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Workers await as NJ lawmakers debate casino smoking ban

Cigarette butts sit in an ashtray in a smoking section of the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J. on Aug. 8, 2022. On Monday Feb. 13, 2023, lawmakers will hold their first hearing on a bill that would ban smoking in Atlantic City's nine casinos. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) A gambler smokes while playing a slot machine at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J. on Aug. 8, 2022. On Monday Feb. 13, 2023, lawmakers will hold their first hearing on a bill that would ban smoking in Atlantic City's nine casinos. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) Atlantic City casino workers and their families attend a rally in Atlantic City N.J. on April 12, 2022 to call on New Jersey lawmakers to pass a bill that would ban smoking in the city's nine casinos. On Monday Feb. 13, 2023, lawmakers will hold their first hearing on that bill. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) Atlantic City casino workers and their families attend a rally in Atlantic City N.J. on April 12, 2022 to call on New Jersey lawmakers to pass a bill that would ban smoking in the city's nine casinos. On Monday Feb. 13, 2023, lawmakers will hold their first hearing on that bill. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) Atlantic City casino workers and their families mark a moment of silence during a rally in Atlantic City N.J. on April 12, 2022 to call on New Jersey lawmakers to pass a bill that would ban smoking in the city's nine casinos. On Monday Feb. 13, 2023, lawmakers will hold their first hearing on that bill. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) Atlantic City casino workers and their families attend a rally in Atlantic City N.J. on April 12, 2022 to call on New Jersey lawmakers to pass a bill that would ban smoking in the city's nine casinos. On Monday Feb. 13, 2023, lawmakers will hold their first hearing on that bill. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Workers await as NJ lawmakers debate casino smoking ban