Casino smoking ban passes Senate panel

Publication Date: 2007-03-13

• Author:April M. Washington
• Publication:Rocky Mountain News

Colorado's casinos would be required to go smoke-free under a bill passed Monday by a Senate committee...

House Bill 1269, which would extend the statewide smoking ban to casinos, is a response to complaints from some casino employees who argue that they deserve the same protection from secondhand smoke that workers receive in most workplaces.

The Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee advanced the measure on a 3-2 party-line vote.