Another chance to clear the air
Jump to full article: Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, 2008-03-26
Author: Trudy Rubin
Intro: Atlantic City Councilman G. Bruce Ward is introducing a bill today that would allow his peers do what they should have had the courage to do a year ago: ban smoking throughout the resort town's 11 casinos.
City Council dropped the ball a year ago when it reached a compromise to appease the powerful casino industry by allowing smoking on up to 25 percent of a casino floor.
A partial smoking ban simply makes no sense. It is dangerous public health policy. It exposes thousands of casino employees and millions of gamblers to the dangers of second-hand smoke.
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