EmploymentFoxwoods
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Foxwoods MA Promises 3,000 Jobs, Hiring Preference for Milford Region (5/24/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- The Foxwoods Massachusetts casino would bring 3,000 permanent jobs to Milford, the developer said Thursday, a number that would make the proposed...
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Foxwoods job fair scheduled Wednesday (5/20/2013)
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino will host a summer job fair Wednesday as it seeks to fill seasonal positions in its food and beverage department. The fair will...
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Labor & Unions
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Woodbine Slots employees set Monday strike deadline (5/24/2013)
(Ontario) -- More than 400 Ontario Lottery and Gaming employees are poised to walk off the job at the Woodbine Slots if a deal is not reached by 12:01 p.m. Monday.
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Maryland casino boom a boon to union membership (5/24/2013)
(Maryland) -- Maryland’s booming casino industry is providing a boost for organized labor in the state, the Baltimore Business Journal reports in this week's...
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Unite Here, Horseshoe Casino nearing labor peace agreement (5/24/2013)
(Maryland) -- In this week’s BBJ, I wrote about how the expansion of casino gaming in Maryland offers labor unions a huge opportunity to expand their membership...
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Ohio casino workers in Toledo agree to unionize (5/24/2013)
(Ohio) -- Casino employees in Toledo have voted to unionize, joining two other Ohio casinos that have taken steps to organize.
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Toledo casino workers easily agree to unionize (5/23/2013)
(Ohio) -- Workers at Hollywood Casino Toledo have voted to unionize and could begin negotiating their first contract within the next month.
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Culinary votes to raise dues in event of strike (5/21/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Culinary Workers Local 226 members voted overwhelmingly Monday to raise dues by $25 in the event of a strike this year against Strip and downtown resorts.
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With Strip contracts expiring, Culinary Union votes on increasing strike funds (5/20/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- The Culinary Union is preparing for the worst. Thousands of its members gathered at Cashman Field on Monday to vote on an increase in dues to plump up the...
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Security staff at Niagara Falls casinos ratify contract (4/22/2013)
(Ontario) -- About 200 security personnel at Casino Niagara and Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort have ratified their first labour contract since being unionized last year...
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Potential Casino Employees Rally For Workers’ Rights (4/20/2013)
(Maryland) -- Potential workers for Baltimore’s new casino say they’ve already won a victory for workers’ rights—and the Horseshoe Casino doesn...
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National Labor Relations Board, Tribes At Odds Over Unionization on Sovereign Lands (4/19/2013)
(Michigan) -- Can the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) assert authority over businesses owned and operated by tribal governments? Or should the Board recognize the...
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Pa. casino: Union's NLRB complaints are media ploy (4/19/2013)
(Pennsylvania) -- A spokesman for the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh says dozens of unfair labor practice charges filed by union organizers are a "common tactic"...
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Casino Aztar employees voted against union (4/19/2013)
(Indiana) -- Employees at Casino Aztar are finding out that a vote to loosen the grip of their union has failed. Employees voted 43 in favor and 51 against.
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Cases pit Native American sovereignty against NLRB authority (4/18/2013)
(Michigan) -- Are Native Americans subject to the authority of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), or does tribes’ right to self-government come first?
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Native American tribes challenge NLRB jurisdiction (4/18/2013)
(Michigan) -- The National Labor Relations Board told the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan on Tuesday that the National Labor Relations Act bars its casino from...
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Graton Rancheria
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Rohnert Park casino training potential dealers (5/22/2013)
(California) -- Vince Rooks stood in the dealer’s spot and released two stacks of blue-backed playing cards into each other, the cards whirring faintly as they...
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Share your thoughts: Rohnert Park casino hiring to affect job market? (5/9/2013)
(California) -- In less than a year’s time, Sonoma County will be home to the Bay Area’s largest casino, a prospect that has some people and businesses...
