Atlantic City casinos to hold job fair
The Casino Association of New Jersey and the New Jersey Division of Gaming will host a job fair on June 2.
US.- The Casino Association of New Jersey (CANJ) has partnered with the New Jersey Division of Gaming (DGE) to host a job fair on June 2. The event will be held at the Atlantic City Convention Center, at 1 Convention Boulevard.
Casino representatives from venues such as Bally’s, Borgata, Caesars, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock, Harrah’s, Ocean Resorts, and Tropicana will interview candidates for casino and hotel positions. Those selected will be eligible for immediate hire.
Positions will be available for housekeeping staff, table games dealers, food and beverage servers, security officers, and culinary positions.
Atlantic City’s casinos employ nearly 22,000 full-time and part-time workers, according to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. The city’s casinos have been focused on recovering after being closed for 107 days due to the Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns.
Earlier in May, Atlantic City casino workers pushed for better financial incentives. Unite Here Local 54, a union representing over 10,000 Atlantic City casino workers, is seeking “significant” wage increases in talks that are underway.
The union told The Associated Press the goal is to keep workers from falling behind in an economy where labour shortages are increasing salaries in other industries yet inflation is eating away at consumers’ purchasing power.
Atlantic City casinos show revenue growth in Q1
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has released its Q1 gross operating profit reports for the nine Atlantic City casinos. Combined, the properties reported profits of approximately $155.6m on net revenue of $719.8m. Revenue was up by over 25 per cent compared to Q1 2021.
Q1 2022 revenue was also higher than the $704.6m generated in the first quarter of 2019, pre-pandemic. Casino profits for January through March of 2022 beat the same three months in 2021 by 63 per cent and profits were up 79 per cent compared to the same period, pre-pandemic.
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