The average level of indoor air pollution at the 11 sites was nearly five times higher than the limit considered healthy by the Environmental Protection Agency, according to Purdue professor Neil Zimmerman.
Casino air was about 14 times dirtier than outdoor air near the gambling centers, Zimmerman said.
The air on average was dirtier than EPA limits even in nonsmoking areas within casinos, Zimmerman said.
State Rep. Charlie Brown, D-Gary, has again introduced a bill that would institute a comprehensive smoking ban in all public places.
Brown said he would be hard-pressed to agree to a ban that would exempt casinos or bars from the ban.
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