A group advocating for smoke-free workplaces is reaching out to Major League Baseball for help in snuffing out smoking in Nevada casinos.
A sign at Park MGM on the Las Vegas Strip declares that smoking is prohibited in the resort. Park MGM was the first contemporary hotel-casino on the Strip to ban smoking. (Image:
Los Angeles Times)
The Berkeley, Calif.-based Americans for Nonsmokers Rights has contacted MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and the Oakland Athletics. Their goal is to extinguish smoking in Nevada’s gambling halls, according to the
Las Vegas Review-Journal. Berkeley is in Northern California, near Oakland.
The Athletics, also known as the A’s, are contemplating a move from the Bay Area to Las Vegas. The team bans smoking at its home stadium, the RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland.