Navajo Nation president bans smoking at tribe's casinos

Wednesday, April 27, 2011  

Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly signed an executive order to ban smoking at the tribe's casinos.

The tribe operates two gaming facilities in New Mexico. Another one is under construction in Arizona and will be smoke-free.

Health experts praised Shelly for taking action to eliminate smoking in the workplace.

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Navajo president orders smoke-free casinos (The Phoenix Business Journal 4/26)
Navajo president signs smoking ban (The Phoenix Health News Examiner 4/26)