Regulates smoking in casinos and casino simulcasting facilities.

S 698 allows smoking in casinos and casino simulcasting facilities (like those with slot machines or table games) under strict conditions, while maintaining New Jersey's broader smoke-free air rules. It permits smoking in no more than 25% of the facility area, only in clearly marked zones with specific ventilation requirements (separately exhausted systems), and excludes areas near table game pits. Casinos must separate smoking areas from non-smoking zones with solid walls or windows and cannot assign employees to work in smoking areas unless they choose to. This bill directly affects casino operators and simulcasting facilities approved by New Jersey's Casino Control Commission.