![Wayne Parry Nancy Erika Smith, the lawyer for Atlantic City casino workers seeking to end smoking in the gambling halls speaks outside a courthouse in Trenton, N.J., on April 5, 2024, after filing a lawsuit seeking to force a smoking ban. On Monday, April 29, 2024, Atlantic City's main casino workers union asked a judge to let it intervene in that lawsuit. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/95e7d5f900694add9a9a2e0959fa46d2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Nancy Erika Smith, the lawyer for Atlantic City casino workers seeking to end smoking in the gambling halls speaks outside a courthouse in Trenton, N.J., on April 5, 2024, after filing a lawsuit seeking to force a smoking ban. On Monday, April 29, 2024, Atlantic City's main casino workers union asked a judge to let it intervene in that lawsuit. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
![Wayne Parry A gambler lights a cigarette at a slot machine in Harrah's casino in Atlantic City N.J., on Sept. 29, 2023. On Monday, April 29, 2024, Atlantic City's main casino workers union asked a judge to let it intervene in that lawsuit. (AP Photo/Wayne](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/26cbb242ffb1407da967097defc7ef6c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A gambler lights a cigarette at a slot machine in Harrah's casino in Atlantic City N.J., on Sept. 29, 2023. On Monday, April 29, 2024, Atlantic City's main casino workers union asked a judge to let it intervene in that lawsuit. (AP Photo/Wayne
![Wayne Parry Casino workers in favor of banning smoking in Atlantic City demonstrate outside a courthouse in Trenton, N.J., April 5, 2024, after filing a lawsuit seeking to force a smoking ban. On Monday, April 29, 2024, Atlantic City's main casino workers union asked a judge to let it intervene in that lawsuit. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a255650ba44f436087676ed222731856/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Casino workers in favor of banning smoking in Atlantic City demonstrate outside a courthouse in Trenton, N.J., April 5, 2024, after filing a lawsuit seeking to force a smoking ban. On Monday, April 29, 2024, Atlantic City's main casino workers union asked a judge to let it intervene in that lawsuit. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
![Wayne Parry Casino workers in favor of banning smoking in Atlantic City demonstrate outside a courthouse in Trenton, N.J. On Monday, April 29, 2024, Atlantic City's main casino workers union asked a judge to let it intervene in that lawsuit. (AP Photo/Wayne](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/efa8a340172f49df8a1f90b756b67ef0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Casino workers in favor of banning smoking in Atlantic City demonstrate outside a courthouse in Trenton, N.J. On Monday, April 29, 2024, Atlantic City's main casino workers union asked a judge to let it intervene in that lawsuit. (AP Photo/Wayne
![Wayne Parry Casino workers in favor of banning smoking in Atlantic City demonstrate outside a courthouse in Trenton, N.J. On Monday, April 29, 2024, Atlantic City's main casino workers union asked a judge to let it intervene in that lawsuit. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/731a481417954153b850a101622b45a5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Casino workers in favor of banning smoking in Atlantic City demonstrate outside a courthouse in Trenton, N.J. On Monday, April 29, 2024, Atlantic City's main casino workers union asked a judge to let it intervene in that lawsuit. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)