Employment by Race (Percent)<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2016-17\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02017-18\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02018-19\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02019-20<\/p>\n
Caucasian\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 64\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a063\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 62\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a064<\/p>\n
African American\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a014\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a014\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a015\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a013<\/p>\n
Hispanic\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 8\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a08\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a08\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a08<\/p>\n
Asian\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a012\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a012\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 13\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a013<\/p>\n
Other\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2<\/p>\n
Pennsylvania casinos keep it local when it comes to hiring. Of the 9,883 workers, 92 percent are residents of the Keystone State.<\/p>\n
Several casinos are located within a few miles of Pennsylvania state borders, including Parx, Harrah’s, and River’s in the Philadelphia area. Wind Creek Bethlehem is also just five miles from the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border.<\/p>\n
In western Pennsylvania, Lady Luck, Meadows, and Rivers are all within 15 miles of neighboring states.<\/p>\n
Employment Opportunities<\/b><\/h2>\n
Once economic conditions warrant<\/a>, Pennsylvania casinos plan to hire back many of those lost positions. There are also new casinos on the way in Pennsylvania, which will bring additional jobs to the Keystone State.<\/p>\nLive! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia is being constructed in the city’s Stadium District. The Cordish Companies, parent company to the project, is additionally building a satellite casino in Westmoreland near Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n
Penn National Gaming, the oldest casino operator in the state, is moving forward with two satellites, one in York and another in Morgantown.<\/p>\n
Satellite casinos are permitted to house up to 750 slot machines and 30 table games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pennsylvania casinos are employing nearly 41 percent fewer people in the wake of COVID-19, the coronavirus causing the reduction of 6,834 jobs. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) recently released its 2019-20 Gaming Diversity Report, and in it, the startling numbers of jobs lost is revealed. On June 30, 2019, the state’s 12 land-based casinos […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":150312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
COVID-19 Eliminates 41 Percent of Pennsylvania Casino Workforce<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n