Revel Casino made headlines in 2012 when it opened Atlantic City's only entirely nonsmoking casino. In less than a year, it found itself in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reversed its smoke-free policy. Casinos are the last frontier of indoor smoking after New Jersey's 2006 Smoke-Free Air Act that prohibits smoking in indoor public places, including restaurants and office buildings. But smoking zones can only total 25 percent of a casino's floor space, meaning you'll be able to gamble smoke-free in each of the city's dozen casinos.
Each AC casino varies in the location of its smoking and nonsmoking areas. Revel now advertises the largest contiguous smoking area in the city. At Caesars Atlantic City, you'll find 20 nonsmoking gaming tables right inside the main entrance. The Tropicana positions ventilated smoking lounges throughout nonsmoking casino areas, as well as maintaining 25 percent of the casino floor for smokers. When you arrive at the casino of your choice, head to the player's club area to pick up a map of the casino, which will clearly show smoking and nonsmoking gambling venues.
