The group argues that such a regulatory change would put Atlantic City at an operational disadvantage compared with neighboring competition in Pennsylvania. The Keystone State allows casino smoking in designated areas. Four cities in Virginia are in the process of developing casinos, and gaming smoking sections are expected indoors at those forthcoming venues.<\/p>\n
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However, casinos in nearby Delaware, New York, and Maryland are all completely smoke-free. The Atlantic City Council voted in August to support Senate Bill 1878, legislation that seeks to permanently extinguish indoor casino smoking in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Atlantic City’s brick-and-mortar casinos are faring well in 2021. Through 10 months, land-based gross gaming revenue (GGR) from slot machines and table games totals roughly $2.14 billion. That is 75 percent better than last year, but nearly five percent lower than 2019, when GGR stood at $2.25 billion through 10 months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Atlantic City casino smoking remains prevalent on the nine gaming floors, despite the ongoing presence of a global respiratory pandemic. Advocates campaigning for clean indoor air in the resorts plan to take their message to Trenton, the New Jersey capital, as of tomorrow, December 9. CEASE — Casino Employees Against Smoking’s (Harmful) Effects — will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":194580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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