A group of Atlantic City casino workers asked a judge Monday to ban smoking in the gambling halls, citing the toxic effects of working in a “poisonous” atmosphere, while the state said ending smoking could jeopardize a half-billion-dollar pot of money for senior citizens and the disabled.
A gambler lights a cigarette at a slot machine in Harrah's casino in Atlantic City N.J., on Sept. 29, 2023. On Monday, April 29, 2024, Atlantic City's main casino workers union asked a judge to let it intervene in that lawsuit. TRENTON, N.J. —
Whether to ban smoking is one of the most controversial issues not only in Atlantic City casinos, but in other states where workers have expressed concern about secondhand smoke. They are waging similar campaigns in Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Kansas and Virginia. She also raised the issues of equal protection under the law, and what she called a Constitutional right to safety.
The implication was that this money would be at risk if smoking is banned and the casinos do less business as smokers take their money elsewhere.
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