Bingo Smoking Ban Fails for 2008

The smoking ban bill HB-4163 has failed and is dead. Smoking will continue to be allowed in bingos and casinos for now.

The House and Senate could not reach a compromise on their differences. As you may recall the Senate version of the bill exempted no one, while the House version exempted, bingos, casinos, and smoke shops.

There is no chance of the bill coming back this year. The bill will have to be reintroduced next year and start all over again through the legislative process.