Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn affirmed during a visit with his top management team in Macau that no cost control plans would be implemented in any of his casinos across Las Vegas and Macau. Wynn said there would be „no salary cuts and reduction in the numbers of construction workers and company staff“. The company’s CEO also assured that the construction project of Encore Macau situated right next to Wynn Macau would not be suspended amid the global financial crisis that had hit the US severely.
St. Louis (AP) — Ameristar Casinos Inc. is laying off workers at its St. Charles and Kansas City casinos as part of a national reduction in work force. Rebecca Theim from Ameristar’s corporate office in Las Vegas said workers were notified Friday. She said Ameristar tried various measures to avoid layoffs, but they weren’t enough in the worsening economy. Ameristar’s casino and hotel in St. Charles will lose 6 percent of its staff.
Kathmandu – Taking moral responsibility of the October 24 incident at Casino Anna, in which the casino employees retaliated an intended police raid and beaten up a policeman, General Manager of the Casino Anna Ram Krishna Chakradhar, asked the casino workers to call of all protest programmes Sunday afternoon. Talking to the media outside the Metropolitan Police Division in the capital today,
Atlantic City – Blaming the weak economy and competition from casinos in surrounding states, Atlantic City’s biggest gaming operator says it has begun cutting the work force at its four properties. Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. declined to disclose how many layoffs it has made at Harrah’s Resort, Bally’s Atlantic City, Caesars Atlantic City and Showboat Casino Hotel. Employment figures compiled by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission indicate hundreds of job cuts at Bally’s and Caesars.
Harrah’s Entertainment confirmed it is preparing another round of layoffs and hourly reductions at its Las Vegas properties. Company officials late Thursday declined to say how many workers will be let go. They said the company will work closely with all employees who will be affected. „The country is experiencing a historically difficult economic period,“ said Jan Jones, senior vice president of communications and government relations for Harrah’s.
MGM Grand Detroit, the top earner of Detroit’s three casinos, is laying off less than 100 workers for the second time this year, officials said. The layoffs coincide with MGM‘s one-year anniversary of moving to its new USD 800 million hotel and casino entertainment complex last October. All affected are hourly workers in food and beverage — meaning those who work in restaurants and bars.
The soon-to-open Red Hawk Casino will host a job fair Sept. 21-22 at its temporary employment and training center in El Dorado Hills. The casino, operated by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, is scheduled to open in the final quarter of this year along Highway 50 outside Placerville. Those who apply for jobs online in advance will be interviewed by casino representatives for open positions.
Temecula, California (AP) — The Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula plans to lay off about 400 of its 4,700 workers, blaming tough economic times. The casino, the second-largest private employer in Riverside County, draws customers from across Southern California. Economist John Husing says people spend less on entertainment during an economic downturn, and the region has been hit hard by the housing slump and overall economic downturn.
Hammond, Indiana (AP) – An enclosed walkway being attached to a floating casino on Lake Michigan slipped Tuesday as it was being attached, sending seven construction workers into the water, authorities said. After the workers fell, nine other workers jumped into the water to help them, including two men who were briefly trapped inside the fallen walkway, said Kevin Margraf, chief fire inspector for the Hammond Fire Department.
Atlantic City – Thousands of casino workers in yellow shirts with the United Auto Workers insignia marched with their union brethren from several states on one of the city’s busiest streets yesterday to make a point. The rally and march, which swelled to about 5,000 strong by midafternoon – on the official first day of summer and on one of Atlantic City’s busiest gambling days of the week…
More than 250 casino workers took the recent buyouts offered by Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara, a move the company made to “rebalance” its mix of full-time and part-time employees. In a memo addressed to all casino workers, Niagara Casinos president Art Frank called the response to the first-ever voluntary resignation program a “win/win for all parties.”
Full-time employees at Niagara’s two casinos have less than two weeks to decide whether to take a buyout package or hold onto their jobs. „We’re offering our permanent full-time employees a financial compensation package,“ said Greg Medulun, a spokesman for Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara. The casinos told employees last week of a „voluntary resignation package“ and a program to shift workers‘ status to part time from full time.
