Since they are out of work because of COVID-19, the union members qualify for the $300 pandemic unemployment subsidy the federal government has added to unemployment checks. But Almeida said it\u2019s not the perk some have claimed it to be.<\/p>\n
\nThe general population thinks that everybody that’s on unemployment is making more on unemployment,\u201d Almeida said. \u201cI can assure you, us in the valet, we haven’t been making more on unemployment since the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The pandemic subsidy is scheduled to end on Sept. 6.<\/p>\n
Twin River Bouncing Back from COVID-19<\/h2>\n
Like other US casinos, Twin River has enjoyed a nice run since the COVID-19 vaccines became available to a larger segment of the population. Revenue data is starting to reach pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n
In May, Twin River reported a net income of $31 million from the video lottery terminals. That was the highest revenue figure since the casino took in $34.3 million in February 2020. However, as there were still restrictions in place for the month, that May revenue tally came despite Twin River’s gaming floor having more than 1,100 fewer games available (2,979 to 4,098).<\/p>\n
Table games, which, as of May, were limited to a maximum of four players per table, have seen an increase in revenue as restrictions have been relaxed. However, they\u2019re still behind pre-pandemic totals.<\/p>\n
May table game net revenues were $7 million, the best month since reopening. However, that would have been the lowest full month in the 2020 fiscal year. In addition, monthly table game revenues for the 2019 fiscal year never dipped below $10.3 million<\/p>\n
June figures are not yet available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Teamsters union official says more than three dozen valets and drivers have been off the job for way too long, and wants their Rhode Island casino employer to bring them back. The workers were officially laid off from Twin River Casino Hotel in Lincoln last Sept. 30, according to a notice posted on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":180609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33810],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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