Gaming Legislation
On January 10, 2009, the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States overwhelmingly passed a resolution to promote and support 100% smokefree gaming. the resolution was offered by NJ GASP. Read the press release and the resolution.
North American jurisdictions with legislation requiring smokefree gaming
Global alphabetical list of jurisdictions with legislation requiring smokfree gaming
Global regional list of jurisdictions with legislation requiring smokfree gaming
Casinos smokefree by law or voluntarily (from Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights)
Atlantic City municipal ordinance regulating smoking in casinos
Using local laws to enhance and augment the New Jersey Smoke Free Air Act
Gaming Litigation
In December 2010, Vince Rennich, a 25-year veteran Tropicana casino dealer in Atlantic City settled his lawsuit for $4.5 million. Mr. Rennich filed his lawsuit in 2005, maintaining that the secondhand smoke in the casinos caused his lung cancer. He never smoked and had 1/3 of his lung removed due to lung cancer. Read more in the Associated Press story. On May 9-11, 2011, the inaugural National Smokefree Gaming Symposium was held in Las Vegas at a 100% smokefree Marriott facility. GASP moderated the legal panel which included Vince Rennich and his attorney Jeffrey Carton. Read a Las Vegas Sun article about the symposium that predicts future lawsuits against casinos from workers trying to obtain a smokefree environment.
Section on "litigation" from Economic Facts of Smokefree Gaming by New Jersey GASP.
Section on "Lawsuits by Casino Workers" from Trends in Smokefree Gaming by New Jersey GASP or the powerpoint presentation on the same subject.
Last update: 3/18/11