Workers ask NJ Supreme Court to hear casino smoking case

Workers seeking to ban smoking inside casinos have asked the New Jersey Supreme Court to find they have a constitutional right to safety.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 684

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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A coalition of casino workers asked the New Jersey Supreme Court to weigh constitutional questions underpinning their challenge to a legal exemption that allows smoking on Atlantic City casino floors.

The filing from the United Auto Workers union argues that lower courts erred in finding the state’s constitution does not grant a right to safety and that the casinos exemption in the 2006 Smoke-Free Air Act is not unconstitutional special legislation.

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