NJ may ban smoking in casinos

Comment #16

Phokas — Sun, 13 Mar 2005 14:24:49 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Sandy K on March 11, 2005Well, I feel everyone has a freedom of choice.........you don't have to go to the casino...............it's your choice to go............don't go if you don't like the smoke.....So all you people who complain about smoking, you are getting hit in the pocketbook.......big time......and it will be more in the future.........don't say you weren't warned.Yes, I agree it is a matter of freedom of choice. I also agree we non-smokers get hit in the p... [ More ]

Comment #15

Phokas — Sun, 13 Mar 2005 14:08:03 GMT

It seems odd that society allows tobacco products to be sold but then goes to great lengths to ban them from actually being used (at least in public). I don't smoke but I know many smokers. I've observed there is something very social about a smoking environment. Still no one can deny it is very unhealthy whether you are smoker or not. I'm sure there are some who love smoking without reservation and will enjoy doing so right down to the last gasp of their one and a half lungs. Personally I'm yet... [ More ]

Comment #14

Todd — Sun, 13 Mar 2005 00:25:45 GMT

Other than the occasional stogie, I'm not a smoker, but I am against banning smoking from all public areas -- especially casinos. The biggest reason for my opposition to a ban is that I think outright bans are an example of intolerance. I think it is hypocracy to go around saying that people must have choice (for example, a woman's right to choose), yet be intolerant of people's choice in other issues like smoking.I say let the marketplace decide. If something makes sense to do, 99% of the ti... [ More ]

Comment #13

ineed9million — Sun, 13 Mar 2005 00:12:37 GMT

smoking bans are idiotic. i understand and agree with smoking bans in certain places such as shopping malls, department stores, restaurants, etc...but to take smoking away from bars and casinos is taking things too far. non-smokers are not forced to go into a bar or casino were smoking has been taking place since the inception of most of these establishments. most casinos have non-smoking levels or areas where non-smokers can gamble without having to be around smoke....thats fine..,.but imple... [ More ]

Comment #12

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:17:24 GMT

i have noticed that at the first sign of someone not liking something they'll get a lil group together to ban whatever it is they don't like,in 20 years we won't be able to blink our eyes because its offensive,lol

Comment #11

JAP69 — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 20:31:12 GMT

I do not like the fact that a product is taxed more than the retail value of the product. Such as tobacco.There should be a limit on the tax on any product.I get cigarettes in S.C. for about 24 dollars a carton. New york gets about 45 dollars a carton. Make any sense. Sin tax they call it in N.Y.They ought to tax disposable diapers at 200% to cover landfill costs too.

Comment #10

Sandy K — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:45:21 GMT

Well, I feel everyone has a freedom of choice.........you don't have to go to the casino...............it's your choice to go............don't go if you don't like the smoke.....next they will outlaw liquor because somebody doesn't like the smell or the way people act when they drink and people are afraid they will hurt in a ruckus (sounds like nonsense doesn't it, because it is). I will bet you good money that putting an exclusive non-smoking restaurant against a exclusive smoking restaurant, t... [ More ]

Comment #9

Todd — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:21:59 GMT

Vision DetroitJazzMan - sounds like you both have good taste in cigars. My favorite is a Cuban Cohiba Toro, which is about a 50 ring size, slightly longer than a robusto. Comes in an aluminum tube. I'm not into the super-long Churchhill-sizes.Good advice on the filtration systems - I agree.

Comment #8

DetroitJazzMan — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:55:24 GMT

I think that a more beneficial attitude would to require casino's to install air filtration systems or offer gaming rooms that are smoke free...........Me?.....a nice concert topped off with a run downtown to the casino with a nice cuban sound great

Comment #7

visiondude — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 03:13:09 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Todd on March 10, 2005I guess you wouldn't want to sit at my table, as I work on my Cuban cigar! i won't smoke mine where i know it offends someone, but my all time favorite is a cuban montecristo #2 also ...hoyo de monterey excalibur #3 maduro, la gloria cubana wavell maduro, puros indios piramid #2 maduro, onyx black robusto. need i go on ...?one of my all time favorite memories is smoking a cigar with my son at the masters golf tournament. ohhhh yeah.but i do... [ More ]

Comment #6

Todd — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 21:23:16 GMT

Yup, with my stogie you'd get both 2nd- and 3rd-hand smoke

Comment #5

DoubleDown — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 20:01:03 GMT

Nope. Second hand smoke is second hand smoke ........

Comment #4

DoubleDown — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:58:15 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Todd on March 10, 2005Quote: Originally posted by DoubleDown on March 10, 2005Can we could get this passed and take it on to Biloxi and Vegas ?I choke to death when trying to play my favorite games in casinos.Sometimes I am lucky enough to find a slot or table w/o smokers, but sure enough, someone sits down beside me and fires one up and does not care where the smoke goes or even make an attempt to point the weapon elsewhere.Yes, I am discriminating against smokers.

Comment #3

Todd — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:57:02 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by DoubleDown on March 10, 2005 Can we could get this passed and take it on to Biloxi and Vegas ?I choke to death when trying to play my favorite games in casinos.Sometimes I am lucky enough to find a slot or table w/o smokers, but sure enough, someone sits down beside me and fires one up and does not care where the smoke goes or even make an attempt to point the weapon elsewhere.Yes, I am discriminating against smokers. Me and about umpteen million others.I guess you w... [ More ]

Comment #2

viperfour — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:56:54 GMT

Comment #1

DoubleDown — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:49:49 GMT

Can we could get this passed and take it on to Biloxi and Vegas ?I choke to death when trying to play my favorite games in casinos.Sometimes I am lucky enough to find a slot or table w/o smokers, but sure enough, someone sits down beside me and fires one up and does not care where the smoke goes or even make an attempt to point the weapon elsewhere.Yes, I am discriminating against smokers. Me and about umpteen million others.

NJ may ban smoking in casinos

Lottery Post — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:30:59 GMT

Acting New Jersey Governor Richard J. Codey may use the power the position he stumbled into when Gov. McGreevey resigned last year to push an aggressive anti-smoking agenda, which would even include banning smoking in New Jersey casinos.Codey's flip-flop on the smoking ban has restaurants, casinos, and small business owners upset. The marketplace not the government should decide if it makes sense to allow people to smoke in certain areas, they contend.The proposal to ban smoking in most public... [ More ]