Atlantic City casino workers are furious that the New Jersey Legislature is moving quickly to pass a bill giving tax breaks to the gambling halls, but not acting on a measure that would permanently prohibit smoking in the casinos.
There’s a risk that four of Atlantic City’s nine casinos could close if changes aren’t made to a 2016 law recalculating the industry’s tax payments, Senate President Steve Sweeney said.
In the survey of 813 registered New Jersey voters, conducted in October 2021, 44% of respondents said they're strongly in favor of a permanent prohibition on smoking indoors in New Jersey casinos.