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Assemblyman Says Smoking Ban in Atlantic City Casinos Closes Last Loophole to Clean Air
Jump to full article: PolitickerNJ.com, 2008-04-24
Author: Gita Bajaj
Intro: Assemblyman John F. McKeon, co-sponsor of� the New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act, today welcomed the Atlantic City Council's passage of an ordinance that will ban smoking in casinos as of October 15.
Gaming areas in Atlantic City's eleven casinos were exempt from the statewide ban on smoking in workplaces and indoor public places that took effect in 2006. The city council unanimously voted last� night to ban smoking on casino floors.
McKeon made the following statement:
"Come October, New Jersey will finally kick the habit and close the last loophole that kept our smoking ban from truly being state-wide.
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