Turnover is costly. While ventilation systems may remove the smell of smoke, they’re expensive, and they don’t actually remove the toxins from the air. That means that your workers are still breathing in secondhand smoke and are at serious and increased risk for health problems like cancer and heart disease.
Going smoke-free means protecting employees from the risks associated with secondhand smoke while also protecting your investment in your workers. What’s more, healthier workers translate into reduced health care costs.
Younger people are more smoke-averse than their parents and grandparents. There’s a generational change happening when it comes to smoking, and it’s likely that casinos will eventually need to make some changes in order to remain profitable. Stepping out of the old and making those changes on your own terms will be more cost-effective, and it will open casinos up to new customers.