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O MUCH.

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>> GERRY, BACK TO YOU.
>> KYLIE, THANK YOU. A NEW POLL
CONDUCTED BY THE AMERICAN LUNG
ASSOCIATION IN INDIANA SHOWS

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MORE THAN HALF OF REGULAR CASINO
VISITORS SUPPORT A SMOKE-FREE
ENVIRONMENT IN THE HOOSIER
STATE, IT IS A STEP ALREADY

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TAKEN BY AT LEAST TWO CASINOS, A
SURVEY SHOWS 70% OF REGISTERED
VOTERS POLLED SUPPORT
PROHIBITING SMOKING IN PUBLIC

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PLACES LIKE BARS, RESTAURANTS
AND CASINOS, THE FRENCH LICK
RESORT AND CASINO AND FOUR WINS
IN SOUTH BEND INSTITUTED TOBACCO

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FREE AS THEY PREPARED TO REOPEN
AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
SHUTDOWN WHEN ASKED
SPECIFICALLY, 65% OF VOTERS IN

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FAVOR OF PROHIBITING SMOKING AND
VAPING INSIDE CASINOS. IN AN
INTERVIEW WITH INSIDE INDIANA
BUSINESS, AMERICAN LUNG

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ASSOCIATION IN INDIANA ADVOCACY
DIRECTOR NICK TORRES SAID HE
SEES THE RESULTS AS A BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY.

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>> YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT MOSTLY
CLEAR-FREE STATES ON EITHER SIDE
OF US, AND I WILL AND OHIO, AND
SO, YOU KNOW, TAKE AN

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OPPORTUNITY TO THINK OF THE WAYS
THAT INDIANA VALUES BEING
BUSINESS FRIENDLY AND LOOKING
AHEAD AT NEW INDUSTRIES, AND

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GROWING THE GAMING MARKET HERE.
BUT REALLY THE PUBLIC, I THINK,
IS ON BOARD WITH SMOKE-FREE IN
GENERAL, WHETHER IT COMES TO

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BARS, CASINOS, CLUBS, TRYING TO
TRY TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF
HOOSIERS AS OBVIOUSLY OUR GOAL.
AND BY DECREASING SECONDHAND

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SMOKE EXPOSURE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S
A BIG PART OF THAT WHEN IT COMES
TO ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS.
>> TORRES SAID MORE THAN 150

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CASINOS NATIONWIDE HAVE
IMPLEMENTED NEW SMOKE FREE
POLICIES AND THE CONVERSATION
SHOULD INCLUDE NOT ONLY HEALTH