#casino-industry

#casino-industry

First, a quick history lesson. The largest operator of casino hotels on the Las Vegas Strip in 2018 announced an $850 million deal to buy Empire City Casino in Yonkers, New York, closing that transaction in January 2019. That acquisition was validated because MGM rapidly turned the slots-only venue into one of the highest-grossing regional casinos in the country, and in 2022, New York lawmakers approved plans to issue three licenses for Las Vegas-style gaming venues in the Big Apple.

For years, she said, there was no safety net in sight until now. The historic deals finalized late last year mark a major turning point: For the first time in the Culinary Union's 90-year history, all major casinos on the Strip are unionized.

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