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Casinos Report Revenue Down After Smoking Ban

Revenues Down 15% From Last Year

POSTED: 4:28 pm MDT April 17, 2008
UPDATED: 5:12 pm MDT April 17, 2008

Revenues at Colorado casinos took their biggest hit in year-to-year comparisons since the inception of the statewide smoking ban in January.

According to the Colorado Division of Gambling, casinos made $63.3 million in adjusted gross proceeds in March, down 15.2 percent from $74.5 million in March 2007.

Revenues for January were down 3.6 percent and 10.1 percent in February as compared to last year.

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Did the smoking ban influence whether or not you went to a casino?

Many Colorado casinos opposed the smoking ban, which went into effect in January this year.

At the time, some gamers told 7NEWS they would stop coming when the ban took effect.

"I think it's a nice punishment for all us terrible smokers, putting us outside where we're going to get pneumonia and die," said Glenna Hess.

Proponents of the ban say it protects the health of the public.

Casinos statewide paid $10.8 million in gaming tax proceeds in March.


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