No Smoking in the Card Room at Casino Arizona
I don’t want to start a new smoking thread, but I am hearing rumors that Casino Arizona’s poker room will be non smoking effective June 1. Can anyone confirm this? Also, I heard that others, Fort McDowell, for example will soon follow.
Answer 1:
I haven’t heard anything for sure, and I work in the joint, but I have heard that rumor also. Several weeks ago there were short questionnaires being circulated through the room asking about smoking preferences and whether, as a player, *you* would be in favor of a 1 month trial of no smoking…the impression I got from word of mouth was YES. I also heard that all the room here in the immediate area were actually working TOGETHER to implement a non smoking environment at the same time. Just got called to go to a meeting at work, maybe this will be part of it. Ill let you know if they announce it officially to the employees.
Answer 2:
Now that I am an official Phx area observer, I can tell you this. About a month ago myself, Mark P. and Mike B. had an informal meeting where I brought up the idea of us all going non smoking at the same time. Both of them were in agreement and we decided to all look into it with higher ups. Gila is ready to go non smoking if the others will do so at the same time. Now that I am Hustlered, I don’t know exactly what’s going on, but I would guess CA is trying to get the jump now. As for the tournaments, that just isn’t true. BUT, it is something that is not out of the question. It did come up in our little gathering.
Answer 3:
Starting June 1 there will be no smoking in the card room at Casino Arizona at Indian Bend. How it will be accepted remains to be seen, and will determine how permanent the change is. The general consensus/prediction/anticipation/hope is that it will be positive. The property at Mckellips road will remain a smoker friendly environment.