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Slot machine players vanish in Queensland

July 2, 2006 on 11:54 pm | In Slot machine overviews |

From July 1, 2006 you will be seeing a group of forlorn people huddled 4 metres or more from the entrance of all gaming venues. A familiar group of players have been banished:

“Chimneys - lots of pokies players smoke at machines - at least until its banned (as in Queensland, from July 2006). Chimneys are those players who take a puff and then aggressively blow their smoke at you. They seem to wait until you are at your most vulnerable - like when you are cleaning your contact lenses, or grooming your cat. “

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Smokers can no longer smoke indoors at any gaming venue (or venue which serves food or drink). Since the first of four casinos first opened in Queensland in the 1980’s, cigarette smoke has been a permanent fixture in the venues and in the hair and clothes of departing patrons. It seems the social pariah status of smokers is extending further and further.

Most casinos and large clubs or pubs have spent the past few months building smoking portals adjacent to their gaming rooms - at quite some cost.

We’ll be watching for news stories in the next few months about gaming turnover in the affected venues and will report back right here. Watch this space.