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Hundreds of Mardi Gras Casino employees vote “yes” to strike

September 28, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Labor Relations, West Virginia

What was just a threat has turned into a vote to strike for nearly 200 employees at the Mardi Gras Casino in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. On Friday, September 25th members of the United Steelworkers Union au...

Borgata servers lose lawsuit; casino can fire individuals due to weight

Sadonna Price

September 20, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Labor Relations, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

Twenty servers of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa of Atlantic City filed a lawsuit against their employer, citing harassment and humiliation for the dress code. The group also claimed the casino singled out ...

Local 54 promotes boycotts of Tropicana and Taj Mahal this Labor Day

Sadonna Price

September 7, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Labor Relations, New Jersey

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Over the weekend, continuing into today, the Unite Here Local 54 union of Atlantic City has asked visitors to the area to boycott two casino properties. The Trump Taj Mahal and the Tropicana have been subject t...

Government official wants authorities to investigate City of Dreams Manila Casino over employee sacking

Renee Kingsley

September 2, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Employment & Careers, Asian Casino News, Labor Relations, Philippines

The Philippines has encouraged gambling enterprises to set up multi-million dollar casinos in the country as the casino industry was expected to generated significant gaming revenue for the government and also ...

8 or more Macau VIP gaming rooms close in August

Sadonna Price

September 2, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau, Labor Relations

According to Macau Business Daily, a minimum of 8 VIP gaming rooms should be closing, either already having done so in August or soon to be in September. The VIP business of Macau is struggling, leaving junket ...

Butler training provided by Louis XIII for recruits of Macau

Sadonna Price

August 31, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Macau, Labor Relations

On the Cotai Strip of Macau, Louis XIII is planning on developing a new luxury destination. The property is under development and should open by next summer. In the meantime, Louis XIII has begun to train emplo...

Baha Mar files reorganization plan in Delaware bankruptcy court

Kim M

August 28, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, New Hotels, World Casino News, Bahamas, Casino project updates, Caribbean Casino News, Labor Relations, Bankruptcy, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Baha Mar mega resort developer, Baha Mar Ltd, run by Sarkis Izmirlian, announced yesterday that a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization has been filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. ...

New Jersey trade unions call for boycott of Icahn casinos in Atlantic City

Renee Kingsley

August 28, 2015

Gaming Industry News, Labor Relations, Bankruptcy, New Jersey

Billionaire Carl Icahn has a successful track record of taking bankrupt casinos and turning them around. Icahn decided to take over the struggling Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City which had earlier filed for b...

Forefront of Macau Gaming claims junket operator planning to sack VIP gaming employees

Renee Kingsley

August 26, 2015

Gaming Industry News, Asian Casino News, Macau, Labor Relations

Macau’s casino industry has continued to decline in 2015 and the top six casinos in Macau have reportedly lost around 40% of their gaming revenue during the first half of 2015. The decline in Macau’s casinos is...

Several government jobs affected by Tinian Dynasty Casino closure

Sadonna Price

August 26, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino closures, Labor Relations, Northern Mariana Islands

As the Tinian Dynasty casino closes, several employees in a municipal government capacity could find themselves unemployed. Earlier this week, the Tinian Mayor, Joey Patrick San Nicolas, reported that he had pr...

Atlantic City’s Local 54 prepares for Taj Mahal strike

Sadonna Price

August 24, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Labor Relations, New Jersey

The Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union of Atlantic City are upping the ante when it comes to strike efforts against the Trump Taj Mahal casino. The group will be taking time tomorrow to load a storage trailer wit...

Melco Crown petitioned by Forefront of Macau Gaming to promote 1,000 employees

Renee Kingsley

August 20, 2015

Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Employment & Careers, Asian Casino News, Macau, Labor Relations

The anti-corruption crackdown in Macau has caused a significant decline in casino revenue and as a result casinos have been forced to look at ways to bring down their overhead costs. A number of casinos have cu...

New deal for union works at Chukchansi resort

Kim M

August 18, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Casino closures, California, Labor Relations

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Confirmed Friday by Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino officials, 700 of its union workers have a new five-year collective bargaining agreement. Pending approval form the National Indian Gaming Commission and ...

Michigan Economic Development Corp hit by non-payment of tribal casino profits

Renee Kingsley

August 18, 2015

Casino News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Gaming Industry News, Lottery, Taxation, Labor Relations, Michigan

The Michigan Economic Development Corp (MEDC) recently confirmed that it has not received a $7 million payment from the Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) which was due in Jun...

More than 60 VIP club workers laid off in Macau since December seek assistance

Sadonna Price

August 17, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Macau, Labor Relations

Since December, the Labour Affairs Bureau of Macau has received 61 applications for employment aid by employees who were recently working with the VIP gaming clubs in the area. The individuals were seeking help...

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Hundreds of Mardi Gras Casino employees vote “yes” to strike

Borgata servers lose lawsuit; casino can fire individuals due to weight

Local 54 promotes boycotts of Tropicana and Taj Mahal this Labor Day

Government official wants authorities to investigate City of Dreams Manila Casino over employee sacking

8 or more Macau VIP gaming rooms close in August

Butler training provided by Louis XIII for recruits of Macau

Baha Mar files reorganization plan in Delaware bankruptcy court

New Jersey trade unions call for boycott of Icahn casinos in Atlantic City

Forefront of Macau Gaming claims junket operator planning to sack VIP gaming employees

Several government jobs affected by Tinian Dynasty Casino closure

Atlantic City’s Local 54 prepares for Taj Mahal strike

Melco Crown petitioned by Forefront of Macau Gaming to promote 1,000 employees

New deal for union works at Chukchansi resort

Michigan Economic Development Corp hit by non-payment of tribal casino profits

More than 60 VIP club workers laid off in Macau since December seek assistance

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