Exempting casinos from the Smoke-free Illinois Act will not bring patrons back: they never left.

The article offers a study regarding the influence of the Smoke-free Illinois Act on admissions at casinos in Illinois and other states. The study used materials and methods including development of a multilevel model, collection of casino admissions from websites of state gaming commissions and collection of monthly economic indicators. Results indicate that the Smoke-Free Illinois Act did not have an effect on casino admissions in Illinois.