Tag: Smoking
Smokers can still light up in New Jersey casinos. The air inside is more toxic than anyone realizes
The reek of tobacco hits you almost immediately — thick and stale and inescapable. On this particular summer afternoon at the Golden... more
OPINION: Rhode Island casino workers have waited years for a smoke-free workplace. The wait continues.
I’ve worked in the casino business for 30 years. For the past seven years, I’ve worked in Rhode Island casinos where I’m forced to... more
Washington tribal casino expands non-smoking gaming area
Snoqualmie Casino & Hotel recently opened its expanded non-smoking gaming floor, representing the latest phase in the property’s... more
Rhode Island lawmakers restrict casino smoking on final day; bill heads to governor
Rhode Island lawmakers banned “payday lending,” snuffed out smoking in most parts of Rhode Island’s casinos and gave... more
Casino smoking ban advances in busy day at Rhode Island legislature
Rhode Island lawmakers voted to clear the smoke from Bally’s casinos, raise the minimum wage and preserve health center revenue from... more
Bill to end smoking at Rhode Island casinos headed to Senate floor
A Rhode Island Senate panel needed only 30 minutes Tuesday to unanimously endorse a bill that would end the exemption to the state’s... more
Casino smoking ban potentially a big issue in New Jersey governor race
Any casino operator weighing whether to ban smoking in their casino knows two things for certain: Some longtime regulars who are smokers... more
Workers call on candidates for governor to back smoke-free Atlantic City casinos
Workers who want smoking ended inside the city’s casinos called Wednesday on the Republican and Democratic nominees for governor to... more
Potential compromise in Rhode Island could ban casino smoking in 2027
Early 2027 could be when Rhode Island’s two casinos finally go smoke free under a compromise brokered by the Senate’s new majority... more
Smoke-free casinos? Some shareholders want to study financial impacts
It’s an early Friday morning before Memorial Day and the slots on the Park MGM casino floor are already chirping when former smoker Chris... more
