New Jersey voters next week will elect a new governor who will help set the state’s agenda for at least the next four years. The election of Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli or Democrat Mikie Sherrill will impact significant gambling-related issues in the East Coast’s most prominent gaming jurisdiction.
Here are three major topics to watch.
Banning smoking in the largest gaming market east of the Mississippi has been a hotly debated issue for years. The next governor could change decades of policy permitting casino smoking or maintain the status quo.
While running for re-election to the U.S. House last fall, Sherrill questioned casino smoking policies, arguing the resistance against the ban is “a weird fight to have.”
