Do Casinos Pump Oxygen into the Air?
In every state in the United States, it is illegal for an establishment to pump oxygen into the air ducts. All states enforce this law by threatening to take away a company's business license if it is found that they are doing this kind of act. Las Vegas and Nevada are no different in this kind of law.
Occasionally, members of the Las Vegas Gaming Commission will enter a casino to test the oxygen levels. This is to ensure the general populace that this action is not happening. There is not a casino in all of Nevada that would chance loosing it's license for such a stupid issue.
Now that we have taken a look at the legal aspect of this argument, let's take a look at the scientific and logical aspects about the question if casinos pump oxygen into the air to keep people going. You might be surprised, and relieved by what you are going to hear.
First off, if a person is carrying an oxygen tank, extra oxygen in the air would not pep them up, it would slow them down. If you have ever gone into a casino, you will notice at least one or two people that are wearing oxygen tanks.
Excess oxygen for someone who is not having a medical issue or a medical need for it will usually gain muscle cramps as their body attempts to adjust to the extra oxygen. Light-headedness can also occur. If the casinos pumped oxygen into the air, hundreds of thousands of people would be experiencing these symptoms everyday in Las Vegas.
One must also remember that oxygen is flammable in large quantities. Did you ever think about what would happen in a building that was filled with oxygen and someone attempted to light a smoke? Boom! You can't walk in Las Vegas for more than a few seconds without seeing someone smoking.
If casinos do not pump oxygen into the air, how do people last for so long in casinos, and go nights without sleep in Las Vegas? Adrenaline. With all the action going on, the brain pumps out adrenaline to help it process all of the information that is being transmitted through flashing lights, loud sounds, rapid movement, and all of the other sensations that you will find in a casino.
The next time that you hear someone say that casinos pump oxygen into the air to keep people going, just laugh. Take that person to a casino and point out why the argument is one of the craziest American myths.
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6 Comments
Post a CommentI did not have one drink of alcohol. I had water in the bottles they serve there. I had slept in that same day. Not ill nor taking any kind of medication. I am perplexed by my experiences. I had cat scans, EKG, monitored blood tests. You can imagine still can't figure it out. No dehydrations tests prove that too. Just really strange. Then the paramedics told me it's been happening to a great deal of people.. For me I lost urine as well when I pass out. Scary stuff.
It could be caused by exhaustion, sleep deprivation, sensory overload...all of these happen all the time in casinos. Don't forget about being durnk, suffering from food poisoniing, lack of food in the system, or any kind of sickness that dehydrates the body. I passed out in a casino once from taking two banedryl when I was drunk. I will never to that again.
Okay-here I am at a Indian casino and I pass out totally hit hit my head on the slot machine, then fall backward to the floor. How do I know this my spouse told me. I became all sweaty and dizzy just prior to it. What cause this? Next, this didn't happen once but now twice at an Indian Casino in California in a year. Of course thousands in medical bills later no answers are exactly found as to the nature of the problem. What happen? Anyone?
Not to mention that oxygen is classified as a prescription drug and it would be flat out illegal to expose the public to supplemental oxygen (anything over the 21% that is found in the room air that we breathe).It may even be detrimental to some of those with chronic lung disease.
Good point, I did not know that.
Actually, Oxygen isn't flammable. It is however, an accelerant. O2 wouldn't actually burn, but help flammable material burn hotter and faster. The smoker would go through a cigerette VERY fast if they were standing in extra Oxygen.