Assembly Republican Whip Brian Bergen is showing his support for Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE), the group that is the main driving force behind the effort to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos. Bergen called out Speaker Craig Coughlin for not adding the Atlantic City casinos smoking ban bill to the Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee meeting agenda on Thursday.

New Jersey Assembly Republican leadership has not been shy in voicing public support for casino workers. In September, Republican Leader John DiMaio (R-Hunterdon, Somerset & Warren) called called on Democrats for dragging their feet on the issue.