Bingos Wait for News on Smoking Ban

There is nothing new to report on the statewide smoking ban as the Senate and House remain in a stalemate.

As it stands, the Senate's version would have no exemptions (besides the Native American casinos which are not subject to the ban), and the House version exempts Detroit casinos and charity bingos. We continue to wait for a resolution.

As we have stated, we believe that charity bingos should be exempt from any smoking ban as they compete with Native American casinos. This is a difficult challenge for bingos already, and a smoking ban would make it even more difficult to raise funds for their charitable causes.