Am I the only non-smoker who thinks "smoking bans" are a bunch of BS?

[yukoncpa]

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If the employee didn't want a smoky work environment, they wouldn't have taken a job in a place that allows smoking.

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Ideally. But most people owe bills, have zero savings, and little talent - when these people lose one job, they tend to take the first job that becomes available. Only when their teeth loosen and their skin cracks open with sores from the massive amounts of smoke, in say a casino cage, do these people then look elsewhere for jobs.

Incidently, the smoke in casino’s and bars is way above and beyond incidental second hand smoke.
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Forgive me if I don't believe that a smoky bar was the only thing left. They just didn't care enough to find somewhere else.

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I forgive you. Smokey bars really aren’t a concern here. The concern is places, such as casino’s, that are by far and away the main employer in town, hiring say 3000 people and providing atrocious work conditions. Industrial air filters might do the job. Making certain areas, where employees are trapped - non smoking, might do the job, but until these employers wake up and decide to help their employees, a law needs to be passed for their protection. Incidently, casino’s are monopolized by the State, they get away with barbaric conditions for employees.