[Gonso]

It wasn't until I quit smoking a couple of years ago that I really came to appreciate how disgusting and obnoxious a habit it really is. And I was one of the few who usually went outside to smoke and didn't litter my cigarette butts like a lot of people do.

All the AC poker rooms are smoke free now, and even most of the pit games (75%) are as well. The NJ sban prohibits it in indoor public places elsewhere, and people are still going to the restaurants and bars just like they always did.

As far as the whole "smoker's rights" thing, yeah, that's pretty much a joke.

All of that aside, I can't say that it's hurt the poker games one bit here at all. Bally's was the last poker room to have smoking, and that hasn't changed a bit (still mostly sucks).