The head of Louisiana’s gambling regulatory body expects the state’s riverboat casino operators to request adjustments in the employee numbers included in their state licenses. Some of the hiring goals date back to when venues were originally approved three decades ago and were not adjusted for riverboats that have relocated.
Wade Duty, executive director of the Louisiana Casino Association, said the job goals also don’t reflect the post-pandemic labor market in which customer-facing service workers have become harder to attract and retain. In addition, casinos have moved toward outsourcing housekeeping and restaurant staff, and those employees can’t be counted toward the target number in their licenses
