Tim Sigle, a visitor of Agua Caliente went on social media to share his concern about the resumption of smoking at the casino. Yet, not everyone agrees with the lifting of the prohibition on smoking on the casino floor. Undoubtedly, smokers who visit the casino will enjoy seeing the lifted smoking ban. Additionally, smoking is not allowed within dining areas or at table games. However, the casino doesn’t allow those activities at the sports bar and Cascade Lounge. Visitors to Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs can engage in vaping and smoking while on the casino floor. The lifting of the smoking ban allows vaping and smoking while smoking cigars and using pipes remains prohibited. While Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs returned smoking on the casino floor, two of the tribe’s other venues, Rancho Mirage and Cathedral City, continue to enforce the smoking ban. Reportedly, the smoking ban was lifted after Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs received “a substantial number of requests.” This temporary measure became the new reality for some brick-and-mortar casinos, but others, such as Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs, have resumed smoking, lifting the three-year ban.Īs announced by the Palm Springs Desert Sun, the casino is only one out of three Agua Caliente venues that has taken the decision to resume indoor smoking. Amid the pandemic, indoor smoking was prohibited in casinos across the United States.
