{"id":3706,"date":"2024-11-08T13:30:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T14:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/?p=3706"},"modified":"2024-11-21T11:00:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T11:00:41","slug":"kewadin-casinos-in-upper-michigan-going-smoke-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/2024\/11\/08\/kewadin-casinos-in-upper-michigan-going-smoke-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Kewadin Casinos in Upper Michigan Going Smoke-Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

The handful of Kewadin Casinos on Michigan\u2019s Upper Peninsula, owned and operated by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, will soon prohibit indoor smoking and vaping.<\/span><\/p>\n

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All Kewadin Casinos in Upper Michigan, including the Christmas property, are going smoke-free. The Sault Tribe says the decision is to provide a cleaner experience for guests and a safer workplace for employees. (Image: TV6<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Sault Tribe<\/a> announced on its social media channels that effective Monday, November 11, all five of its gaming properties will become smoke-free.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn an effort to create the very best experience possible for all our guests, Kewadin Casinos will become fully non-smoking,\u201d the tribe said. \u201cAll Kewadin Casinos locations will provide a designated outdoor area with seating for smokers as well as easy access to step outside as needed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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In anticipation of the smoking change, the Kewadin Casinos will undergo a deep clean involving the sanitizing of the casinos\u2019 HVAC components<\/a>, including the air ducts. New carpeting and other materials prone to retaining the smell of smoke will be replaced.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWe look forward to seeing you soon for a fresher, smoke-free experience,\u201d the tribe added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kewadin Casinos are located in Sault Ste. Marie, St. Ignace, Manistique, Christmas, and Hessel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Positive Feedback<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

The response to Kewadin Casinos going smoke-free was overwhelmingly positive on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBest business decision Kewadin ever made. Congrats,\u201d said one response.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m a smoker and I appreciate this. I don\u2019t mind stepping outside,\u201d added another.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cMuch healthier for the staff! Good job Kewadin,\u201d said another in support.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, some smokers took issue with the change. A few of the nearly 200 comments to the Kewadin Casinos\u2019 Facebook post claimed they would no longer gamble at the casinos once smoking is prohibited.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Generally, however, the decision to ban tobacco use at Kewadin Casinos has been well received.<\/span><\/p>\n

Michigan\u2019s 2010 Smoke-Free Indoor Air Law provided exemptions for the three commercial casinos in downtown Detroit \u2014 MGM Grand, MotorCity, and Hollywood Greektown. MotorCity is the only one of the three that doesn\u2019t take advantage of the smoking allowance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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State law doesn\u2019t govern Native American land<\/a>, and therefore, the Sault Tribe and the other gaming tribes in Michigan are free to set their own rules on indoor smoking.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Many tribes across the country have led the nationwide push to eliminate smoking from casino floors. While commercial casino companies continue to push back against efforts<\/a> to force their casinos to go smoke-free, numerous tribes have implemented smoke-free conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Michigan, several tribes, including the Bay Mills Indian Community, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians, and Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, all offer smoke-free casinos.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Smoking Prevalence<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Michigan\u2019s Health & Human Services Department reports that tobacco<\/a> use is the largest contributor to preventable death in the state. Despite a steady decline in tobacco use over the past two decades, Michigan has a higher rate of use than the rest of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

The health agency says 15.2% of adults in Michigan consume tobacco products, 1.7 points higher than the national average of 13.5%. About 16% of Michigan men and 14.5% of women are tobacco consumers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tobacco kills more people in Michigan than AIDS, alcohol, auto accidents, cocaine, heroin, murders, and suicides \u2014 combined,\u201d the Department of Health & Human Services reports.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The state agency says annual health costs directly caused by smoking are upwards of $5.3 billion, and that smoking-caused productivity losses are $11.5 billion a year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The handful of Kewadin Casinos on Michigan\u2019s Upper Peninsula, owned and operated by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, will soon prohibit indoor smoking and vaping. All Kewadin Casinos in Upper Michigan, including the Christmas property, are going smoke-free. The Sault Tribe says the decision is to provide a cleaner experience for guests…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3706"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3706"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3709,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3706\/revisions\/3709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}