Smokefree gambling
- the facts
This section contains information on the need and desire for,
and benefits of, smokefree casinos in New Jersey, particularly,
and smokefree gambling, generally. You can go to any subsection
and its constituent pages from the yellow navigation box,
upper right.
You can see a list
of all the pages in all the subsections, and go directly to
any page, from the table of contents, below.
This information is created by the Tobacco
Control Policy and Legal Resource Center of New Jersey GASP,
which provides expert information, guidance, and technical
assistance about policy, legislation, and litigation, especially
regarding smokefree air. Major funding for this service is
provided by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior
Services (NJ DHSS).
Please
note: The information presented on this website is not
intended as, nor to be construed, or used, as legal advice,
and should not be used to replace the advice of your legal
counsel.
Atlantic
City ordinance passed for 100% smokefree gaming floors where
employees work, effective October 15, 2008. To view background
information on passage of this ordinance, click
here.
SPECIAL
UPDATE: November
2007, New Jersey voters overwhelmingly support smokefree casinos
(autumn 2007, Monmouth University Polling Institute)
Here's the full table of contents of this section:
Conditions
in Casinos in New Jersey and elsewhere
air
quality, other conditions
Rhode
Island and Ontario casino air quality: comparison of air
quality in smoking and nonsmoking sections in casinos
currently configured as required in the Atlantic City
ordinance (news release and charts)
New
Jersey Air Monitoring Study, 2006, showing the effect
of the New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act
short
summary (two paragraphs)
executive
summary
news
release
charts
of primary results
full
report (22 pages)
New
Jersey Air Monitoring Study, 2005
short
summary (two paragraphs)
executive
summary
news
release
charts
of primary results
full
report (21 pages)
descriptions
of conditions appear in many of 1,500 letters to key legislators;
go to www.smokefree.net/nj
and click on "see letters already sent"
Borgata
casino's notice that employees will be exposed to secondhand
smoke
American
Gaming Association acknowledges 2006 Surgeon General's
report
short
summary
AGA
note to reader (in IAQ report)
compliance
with the New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act
media
reports on non-compiance in smoking-prohibited areas
Press
of Atlantic City,
April 23, 2006, "Smoking ban news to many at casinos"
Press
of Atlantic City,
July 17, 2006, "Many in Atlantic City blowing off
smoke ban"
New
Jersey Casinos Are flouting the New Jersey Smoke-Free
Air Act, New Jersey GASP
Health
and safety
health
US
Surgeon General's 2006 report
short
summary, New Jersey GASP
fact
sheet, Surgeon General
sections
about casino workers, from the Surgeon General's report
secondhand
smoke increases miscarriage risk
health
impacts of SHS exposure among London casino workers
Nevada
study links casino smoke, DNA damage
Seattle
Post-Intelligencer article
report
from Toxicology Letters
health
improves in smokefree environments
short
summary
Helena,
Montana study
respiratory
health in bar workers before and after a smoking ban
in Dundee, Scotland
safety
hazards
of portable oxygen equipment in smoking-permitted areas
Economics
conclusions
and overviews of economic data by governments and governmental
authorities
U.S.
Surgeon General's Report, 2006
short
summary
sections
about economic impact on casinos, from the Surgeon General's
report
New
Jersey Office of Revenue and Economic Analysis, report
to the New Jersey Treasurer
Delaware
Governor Minner, letter about impact of state smokefree
air law on businesses, casinos
overview
of information, especially economic
Economic
facts of smokefree gambling (approximately 5 pages), New
Jersey GASP
Trends
in Smokefree Gaming, New Jersey GASP
text
version in PDF format (17
pages)
powerpoint
version in PDF format (85 pages)
empirical
studies
Smokefree
law did not affect revenue from gaming in Delaware
(Mandel, Alamar, Glantz in Tobacco Control, 2005)
majority
of gamblers are nonsmokers
"Smoking
rates among gamblers at Nevada casinos mirror U.S. smoking
rate", Tobacco Control, February, 2008
December
2006 study by University of Nevada
press
release from the University of Nevada at Reno
full
study
80%
of regular gamblers want smokefree gaming; 5% increase
in patronage is indicated (2006 survey of 3,000 Australians)
short
summary
full
report
experiences
of smokefree gambling sites
list
of smokefree casinos (from Americans for Nonsmokers Rights)
Las
Vegas SUN, "Casinos'
fear may be so much smoke", October 22, 2006.
Cites Global Gaming Business, casino trade publication,
study that casinos might pick up more business if they
go smokefree. The article also describes how casino business
rebounds after smokefree air laws.
