The Casino Association of New Jersey recently declined to provide details on its vision for smoking rooms. Recently, the industry has floated a proposal for enclosed smoking areas, but without giving details publicly.

Workers dispute that, citing research showing business improved at numerous casinos after a smoking ban. He called the idea of smoking rooms “preposterous” and called on lawmakers to pass the original smoking ban bill.īut the casinos oppose a smoking ban on competitive grounds, saying Atlantic City would lose business and jobs to casinos in neighboring states where smoking is permitted.

That proposal was denounced last week by Shawn Fain, international president of the United Auto Workers, which represents dealers at three Atlantic City casinos. It would prohibit smoking at table games gradually reduce smoking at slot machines over 18 months, with specific distances between table games and the nearest smoking-permitted slot machines and give the casinos 18 months to build enclosed rooms where gamblers could still smoke, but which would be staffed by employees who volunteer to work in them. Polistina said he expects to introduce the new bill next year after the current legislative session ends. “It is disappointing that after two years of advocating and building support with our colleagues, we still do not have the necessary support in the Legislature to get a full smoking ban passed.”

“My conversations with leaders in both houses make it clear that there is not enough support for this bill,” he said, referring to the original measure that would ban smoking without exceptions. He said he's writing a new measure incorporating proposals favored by the casino industry while still working toward the goal of keeping secondhand smoke away from workers and customers who don't want it.

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