Atlantic City casino employees who would favor a smoke-free workplace are hoping New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) uses his 2025 State of the State Address on Tuesday to encourage lawmakers to force the nine gaming properties down the shore to cease the allowance of indoor tobacco use. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers the State of the State Address on Jan. 9, 2024. Casino workers in Atlantic City hope the governor addresses the ongoing allowance of indoor smoking when he gives his 2025 speech on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Image: State of New Jersey) New Jersey’s Smoke-Free Air Act, signed into law in January 2006 by Gov. Richard Codey (D), provided exemptions for state-licensed casinos and parimutuel wagering facilities. The statute allows casinos that have at least 150 slot machines, 10 table games, or some combination of the two, to designate indoor areas where cigarettes and cigars can be smoked. CEASE — Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects — has… Read More
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Source: Casino.org
