Question of the Day - 31 October 2020

What is the current status on smoking in casinos since masks have to be on.

Ron, From what I've seen, casinos have policies in place that masks must be worn unless eating, drinking, and yes, smoking. The problem I see is that as far as the ability to spread the virus, smoking is worse than simply breathing, as smokers forcefully exhale the smoke, so if they have the virus, it will travel further, increasing the risk of spreading the virus. Casinos should have taken the opportunity to ban smoking for this reason alone.

Dorothy you are correct that smokers can spread the virus further than a person just breathing without a mask.  Ameristar in Kansas City expanded the non-smoking area and Horseshoe in Council Bluffs designated one area for smokers.  But the smokers have tended to disregard that.  On more than one occasion I have told security that there was smoking in the non-smoking area.  The response has varied from "I didn't check that area yet" to "I can't do anything about it" to "Did you tell them?"  If I am having a drink and have to put my mask back up between sips or to swallow why isn't a smoker required after they inhale to put their mask back up exhale through their mask?   Smokers have gotten rude and inconsiderate during this time.  While playing at a slot I had a smoker come from a table (where he could not smoke) to stand by me, pick up an ashtray and light up.  I asked him to move away. He didn't. When he set his cigarette in the ashtray it went out since I had filled it with water.

The fact that casinos still allow smoking is the reason why I have stopped visiting them since the pandemic.   I miss casinos but am not going to put my life on the line to pursue a royal flush.

No smoking in the three Detroit casinos nor any of the Indian casinos in Michigan. 

Way to go!!! I hate smokers too, especially when they are rude.

How player's club account procedures turn into smoking in casinos?  Just curious.

This comment thread has gone off the rails. The question was about a spouse dying and was a good one. Since so many casinos (i.e., corporations) seem to do whatever is best for them, I thought hearing from Jean Scott with some valuable information was very helpful.

First one who claims, gets. If Bonnie dies before me, I'm cleaning out whichever one of her accounts that can be done without showing ID. If you need ID, perhaps I'll find a female friend who looks more or less like Bonnie and try that. If I go first, Bonnie is not a competent player and could not play off my accumulated points and free play efficiently. She has a list of my accounts and the phone numbers of friends who are also competent players. She's been told to ask for 75% of face value of whatever the account value is. the friends on the list would have no problem with that and they would cheat Bonnie.

the common denominator in the original question ans all the responses is death and dying. 

I realize what the original question was but when Ron asked and Dorothy commented I thought it was worthwhile to comment.

Missouri does not allow them...I am sure other state jurisdictions would prevail

To get back to the original, my experience with Stations & Fiesta (prior to their combining), (and Mom and Dad each had their own account), was that when Dad passed away, they transferred all of his points to Mom. From the time he died until the time she moved away from Vegas, everyone that came to visit her ate well off of Dad's points. I'm not sure about the Strip casinos or others, But because Santa Fe, Fiesta Rancho and Texas Station were his regular places, (and all were within 3 miles of their house) he had enough points to keep her in comps for a long time.

You aren't "Just curious." As usual, you're Miss Hall Monitor without portfolio.

If commenters want to comment on an issue that's vital to their health rather than on how to retrieve a dead spouse's free buffet coupons, who are you to object? Did Anthony Curtis assign you some editorial role to keep people in line with your notion of proper deportment in the QoD comments section?

The QoD was extensively answered in LVA's answer. The question is an arcane one that few people will ever confront. It seems much less of a pressing issue in the middle of a raging pandemic than smoking in casinos which is nothing less than an imminent threat to health and safety.

The two subjects are related, though. Smoking in casinos increases the likelihood of a players card holding spouse dying due to allowing smoking in a casino, making the issue of the survivor's options a more common problem.

Locals' casinos are missing a golden opportunity--they could partner with local funeral homes and offer deals such as 50% off a coffin when paid for with slot club points.

... one spouse was playing off the free play credits off a recently-deceased spouse's card would never hear the end of it. It's probably not possible for the jackpot to be voided, since the IRS doesn't care about such manners. And the W-2G that's filed will be in the name of the person that pushed the button.