New Jersey Gambling Casinos Betting on Non Smoking

Smoke filled rooms with players sitting around poker tables and gambling the night away seem to be a vision of the past, at least in New Jersey, where new laws are limiting the amount of smoking on casino gambling floors.

There has been mixed reviews over the new law at casinos, some patrons say they will attend the casinos more frequently now that smoke is absent, and others claim they will no longer to show up when the new law goes into affect.

The casinos themselves are having to invest huge amounts of money to construct private rooms for smokers to go and have a cigarette. Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the owner of four casinos in Atlantic City, is preparing to spend $7 million for these smoking lounges.

Trump Entertainment Resorts also has three casinos in New Jersey, and they have similar plans as Harrah's, to build smoking lounges where smoking will be permitted.

Resorts Atlantic City and the Atlantic City Hilton Casino have come up with a plan for smoking lounges also, however, these smoking rooms will contain one table games area and one slots area within the smoking lounge.

The absence of smoking in casinos is a growing trend as several other casinos around the country have also gone smoke free. Most casinos are having their hands forced by government, who continues to make smoking in public places harder and harder.

September 12, 2007
Posted By Susan Torres
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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