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Links between tobacco industry and UK casino company
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Paul Pilkington, Lecturer in Public Health University of the West of England
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paul.pilkington{at}uwe.ac.uk Paul Pilkington
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Dear Editor, I was interested to note the links between the tobacco and gambling industries outlined by Mandel and Glantz.(1) I have recently discovered that at least one UK casino company is working with Healthy Buildings International (HBI), the indoor air quality consultancy firm part-funded by the Philip Morris tobacco company.(2) Previous research has demonstrated how the tobacco industry has used HBI to prevent smoke-free workplaces.(3) It is concerning that at a time when casino employees in the UK are demanding smoke-free workplaces their employers are (knowingly or unknowingly) working with a firm linked to the tobacco industry. But at least we now know of this link, as do the Trade Union representatives who are working with these casino companies. Hopefully the unions can use this information to neutralise any influence the tobacco industry may have had. Yours faithfully, Paul Pilkington References 1.Hedging their bets: tobacco and gambling industries work against smoke-free policies Tob Control 2004; 13: 268-276 2. Correspondance between Neil Goulden, Group Managing Director Gala Group and Paul Pilkington, 1 March 2004. 3. Drope, J, Biolous, SA and Glantz, SA. Tobacco industry efforts to present ventilation as an alternative to smoke-free environments in North America, Tobacco Control 2004; 13, 41-47. |
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