UPDATED JULY 2011 - Rock Island IL casino revenue (smoke free) increases over Davenport IA casino (allows smoking) after Rock Island builds brand new luxury casino – check it out!!
June 2011: New peer reviewed published study: Exempting casinos from the Smoke-free Illinois Act will not bring patrons back: they never left. Click here to view study.
Statewide poll of Illinois gamblers shows smokefree preference (May 11, 2011)
Other News:
Illinois Legislature adjourns (May 31, 2011) and the Smoke Free Illinois Act is not weakened:
With your help, we were able to defeat four major attempts to weaken the Smoke Free Illinois Act during the Spring 2011 legislative session. There were three attempts to allow casinos to smoke again, and the fourth attempt would have allowed local liquor commissions to sell smoking licenses to bars, private clubs, gaming/casinos, etc. Thank you to all of our advocates who called, emailed and visited their legislators to protect the Smoke Free Illinois Act from weakening amendments.
Click here for BASIC TALKING POINTS in opposition of weakening Smoke Free Illinois.
Read the stories from casino workers and patrons here.
MAJOR DECLINE IN CARDIAC HOSPITALIZATIONS IN TWO YEARS POST-SMOKE FREE ILLINOIS. Press conference was held at noon in the Blue Room at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.
Click here to read the press release.
Click here to read the overview in reduced hospitalizations and the healthcare savings summary
Click here to see a comparison of gaming in IL to surrounding states
Casino Queen Air Quality Study
Click here to read the report from Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Click here to view the charts.
ASHRAE Study:
Click here to read the ASHRAE Study report.
