Post-COVID gaming revenue at multiple sites indicates that players are more open to smoke-free casino floors, two casino finance analysts said Tuesday. The pandemic was so disruptive that “it is less painful and less irritating (to customers) that casinos have made decisions about altering their smoking status,” said Geoff Atkinson, marketing research manager for Management Science Associates, which provides analysis for casino gaming and other industries around the world. Matt Roob, senior vice president for financial analysis at Spectrum Gaming Group, added that operators switching to nonsmoking gaming floors can accommodate smokers with easily accessible outdoor smoking areas.
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