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Workers pleased by smoking ban

"She doesn't puff on cigarettes, but as a casino table-games dealer, she suffers headaches regularly because of the proliferation of smoke in her table-game pit where smoking is allowed.

"So, yesterday's historic, unanimous approval by the Atlantic City Council for a full smoking ban in the casinos is enormously important to String.

"...The outcome of yesterday's vote in the packed council chamber, filled mostly with casino workers and health advocates, had been expected. It follows a partial ban established a year ago and unanimous, preliminary Council approval two weeks ago of the full ban.

"...But at least one casino mogul, Donald J. Trump, whose name is emblazoned on three casinos here, said the full smoking ban would further cripple Atlantic City's struggling casino industry against new neighboring competition.

"...Some employees such as String, who work for wages that are barely above minimum wage and rely on tips for 90 percent of their income, say they often feel as though their smoky jobs are slowly killing them..."

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