Although there are examples of half of Macau’s Gross Domestic Product.
in Australia, 56 percent of hospitality smoke-free legislation that include casi- It also accounts for roughly 70 per-
workers reported being exposed to sec- nos – for example, in the United King- cent of government revenue.
ond-hand smoke during a typical work dom, Ireland, Italy and France – smok- More than half of Macau’s casino
day, compared with only 11 percent of ing is still allowed in the VIP areas of customers come from the mainland. Ac-
workers in the community, property and Australian casinos. cording to the World Health Organisa-
manufacturing industries. Some jurisdictions in the United tion, almost two-thirds of Chinese men
Casino workers are especially vul- States have also exempted casinos, ow- smoke, compared with about 35 percent
nerable to the smoke of clients. A health ing to fears of the economic impact of of men in developed countries.
hazard evaluation of casinos in Atlantic legislation on casinos and other gam- For dealers, the choice is tricky:
City found that cotinine (a metabolite of bling venues. although most people would prefer to
nicotine) levels among their employees In the case of Atlantic City, the au- work in a smoke-free atmosphere, at the
were 1.85 nanograms per millilitre, an thorities reversed the city’s smoke-free end of the day, they fear that it will hurt
exceptionally high level. policies for casinos after a five percent the bottom line.
March 2010
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