Las Vegas, NV (AP) - The new owners of the shuttered Palms Casino want to rehire hundreds of former employees who lost their jobs when the property closed in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Cynthia Kiser Murphey, general manager of the property now owned by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, told Nevada casino regulators last week she hopes to bring back up to 600 of nearly 1,200 former workers when the resort reopens in the spring.
No reopening date has been announced.
Kiser Murphey said the property was recruiting through community agencies, job fairs and an online portal that started last Friday.
The California-based tribe acquired the 700-room resort earlier this year for $650 million from Red Rock Resorts, making it the first Native American-owned resort in Las Vegas and the second tribal enterprise in the local market.
Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment opened a casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in March.
Hard Rock Entertainment, owned by the Seminole Indian Tribe in Florida, announced last week it is buying operations at The Mirage from MGM Resorts International for nearly $1.1 billion. It plans a guitar-shaped hotel at the heart of the Strip.