Paula Larson-Schusster, a dealer downtown and on the Strip since 1990, has never been a smoker but has developed a "smoker's cough" and gets frequent sinus infections, bronchitis and chest congestion, all of which have been associated with secondhand smoke exposure. Yet, she doesn't favor curbs on smoking in casinos if it means fewer customers gambling. "The bottom line is, if we don't have customers, I don't have a job," said Larson-Schusster, who belongs to the United Auto Workers Local 3555, which represents dealers at several local casinos.

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Paula Larson-Schusster, a dealer downtown and on the Strip since 1990, has never been a smoker but has developed a "smoker's cough" and gets frequent sinus infections, bronchitis and chest congestion, all of which have been associated with secondhand smoke exposure. Yet, she doesn't favor curbs on smoking in casinos if it means fewer customers gambling. "The bottom line is, if we don't have customers, I don't have a job," said Larson-Schusster, who belongs to the United Auto Workers Local 3555, which represents dealers at several local casinos.