Rhode Island
Casino workers testify in favor of bill that would ban smoking at Rhode Island’s casinos | ABC6
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — On line casino staff testified on Smith Hill Wednesday in favor of a invoice that might ban smoking at Bally’s Twin River casinos.
Smoking was briefly banned on the gaming ground in the course of the top of the pandemic and staff are telling lawmakers they skilled a constructive affect on their well being.
“You’re in your recreation attempting to deal, the beverage servers are serving drinks, somebody’s received a lit cigarette two or three toes out of your head,” stated Matthew Dunham, a desk video games supplier. “There are some locations in America the place you possibly can’t smoke on the sidewalk, however you possibly can come into my office and do it proper subsequent to my head?”
Some on line casino patrons have expressed their disappointment with the invoice and need the flexibility to smoke whereas playing.