"A year or two down the road there's not any public facility you're going to be able to smoke a cigarette in and that includes us." "Our No. 1 priority is the health and welfare of both our customers and our employees, and secondhand smoke poses a real issue for us."
—Frank Fahrenkopf, Jr., American Gaming Association President and CEO
"You can take the smoker out of the casino but you can't take the gambler out of the casino."
—Stephanie Steinberg, Chairwoman Smoke-Free Gaming
"Fidel Castro, Cuba's president for 49 years, gave up smoking cigars in 1985 for health reasons. Years later he summed up the harm of smoking tobacco by saying: "The best thing you can do with this box of cigars is to give them to your enemy." "
—Fidel Castro
"In response to the 2006 U.S. Surgeon Generals report on secondhand smoke: "There is no doubt that this report is going to strengthen the efforts of those working for comprehensive smoking bans across the country," said Frank Fahrenkopf, president and CEO of the AGA. "The gaming industry takes the issue of indoor air quality very seriously, and the comfort and safety of our patrons and employees is our number one priority. But this report says the steps we've been taking simply aren't enough. This report should cause us to take a serious look at how we deal with indoor air quality as an industry." "
—Frank Fahrenkopf, President of the American Gaming Association, http://www.americangaming.org/insidetheaga/inside_aga_detail.cfv?id=409