It has been nearly two years since smoking was allowed back inside Atlantic City casinos. “Just as fires hundreds of miles away can greatly impact our ability to breathe clean air on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, allowing indoor smoking in casinos has a major impact on workers and nonsmoking guests. Unfortunately, the air quality outside today is not much better than what we get inside the casinos.
As we work with smokers only a few feet away from us, we usually look forward to stepping outside on breaks for a breath of fresh air. Smoking isn’t allowed on the beach or boardwalk, but smokers are welcome to smoke inside the casinos. “Weeks like this are a stark reminder that too many Atlantic City casino workers are forced to breathe dangerous secondhand smoke at work.
J| Contact: distant wildfires continue to spread smoke and worsen outdoor air quality across the East Coast, Casino Workers Against Smoking Effects (CEASE) New Jersey released the following statement:
