If you have a casino membership card, give feedback about their smoking policy the next time they send you a survey. Tell casino management you prefer smoke-free casinos.Let tribal governments know you support smoke-free casinos.To learn more about each casino’s policy visit their website for more information. Viejas has a nonsmoking poker area, Barona has a nonsmoking poker room, and Harrah’s Rincon has a nonsmoking area on the casino floor. Valley View, Sycuan, and Pala have enclosed nonsmoking gambling rooms. Many tribal casinos have separate areas for smoking and non-smoking gaming, however in many of theses casino, secondhand smoke can freely drift from one area to another.

To date, no tribal casino in San Diego County has adopted a 100% smoke-free policy. Public health advocates are reaching out to tribal leaders and casino executives to educate them about the value of implementing voluntary smoke-free workplace policies to protect employees and guests from the toxins found in secondhand smoke. By law, Tribal Casinos are exempt from state and local laws that regulate smoking.