Sep 29, 2009 3:44 pm US/Eastern
AC Set To Renew Battle Over Casino Smoking Ban
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J (CBS) ―
A year after the nation's second-largest gambling resort scrapped a plan to go totally smoke-free in its 11 casinos, the issue remains as hazy as the cigarette smoke over the blackjack tables.
Atlantic City was set to ban all smoking last October. But officials backed off when the recession hit, promising to reconsider in a year.
There is still no consensus on whether to stick with the current arrangement, which permits smoking on 25 percent of a casino floor, or to try once again for a total ban.
Already battered by the poor economy and fierce competition from Pennsylvania and New York slots parlors, the casinos fear losing their smoking customers.
But some council members plan to push for a total ban, saying health should trump wealth.
Members of the Council, of which there are nine, are elected to serve for a term of four years.
(© 2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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