Bringing the statewide total toġ,491 violations and 117 issued citations. Non-Food service establishments received 365 violations and 16 of those violations resulted in citations being issued. Of the 1,126 violations, 101 of them resulted in citations and two of them required cease orders to gain compliance. (MDCH) statewide survey of all local health departments, the state has received 1,126 violations of the smoke-free law in food service establishments including restaurants, bars and bowling alleys since it took effect May 1, 2010. Here's the official release from the Department of Community Health: Michigan bars and restaurants complain the smoking ban has cost them business. Kings Club Casino, which is 2 miles from Bay Mills in Brimley, is closed until further notice.“Hopefully businesses have learned that lesson and we can move forward with continued success.” Northern Waters Casino Resort in WatersmeetĪ pair of Ojibwa Casinos in Baraga and Marquette have not released their reopening guidelines however, they plan to reopen next month.Five Kewadin Casinos locations in the Upper Peninsula, which opened today.These tribal casinos have designated indoor smoking areas: Saganing Eagles Landing Casino in Standish.Odawa Casinos in Mackinaw City and Petoskey.Three Four Winds Casinos in southwest Michigan.
Several Michigan tribal casinos, including FireKeepers, require masks and are temporarily banning smoking indoors. “So, we’ll see how that continues to go.” No smoking, for now “That has actually gone much better than I had anticipated,” FireKeepers CEO Kathy George said Thursday in an Innovation Group webinar. Customers have to leave the casino floor and re-enter through security, a process that includes a temperature check. Statewide, Michigan’s 23 tribal casinos usually allow smoking, though many currently have temporary bans in place.įireKeepers Casino in Battle Creek has banned smoking inside. When Michigan banned smoking from bars and restaurants in 2010, the Detroit casinos were exempted, along with cigar bars and tobacco specialty retail stores. Michigan casinos among only indoor spots left to smoke John Drake, the general manager of Greektown, said his casino plans to have an outdoor space for smokers.īruce Dall, the president of MotorCity, did not detail his facility’s plans for smoking. Smokers will socially distance in the indoor space, Tsai said, which has ceilings about 25- to 30-feet high. “But you would be technically indoors, physically separated from (the) casino floor.” “It has its own ventilation, and the air wouldn’t be circulated. “The reason for that is we don’t have a clear outdoor area where we can control access to the casino to allow them to smoke just because of the layout of our building,” Tsai said. Tsai said the air from the indoor space wouldn’t easily flow to the casino floor. Likely referring to the former V Nightclub, Tsai said customers could smoke in a large indoor space that is separated from the casino floor by doors. MGM Grand will allow smoking inside, off casino floorĪfter Smith raised the issue, MGM Grand Detroit President and COO David Tsai explained how his facility plans to handle smoking. The guidelines do not require customers to wear masks. Limited entrance points with temperature checks.Limit of 15% the legal capacity at each casino.Other parameters passed by the board include: Kalm said the state-regulated Detroit casinos reopening plans already adhere to the board’s guidelines. Upon detailing the reopening guidelines before Monday’s vote, MGCB Executive Director Richard Kalm said the board would re-evaluate the provisions upon reopening. Chairman Robert Anthony suggested the board re-examine the issue at the August meeting. Smith raised her issue with smoking on Detroit’s casino floors after the reopening guidelines passed. “It would be a great opportunity to require that it be outdoors,” Smith said at Monday’s meeting. However, board member Barbara Smith questions whether smoking should be allowed at Greektown Casino-Hotel, MGM Grand Detroit and MotorCity Casino down the line. When they do reopen - perhaps before the Fourth of July - smoking will be temporarily banned on their casino floors, which is part of the guidelines issued Monday by the Michigan Gaming Control Board. No reopening dates are set however, six more Michigan tribal casinos reopened today. While there will be a temporary ban on smoking from Detroit casino floors upon reopening, one regulator wants smokers outside for good.ĭetroit’s three commercial casinos have been closed since March 16 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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