Prairie Meadows temporarily adopted a full smoke-free policy after reopening during the pandemic in 2020.Īxios reports that Palmer stated the property does not track smoking but he estimates the amount of its customers who smoke has dropped from 60% to 25% in the last two decades. In Iowa, casinos were exempted from a 2008 law that made most public places smoke-free. Prairie Meadows is the largest property in the state, and its motion could influence changes in policies in other gambling facilities in the jurisdiction, according to the cited source.Ĭasinos across the nation are increasingly adopting smoke-free policies, citing employee and customer safety as well as their long-term business models, as reported by the New York Times. The current indoor smoking area makes up less than 5% of the overall casino. Iowa’s Prairie Meadows has reduced indoor smoking at the property to one section of the casino, with the possibility of the property going fully smoke-free at some point, CEO Gary Palmer told Axios.
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