Posts tagged Casino
Inside gaming: Off-Strip casino workers unionize; WSOP to return
February 19, 2026 // Palms, which is owned and operated by the San Manuel Gaming and Hospitality Authority, an entity of the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, is currently the only tribal-operated casino in Las Vegas. The California-based tribe purchased the property from Red Rock Resorts in 2021 for $650 million.
Gold Strike Casino Workers Unionize With Teamsters Local 667 in Mississippi
January 7, 2026 // Workers at Tunica, Mississippi-based Gold Strike Casino Resort announced Monday they have voted to join Memphis, Tennessee-based Teamsters Local 667 labor union through a card-check majority.
Shelbyville casino workers vote to unionize
December 9, 2025 // Data released by the Indiana Gaming Commission indicates statewide casino revenue declined about 4% from September 2024 to October 2025. Despite the revenue decline, Caesars Entertainment has indicated it will recognize its Shelbyville workers’ right to unionize.
Horseshoe casino dealers prepare to strike for right to unionize
October 17, 2025 // The workers, flanked by organizers from Teamsters Local 135, said they have been turned down on an alternate third-party observer, which would have permitted the Oct. 17 election to go forward without delay. “We’ve already had a vote,” said Zachary Holbrook, a dealer/supervisor. “92% of the majority voted for strike authorization.”
Casino Workers At Caesars Southern Indiana Go On Strike
April 16, 2025 // The work stoppage started after the property reopened. Flooding from the Ohio River temporarily closed the casino. Teamsters Local 89 officials and the property, which is owned by VICI Properties and operated by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, have not been able to agree to a contract during negotiations over the last few months. The union’s current contract expired a month ago.
The Strip Is Now Completely Unionized Thanks to a New Agreement at Fontainebleau Las Vegas
March 13, 2025 // For the first time in its 90-year history, every casino resort on the Strip is unionized
Las Vegas Convention Center Worker Slams Culinary Union and Sodexo with Federal Charges for Illegally Seizing Dues From Wages
March 12, 2025 // Employee maintains that both union and employer ignored requests to refrain from union membership and dues payments
Thousands of Denver-area King Soopers grocery store workers go on strike
February 6, 2025 // UFCW Local 7 members voted by 96% last week to authorize the unfair labor practices strike. King Soopers, a chain owned by Kroger, with 121 stores in Colorado and Wyoming, has been negotiating a new contract since October. The current contract expired in January.
Las Vegas hotel workers union ends 69-day strike
January 24, 2025 // The Culinary Workers Union announced on the social media platform X that it secured a five-year deal for about 700 employees at Virgin Hotels near the Las Vegas Strip. In a joint statement, the union and casino said they were ready to move past their disagreements “for the benefit of all team members at the property” after the 69-day strike that began November 15.
Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino Employees Push for Union Representation
January 7, 2025 // In the last decade, a number of cases have reached courts across the country with similar concerns. Unsurprisingly, the courts have ruled that employees of Tribal casinos and resorts fall under the National Labor Relations Act, which means that they can join forces to be represented by unions. Now, as announced by the Niagara Gazette, workers at Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino are in talks with Teamsters Local 449. Discussions with the union date back to December. One former employee and organizer of the initiative, Vernon Lohan, said on the matter: “You’re not given a fair handshake over there.” The former employee also alleged that workers at Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino may be terminated in cases that may only require a warning.