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Casino operator hires for full house upon opening (5/6/2013)
(California) -- Joe Hasson is the newly appointed general manager of the Graton Resort & Casino currently being constructed by the Federated Indians of Graton...
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Casino Kicks Off Hiring Frenzy (4/22/2013)
(California) -- The Mountain Shadows Shopping Center has not exactly been a hub of activity ever since Pacific Market left.
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Future Rohnert Park casino to hire nearly 2,000 employees (4/22/2013)
(California) -- The Graton Resort and Casino that is currently in the process of being built in Rohnert Park off the 101 Freeway has begun its hiring process as they are...
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Hopes high as thousands apply for Rohnert Park casino jobs (4/22/2013)
(California) -- In a small building in a shopping plaza on Rohnert Park's east side, Phantasia Gabriel nursed her dreams, which lay across Highway 101 at the fast-...
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Indian casino at Rohnert Park expects to hire 2,000 (4/16/2013)
(California) -- Operators of a Las Vegas-size casino/resort scheduled to open late this year in Sonoma County expect to fill about 2,000 positions with job seekers...
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New casino may hire as many as 2,000 (4/15/2013)
(California) -- A new $800 million casino and resort to open later this year in Rohnert Park in Sonoma County is expected to hire as many as 2,000 workers.
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Now Hiring: Casino Opens Up Application Process (4/15/2013)
(California) -- The Graton Rancheria Resort & Casino is hiring and set to start interviewing prospective candidates today, Monday, the Press Democrat is reporting.
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Sonoma County casino to hire 2,000 people (4/15/2013)
(California) -- Graton Resort & Casino, an $800 million complex scheduled to open late this year in the Sonoma County community of Rohnert Park, has begun accepting...
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Hiring process begins Monday for Rohnert Park casino positions (4/14/2013)
(California) -- The Graton Resort & Casino is to start interviewing for dealers and security personnel Monday, another sign that the $800 million project on the...
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Maryland Gaming
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24 Hour Gamble Pays Off For Employees At Maryland Live Casino (5/22/2013)
(Maryland) -- Gambling dollars are finding their way into the pockets of the employed. Pat Warren reports–Maryland Live is adding more people to the workforce.
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Maryland Live hiring 200 for new poker room (5/22/2013)
(Maryland) -- Maryland Live Casino plans to hire more than 200 poker dealers and managers for a new 14,800-square-foot poker room set to open in late summer, the...
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Baltimore activists call on Caesar’s Horseshoe Casino to hire local residents (4/21/2013)
(Maryland) -- Social justice activists staged a spirited rally Saturday in South Baltimore, near the future site of Caesar’s new Horseshoe Casino, (Russell Street...
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Maryland casino recruits get ready for the roll (4/7/2013)
(Maryland) -- There was nothing unusual about the bet that led to Cara DeRosa’s meltdown. It was a standard wager she’d paid out countless times during her...
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Forest County Potawatomi
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Ferguson named chief financial officer at Potawatomi Bingo Casino (5/17/2013)
(Wisconsin) -- Potawatomi Bingo Casino has named Rodney Ferguson as Chief Financial Officer. He joined the casino’s executive leadership team April 15.
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Potawatomi Bingo Casino hires casino resort leader as CFO (5/7/2013)
(Wisconsin) -- Potawatomi Bingo Casino said Tuesday that Rodney Ferguson, who most recently served as chief executive officer of the Spirit Mountain Casino, an Indian...
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Employment diversity at Potawatomi Bingo Casino (4/27/2013)
(Wisconsin) -- Who would ever picture Milwaukee being a place where a casino career would be a reality? Yes, a career. Well, here are three individuals who are African...
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New York Gaming
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Construction union hails local casino push (5/13/2013)
(New York) -- There's no doubt Ulster County's unionized construction workers stand behind a proposed casino at the site of the old Nevele Grande resort. The...
