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Clubs Out of Luck in Search for Dealers16 July 2000LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- July 16, 2000 – As reported by Associated Press: "…Casino executives say nationwide record low unemployment levels have made it more difficult to find qualified front-line workers and managers. "…Downtown's El Cortez is known as a break-in house, the sort of place where dealers go to complete what serves as an apprenticeship before moving on to the big-tip gambling halls of the Strip. "…Rather than earning $35 a day at Fremont Street casinos, Strip dealers earn $100 to $200 nightly in tokes. "…In the old days, new dealers spent 18 to 24 months learning their trade at Jackie Gaughan's hotel, [Billy Cheung, pit boss at the El Cortez] recalled, but now they're gone within four months. The Strip needs them. "Then there's the allure of casinos in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and 21 other states that steal Las Vegas workers..." |