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Iowa casino brace for smoking debate

DUBUQUE, Iowa – As reported by the Cedar Rapids Gazette: "Cigarette smoke still fills Iowa's casinos, a haze some health advocates are trying to clear as they lobby for smoking bans.

" But ridding gambling houses of smoke won't be easy.

" Casinos, which remain a bastion of nicotine use, are pushing for self regulation and many are spending a small fortune to improve air quality.

" …Rep. Pam Jochum, D-Dubuque, has co-sponsored two bills - one that would ban smoking in all public places statewide, and another that would leave it to local governments to decide. She said the health implications of smoking demand action.

"… Some casinos, including Dubuque's Greyhound Park & Casino, have installed air ventilators to appease the anti-smoking advocates.

"… Diamond Jo Casino's proposed $55 million expansion at the Port of Dubuque may also include updated air-purification technology…"

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