A mid-June raid of a Louisiana racetrack by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, which led to the arrest of more than 80 employees, resonated two months later as a topic of a panel discussion at Monday’s Saratoga Racing and Gaming Conference in Saratoga Springs, New York.
The arrests of Delta Downs Racetrack, Hotel and Casino employees — at least two of whom had criminal records, according to an ICE official — created an immediate staffing shortage at the track in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
The panelists said that all racetrack operators should make a preemptive plan with the assumption that ICE will visit their properties sooner or later.
