Virginia: Portsmouth casino workers invited to join group fighting indoor smoking

Virginia: Portsmouth casino workers invited to join group fighting indoor smoking

Article brief provided by WAVY
  • Brian Reese, WAVY
January 31, 2023 4:03 PM
  • Brian Reese, WAVY

A group fighting indoor smoking at casinos nationwide is inviting Portsmouth’s casino workers to join its ranks.

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Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE) says its leaders reached out to employees at Rivers Casino Portsmouth in an open letter addressed Tuesday.

“We want to help you… not suffer silently every day that you go to work,” the letter reads in part. “We know all about the fears of speaking out, and that’s why the first step of joining our group of thousands of casino employees nationwide will help ensure you have strength in numbers.”

This comes one day after the recently opened Portsmouth casino changed its smoking policy after heavy criticism. Some guests said they wouldn’t return unless changes were made.