Workers seeking an end to smoking in Atlantic City casinos say the main employee union has been won over by tobacco companies seeking allies in the fight against smoking restrictions.
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A gambler smokes while playing a slot machine at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J. on Aug. 8, 2022. Casino workers in favor of banning smoking in Atlantic City demonstrate outside a courthouse in Trenton,N.J. on April 5, 2024 after filing a lawsuit seeking to force a smoking ban. “She should be ashamed of herself,” said Ray Jensen, assistant director of United Auto Workers Region 9, which represents dealers at three Atlantic City casinos and is part of a lawsuit seeking to have the courts force an end to smoking in the gambling halls. “She should hand in her union card.”
DeCaprio said between 50% and 72% of all in-person casino revenue in Atlantic City comes from smoking sections, which occupy only 25% of the casino floor.that would improve ventilation in casinos and prevent any employee from being assigned to work in a smoking section against their will. Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, has said he will sign a bill to end casino smoking if it reaches his desk.
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