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Report: Smoking bans no longer a threat to casino revenue

FILE - Nicole Vitola, a dealer at the Borgata casino, speaks at a rally in Atlantic City, N.J., on April 12, 2022 calling on state lawmakers to ban smoking in the gambling halls. A report issued Friday, June 17, 2022, by a Las Vegas gambling research company suggested that ending smoking in casinos will not result in significant financial harm to the businesses. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File) FILE - Borgata casino dealer Lamont White, right, speaks at a rally in Atlantic City, N.J., on April 12, 2022, calling on New Jersey's state Legislature to pass a bill that would ban smoking in casinos. Onstage with him are fellow Borgata dealers Nicole Vitola, left, and Pete Naccarelli, center. A report issued Friday, June 17, 2022, by a Las Vegas gambling research company suggested that ending smoking in casinos will not result in significant financial harm to the businesses. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File) FILE - A gambler smokes while playing a slot machine at the Ocean Casino Resort on Feb. 10, 2022, in Atlantic City, N.J. A report issued Friday, June 17, 2022, by a Las Vegas gambling research company suggested that ending smoking in casinos will not result in significant financial harm to the businesses. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File-) FILE - A man smokes while playing a slot machine at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., on Feb. 10, 2022. A report issued Friday, June 17, 2022, by a Las Vegas gambling research company suggested that ending smoking in casinos will not result in significant financial harm to the businesses.. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File) FILE - Casino workers hold a rally in Atlantic City, N.J., on April 12, 2022, to call on the state Legislature to pass a bill to ban smoking inside the nine casinos. A report issued Friday, June 17, 2022, by a Las Vegas gambling research company suggested that ending smoking in casinos will not result in significant financial harm to the businesses. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File))