New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office)NEW JERSEY - Smoking inside Atlantic City’s casinos won’t be allowed after all as restaurants reopened Friday, New Jersey Gov.
Phil Murphy said.Murphy, a Democrat, announced the about-face during a COVID-19 news conference in Trenton.“We’ve looked closely at the science and agree with the experts who have concluded that allowing smoking is too big a risk to take,” he said.The governor had signed an executive order reopening restaurants Friday from their coronavirus pause.
The order would have permitted smoking at casinos as well.Friday was the first time indoor dining has been permitted in the state since March.