Is It Legal to Smoke In Colorado Casinos?

I'm still relatively new to the world of gambling.

First-Time Casino Experience: What It’s Really Like

It wasn't until I was 25-years old that I actually set foot into a casino for the first time.

For the longest time, the only sort of reference I had for one of these places was what I saw in tv or movies. I pictured some sort of card shark sitting at the black jack table, smoking a massive cigar.

When I walked in, I was surprised to find that while people were still smoking in the casino, it looked a lot less glamourous than it did in Oceans 8 or whatever the movie is.

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Can You Smoke in Casinos in Colorado?

I was living in Iowa at the time, and that state does not actually ban smoking inside of casinos.

This got me thinking, what about Colorado?

Can people LEGALLY smoke in a casino here in the Centennial State?

Colorado’s Clean Indoor Air Act Explained

According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, smoking is banned from most public places.

This is in accordance with the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act which requires most indoor workplaces and public places to be smoke and vape free.

Public Places Where Smoking is Banned in Colorado

Specific spaces that are named in this act include:

• restaurants
• bars
• indoor sports arenas and auditoriums
• health care facilities
• child day care facilities
• entryways of any covered facilities
• casinos

What U.S. States Still Allow Smoking in Casinos?

Only four states in the entire country permit you to smoke at designated casino smoking areas; Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, according to the CDC.

States With Smoke-Free Casino Laws

Nine states in the U.S. require their casinos to be smoke free; Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, and Washington.

In 2007, Colorado lawmakers implemented a statewide smoking ban that included casinos. The goal was to curb the use of cigarettes and to reduce second hand smoking.

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