Gaming Outside of New Jersey
With the proliferation of jurisdications including gaming venues in their smokefree air laws, NJ GASP Executive Director, Karen Blumenfeld, Esq., has published four articles in Spectrum Gaming Group's Gaming Industry Observer:
- Read the May 23, 2011 article, "As legislators step in, casinos weigh reasons to go smokefree," on page 3 of the publication.
- Read the front page article, "Smokefree gaming spreads through states, countries; Poor economy tempers trend," from September 28, 2009.
- Read the May 19, 2008 article, "Smart operators will find the silver (or platinum) lining of smokefree casinos," that was distributed at the East Coast Gaming Congress in May 2008, in Atlantic City.
- Read
the July 30, 2007 article, "As smoke clears, casinos
can see path to new profitability," on page 7 of
the publication.
Note: These article links are republished by NJ GASP with permission of the Gaming Industry Observer and cannot be reproduced or distributed.
GASP maintains the following lists related to smokefree gaming:
- North American jurisdictions that require smokefree gaming
- Global alphabetical list of jurisdictions with legislation requiring smokefree gaming
- Global regional list of jurisdictions with legislation requiring smokefree gaming
- List of smokefree casinos (from Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights website)
For more information, please read the following:
- American Gaming Association President predicts smokefree gaming everywhere by 2008-2009
- Las Vegas Review Journal, "Gaming executives told how to survive new smoking ban", November 16, 2006
- Section "smokefree policies are proliferating" from Economic Facts of Smokfree Gaming by New Jersey GASP.
- Sections on "smokefree voluntarily" and "additional economic data on smokefree gaming" from Trends in Smokefree Gaming by New Jersey GASP.
Last update: 5/24/07