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COLUMBUS — Job seekers who smoke, chew tobacco or even use nicotine
patches won’t be considered for the 3,200 casino jobs in Toledo and
Columbus when Penn National starts filling positions later this year.
Hollywood
Casino Columbus General Manager Ameet Patel said applicants who test
positive for nicotine will be disqualified and workers will be subject
to random tests during employment.
Penn National’s policy will
mean no tobacco use on or off the job for their 3,200 workers and Ohio’s
indoor smoking ban means customers will have to step outside before
lighting up.
Penn National is joining the ranks of thousands of
companies and hospitals that refuse to hire smokers in the hopes of
curbing medical costs and encouraging a healthier workforce.
Patel,
a 22-year veteran of the casino world, called it an unusual if not
unprecedented step in an industry where a vast majority of customers are
smokers. “It is a very, very big change,” he said.
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