Business
October 21, 2022
MGM Vows $1M Contribution to Grant a Gift Autism Foundation-Ackerman Center
MGM Resorts International, the leading global hospitality and entertainment company, announced Thursday a new collaboration with the Grant a Gift Autism Foundation-Ackerman Center (GGAF). MGM Partners with GGAF for a New Program Under the terms of the new collaboration, the company pledged $1 million toward a new vocational job placement program. The funding is expected […]
Industry
June 7, 2022
Rush Street Promotes Two Employees to COO and CFO
Rush Street Gaming has promoted Bill Keena and Marc Arndt as chief operating officer and chief financial officer, respectively. Jurisdictional gaming boards now need to approve the new assignments of both Keena and Arndt, who have been working for Rush Street for more than 10 years. Both Employees Have a Very Successful Career at Rush […]
Industry
October 18, 2021
The Yaamava’ Resort & Casino to Host Virtual Career Fair
During COVID-19, casinos around the world were shut down in order to prevent the virus from spreading. This meant hundreds of thousands of employees were left without employment, although some were able to still receive partial income from their employers. In many cases, especially in the US, unemployment pay was offered by federal and local […]
Casino
June 7, 2021
Casinos in Cripple Creek, CO, Desperate for Employees
Now that the casino industry in the US is returning to normal, it appears as though many people still don’t want to go back to work. Across the country, casinos are having extreme difficulty filling open positions, making it harder for them to provide all of the services and amenities they offered before COVID-19 decimated […]
Casino
June 4, 2021
Vegas Casinos Are Back in Action, But Employment Still Stagnant in April
The gambling scene in Las Vegas is returning to normal and, after a long year of COVID-19 restrictions and temporarily shuttered facilities, casinos are back in action. However, despite the lifting of restrictions over the past couple of months, the unemployment rate in Sin City rose from March to April, according to the US Bureau […]
Casino
May 19, 2021
Mississippi Gaming Rebounds, But the Industry is Desperate for Workers
Mississippi had a rough year last year, but things are finally returning to normal. The state’s gambling industry is seeing significant improvements as gamblers try to shake off the COVID-19 blues, but not everyone is as enthusiastic about venturing back out into public. While casinos are reporting record revenue, the gambling properties, as well as […]
Casino
October 27, 2020
AC Casino Employment Still Down From 2019 Numbers
Atlantic City’s nine casinos reported a 17.5% decrease in employment in September 2020, year-on-year. The number of casino employees has been decreasing every month since July compared to the 2019 numbers. 151 More Jobs From August to September The city’s nine casinos, Bally’s, Borgata, Caesars, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock, Harras, Ocean Resort, and Tropicana, reported […]
Casino
March 24, 2020
Nevada Hardest Hit Employment-Wise Due To Covid-19 Mitigation Measures
The Economic Policy Institute /EPI/, a non-profit, non-partisan think tank organization that focuses on conducting research and analyses of economic data, claims that Nevada will be the most affected state in terms of new unemployment due to the temporary closures of non-essential businesses. Nevada Tops The List Nevada that has significant exposure to the leisure, […]
Casino
January 1, 2020
7,700 Cambodians Out of a Job after Online Casinos Shut-down
Since January 1, 2020, the Cambodian online casino industry is illegal. Nationwide, inspectors will begin checks to see whether casinos have complied with the government demands. Cambodians Lose Casino Jobs in Droves With the new year, Cambodia has enacted a forceable shut-down of its online gambling industry, leading to massive layoffs. Some 7,700 Cambodians have […]