casino indoor smoking<\/a> loophole. Their fight has been well-received in Trenton, as most of the General Assembly and Senate now support making the casinos smoke-free.<\/p>\nHowever, the introduced bills have been mothballed in their respective chambers by Democratic leaders. They have heeded calls from the local casino union not to act on the measures. Unite Here Local 54 has largely sided with the Atlantic City casinos in their belief that ending casino smoking would hurt gaming revenue by as much as 25% and could cost 2,500 jobs.<\/p>\n
Smoke-Free Casinos<\/b><\/h2>\n
As of September, there are more than 1,000 casinos and gaming properties in the US that offer fully smoke-free floors. That’s according to tracking compiled by Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights (ANR), which keeps tabs on tribal and commercial casinos and their smoking policies.<\/p>\n
“Gaming properties” includes pari-mutuel horse racetracks, off-track betting facilities, jai alai frontons, racinos, dog tracks, and card rooms.<\/p>\n
Many tribal casinos have gone smoke-free since the pandemic. A report published at the 2021 Indian Gaming Association Convention and Tradeshow revealed that approximately 79% of gamblers favor a smoke-free casino.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Smoke-free casinos might be better suited to promote responsible gambling than their smoking counterparts. That’s according to a national nonprofit committed to minimizing gambling-related harms. In a recent letter addressed to the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly, National Council on Problem Gambling Executive Director Keith Whyte encouraged an investigation. He said state lawmakers should […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":234588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81885,21],"tags":[25,82226,82214],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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