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Minnesota Officials: Casino Jobs Will Make Impact

MINNESOTA – As reported by the Minnesota Star Tribune: "Minnesota officials are pitching a city casino for the millions they can take from it.

"But a casino would have another big economic impact: It would create 2,000 to 3,000 jobs for the Twin Cities hospitality industry.

"Like any big employer, a casino has its top-of-the-pyramid jobs: administrators, accountants and marketers. But most of that pyramid is filled with slot attendants, change makers, cooks, waiters, room cleaners and desk clerks.

"If those jobs move off the reservation for the first time in Minnesota, they would look different in at least two big ways.

"They could be covered by state labor law. And they could become union jobs.

"Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the White Earth, Leech Lake and Red Lake Indian bands have one plan for a casino-hotel partnership, with the state expecting about $200 million a year in revenue from the venture. The Canterbury Park racetrack has a similar plan and is promising to share its profits with the state.

"So far, public debate has focused on everything but jobs. Proponents say gambling is growing, anyway, why not let the state benefit?…"

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