The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas says smoking is no longer allowed in its public walkways and resort corridors, and that there are designated areas where smoking is permitted.
The restrictions went into effect on Sept.
11, the resort says, just days before MGM Resorts International announced that Park MGM will be fully smoke-free when it reopens at the end of the month.
MAJOR STRIP RESORTS ARE MOVINGTO RESTRICT SMOKING AND VAPING.AND SO FAR, THE RESPONSE HASBEEN SPLIT.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER ASTRIDMENDEZ SPOKE TO THE CASINOS...VISITORS...AND A LOCAL DOCTOR ABOUT THECHANGES.ASTRID?MOST CASINO HOTELS HERE ON THESTRIP LET PEOPLE SMOKE INSIDETHEIR PREMISES, BUT THE RULESARE NOW CHANGING AT THECOSMOPOLITAN.CHANGES - PKG SMOKING ANDVAPING IS NOW PROHIBITED INPUBLIC WALKWAYS AND RESORTCORRIDORS AT THE COSMOPOLITAN.BUT THERE ARE DESIGNATED AREASWHERE PEOPLE CAN STILL LIGHTUP.LIKE PARTS OF THE CASINO FLOORAND THEIR RACE AND SPORTS BOOK.SIMILAR CHANGES COMING TO THEPARK MGM.IN A STATEMENT, MGM RESORTSSAID THEY IDENTIFIED ANOPPORTUNITY TO BE RESPONSIVE TORECURRING GUEST DEMAND FOR AFULLY NON-SMOKING CASINO RESORTON THE STRIP.THE CHANGES ARE CREATING A MIXOF OPINION AMONG OUR VISITORS.SOT DAVID 'IT WILL BE HARDERFOR A LOT OF US THAT SMOKE OUTHERE BECAUSE WE TRY TO GO IN,OUT OF THIS HEAT AND HAVE ACIGARETTE AND GAMBLE AND THAT'SGOING TO IMPACT A LOT OFGAMBLING.PERSPECTIVE SHE SUPPORTS THEMOVE FOR TWO REASONS.SECOND HAND- SMOKE.SOT DALIAH "WE STILL HAVE ALOT OF PEOPLE THATUNFORTUNATELY SUCCUMBED TO THEMARKETING AND BECAME VERYDEPENDABLE OF TOBACCO ANDTELLING SORRY, YOU CAN JUSTSHOP HERE OR EAT HERE ISN'T THEEASIST WAY TO GO" ANDCOVID-19.SOT DALIAH "YOU DO GETCONCERNED ABOUT THOSE WHO DOSMOKE IF THEY;RE REMOVING THEIRMASK, PLUS THERE HAD BEENDISCUSSION OF THOSE WHO AREEXHALING SMOKE COULD BESPREADING COVID, SO LIKE ISAID, THE TIMING IS PERFECT.ITS NOT CLEAR IF THESE CHANGESWILL IMPACT THE NUMBER OFPEOPLE VISITINGTHESE PROPERTIES.THE QUESTION NOW IS IF AND WHENOTHER CASINO-HOTELS WILL FOLLOWSUIT.AM12AN"TAKE WHAT YOU NEED...LEAVE WHAT YOU CAN."THAT'S THE MESSAG