Seems Ahead to Her Signing Smokefree On line casino Invoice on Day One
After Profitable New Jersey Gubernatorial Election, Rep. Mikie Sherrill Should Add Smokefree Casinos to Her Agenda
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November 5, 2025
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ceasesmokingnj@gmail.com
Trenton, NJ — On line casino Staff Towards Smoking Results (CEASE) congratulates Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill on her victory Tuesday and appears ahead to working along with her to shut the on line casino smoking loophole that has left on line casino staff respiratory poisonous air for much too lengthy.
“We congratulate Governor-elect Sherrill on her win and admire the chance we’ve needed to talk about the pressing want to guard on line casino staff from secondhand smoke,” stated Pete Naccarelli, longtime Atlantic Metropolis supplier and co-founder of CEASE. “Sherrill confirmed a willingness to hear and interact with us throughout her marketing campaign, and we’re hopeful that as she takes workplace, she’ll stand with the tens of 1000’s of on line casino staff whose well being relies on ending this outdated exemption. Smokefree coverage will not be solely the proper factor to do for staff, however a win for New Jersey’s economic system and future. We’re able to work collectively to get it accomplished.”
Closing the on line casino smoking loophole has overwhelming public help — with current polling exhibiting that 83% of possible 2025 voters in South Jersey again laws to make all workplaces, together with casinos, smokefree. 77% of voters additionally acknowledged they’d view present Governor Phil Murphy extra favorably if he signed a invoice into regulation, and 79% stated they’d view their state legislator extra favorably in the event that they voted to cross the regulation — exhibiting broad help for New Jersey lawmakers who work to shut the on line casino smoking loophole.
CEASE appreciates the productive dialog they’d with Rep. Sherrill’s workplace forward of the election on the necessity for smokefree laws, and appears ahead to working intently with Governor-elect Sherrill to make sure that nobody in New Jersey has to decide on between their well being and a paycheck.
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On line casino Staff Towards Smoking (Dangerous) Results (CEASE) is a gaggle of 1000’s of on line casino sellers and different frontline gaming staff that shaped after indoor smoking returned on July 4, 2021 in Atlantic Metropolis, NJ and has expanded to states across the nation. CEASE is combating to completely take away smoking from our workplaces.
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