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Fuming over setback to casino smoking ban, workers light up in New Jersey Statehouse meeting

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - With prospects for a smoking ban in Atlantic City's casinos looking hazier than ever, workers who want smoking banned took matters into their own hands, lips and lungs Thursday. Members of the United Auto Workers union disrupted a meeting of a state Assembly committee that had been scheduled to take a preliminary vote on…
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Fuming over setback to casino smoking ban, workers light up in New Jersey Statehouse meeting
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Workers speak at hearing to potentially ban smoking inside Atlantic City casinos

Casino workers were back at the New Jersey State House on Thursday to advocate for a smoke-free environment.Lawmakers had introduced a bill to ban smoking inside New Jersey's casinos, but no progress has been made on the bill.Casino workers came to a hearing to talk about their experiences."I shouldn't have to die for this choice. I have to give up…
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Rivers Casino Portsmouth changes smoking policy after feedback

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - Rivers Casino Portsmouth has officially changed its smoking policy after significant feedback from guests and the community. The new policy makes half of the gaming floor inside the main casino area nonsmoking. Both table games and slot games will be included in both smoking and nonsmoking sections, Rivers said. Rivers did…
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Smoking Inside Casinos In Atlantic City Will End, But When?

CEASE members would prefer, at this point, if New Jersey politicians would cease their backroom jibber-jabber and pass legislation that will, once and for all, ban smoking (of all stripes, including vaping) inside casinos. "We feel like it's going to get done, it's only a matter of time, but politics is holding it back and that's what we're trying…
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Smoking Inside Casinos In Atlantic City Will End, But When?
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NJ Casino Smoking Ban Talk Nixed, but Atlantic City Casino Workers Get Loud

Irate that a session to discuss a proposed smoking ban during a major casino industry conference was snuffed out, casino workers and patrons opposed to smoking in the gambling halls held a noisy protest outside the meeting Thursday. About 100 people rallied in the rain underneath a walkway outside the Hard Rock casino, demanding that the state…
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NJ Casino Smoking Ban Talk Nixed, but Atlantic City Casino Workers Get Loud
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Smoking ban talk nixed, but workers get loud outside Atlantic City casino

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Irate that a session to discuss a proposed smoking ban during a major casino industry conference was snuffed out, casino workers and patrons opposed to smoking in the gambling halls held a noisy protest outside the meeting Thursday. About 100 people rallied in the rain underneath a walkway outside the Hard Rock casino,…
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Las Vegas Strip Casino Workers Seek to Ban a Popular Bad Habit

You can do anything in Las Vegas (more or less) but some employees want to end one vice that has long been associated with casinos. Las Vegas caters to every vice. The city caters to gluttony with its endless supply of restaurants and all-you-can-eat buffets that range from absurdly cheap to decadently expensive. Sin City has greed covered as…
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AC Casino Smoking Ban Backers Reject Compromise Pitch

As the resumption of activity by lawmakers in the Trenton statehouse in September nears, the fate of one of the state's most popular reform proposals remains in limbo. The effort to extend a statewide indoor smoking ban to include all nine Atlantic City casinos has widespread support among legislators across the political aisle - especially in…
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New Partial Ban on Smoking in Casinos Rejected by Casino Workers

It's all or nothing - this is the message Atlantic City casino dealers want to send to lobbies trying to strike a middle ground between anti-smoking and pro-smoking campaigners. The debate has raged with some intensity for a while now, with many casinos fearing that prohibiting smoking on-site on their casino gaming floors will turn away…
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New Partial Ban on Smoking in Casinos Rejected by Casino Workers
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Smoke on the water: Can it solve N.J. casino issue ?

Let's be clear about this: New Jersey lawmakers should ban smoking on casino floors, for the health of their employees and customers. But, it appears that Legislature is in no mood to call the bluff of Atlantic City gaming hall operators. Our representatives in Trenton seem to accept without question the Casino Association's claim that revenue and…
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Could outdoor gambling solve impasse over smoking at casinos?

