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11/27/12: Ohio Casino only hires non-tobacco users

More companies are demanding that potential employees be non-smoking. Penn National Gaming, the owner of the new Ohio-based Hollywood Casino, will use drug test screening to ensure all employees are non-smokers, with the goal to improve health of its employees and to reduce insurance costs. Read this Columbus Dispatch news article about the new casino in Ohio and the trend of some companies to hire non-tobacco users.

Ohio is the first state in the nation to have statewide non-smoking gaming. Other states, including New Jersey, have allowed exemptions by casinos of their smokefree air laws. This exemption leaves casino workers and patrons at risk for the health consequences of secondhand smoke. Read more about the push for smokefree gaming in New Jersey. Visit the Revel Casino, the first 100% voluntary smokefree casino in Atlantic City.

Last update: 11/27/12

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