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Industry
April 11, 2024
Push for Smoke-Free Casinos Targets Shareholders of Gambling Firms
The debate about smoking on casino floors across the United States has been ongoing for decades. While casino operators claimed that an indoor smoking ban would hurt their revenues, health and workers’ rights organizations voiced their concerns about the negative impact of second hand smoke on the employees’ health. Smoking indoors is prohibited across the […]
Casino
April 8, 2024
Workers File Lawsuit to Overturn Atlantic City Casino Smoking Exemption
After years of unsuccessful attempts to persuade lawmakers to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos, workers have taken a new approach: filing a lawsuit to challenge a law that exempts casinos from indoor smoking bans. The lawsuit argues that the exemption for casinos violates the principle of equal protection under the law and seeks to […]
Casino
February 15, 2024
Anti-smoking Debate in Atlantic City Intensifies with New Bill
The debate about smoking on the casino floor in Atlantic City’s casinos has been ongoing for nearly two decades. Currently, a loophole in New Jersey’s Smoke-Free Air Act allows casinos to permit indoor smoking within an area of up to 25% of their gaming floors. In contrast, the Act prohibits smoking within public areas in […]
Casino
January 30, 2024
Atlantic City’s Smoking Ban Is One Step Closer to Reality
The ongoing battle over the future of smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos continues with a major victory for the proponents of the controversial smoking ban. However, the war is yet to be won. The latest development saw an anti-casino smoking measure move forward after three years of intense discussions between pro-smoking and anti-smoking activists. The […]
Industry
January 19, 2024
AC Casino Workers Discussed Smoking Ban in Senator Polistina’s Office
Atlantic City casino workers continue their fight for a smoke-free work environment. Their last battlefield was, unexpectedly, a senator’s office. Representatives of Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE) and United Casino Workers (UAW) were staging a protest against Senator Vince Polistina’s recent change of heart. Polistina, who previously supported the smoke-free movements, recently agreed to […]
Industry
January 10, 2024
New Jersey Lawmakers Reintroduce Casino Smoking Ban
The battle over smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos continues as workers renew their efforts to secure a smoke-free workplace for themselves. For reference, New Jersey’s Smoke-Free Air Act exempts casinos from the indoor smoking ban, instead allowing them to dedicate up to a quarter of their gaming space as an indoor smoking area. While the […]
Industry
December 15, 2023
CAESE Continues Its Fight against Smoking in NJ’s Casinos, Plans PAC Formation
The war over the future of smoking at New Jersey’s casinos continues as proponents of a smoking ban announce plans for the formation of a new political action committee. The initiative is led by Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE), a group of Atlantic City casino employees that is determined to end indoor smoking in […]
Industry
November 27, 2023
Efforts against Smoking in Atlantic City’s Casinos Continue
For nearly two decades, casinos in Atlantic City have been exempt from the statewide ban that prohibits smoking within public areas across New Jersey. The exemption in the New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act enabled casino operators to allow indoor smoking for up to 25% of their gaming floors. During the pandemic, Atlantic City’s casinos banned […]
Casino
November 15, 2023
Pennsylvanian House Health Committee to Vote on Smoking Ban
Pennsylvania’s House Health Committee is set to vote on a measure that would ban smoking at the state’s 17 casinos. Under House Bill 1657, known as the Protecting Workers from Secondhand Smoke Act, all kinds of smoking, including electronic cigarettes, would be banned from casinos, bars and private clubs in Pennsylvania. The bill seeks to […]
Casino
November 6, 2023
The Venetian and Palazzo Implement Changes to Smoking Rules
Smoking in casinos across the United States has been a controversial topic for decades. On one side, non-smokers’ rights associations have long supported a smoking ban that would protect the health of non-smokers along with non-smoking employees of different casinos. On the other hand, casinos have long feared a smoking ban might result in a […]