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Ontario Gaming
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Casino opinions mount. But is public voice heard? (5/9/2013)
(Ontario) -- Politicians in three local governments have heard 5,309 casino opinions, but have they heard the true voice of the people? Consider the latest online survey...
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Mohegan Sun
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Casino hotel seeking 250 employees (5/8/2013)
(Pennsylvania) -- With regional unemployment above 9 percent, a job fair in five weeks to fill 250 positions at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs’ soon-to-open hotel/...
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Mohegan Sun CEO signs three-year contract (4/6/2013)
(Connecticut) -- Bobby Soper, Mohegan Sun's president and chief executive officer, has signed a new three-year contract with a base salary of $800,000 a year.
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Palmer Casino
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At Palmer forum, Mohegan Sun employees talk about working at the casino (5/7/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Gerald L. Chudy went to the "Working at and Working with Mohegan Sun" event Tuesday at Palmer High School because he's interested in...
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Mohegan Sun discusses potential jobs for local residents (5/7/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Mohegan Sun says they are less than two months away from announcing a host agreement with the Town of Palmer.
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Mohegan Sun Massachusetts to host casino job forum at Palmer High School for prospective employees, vendors (4/25/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Mohegan Sun Massachusetts will hold a May 7 workshop for prospective employees and vendors for the company's proposed casino off Route 32 in...
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Rhode Island Gaming
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Twin River hiring full-time table employees (5/6/2013)
(Rhode Island) -- Twin River is preparing to open its new table games, but it still needs more employees to run them. According to The Woonsocket Call , a spokeswoman...
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Twin River still needs employees for gaming (5/5/2013)
(Rhode Island) -- Twin River is preparing to open its new table gaming operation at the Twin River Road casino but still needs dealers and other employees to staff it.
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Hard Rock
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Jeremy Weinstein Named Vice President of Marketing at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida (4/24/2013)
(Florida) -- Jeremy Weinstein has been named vice president of marketing at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. He will be responsible for overseeing...
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Margaritaville Casinos
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Some waste away trying out for AC's Margaritaville (4/21/2013)
(Atlantic City) -- Four days and 50 versions of "Margaritaville" later, talent scouts for the Jimmy Buffett-themed restaurant, music and gambling complex that...
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Revel Casino
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Revel lays off 83 casino workers (4/18/2013)
(Atlantic City) -- Atlantic City's newest casino is turning to layoffs to help it deal with financial problems as it works its way through bankruptcy court.
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Revel Casino Cuts 83 Jobs on Drop in Atlantic City Gambling (4/17/2013)
(Atlantic City) -- Revel AC Inc., the bankrupt owner of Atlantic City’s newest casino, said it eliminated 83 jobs to bring costs in line as the New Jersey resort...
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Internet Sweepstake Cafes
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Opinion: Internet Café Ban Good; 14,000 Lost Jobs Bad (4/13/2013)
(Florida) -- Good government demands that you have clear laws, which are either uniformly enforced or taken off the books. Though the law should provide enough...
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Ho-Chunk Tribe
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Hundreds attend job fair in Dells (4/7/2013)
(Wisconsin) -- Job seekers ventured to the Kalahari Convention Center on Wednesday for a job fair sponsored by Wisconsin Job Service and the Workforce Development Board...
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Ohio Gaming
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Cleveland: Casino to fill 90 dealer, supervisor jobs (4/6/2013)
(Ohio) -- Kelly Honsaker is a single mom from Garfield Heights who gambled and hit the jobs jackpot at the Horseshoe Casino. She's was struggling to get by and...
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Other News
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Cherokee Casino Employees and Sallisaw chamber help celebrate tourism week (5/22/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- Motorists entering the travel plaza just off I-40 between Roland and Sallisaw were recently met with unmistakable Cherokee hospitality.
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Tanka Bars on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation creates success, jobs (5/21/2013)
(South Dakota) -- With more than 71,000 Native Americans living in South Dakota, many living in reservation communities often leave for bigger and better opportunities.
