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In Atlantic City’s casinos, gamblers puff away as a no-smoking bill heads for a Monday state Senate committee vote

Other patrons join the disgust voiced repeatedly by casino dealers and their United Auto Workers union, who have been lobbying to ban smoking.

Bob Hafner, 56, of Long Beach Island, smoking an organic Cheyenne cigar at the slots inside Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City on Sunday. A state senate committee is due to vote Monday on a total smoking ban inside Atlantic City's casinos.
Bob Hafner, 56, of Long Beach Island, smoking an organic Cheyenne cigar at the slots inside Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City on Sunday. A state senate committee is due to vote Monday on a total smoking ban inside Atlantic City's casinos.Read moreAmy S. Rosenberg