Pennsylvania casino to hire hundreds for table games

16 October 2009

GRANTVILLE, Pennsylvania -- As reported by ABC 27: "The Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course plans to add 300 to 400 'well-paying jobs' once table games are added to the slot machine casino in Grantville, Dauphin County, according to company officials.

"Casino officials are confident that table games will be legalized by the Legislature and will be very popular with a younger crowd. The only table games currently at the casino are the virtual kind.

"It takes more people to operate a table game, according to Hollywood Casino General Manager Frank Quigley. 'A craps table for instance, you need four dealers and two supervisors for the day,' he said.

"Quigley said the jobs require several weeks of training and pay up to $40,000 a year. The casino expects to operate 40 table games - including blackjack, craps, roulette and baccarat - in addition to 10 to 15 poker tables..."