A bill that would ban smoking in casinos passed out of the Iowa House Commerce Committee Tuesday.Bill HSB148 would force casinos to adhere to the Smokefree Air Act, a law that protects employees and patrons from secondhand smoke. Casinos are currently exempted from this act.Supporters of this bill c
Just like bars and restaurants in the state, smoking would be prohibited inside Iowa casinos under legislation that took a step forward Tuesday.House Study Bill 148 would repeal casinos’ exemption from Iowa’s smoke-free air law.The ban would apply to two state-licensed casinos in Northwest Iowa — th
Just like bars and restaurants in the state, smoking would be prohibited inside Iowa casinos under legislation that took a step forward Tuesday.House Study Bill 148 would repeal casinos’ exemption from Iowa’s smoke-free air law.Passed in 2008 to protect Iowans from secondhand smoke, the law prohibit
It’s been a full year since the New Jersey Legislature has done anything with a bill that would ban smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos.Wednesday marked the anniversary of a vote in the state Senate to move forward with a bill that would end smoking in the nine casinos.But since then, it has gone now
New Jersey’s casino industry reached a new milestone in 2024, generating $6.3 billion in gambling revenue, partly driven by online gambling, The Press of Atlantic City reported.Nevertheless, despite record breaking profits last year, Atlantic City executives are expressing concern over profits argui
Governor Phil Murphy has publicly stated that he’d sign a bill that would ban smoking inside Atlantic City casinos, should one ever cross his desk. That hasn’t happened yet and is looking less and less likely to happen this year.Reassurances against the possibility of a gubernatorial veto will be we
“No Smoking” signs could be posted around state-[licensed] casinos in Kansas and Missouri in 2025 if the bills being introduced pass in the upcoming legislative session.Multiple bills in both states look to ban the practice and the group C.E.A.S.E (Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects) behind th
A bitter dispute between labor unions escalated Monday as the debate over smoking in Atlantic City’s nine casinos intensifies, pitting worker health against economic concerns. Ray Jensen, assistant director of United Auto Workers (UAW) Region 9, called for the resignation of Donna DeCaprio, preside
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Workers pushing for 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.An official of a union involved in the anti-smoking push on Monday called for the head
Casino workers and supporters of smoke-free gambling halls demonstrated Thursday outside a hotel where New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy was due to speak, according to news agency Associated Press. The workers have been pushing for four years to end an exemption in New Jersey's clean air law that allo
Casino operators are not necessarily the type of business people you expect to be on the right side of history, but even so, their absolute refusal to acknowledge the dangers of second-hand smoke in the workplace and ban smoking on the casino floor in the year 2024 is surprising.Less surprising is t
A pregnant women working for Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City has been denied the accommodation of working in a non-smoking section of the casino. Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE), an organization that is determined to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos, has spoken out against the n
New Jersey Assembly Republicans are pushing harder to ban smoking inside Atlantic City casinos.A group of six Republicans sent a letter to the state’s health commissioner, Dr. Kaitlan Baston, in an attempt to help move the fight forward. The letter prompted a response from Baston as well as Casino E
Bryan Hayes offers simple advice for operators wanting to know how customers and workers would react to banning smoking on the gaming floor: Ask them.“Just follow the data,” said Hayes, senior vice president of gaming operations at Foxwoods Resort Casino, North America’s largest resort casino, which
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