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Casinos Can’t Claim the Mantle of Responsible Gaming While Allowing Indoor Smoking
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Casinos Can’t Claim the Mantle of Responsible Gaming While Allowing Indoor Smoking

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Casinos Can’t Claim the Mantle of Responsible Gaming While Allowing Indoor Smoking

As Responsible Gaming Education Month Begins, ANR Calls for Smokefree Environments that Let Players Act [...]

Tricia Lew2025-09-03T15:36:38-07:00September 3rd, 2025|Categories: Casinos, Hotels, Marijuana, Music Venues & Bars, News, Press Releases, Public Venues, Secondhand Smoke, Thirdhand Smoke, Travel, Workplaces|Tags: American Gaming Association (AGA), Atlantic City, Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE), casinos, Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, Gaming Industry, National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), Responsible Gaming Month|

Casino Workers Demand NJ Lawmakers to Act, Four Years After Smoking Returned to AC Casinos
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Casino Workers Demand NJ Lawmakers to Act, Four Years After Smoking Returned to AC Casinos

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Casino Workers Demand NJ Lawmakers to Act, Four Years After Smoking Returned to AC Casinos

July 4th Marks Four Years Since Casino Workers Were Needlessly Exposed to Secondhand Smoke Again—and [...]

Tricia Lew2025-07-08T16:06:05-07:00July 3rd, 2025|Categories: Casinos, Hotels, Marijuana, Music Venues & Bars, News, Press Releases, Public Venues, Secondhand Smoke, Thirdhand Smoke, Travel, Workers, Workplaces|Tags: Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, Atlantic City, Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE), casinos, Gaming Industry, Governor Murphy, New Jersey|

Nearly 1-in-5 Penn Shareholders Back Smokefree Study Proposal
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Nearly 1-in-5 Penn Shareholders Back Smokefree Study Proposal

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Nearly 1-in-5 Penn Shareholders Back Smokefree Study Proposal

Shareholder Proposals Garner Nearly 51 Million Votes, Pressing Casinos for Transparency on Indoor Smoking Costs [...]

Smoking Lounge Loophole Added as Rhode Island Senate Passes Casino Smoking Bill
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Smoking Lounge Loophole Added as Rhode Island Senate Passes Casino Smoking Bill

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Smoking Lounge Loophole Added as Rhode Island Senate Passes Casino Smoking Bill

Last Minute Amendment Leaves the Door Open for Casinos to Continue Exposing Worker to Dangerous [...]

Tricia Lew2025-06-24T16:57:29-07:00June 18th, 2025|Categories: Big Tobacco, Casinos, News, Press Releases, Secondhand Smoke, Thirdhand Smoke, Ventilation, Workplaces|Tags: Bally's Tiverton, Bally's Twin River Lincoln, Casino Employees Against Smoking's Effects (CEASE), casinos, Cigar Bars, Cigar Lounges, Rhode Island, Senate Majority Leader Ciccone|

Rhode Island Senate Committee Advances Critical Bill to Close Casino Smoking Loophole
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Rhode Island Senate Committee Advances Critical Bill to Close Casino Smoking Loophole

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Rhode Island Senate Committee Advances Critical Bill to Close Casino Smoking Loophole

SB 188 Moves Closer to Protecting Casino Workers from Deadly Secondhand Smoke Exposure June 17, [...]

Tricia Lew2025-06-23T13:31:57-07:00June 17th, 2025|Categories: Big Tobacco, Casinos, News, Policymakers, Press Releases, Secondhand Smoke, Thirdhand Smoke, Ventilation, Workplaces|Tags: Bally's Tiverton, Bally's Twin River Lincoln, Casino Employees Against Smoking's Effects (CEASE), casinos, Rhode Island|

In Vote, Boyd Shareholders Show Significant Support for Proposal on Indoor Smoking Impact
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In Vote, Boyd Shareholders Show Significant Support for Proposal on Indoor Smoking Impact

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In Vote, Boyd Shareholders Show Significant Support for Proposal on Indoor Smoking Impact

More Than 11% Back Proposal, Signaling Investor Pressure to Address Health, Staffing, and Financial Risks [...]

Wynn Shareholders to Vote on Studying the Financial Benefits of Eliminating Indoor Smoking
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Wynn Shareholders to Vote on Studying the Financial Benefits of Eliminating Indoor Smoking

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Wynn Shareholders to Vote on Studying the Financial Benefits of Eliminating Indoor Smoking

Casino Workers Urge Wynn Resorts to Evaluate Impact of Indoor Smokefree Casino Policies Wynn Worker [...]

Diane Jones2025-04-29T15:58:29-07:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: Big Tobacco, Casinos, Hotels, Music Venues & Bars, News, Press Releases, Secondhand Smoke, Smokefree Casinos, Thirdhand Smoke, Travel, Ventilation, Workers, Workplaces|

Responsible Gaming Task Force Sidesteps Smokefree Casino Conversation
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Responsible Gaming Task Force Sidesteps Smokefree Casino Conversation

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Responsible Gaming Task Force Sidesteps Smokefree Casino Conversation

New Report Ignores the Connection Between Secondhand Smoke and Problem Gambling Trenton, NJ — Despite the [...]

Tricia Lew2025-04-23T18:21:46-07:00April 23rd, 2025|Categories: Casinos, Hotels, Music Venues & Bars, News, Press Releases, Secondhand Smoke, Thirdhand Smoke, Travel, Workers, Workplaces|Tags: Atlantic City, casinos, Gambling Disorder, Governor Phil Murphy, National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), New Jersey, New Jersey Department of Human Services, Responsible Gaming Task Force, Secondhand Smoke|

American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation Celebrates 10 Years of a Smokefree New Orleans
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American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation Celebrates 10 Years of a Smokefree New Orleans

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American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation Celebrates 10 Years of a Smokefree New Orleans

New Orleans—Today, April 22, marks a decade since New Orleans took a bold and necessary [...]

Tricia Lew2025-04-22T18:17:33-07:00April 22nd, 2025|Categories: Big Tobacco, Casinos, Music Venues & Bars, News, Press Releases, Secondhand Smoke, Smokefree Casinos, Thirdhand Smoke, Travel, Workplaces|Tags: Caesars Entertainment, Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE), New Orleans, Secondhand Smoke|

New Poll: 83% of South Jersey Voters Support Bill to Close Casino Smoking Loophole
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New Poll: 83% of South Jersey Voters Support Bill to Close Casino Smoking Loophole

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New Poll: 83% of South Jersey Voters Support Bill to Close Casino Smoking Loophole

Nearly 8 in 10 Say They’d Be More Likely to Visit a Smokefree Casino “Every [...]

Tricia Lew2025-04-23T18:37:42-07:00April 21st, 2025|Categories: Casinos, Hotels, Music Venues & Bars, News, Press Releases, Secondhand Smoke, Smokefree Casinos, Thirdhand Smoke, Travel, Workplaces|Tags: Atlantic City, Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE), casinos, New Jersey, New Jersey Legislature, Public Opinion, Secondhand Smoke, South Jersey, Surveys|