Legislation to ban casino smoking in Pennsylvania is progressing in Harrisburg Currently, casinos can designate half of their floor space for cigarettes and cigars Legislation to prohibit tobacco smoking on casino floors in Pennsylvania has once again cleared a House committee. Pennsylvania Rep. Dan Frankel continues to seek a casino smoking ban at the state’s 17 casinos. Under current law, each casino can designate up to half of its gaming floor space for cigarettes and cigars. (Image: Rep. Dan Frankel) Pennsylvania Rep. Dan Frankel (D-Allegheny) has been leading the fight to extinguish casino smoking for many years. He’s once again crusading to force casino smokers to move outside to light up a cigarette or cigar. Frankel’s House Bill 880 — a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania Clean Indoor Air Act to withdraw exemptions afforded to slot machine facilities — passed the House Health Committee on Tuesday with a 22-4 vote. While the Health Committee lent bipartisan support, there are zero…Read MoreCategory: Smoking, Atlantic City, casino smoking, cigar, cigarette, Dan Frankel, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, smoking, tobaccoSource: Casino.org