The largest casino working association in Las Vegas announced new tentative contract agreements with two strip operators.
Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 have reached three -year business with Resorts World Las Vegas and the cosmopolitan hotel casinos, which cover close to 4500 employees over both properties. The tentative agreements include “the largest wage increases ever negotiated in Culinary Union’s 90-year history”, according to double news messages.
“Nothing during our nine decades came easy. Victory is the result of militant workers organizing, sacrifice and determination,” said Ted Daddyorge, secretary treasurer of the culinary Union. “We are proud to celebrate a 100 % union Las Vegas Strip and Culinary Union’s legacy of doing hospitality jobs in Las Vegas family-monitoring jobs. This victory is a win for workers, the company and Las Vegas Future.”
The new three -year contracts expire September 30, 2028, the same timeline as the other casino properties on the strip. A ratification voting of membership on both properties will soon be planned.
“I am so happy because we won a new trade union agreement that will benefit us all with fair salary increases and more protection at work,” said Lucila Zamora, a guest room at Resorts World and Local 226 member for 13 years.
The contract for Cosmopolitan Union Workers is the first since the property was acquired by Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International.
“The most important parts of the contract for me are to win more job protection, reductions in room credits so that participants in the room have a safer workload and working conditions, and strong financial packages and wage increases that we won,” said Stella Kalaoram, a room stylist at Cosmopolitan who was a union member for 9 years.
Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 are Nevada affiliates of Unite here. The work organization represents almost 60,000 workers in Las Vegas and Reno, including most casinos on the Las Vegas strip and in central Las Vegas.
Operating gains down two -digit in Atlantic City
Atlantic City Casino operators reported a decline of 15 years to year in quarterly profits during the first three months of 2025.
Nine Atlantic City casinos (seven operators since Caesars Entertainment monitors three properties at Jersey Shore) published gross operating profit of $ 131.97 million during the first quarter this year, a decrease from $ 155.42 million during the same period 2024.
In addition to shrinking profits, casinos in Atlantic City also published less net revenue during the first quarter than those reported during the first quarter of 2024 or 2023, according to data from the state division for gaming activities.
“Atlantic City’s first quarterly income decreased in comparison with the same periods over the past two years, which reflects the financial pressure that affects regional gaming and leisure tourism,” said New Jersey Casino Control Commission chairman James Plousis. “Lower gross operating profit due to the increased costs for goods and services purchased by the operators continued to be seen during the first quarter.”
Of the seven operators in Atlantic City, five have presence in Las Vegas. MGM Resorts International, Caesars and Golden Nugget have each active casinos in both jurisdictions. Bally’s Corp. And Hard Rock International runs casinos in Atlantic City, and both are licensed in Nevada. Ballysis controls the gaming license that used to belong to Tropicana Las Vegas. Hard Rock took over control of the Mirage in 2023 before quitting the iconic strip legend to make room for a new casino and guitar -shaped hotel, both of which are scheduled to open in 2027.
Alaska sports game
The bids for legalizing sports wagons became short in Hawaii and Oklahoma this year, but legislation to bring sports games to Alaska is still alive.
Alaska’s House Labor and Commerce Committee conducted a hearing last week on a bill sponsored by rope. David Nelson, R-Anchorage.
Legislation would legalize up to 10 online sportsbook operators in the state. If more than 10 applicants apply, licenses would be allocated on calculated revenue based on other states.
Nelson’s proposal sets the license fee to $ 100,000, with a 20 percent tax on sports game revenue.
Alaska’s legislative session is expected to end Wednesday, but bills that were introduced during the current session will be automatically transferred to next year.
Sports weakening is legal in 39 states and Washington DC Sports initiative 2024 generated $ 115 billion in gross gaming revenue.
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