Atlantic City anti-smoking group aims for casino bill by April 15

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 3:55 PM
  • Jeff Edelstein, NJ Online Gambling

As New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy was putting the finishing touches on his annual “State of the State” speech in Trenton last Friday, members of CEASE — Casino Employees Against Smoking’s Effects — appeared on YouTube calling for action by state legislators to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos.

The co-founders of the group – Borgata dealers Pete Naccarelli, Nicole Vitola, and Lamont White – urged the legislature to pass a bill by April 15 that would ban all forms of smoking inside the nine casinos.

“We are calling on the legislature to send a bill to Governor Murphy’s desk to close the casino smoking loophole by April 15,” Naccarelli said in the video.