We have seen this happen now many times in many states and the impact is very minimal,” said Roger Gros of Global Gaming Business Magazine.ĬBS Philadelphia: Some Workers Want Atlantic City Casino Smoking Ban “I think the casinos are way over estimating the impact that this would have. NBC Philadelphia: Atlantic City Casino Workers Hold Rally in Support of Smoking Ban Press of Atlantic City: FRONT PAGE: Ban Within Reach The rally comes amid a surge of bipartisan support from legislators, with 43 cosponsors signed onto A2151 and S264, bills that would eliminate the loophole and make Atlantic City casinos smokefree indoors.īelow is an overview of the scene from yesterday and the clear message from AC employees: Treat us like any other worker in New Jersey - close the casino loophole. One person was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.Widespread Coverage of Rally Shows Casino Workers’ “Growing Political Muscle”Ĭontact: CITY- More than 250 Atlantic City casino workers gathered for a rally yesterday marking the 16th anniversary of the statewide smokefree air bill that created the casino loophole in the first place. When I saw that I was a little disappointed,' said Fox. 'Once it starts, it spirals, and then people get sucked into the action. Still, Fox says just seeing the video was disheartening. He says outside entities typically hold networking parties at night, but it's unclear if any of the people involved in the fight were attending a conference or an outside party.

Jeff Fox saw the video and has attended conventions in Atlantic City for decades. Wednesday, but they say no one wanted to sign a criminal complaint. The REALTORS Triple Play Convention and Trade Expo, which was happening last week, put out a statement saying that the incident at Harrah's was not affiliated with any official TriplePlay events, adding that Harrah's was not a convention headquarters nor was it an overflow hotel for the 2021 convention.Ītlantic City police did respond to the casino around 3 a.m. Security cameras captured a massive fight inside Harrah's Casino in Atlantic City.

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