A panel on smoking in casinos seemed more like a rally for smoking bans than a debate over whether the COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity to forever ban smoking from tribal casinos.

The four panelists were participating in a session Tuesday during the Indian Gaming Tradeshow and Convention underway at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. They presented data and anecdotes suggesting that casinos wouldn’t suffer any long-term economic downturn if they made their properties smoke-free.