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Limited smoking proposed for AC casinos

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: "On the eve of a City Council vote to ban smoking in casinos, a compromise measure is making the rounds that would still allow gamblers to light up — albeit on a limited basis.

"The new ordinance would allow smoking on 25 percent of a casino's gaming floor, with the smoking sections enclosed and separately ventilated from the rest of the building.

"The ordinance counters the original measure, which was designed to close a loophole in 2006 state antismoking legislation that specifically exempted casino gaming floors. Both ordinances are scheduled for a vote during Wednesday's City Council meeting.

"But Councilman Bruce Ward, who proposed the full ban, maintained that he and fellow ban proponent Councilman Gene Robinson will not waiver from their stance to ban casino smoking outright.

"…Either ordinance — if approved — would take effect April 15, the first anniversary of the state's ban. If the compromise is approved, casinos would have to establish temporary partitions for smoking areas…"

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