Smoking laws and regulations

A woman smokes an E-Cigarette at Digital Ciggz in San Rafael, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear arguments in a case challenging the Food and Drug Administration's authority to reject…

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Whether casinos should continue to allow smoking is a contentious issue in numerous states, particularly New Jersey, where the governor and…

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City casino dealers opposed to smoking indoors are rejecting an idea being floated among state legislators to create designated…

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — For decades, it was accepted wisdom in the casino industry that eliminating smoking would automatically lead to revenue declines and customer…

Smoking was prohibited inside Rhode Island's two casinos for most of the pandemic, and now casino workers want state lawmakers to make the ban permanent.A bill is pending in the legislature to repeal the exemption granted…

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The chairman of the global Hard Rock casino and entertainment company spoke recently with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy about the “economic…

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A union representing Atlantic City casino dealers is calling on New Jersey lawmakers to prohibit smoking in the resort’s casinos.The United…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The battle over whether smoking should be prohibited in Atlantic City's casinos…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Amid a renewed push to ban smoking in Atlantic City's casinos, a new report…

A person uses a Juul Labs electronic cigarette device in San Francisco, on Monday, June 24, 2019.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will allow a unit of British American…