July 4 Marks Four-Year Return of Atlantic City Casino Smoking
Today, July 4, 2025, marks four years since smoking indoors was reintroduced in Atlantic City casinos. Numerous gaming and resort employees seeking a smoke-free indoor environment are still urging New Jersey legislators to eliminate the smoking exemption granted to the nine coastal resorts.
Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects, known as CEASE, informs Casino.org that its members are still “unnecessarily subjected to secondhand smoke.” CEASE, a grassroots group of table game dealers, slot attendants, and additional resort employees, formed after New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s (D) emergency directive that briefly banned indoor smoking in casinos and parimutuel establis..