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Atlantic City Gambling Casino, Lung Cancer And Kick In The Butt
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Gambling casinos have a way of producing winners and losers. That is probably inherent in the nature of the business. However, some losers never place any bets.
Suit says firing by Tropicana payback for smoke-free stance
ATLANTIC CITY -- A former floorman at the Tropicana Casino and Resort has filed suit against the casino for wrongful termination, saying he was "unceremoniously fired" because he publicly advocated a smoke-free workplace.Vincent Rennich, of Somers Point, was let go on March 5, one week after he testified about the health hazards of second-hand smoke in casinos in front of the state Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, according to the complaint filed in Superior Court in Atlantic City. At that hearing, Sen. Robert W. Singer, R-Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, thanked Rennich and other casino employees for coming to testify when "you've put your jobs on the line."
"A crueler fate could not have befallen a 26-year veteran of (the Tropicana) and the casino gaming industry, for Mr. Rennich developed lung cancer from his protracted exposure to second-hand smoke in the workplace," the suit contends.
Rennich, who never smoked cigarettes, sued the Tropicana a year ago for providing the unhealthful workplace that he said caused his lung cancer. Doctors discovered he had the disease when he underwent medical tests after an automobile accident. Since that time, he has told his story at several public events and been a vocal advocate for including casinos in the state's 15-month-old Smoke Free Air Act.
I can only hope the wheel of fortune spins in Vincent's favor when the jury eventually awards him the damages he deserves.
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