Bill to Ban Smoking in Iowa Casinos Advances

House subcommittee votes to end smoking in casinos and ‘level the playing field’

(Photo by Douglas Sacha/Getty Images)A bill that would prohibit smoking on gaming floors in Iowa advanced from a House subcommittee Tuesday, though a Senate version of the bill failed to advance.  House File 781 would remove an exemption from Iowa’s Smokefree Air Act, that allows smoking on gaming floors in the state.  Rep. Shannon Lundgren, R-Peosta, said she formerly worked in casinos and bars and restaurants that allowed smoking and remembers…

Bill to ban smoking in Iowa casinos advances

A state legislator who owns a restaurant in northeast Iowa says the odds are good that a bill to ban smoking in state-licensed casinos passes the Iowa House this year. Republican Representative Shannon Lundgren of Peosta said thousands of casino employees are exposed daily to second-hand smoke, something she experienced years ago when she was […]

House panel advances bill to ban smoking at state casinos

(Radio Iowa) – A state legislator who owns a restaurant in northeast Iowa says the odds are good that a bill to ban smoking in state-licensed casinos passes the Iowa House this year. Republican Representative Shannon Lundgren, of Peosta, says thousands of casino employees are exposed daily to second-hand smoke — something she experienced years ago when she was sales manager for casinos in Iowa and Illinois. “You literally left your clothes at th…