Atlantic City Casinos May Be Up In Smoke

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Last October Atlantic City officials overturned a state wide smoking ban, allowing Casino to be exempt, as long as smoking was restricted to 25 percent of the casino floor.

The exemption was granted to the gaming industry, on the basis that it would be re-visited in one year. However, as council members remain divided on how the ban will affect Atlantic City’s struggling Casinos, it is unclear when the new vote will be scheduled.

Councilman Bruce Ward, an anti-smoking advocate, believes a total ban is the best way to protect casino workers and customers from the dangers of secondhand smoke.

Meanwhile, Councilman Dennis Mason argued “I’ll be happy to support a 100 percent smoking ban if and when casinos in other states enact the same thing.”

The Casino Association of New Jersey, representing the gaming industry argues that enforcing the ban in the casinos will lead to decreased traffic. They fear that gamblers will divert to neighboring states that have smoke-friendly casinos. Such a decrease would put the state at risk of extending the recession by costing the residence thousands of jobs and the state millions in tax revenue.

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