After years in the making, the Norfolk Casino will break ground Wednesday morning.
This is a development News 3 has been following since 2020 when Norfolk voters first approved the casino.
Watch: Years in the making, ground will break Wednesday for Norfolk casino
Years in the making, ground will break Wednesday for Norfolk casino
The development comes with protests from casino workers who don’t want smoking allowed inside of the casino’s game room floor as they say it poses a health risk.
“We want let our presence be known. We are begging for them to open the Norfolk casino as a non-smoking facility,” Wilson said.
Juana Wilson, with the group C.E.A.S.E that stands for casino employees against smoking effects, says they’ll be protesting during the casino’s groundbreaking ceremony. Wilson is also a former Rivers Casino employee.
Watch: Norfolk City Council approves proposed casino’s design; construction can move forward
Norfolk City Council approves casino design; construction can move forward