Las Vegas tourism plunge leaves casino workers 'on call' and struggling for shifts -- while CEOs save millions

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Tourism is no longer booming in Las Vegas — and casino workers are paying the price.

With visitor numbers sliding, many employees are going weeks without a single scheduled shift, even though they haven’t been officially laid off.

Tourists spent $55.1 billion in Las Vegas last year, according to the city’s Convention and Visitors Authority, with 41.7 million people flocking to the Strip [1]. But the lights are starting to go out. July visitation fell 12% compared with a year earlier — the seventh straight month of decline — and that slowdown is hitting the people who rely on steady tourist traffic to cover rent, groceries and bills.

For Caesars employee Sonya Owens, that reality has been brutal. She told KTNV Las Vegas that she hasn’t been called in for a shift in two months, despite being on the schedule as “on call.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/las-vegas-tourism-plunge-leaves-220000831.html

If people are unsure of their finances, vacations are the first thing to go. Add the fact that, thanks to the slobfather, Canada is avoiding this country like the plague.

[Bluestocking]

1. Trump did win Nevada

How is that working out for them.

[newdeal2]

2. No tax on no tips equals no money

Nothing bad can happen, it can only good can happen = Trump’s 2024 slogan to foolish voters

[MrsCheaplaugh]

3. Does anyone know?

On this "on-call" status, are these workers allowed to claim unemployment benefits?

If they aren't, how can anyone expect them to live?

[Xolodno]

4. Vegas is pricing itself out of the market.

Ridiculous pricing for parking, buffets that no longer offer value, etc. I interviewed with one company awhile back and stated, if they are going to charge for parking, make it a redeemable voucher that can be used on the tables or slots. I don't gamble, my wife on the other hand... She's going to use that and then some. You shouldn't be charging me when I'm going to Hell's Kitchen or seeing an over priced show.

[Renew Deal]

5. "While CEOs save millions" is weird framing

I guess they need the click bait. It's strange to say that the companies are "saving" money. They are saving it from being lost because there isn't enough business. Companies won't and shouldn't pay people to sit around.