The new assemblywoman whose district includes Atlantic City has thrown her support behind legislation that would continue to allow smoking in casinos, but with some additional restrictions.
Assemblywoman Maureen Rowan, a Democrat representing Atlantic County, this week introduced legislation that is an identical copy of a bill awaiting action in the state Senate.
That bill, sponsored by Sens. John Burzichelli, D-Salem, Gloucester, Cumberland, and Michael Testa, R-Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic, has been described as a compromise between those who want a full smoking ban and those who are worried about the economic impacts of such a prohibition.
His measure would keep the current 25% limit of the casino floor on which smoking can occur.
