Casino workers have been complaining for years about the exemptions. The workers complain that they are subject to serious health issues, caused by breathing in secondhand smoke while they work.
The website bestlifeonline.com recently ranked the Top 10 Best Casinos in the U.S. if you Love to Gamble, with two Atlantic City gaming parlors making the list.
Bills advanced in the Senate that would reduce the casino's yearly payments in lieu of property taxes and add a $3 nightly surcharge on stays in casino hotels.
"Allowing smoking in casinos is letting this small minority impose their stinky and dangerous habit on the overwhelming majority, and it's time to stop it," an Atlantic County resident says.