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The City Council, however, has reversed course. They voted 5-4 the other day to delay the smoking ban <\/a>because they worry how the change will effect the economy.<\/p>\n

I don’t like smoking – in fact, I despise it with all my heart – but I love gambling. And when lawmakers realize the importance of gambling to our economy, I feel all warm inside.<\/p>\n

You see, gambling isn’t just the activity of soulless degenerates who will sell their children just to get a fix. Most gamblers simply like the games for entertainment value. Winning is awesome. Losing is just the cost of doing business.<\/p>\n

Gamblers also like to eat, shop, pay for hotel rooms, and go to see concerts and shows. And if you can make them a little happier by letting them smoke while they play, maybe they will spend more money.<\/p>\n

I have rarely been bothered by smoke while gambling. In fact, I can’t really think of removing one “vice” while advocating another. So I hope the AC smoking ban is on the shelf for more than the one-year the council wants to push it back at this point.<\/p>\n

And, really, people are already willing coming to Atlantic City, for God’s sake. Don’t give them a reason to realize the error of their ways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"