Las
Vegas Review Journal, "Gaming
executives told how to survive new smoking ban",
November 16, 2006
sections
on "experiences elsewhere" and "smokefree
policies are proliferating" from Economic
Facts of Smokefree Gaming by New Jersey GASP (or to see
the whole five-page document, click
here)
sections
on "smokefree voluntarily" and "additional
economic data on smokefree gaming" from Trends
in Smokefree Gaming by New Jersey GASP (or to see the
whole 17-page document, click
here)
predictions,
claims of negative economic impact, with fact-based responses
PricewaterhouseCoopers
report for Casino Association of New Jersey
The
reason for the PwC report; PwC's connection with the
tobacco industry
PricewaterhouseCoopers
report (26 pages)
response
to PwC report
by Alamar and Glantz, the
University of California at San Francisco School of
Medicine, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education.
claims
that the Delaware Clean Indoor Air Act reduced gaming
income
short
summary
analysis
of Dover Downs racino, Delaware, quarterly reports
Delaware
Governor Minner, letter about impact of state smokefree
air law on businesses, casinos
AP
story on Dover Downs' economic success, October 2006
Las
Vegas SUN, "Casinos'
fear may be so much smoke", October 22,
2006. Ed Sutor, CEO of Dover Downs, says "the ban
ultimately proved a good thing for his business"
Legislation
jurisdictions
with legislation requiring smokefree gaming
casinos
smokefree by law or voluntarily (from Americans for
Nonsmokers' Rights)
Atlantic
City municipal ordinance regulating smoking in casinos
air
quality in casinos currently configured as required in the
Atlantic City ordinance (news release and charts)
using
local laws to enhance and augment the New Jersey Smoke Free
Air Act
Litigation
section
on "litigation" from Economic Facts of Smokefree
Gaming by New Jersey GASP (or to see the whole five-page
document, click
here)
section
on "lawsuits by casino workers" from Trends
in Smokefree Gaming by New Jersey GASP (or to see the whole
17-page document, click
here)
Public
support
public
opinion
New
Jersey voters overwhelmingly support smokefree casinos
(autumn 2007, Monmouth University Polling Institute)
survey
news release
survey
questions, with percentages of support
survey
results, in charts
support
for smokefree New Jersey casinos by potential patrons,
survey by ICR (international market research organization)
survey
news brief
Survey
on New Jersey's Proposed Clean Idoor Air Act
1,500
e-letters to legislators supporting smokefree casinos
are on
www.smokefree.net/nj;
click on "see letters already sent" to read
them. (Registration, with no obligation, is required to
see the letters.)
7,000
petition signatures for smokefree casinos are on
www.smokefreecasinos.com
80%
of regular gamblers want smokefree gaming; 5% increase
in patronage is indicated (2006 survey of 3,000 Australians)
short
summary
full
report
resolutions
by New Jersey municipal governments supporting smokefree
casinos
short
summary
sample
resolution
New
Jersey municipalities that have passed resolutions
population
data
majority
of gamblers are nonsmokers
"Smoking
rates among gamblers at Nevada casinos mirror U.S. smoking
rate", Tobacco Control, February, 2008
December
2006 study by University of Nevada
press
release from the University of Nevada at Reno
full
study
overwhelming
majority of New Jerseyans are nonsmokers
overwhelming
majority of people in neighboring states are nonsmokers
(select state of interest in left hand navigation
bar)
Proliferation
of smokefree casinos
international
jurisdictions that require smokefree gaming
North
American jurisdictions that require smokefree gaming
list
of smokefree casinos (from Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights)
jurisdictions
with legislation requiring smokefree gaming
American
Gaming Association President predicts smokfree 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 (or to see
the whole five-page document, click
here)
sections
on "smokefree voluntarily" and "additional
economic data on smokefree gaming" from Trends
in Smokefree Gaming by New Jersey GASP (or to see the whole
17-page document, click
here)
Other
places for help and activism and other solutions
other
sources for information on smokefree gambling
TobaccoScam.org
provides empirical data debunking tobacco industry claims
and aims to sharply curtail Big Tobacco’s use and
abuse of the U.S. hospitality industry. The site is created
by the University of California at San Francisco School
of Medicine, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education.
Americans
for Nonsmokers' Rights always has excellent resources:
click
here to see their section on casinos and gambling
www.smokefreecasinos.com,
Atlantic County, created by activists and casino workeres
and patrons, has information and an on-line petition
www.smokefreegaming.org,
a grass-roots coalition of Colorado residents and
workers
to
communicate your opinion about smokefree casinos
to
write a letter to be faxed to
key state legislators (the Senate may vote on 100% smokefree
casino legislation as early as June, 2007), go to www.smokefree.net/nj
to
find your legislators,
use
your local library or
go to www.njleg.state.nj.us,
in the left hand column, under members, click on "find
your legislator".
To
communicate with the Atlantic City council (current muncipal
legislation allows smoking in 25% of the gaming area of
casinos)
- you
can write a letter online, that will be faxed to the
Atlantic City Council president, at www.smokefree.net/ac
- you
can contact Council President William Marsh at City
Hall, 1301 Bacharach Blvd., Atlantic City, NJ 08401;
fax 609 347-9476; phone 609 347-5257; email, wmarsh@cityofatlanticcity.org.
to
sign a petition for smokefree casinos,
go to www.smokefreecasinos.com
possible
solutions
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page updated March 24, 2008
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