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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md., Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The jobs report for Maryland Live! Casino is very good news! The new $500 million gaming and entertainment destination, currently in development at Arundel Mills, is ramping up its recruitment efforts with the opening of the Maryland Live! Casino Employment Center on Monday, January 16, 2012.
Located at 7270 Park Circle Drive in Hanover, MD, the newly-renovated Employment Center will be open to the public Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., with recruiters on staff daily to assist with online applications and answer questions about the recruitment process. Walk-ins are welcome. In addition, a bank of computers is available at the Employment Center for use free of charge by job seekers who do not have access to a computer. For information, contact the Maryland Live! Casino Employment Center at (443) 445-2500.
Maryland Live! Casino will be filling more than 1,500 new positions over the next several months, including hundreds of casino positions, as well as jobs in marketing, facilities, food and beverage, environmental services, security, information technology and finance. Full-time and part-time positions will be available in all departments and all shifts.
“We’re looking for dynamic employees who are inspired by new challenges, who are happy and excited to come to work every day, and who want to have a lot of fun and engage the customer. Quality customer service will be an integral part of the Maryland Live! Casino experience,” explains Robert J. Norton, President and General Manager, Maryland Live! Casino. “Our ideal candidates will exhibit natural style, possess unique skills and express a willingness to learn. It’s not a requirement to have a gaming background to work here.”
Job descriptions and requirements are posted online now at www.jobsatmarylandlivecasino.com for positions that are currently available. More jobs will be posted regularly over the next several months as development progresses; however, interested applicants are encouraged to register online now for an account, which will expedite the application process for their desired position when it becomes available. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age. Maryland Live! Casino is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job seekers may contact the Maryland Live! Casino Employment Center for further information at:7270 Park Circle DriveHanover, MD 21076(443) 445-2500 www.jobsatmarylandlivecasino.com
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today affirmed the licensing decision made in 2009 by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to award Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. a Category 3 slot machine license.
The Valley Forge Convention Center has 488 hotel rooms on 850,000 square feet of property and is located at 1160 First Avenue in King of Prussia. Valley Forge estimates that it will produce $74 million in annualized gross terminal revenue from slot machine play by its fifth year of operation.
“We are pleased that the Supreme Court upheld this licensing decision which allows this project to move forward so it can create jobs, enhance tourism and produce much needed tax revenue for the Commonwealth,” said Greg Fajt, Chairman of the Gaming Control Board.
In addition, Fajt says the Court’s ruling also recognizes that the Board conducted a thorough review of the Valley Forge application and that its award of the resort license was appropriate and based upon substantial evidence.
Under current law, a Category 3 licensee may be eligible to operate up to 600 slot machines and 50 table games. Casinos awarded either a Category 1 or Category 2 license can operate up to 5,000 slot machines and 250 table games. Additionally, the Category 3 license restricts use of the gaming facility to registered overnight guests or patrons utilizing one or more of the resort-offered amenities.
The Court’s decision allows Valley Forge to move ahead with its expansion and casino project that was approved unanimously by the Board on April 8, 2009. Soon thereafter, Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, Inc., operator of Parx Casino in Bensalem, filed an appeal to the Board’s licensing decision with the Supreme Court. Under the state Gaming Act, the Supreme Court is vested with exclusive appellate jurisdiction to consider appeals of any final order, determination or decision of the board involving the approval, issuance, denial or conditioning of a slot machine license.
The main issues Greenwood raised on appeal and which were rejected by the Court were:
- Whether the PGCB properly determined that Valley Forge is the “owner” of the Valley Forge Convention Center or has sufficient ownership status so as to satisfy the eligibility criteria imposed by the Act?
- Whether the PGCB properly determined that Valley Forge owns and operates a “well-established resort hotel” as that term is described in the Act and the Board’s regulations?
A copy of the Court’s decision is available on the home page of the Board’s web site, www.pgcb.state.pa.us under the “What’s New” section.
The Board is currently deciding on the award of the second available Category 3 license among four applicants, and expects to make that decision within the next two months.
nbcphiladelphia.com reports the Sands Casino in Bethlehem PA may add 29 gaming tables and 139 new jobs to its casino.
Bloomberg News reports that the dismantling of the NU casino commission has resulted in 33 more layoffs this week, or all of the clerical staff. The majority of casino inspectors were given layoff notices last week. The moves are designed to save money and “make Atlantic City more business-friendly to the casino industry”.