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Yeah, but what about breathing Jersey’s “natural” air?
A new law has passed in New Jersey which bans smoking in many parts of Atlantic City casinos. As of April 15, folks will only be able to smoke in about one quarter of any casino’s gaming floor. This was a compromise bill reached after the casinos went ape-shit over a proposed bill banning all smoking in casinos (which was intended to follow-up on Jersey’s recent ban on smoking in restaurants and bars, which explicitly exempted casinos).
Now, I can totally appreciate the folks who don’t want to inhale smoke while addictively gambling away their life earnings, or who don’t want to breathe dirty air while serving drinks to folks which help said folks addictively gamble away their life earnings. I can. But smoking is just part of the gambling environment. I mean, without a smoky cloud, dealers and cocktail waitresses might be able to see into the eyes of the poor downtrodden folks gambling away their life earnings, and they may not like the sadness and desperation they see.
…Man, I’m so due for another Vegas trip.
