Well, that was enlightening

Looks like a dead draw on why the United Auto Workers pulled their request to represent between 80 and 120 slot technicians at Foxwoods Resort Casino.

Meanwhile, it looks like it won't play in Peoria. There, the UAW is contesting a company-wide smoking ban by Caterpillar (one of THE major employers in town), saying it violates union contracts. The difference between that situation and the recent attempt to ban smoking at Connecticut's casinos (which the UAW was behind) is the source of the smoke. At Caterpillar, it is employees creating secondhand smoke for other employees. At the casinos, it is visitors creating a smoky environment in which employees have to work.

And for those who argue smoking bans won't cut into casino business, credit analysts Moody's and Standard and Poor's respectfully disagree. Both have used smoking bans as a criteria for assessing fiscal health and outlook — and not in the positive aspect.