The Muckleshoot may go smokeless

[Quicksilvre]

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Him: Really? Looks like the complete opposite is true of poker players. 80% of the players here are smoking

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Wow. Really? Next thing you know, there'll be lots of people smoking in bars. Is nowhere safe?


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Until they ban smoking in bars!

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Like in New York. It's actually pretty pleasant.

[Pov]

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btw - I-901 is the "make Washington smokeless" initiative. Please register to vote and vote YES!

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Unless you support freedom and free markets that is. If all the players who don't enjoy a smoking environment started going to this other casino its business would increase dramatically and maybe other casinos would go non-smoking to try to get in on this action. The fact (based on other posts in this thread) that there is only one non-smoking casino and it has poor game selection is a clear indicator a law would be detrimental to the majority. It's not like the casinos support smoking, they are reacting to what their customers want. If enough customers want no smoking, believe me, they'll stop allowing it.

Sorry I'm butting into this thread I guess, but legislation just leads to more legislation and the line just moves closer and closer until before you know it we're telling people what they can wear, what they can write and what they can say - hell, we already are in some places. It's easy to say, hey, let's ban smoking, it's a filthy habit. Well guess what? Some people think *gambling* is a filthy habit. If you vote no smoking then I have no sympathy whatsoever for you if your state goes no gambling (and no poker).

Please use your power to choose, not to remove choice from others.

[boondockst]

Dealing at the Muck is apparently the pinnacle of poker dealing, to which all dealers must aspire. Nevermind.

[juanez]

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they have one and nine for the dealers not the players. shows who they care about most.


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Jeeez Ray, dealers are people too! [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[bernie]

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Dealing at the Muck is apparently the pinnacle of poker dealing, to which all dealers must aspire. Nevermind.

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Actually, Lil's has great dealers also.

But mucks is by far the busiest room in the NW.

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[bernie]

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The fact (based on other posts in this thread) that there is only one non-smoking casino and it has poor game selection is a clear indicator a law would be detrimental to the majority.

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Not sure this would be accurate. I don't think the game selection was that great before they went non-smoking.

But some also noted that many non-smoking rooms in Vegas are doing ok. Though it is a little different dynamic there.

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[CheckRaise]

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Him: Really? Looks like the complete opposite is true of poker players. 80% of the players here are smoking

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Wow. Really? Next thing you know, there'll be lots of people smoking in bars. Is nowhere safe?


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Until they ban smoking in bars!

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They banned smoking from an indoor establishment in my county, it sucks and many bars are starting to lose money.

[Pov]

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The fact (based on other posts in this thread) that there is only one non-smoking casino and it has poor game selection is a clear indicator a law would be detrimental to the majority.

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Not sure this would be accurate. I don't think the game selection was that great before they went non-smoking.

But some also noted that many non-smoking rooms in Vegas are doing ok. Though it is a little different dynamic there.

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Yeah, that was a weak point. Hopefully it does not detract from the rest of the argument. I know I would certainly take my business there or play online and I would let the smoking card room know why I was going elsewhere. If enough people do this I believe the majority of rooms will actually turn smoke free.

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I either play completely online now (90% of the time), in Vegas, or at Tulalip. Which basically means, unless I'm playing in a tournament at the muck, I'm not playing anywhere else where there is smoking.

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I'm also playing more online, I would rather play in the local rooms, but the smoke drives me away.

I hope this initiative passes, but I do have sympathy for some of the smaller taverns etc. that would be negatively affected by it.

[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]Dave

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Dealing at the Muck is apparently the pinnacle of poker dealing, to which all dealers must aspire. Nevermind.

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Lils and the muck are by far the best run rooms in washington.