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Could outdoor gambling be at least a partial solution to an impasse between Atlantic City casino workers who want smoking banned indoors, and gambling executives who fear a smoking ban would hurt business and cost jobs? It may depend on what the definition of "outdoors" is. For more than two years, many casino workers have…
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Could outdoor gambling satisfy smokers and casino workers?

ATLANTIC CITY - Could outdoor gambling be at least a partial solution to an impasse between Atlantic City casino workers who want smoking banned indoors, and gambling executives who fear a smoking ban would hurt business and cost jobs? It may depend on what the definition of "outdoors" is. For more than two years, many casino workers have been…
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Could outdoor gambling satisfy smokers and casino workers?
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Atlantic City Casino Smoking Ban Backers Don't Take Summer Off

The New Jersey legislative calendar is virtually dormant until after Labor Day, but backers of a ban on smoking at Atlantic City's nine casinos aren't waiting around until then. On Wednesday, a group of supporters of the ban gathered at the headquarters of the United Auto Workers office in Linwood, about 10 miles west of Atlantic City. With a…
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Outdoor smoking only acceptable option, say advocates for closing casino loophole

LINWOOD - As long as there is no indoor smoking in casinos, and no casino worker is exposed to secondhand smoke, groups pushing to close the casino smoking loophole will help provide alternatives for smoking customers, representatives said Wednesday during a news conference. Held at the headquarters of the United Auto Workers at the Cornerstone…
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Smoking ban urged for Atlantic City casinos

Pete Naccarelli, a dealer at the Borgata casino, speaks at a rally in Atlantic City, N.J. last week, to call on the state Legislature to pass a bill to ban smoking inside the nine casinos.(AP/Wayne Parry) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- On the 16th anniversary of a New Jersey law that banned indoor smoking in most public places -- except in casinos --…
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Workers Confident About Atlantic City Casino Smoking Ban

New Jersey banned smoking in most indoor public spaces 16 years ago and now workers are confident in a bill for smoke-free casinos. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Support for banning smoking in Atlantic City casinos appears to be nearing a tipping point after hundreds of staff working in the affected gaming properties gathered to urge state lawmakers to…
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Atlantic City, NJ casino workers rally to ban indoor smoking

ATLANTIC CITY - On the 16th anniversary of a New Jersey law that banned indoor smoking in most public places - except in casinos - hundreds of Atlantic City casino workers called on state lawmakers Tuesday to ban smoking in the gambling halls. The push comes at a crucial time for the Atlantic City casino industry as it tries mightily to regain lost…
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Atlantic City, NJ casino workers rally to ban indoor smoking
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Atlantic City casino workers feel smoking ban is in reach

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - On the 16th anniversary of a New Jersey law that banned indoor smoking in most public places - except in casinos - hundreds of Atlantic City casino workers called on state lawmakers Tuesday to ban smoking in the gambling halls. The push comes at a crucial time for the Atlantic City casino industry as it tries mightily to…
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News 12: Casino Workers Urge Gov. Murphy to Support Bills Banning Smoking on Casino Floor

Atlantic City, NJ - Last night, News 12 New Jersey highlighted Atlantic City casino workers calling on Governor Murphy to prioritize eliminating the casino smoking loophole. Currently, frontline casino workers are forced to choose between their health and a paycheck. KEY POINT: "We are just really urging [Murphy] to get this done and get this done…
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Will Proposed Ban On Cigarettes Inside AC Casinos Go Up In Smoke?

Countless bills will come up for a vote in Trenton during the legislature's lame duck session, following the Election Day vote for governor and for all 120 state Senate and Assembly seats. But last week, Senate President Stephen Sweeney - bounced from office in a stunning upset by a low-budget Republican challenger - said that there has been no…
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Will Proposed Ban On Cigarettes Inside AC Casinos Go Up In Smoke?