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Article: New Jersey smoking ban moves a step closer
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- December 16, 2005
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LAURA FASBACH, TRENTON BUREAU
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
12-16-2005
New Jersey smoking ban moves a step closer -- Senate passes measure exempting gaming areas
By LAURA FASBACH, TRENTON BUREAU
Date: 12-16-2005, Friday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions
A decade-long drive to make New Jersey's public places free of cigarette smoke cleared a significant hurdle Thursday when the state Senate passed a ban on lighting up in restaurants, bars, bowling alleys and other establishments.
Only the gaming areas of casinos would be exempt under the measure, which was approved by a vote of 29-7.
But before smokers are forced to go cold turkey in public, the bill needs approval by the Assembly. If it fails ...