The Muckleshoot may go smokeless

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I hope this initiative passes.

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Me too. The only people this initiative will hurt are the businesses that explicitly cater to smokers, and I think it's time those businesses stopped preying on nicotine addicts.

Would 901 apply to tribal property though?

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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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Gamblers frequently have addictive personalities, so that makes total sense.

[bernie]

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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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[boondockst]

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the best dealers of any place in the Seattle metro area

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You've played everywhere? I'm sure you haven't inhabited all of the "smaller" joints

[JonPKibble]

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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!

[Mr. Curious]

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Would 901 apply to tribal property though?

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No, it would not, but it would open up our options when looking for games at other casinos and may force the Muck to follow suit, rather than lose business.

[Mr. Curious]

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the best dealers of any place in the Seattle metro area

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You've played everywhere? I'm sure you haven't inhabited all of the "smaller" joints

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Not all of them, but quite a few.

[Ruddiger]

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Would 901 apply to tribal property though?

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No, it would not, but it would open up our options when looking for games at other casinos and may force the Muck to follow suit, rather than lose business.

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If they banned smoking everywhere else, all the smokers would probably go to muckleshoot. I'm not sure if they would want that, but I doubt they would have a net loss of players because other rooms are non smoking.

[Supersetoy]

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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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I'm sensing sarcasm here...but I don't get the point you're trying to make. Actually, there are a lot of safe smoke free areas around Seattle.

And you're right, people smoke in bars, and in a few restaurants still. And in both cases it's annoying (to me, and I'm sure many of the employees and other patrons). I hate having to take a shower after going out for a couple hours. I make it a point to go to smoke free clubs, bars and restaurants. It's the smaller casinos that kill me though, and I've even stopped going to them (not because of losing) but because of the smoke.

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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You've played everywhere? I'm sure you haven't inhabited all of the "smaller" joints

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Most smaller joints employ much less experienced dealers trying to break into the business.

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[SjPdX]

The Last Frontier in LaCenter floated the same balloon. They said that after they got the new chairs, it was going non-smoking. The reaction was very positive, but when they got the chairs, they said they were going to wait until November and see. If the government makes them do it, they don’t look bad to the choking smokers.

I refuse to go and play only online, Vegas and California cardrooms until they stop poisoning the 80%.

I hope the vote goes through. I’m counting on the Washington voters to do the right thing.