Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE) members pleaded with Pennsylvania lawmakers on Friday, urging them to eliminate smoking inside state casinos. Their plea coincided with a New Jersey judge ruling in favor of smoking to continue inside Atlantic City casinos.

Pennsylvania is going through legislative protocols, thanks to Allegheny County Democratic Rep. Dan Frankel introducing a bill last September, to try and ban smoking.

The New Jersey decision to allow smoking does not have an immediate impact Pennsylvania’s fight in any way. However, it’s possible that a decision of that magnitude in a neighboring state could trickle over in the Keystone State in some way. Frankel is keen on not allowing that to happen.

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