Can You Smoke Cigars in Las Vegas Casinos? Yes, on the Floor

You can smoke cigars on the casino floor at most Las Vegas properties because Nevada law exempts active gaming areas from the state smoking ban. While the statute grants an exemption to gaming floors where minors cannot loiter, every casino operator retains the legal authority to adopt voluntary restrictions. That means whether you can smoke cigars in casinos depends on the specific property and the specific room you enter.

Smoking allowances do not apply uniformly across a resort property. A guest may smoke on an unrestricted gaming floor, but stepping into a casino restaurant, retail shop, or theater puts that guest into a mandatory smoke-free zone. Some casino operators also establish smoke-free gaming zones, such as smoke-free poker rooms. Dedicated cigar lounges serve as the reliable option for smoking without running into property-level restrictions.

Nevada indoor smoking rules are governed by the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act, codified in Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 202.2483. Nevada voters passed the Act on November 7, 2006. In 2011, the Nevada Legislature let smoking resume in stand-alone bars that exclude minors. The 2019 session added vapor products and electronic cigarettes to the Act.

Under guidance published by the Southern Nevada Health District, smoking and vaping have been banned in most public places and indoor workplaces across Nevada since January 1, 2020. The Health District says the exemption covers casino areas where loitering by minors is already illegal under NRS 463.350. The Health District explains that the law treats bars located on gaming floors of casinos holding an unrestricted gaming license as exempt from the smoking ban.

Exempt spaces do not extend to the rest of the resort. The Health District says casino areas outside the gaming floor must be smoke-free and vape-free. That requirement covers indoor restaurant spaces, retail shops, enclosed shopping malls, concert halls, theaters, convention halls, lobbies, hallways, and elevators. While indoor dining areas must prohibit smoking, restaurants may allow smoking on outdoor patios. Stand-alone bars and taverns that do not admit anyone under 21 may allow smoking. Their smoking areas must be separated from non-smoking areas by floor-to-ceiling walls, windows or closed doors, and smoke must not drift. A stand-alone bar that permits a person under 21 to loiter in a smoking area faces civil penalties of $1,000 for a first offense and $2,000 for subsequent offenses.

The Southern Nevada Health District enforces the Act and investigates public complaints. Even if an individual venue or employee tells you that you may smoke in a prohibited area, you are still violating state law and can face penalties.

Casino or Resort Area	Smoking Allowed under NRS 202.2483	Legal Source and Enforcement Authority
Main Casino Gaming Floor	Yes, exempted by state statute	Southern Nevada Health District General Public Guide
Casino-Floor Bars (Unrestricted License)	Yes, exempted by state statute	Southern Nevada Health District Bars Guidance
Poker Rooms	Permitted by law, but casinos may designate smoke-free	Southern Nevada Health District General Public Guide
Indoor Restaurants inside Casinos	No, completely prohibited indoors	Southern Nevada Health District General Public Guide
Outdoor Restaurant Dining Patios	Permitted at the venue's discretion	Southern Nevada Health District General Public Guide
Casino Retail Shops and Malls	No, completely prohibited	Southern Nevada Health District General Public Guide
Resort Lobbies, Hallways, and Elevators	No, completely prohibited	Southern Nevada Health District General Public Guide
Convention Floors (General Events)	No, completely prohibited	Southern Nevada Health District General Public Guide
Tobacco or Convenience Store Conventions	Yes, limited statutory exemption	Southern Nevada Health District General Public Guide
Grocery and Convenience Store Gaming Areas	No, prohibited across entire property	Southern Nevada Health District General Public Guide

While state law sets the legal baseline, each resort operator establishes individual rules for smoking on property. Several major Las Vegas resorts publish explicit policies regarding where smoking and cigars are welcomed.

According to official property disclosures from Wynn Las Vegas, smoking is permitted on the casino floor, outdoors on patio and pool areas, and on designated hotel room floors. Wynn enforces a cleaning fee of up to $1,500 for guests who smoke inside designated non-smoking hotel rooms. Specific venue rules inside Wynn vary by room: Overlook Lounge at Wynn allows guests to smoke, and while the lounge does not sell cigars directly, guests may bring and smoke their own cigars. In contrast, Wynn's B Bar prohibits smoking indoors, directing patrons to designated areas of the Wynn casino floor.

