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President Casino Workers Lose Jobs Sooner

BILOXI, Mississippi – As reported by the Biloxi Sun Herald: "Hundreds of workers at President Casino learned this week that their jobs will end in October, months earlier than they had expected.

"Of the more than 700 people who work at the casino, only 62 will be retained.

"Some of the workers who received termination notices said they felt misled. They knew they would be without work when the gambling barge's new owner, Silver Slipper, moved it to a new location in Hancock County, but they didn't know it would be so soon.

"John Ferrucci, chief operating officer of Silver Slipper, said the timetable was changed because of tidal flows. Engineers told casino officials that tidal charts indicate a four-day period in early November would be the best time to move the barge…"

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