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Las Vegas' Downtown Grand to hire 800 (5/20/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Fifth Street Gaming is looking to hire more than 800 people for the Downtown Grand hotel, the company’s chief executive said Monday. The company...
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Old Harbor Native Corp. hires six for Grande Denali Lodge and Denali Bluffs Hotel (5/20/2013)
(Alaska) -- Sharlene Berg Selected as Director of Lodging for Old Harbor Native Corporation. Responsibilities include overall management of the Grande Denali Lodge and...
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Tribe names new CEO for gaming operations (5/17/2013)
(Michigan) -- A native of Great Britain with more than 30 years’ experience in the gaming industry has been named the chief executive officer of the Saginaw...
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Nevadan at Work: Mirage's director of operations focuses on guests (5/13/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- From an early age, Chris Singer knew what he wanted to do with his life. At 13, he was cleaning spinach and frozen chickens for minimum wage at a Greek...
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Saganing Casino Expansions to Add 251 Jobs (5/13/2013)
(Michigan) -- The Saganing Eagles Landing Casino said it's planning expansions to more than triple its facility as well as bring 251 new jobs to the Standish area.
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EMPLOYMENT: Table Games Director - Open Position (5/13/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- Director of Table Games needed. Immediate resume review and consideration of qualified candidates. 5+ years experience required. Salary 90-100K, plus paid...
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Saganing Eagles Landing Casino hotel, gaming expansion near Standish to add 251 jobs (5/11/2013)
(Michigan) -- They haven't broken ground yet, but the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe has big plans for its little casino near Saginaw Bay. The Mount Pleasant-based...
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Top management is set at Four Winds Casinos in Dowagiac, Hartford and New Buffalo (5/11/2013)
(Michigan) -- Top management has been aligned at the Four Winds Casinos to incorporate leadership responsibilities for the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ new...
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Need A Job? The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Wants You (5/11/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- The Citizen Potawatomi Nation is looking to expand its business enterprises by adding on a hotel to the Grand Casino. And the by-product of this expansion...
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Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians announces Chief Operating Officer and General Managers at its Four Winds Casinos (5/10/2013)
(Michigan) -- The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, owners of Four Winds® Casinos, announced today that Matt Harkness has been named Chief Operating Officer of its...
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Isle of Capri replaces general manager of Cape Girardeau casino (5/9/2013)
(Missouri) -- Isle Casino Cape Girardeau general manager Chet Koch was replaced Tuesday with a temporary senior administrator, Barron Fuller.
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City to hire recruitment officer for casino jobs (5/2/2013)
(Maryland) -- Baltimore will hire a recruitment coordinator to look for city residents who can help fill the 1,700 jobs expected to be created by the construction and...
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The Downs to hire hundreds (5/2/2013)
(New Mexico) -- In preparation for the opening of a new casino, The Downs Racetrack and Casino at Expo New Mexico is holding a job fair to hire for 400 new positions.
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Lucrative casino salaries lure low-income women (5/2/2013)
(Macau) -- A gaming industry trade union ponders more places on its vocational training courses to meet demand
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Tribal college leaders praise workforce training grants (4/30/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Tribal college leaders and lawmakers gathered in Memorial Hall on Tuesday for a press conference highlighting a bill that will provide workforce...
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Head of Ontario lottery corporation rebuked for pay increases (4/30/2013)
(Toronto) -- Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa has publicly rebuked the head of the province’s lottery corporation for awarding “unacceptable” pay...
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Two Shreveport-Bossier City casinos hiring this week (4/30/2013)
(Louisiana) -- At least two of Shreveport-Bossier City's five riverboat casinos are hiring this week. Margaritaville Resort Casino in Bossier City will be...
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Cadillac Jack Named One of Atlanta’s Top Workplaces by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (4/30/2013)
(Georgia) -- Cadillac Jack, an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, announced today that it has been named one of metro Atlanta’s...
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