Tag: casinos
Union asks judge to dismiss anti-smoking lawsuit targeting Atlantic City casinos
Local 54 of the Unite Here union says many of its 10,000 workers could lose their jobs and the means to support their families if smoking were banned.
2 months ago
Workers sue to overturn law that exempts Atlantic City casinos from indoor smoking ban
At Friday's rally, workers said they are employing new tactics to ban smoking in the casinos after thus far failing to convince legislators to do it.
2 months ago
Too much Atlantic in Atlantic City: Beach erosion has casinos desperately seeking sand by summer
Weeks of winter storms have badly eroded beaches in the northern section of town, leaving little if any sand on which to play during all but the lowest tides.
3 months ago
N.J. Health Committee green-lights a bill to ban smoking in AC casinos
The casino industry opposes the measure, while many casino workers support it.
5 months ago
Listen 1:18Casino smoking and boosting in-person gambling are among challenges for Atlantic City in 2024
The most burning issue for Atlantic City in the new year is likely to be whether state lawmakers approve a measure to ban smoking in the nine casinos.
6 months ago
Fuming over setback to casino smoking ban, workers light up in New Jersey Statehouse meeting
Members of the UAW union disrupted a meeting of a state Assembly committee that had been scheduled to take a preliminary vote on a bill to ban smoking in the casinos.
6 months ago
Auto union leader urges New Jersey lawmakers to pass casino smoking ban
Many casino workers have been pushing for three years to close a loophole in the state's public smoking law that specifically exempts casinos from a ban.
6 months ago
Casino workers seethe as smoking ban bill is delayed yet again in New Jersey Legislature
The workers were convinced that after nearly three years, their state representatives were ready to start the smoking ban on its way to approval.
7 months ago
Internet gambling would be given 5 more years under latest change in New Jersey
An original bill reauthorizing online betting would have given it another 10 years, but lawmakers sliced that to just two years on Tuesday.
12 months ago
Pa. lawmakers ask for investigations after gaming regulators met privately with casino lobbyists
Lobbyists for Parx Casino embarked on an intense, behind-the-scenes effort to get the Gaming Control Board to abandon its hands-off stance toward a major competitor.
1 year ago
Dealers with cancer beg for Atlantic City casino smoking ban
Several Atlantic City casino dealers with cancer, and others who fear they may develop it, are asking New Jersey lawmakers to ban smoking in the state's casinos.
1 year ago
Workers await as N.J. lawmakers debate casino smoking ban
The bill would close a loophole in the state's 2006 indoor smoking law written specifically to exempt casinos from bans on smoking indoors.
1 year ago
Workers at five Atlantic City casinos cash in on new four-year deal
Workers at five of Atlantic City’s largest casinos have approved a new contract that gives them a “significant” raise.
2 years ago
Last-minute deal averts casino strike in Atlantic City
A Sunday strike deadline remains against the Hard Rock casino, but the new pacts appear to greatly increase the likelihood of a deal getting done with Hard Rock as well.
2 years ago
Atlantic City casino workers push for a contract with strike wild card in hand
Negotiations will continue this week between Atlantic City casinos and the union, whose workers have authorized a strike on Fourth of July weekend.
2 years ago