US: Trump urges casino to sue over smoking ban
Donald Trump is calling on 11 casinos to sue over a new smoking ban approved by the Atlantic City Council, arguing that it created a competitive disadvantage.
The real estate magnate, chairman of a company that owns three casinos in Atlantic City, said he would not file his own suit but wants the Casino Association of New Jersey to stop the ban from taking effect in October.
Slot parlours in the Philadelphia area, which have been stealing many of Atlantic City’s most profitable and reliable customers over the past year and a half, permit them to smoke while gambling.
Some smokers shunned Atlantic City last April when the city imposed a partial ban that restricts smoking to no more than 25% of the casino floor.
