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On November 27, 2023, the City Planning Commission held a review session on the proposed Gaming Facility Text Amendment to the Zoning Resolution to streamline casino development in New York City. In 2013, New York State amended its constitution to allow up to seven commercial casinos to be built statewide. Commercial casinos are casinos that do not…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (CBS) - The union representing Atlantic City casino workers is warning families their summer plans may be affected by a labor dispute. Union contracts at seven major casinos, including the Borgata, Caesars, Golden Nugget, Harrah's, Hard Rock, Resorts Casino and Tropicana, ended on Tuesday. UNITE HERE Local 54, which represents…

From Las Vegas to Atlantic City, New Jersey, casino workers are banding together to leverage their worth and demand greater compensation from operators. According to Bob McDevitt of Unite Here Local 54, which represents over 10000 Atlantic City casino employees, current labor discussions will focus on payment rather than future benefits. Aside from…

As demand for casino workers continues to mount from Las Vegas to Atlantic City, unionized staffers in New Jersey are coming together to leverage their worth and demand better pay from operators. Bob McDevitt of Unite Here Local 54, a union representing over 10000 of Atlantic City casino workers, argues that the current labor negotiations between…

As Atlantic City's casinos work to recover financially from the coronavirus pandemic, the workers who keep those casinos operating are trying to do the same. The main union representing casino workers in Atlantic City tells The Associated Press it is seeking "significant" wage increases in talks that are currently under way. The goal is to keep…