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Smoking ban for state heats up 

Atlantic City's casino floor smoking ban is expected to loom large Tuesday when state lawmakers grapple again with the smoking ban issue.

After a month hiatus, a House-Senate conference committee will try again to craft a compromise bill on limiting smoking indoors in Pennsylvania. If the six members, who include Sen. Robert Mellow, D-Peckville, and Rep. Robert Belfanti, D-Northumberland, succeed, they will present their compromise to both chambers for a yes/no vote.

Two conferees have different takes on what the vote this week by the City Council in Atlantic City to ban smoking on the floor of casinos will mean to the debate here.

Mr. Belfanti suggests that Atlantic City's smoking ban will be good for business at the seven operating casinos in Pennsylvania.

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