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Industry
July 17, 2024
Rally in PA Supports Smoke-Free Casinos amid Legislators Meetings
Smoking inside casinos and the efforts to repeal the activity have been a hot topic across the United States for decades. While some states completely prohibit indoor smoking, in several others, there are loopholes in the regulations that permit smoking on the gaming floor. Pennsylvania is one of the states where indoor smoking in casinos […]
Casino
June 17, 2024
Caesars Shareholders Reject Proposal to Study the Benefits of Going Smoke-Free
Caesars Entertainment’s shareholders are apparently not on board with a recent proposal to study the effects of smoke-free casinos. While activists continue to fervently promote the idea of smoke-free casinos, citing health-related concerns, gambling companies and their investors remain obstinate in maintaining the status quo. The proposal was filed by public health and labor advocates […]
Industry
June 12, 2024
CEASE and UAW Ask Pennsylvania to Ban Casino Smoking
Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE), an organization representing the interests of thousands of casino dealers and frontline gaming workers, has joined forces with UAW Region 9, an organization representing casino employees from Pennsylvania. The two unions urged Pennsylvania to ban indoor smoking at casinos and protect the health of people within the gambling industry. […]
Industry
April 23, 2024
Trinity Health Urges Bally’s Shareholders to Reject Indoor Smoking
Trinity Health’s efforts against indoor smoking continue as the Michigan charity doubles down on its goal of taking the fight to the shareholder level. The Livonia-headquartered nonprofit hospital network hopes to end smoking at Bally’s Corporation-owned properties across the country and end the operator’s exemption from the smoking bans in places like Rhode Island and […]
Industry
April 11, 2024
Push for Smoke-Free Casinos Targets Shareholders of Gambling Firms
The debate about smoking on casino floors across the United States has been ongoing for decades. While casino operators claimed that an indoor smoking ban would hurt their revenues, health and workers’ rights organizations voiced their concerns about the negative impact of second hand smoke on the employees’ health. Smoking indoors is prohibited across the […]
Casino
April 8, 2024
Workers File Lawsuit to Overturn Atlantic City Casino Smoking Exemption
After years of unsuccessful attempts to persuade lawmakers to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos, workers have taken a new approach: filing a lawsuit to challenge a law that exempts casinos from indoor smoking bans. The lawsuit argues that the exemption for casinos violates the principle of equal protection under the law and seeks to […]
Casino
February 15, 2024
Anti-smoking Debate in Atlantic City Intensifies with New Bill
The debate about smoking on the casino floor in Atlantic City’s casinos has been ongoing for nearly two decades. Currently, a loophole in New Jersey’s Smoke-Free Air Act allows casinos to permit indoor smoking within an area of up to 25% of their gaming floors. In contrast, the Act prohibits smoking within public areas in […]
Casino
January 30, 2024
Atlantic City’s Smoking Ban Is One Step Closer to Reality
The ongoing battle over the future of smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos continues with a major victory for the proponents of the controversial smoking ban. However, the war is yet to be won. The latest development saw an anti-casino smoking measure move forward after three years of intense discussions between pro-smoking and anti-smoking activists. The […]
Industry
January 19, 2024
AC Casino Workers Discussed Smoking Ban in Senator Polistina’s Office
Atlantic City casino workers continue their fight for a smoke-free work environment. Their last battlefield was, unexpectedly, a senator’s office. Representatives of Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE) and United Casino Workers (UAW) were staging a protest against Senator Vince Polistina’s recent change of heart. Polistina, who previously supported the smoke-free movements, recently agreed to […]
Industry
January 10, 2024
New Jersey Lawmakers Reintroduce Casino Smoking Ban
The battle over smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos continues as workers renew their efforts to secure a smoke-free workplace for themselves. For reference, New Jersey’s Smoke-Free Air Act exempts casinos from the indoor smoking ban, instead allowing them to dedicate up to a quarter of their gaming space as an indoor smoking area. While the […]
