Smoking Ban Panel in New Jersey Falls Through after Casino Rep Withdraws
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Smoking has been a hot-button issue for casino workers in Atlantic City for more than a year. A scheduled panel discussing a proposed ban on smoking during a casino conference was snuffed out on Thursday. Workers staged a walkout outside the Hard Rock Casino.
Smoking ban issue in New Jersey is not going away. Governor Phil Murphy and more than half of the state lawmakers support it. Neither the Assembly nor the Senate has appointed a hearing to look into the issue. The East Coast Gaming Congress was supposed to be a venue to discuss the matter. It was also supposed include experts and attendees from out of state, including casinos workers from Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
The panel fell through after the representative for the gambling industry in New Jersey withdrew from the discussion. Gov. Murphy is determined to sign a bill that helps prohibit smoking on gaming floors.
