Harrahs has done it again They broke there verbal contract with dealers and floor persons over pay and scheduling.Most of the dealers and floor staff were brought in from all over the country and promised a certain amount of money per week with overtime.Harrahs has gone back on their verbal commitment and a lot of dealers have decided to leave because their housing and food expenses are just cutting into their paycheck above and beyond their dealer jobs that they have back home. You would think that was OK if a dealer/floor person made a choice to leave and return home because what they were promised was not held up to by Harrahs. Harrahs has informed all that if they leave they will be barred for the rest of their lives from working at any other Harrahs properties. Isn't it wonderful the way casino are allowed to treat workers and customers in the state of Nevada. Harrah's is scheduled to open a casino next month in Iran where these procedures are an every day occurrences. :joker: Joep
I Had The Scoop In a follow up to a story I reported to you on July 24th here is a newspaper account of what actually happened The 37th annual World Series of Poker kicked off its main event Friday at the Rio to the richest prize pool in history - more than $75 million, with a top prize of $10.8 million. Why, then, the long faces among the poker dealers when the first events began a few weeks ago? For the first time, Harrah's Entertainment this year began giving dealers a weekly paycheck, with taxes withheld. Last year dealers received an envelope of cash, which included their base salary and tips based on the prize money - for the previous day's work. Dealers complained about the lower-than-expected, after-taxes paychecks, but have now adjusted. Another change involves how dealers track their workday. Harrah's began this year's tournament paying dealers based on hours worked. But dealers complained about lazy co-workers who would sign in but not actually deal any games, tournament executive Gary Thompson said. Harrah's has since adopted a system of paying dealers based on how many times they sit down to deal a game. (Each "down," between breaks, is at least an hour.) For the first 18 days of the tournament, dealers averaged a bit more than $30 per hour. For the main event, dealers will make a base salary of $5.25 per hour plus tips, which will add up to 1.5 percent of the prize pool, up from 1.4 percent last year. • • •