At The Venetian Resort, smoking rules are established bar by bar under the Clean Indoor Air Act. The Venetian allows smoking in designated areas, including the main gaming floor and select bars situated on the casino floor. Most enclosed cocktail lounges and bars at The Venetian prohibit smoking entirely, including Juliet Cocktail Room, Rosina Cocktail Lounge, and Electra Cocktail Club.

In downtown Las Vegas, Circa Resort & Casino operates as a strict 21-and-over property. Circa notes in its guest guide that any smoking in guest rooms results in a cleaning fee billed to the account. On its official blog, Circa Resort & Casino states that guests can smoke cigars throughout the Circa casino floor, rather than being confined to lounge spaces. Circa also highlights the outdoor terrace at its rooftop Legacy Club as a cigar-friendly rooftop.

Property	Casino-Floor Cigar Smoking Status	Specific Venue Policies Confirmed	Published Room Cleaning Fees
Wynn Las Vegas	Smoking permitted on the casino floor (cigars not named)	Overlook Lounge permits bring-your-own cigars; B Bar is smoke-free	Up to $1,500 for non-smoking rooms
The Venetian Resort	Not published	Permitted at select gaming bars; banned at Juliet, Rosina, and Electra	Not published
Circa Resort & Casino	Permitted throughout the casino floor	Permitted on casino floor and Legacy Club outdoor terrace	Cleaning fee billed to room account

For carrying cigars between resorts, see our guide to the best cigar travel cases.

Resort cigar lounges provide dedicated on-site spaces to smoke cigars.

On the Las Vegas Strip, Caesars Palace hosts the Montecristo Cigar Bar, a venue restricted to patrons 21 and older. Caesars Palace promotes a state-of-the-art ventilation system inside the bar and maintains a 400-square-foot climate-controlled humidor. Caesars notes on its page that the humidor holds up to 1,000 cigars, though another section of the same page references housing over 1,000 cigars.

A second resort location operates as the Montecristo Cigar Bar at Paris Las Vegas. This location is also restricted to guests 21 and older and has a ventilation and air-purification system. Paris Las Vegas states that its walk-in climate-controlled humidor features more than 300 cigar brands.

At Resorts World Las Vegas, guests can visit Eight Cigar Lounge, located inside The District. The lounge carries more than 150 premium cigars. According to Resorts World, Eight Cigar Lounge operates as a daytime cigar bar and transitions into a 'cigar-friendly' lounge in the evening.

In downtown Las Vegas, the Fremont Street Experience reports that Binion's Gambling Hall opened a cigar lounge a few feet from its race and sports book.

These casino smoking rules are not published on an official page, or could not be confirmed:

• Caesars Palace and Paris Las Vegas: Caesars does not publish a casino-floor cigar policy on caesars.com.
• The Venetian and Resorts World: neither says whether cigars are allowed at casino-floor tables.
• Fremont Street Experience: no published smoking rule for the open-air mall.
• Wynn XS Nightclub: Wynn publishes no cigar rule for XS.

If you are looking for an entirely smoke-free environment, standard Las Vegas casino floors will not fit your preference. State law allows cigarette, cigar, and vape smoke across casino gaming areas. Visitors seeking smoke-free spaces can look for fully enclosed dining rooms or venues that voluntarily exclude smoking.

If you are traveling with anyone under 21, they cannot join you at Circa or in a stand-alone smoking bar. Nevada law also bars minors from loitering in casino gaming areas.

Our assessment would change if the Nevada Legislature amends NRS 202.2483 to eliminate the statutory exemption for casino gaming areas. Casino floors would then face the same smoking ban as casino restaurants and shops.

Our verdict would also change at the property level if more resort operators voluntarily banned smoking across their gaming floors. Nevada lets exempt venues adopt their own no-smoking rules. If major Strip operators adopt property-wide smoke-free rules, cigar smoking would end on those casino floors.

Nevada law, as the Southern Nevada Health District explains it, allows smoking on casino gaming floors, but each resort can set its own cigar rules. The surest spot for a cigar is a resort cigar lounge such as Montecristo Cigar Bar at Caesars Palace or Eight Cigar Lounge at Resorts World. Before you light up on a casino floor, read that resort's own smoking rule, such as Wynn's smoking policy. For other trip ideas, read our overview of the best cigar vacation destinations.