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In Chester, PA, the opening of a casino is fantastic
news—the town is definitely welcoming the slot machines with open arms. Like
many towns across the United States, the promise of slot machines means
hundreds of new jobs, often more tourism and much needed revenue. Chester is
no exception. Before Harrah’s Chester was approved by the Pennsylvania
Gaming Control Board they lacked the financial support in the town to
turn-around the problems with low employment rates.
Now with the building of the permanent facility, the town has additional
construction jobs, and once the slot machines are fully operating, there
will be an even larger demand for both skilled and unskilled labor in the
town. Additionally, the local business and the minorities and the town find
the slot machines a very promising opportunity.
As a part of the deal, the slot machines casino promised to hire minorities
to help run the casino and slot machines—an so far it looks as though
Harrah’s has every intention of following through with that promise. Already
Harrah’s has hosted five job fares seeking future employees in addition to
donating $500,000 to the Chester Workforce Development Center in the form of
a grant.
Now that the slot machines are definitely coming to Chester, this small town
can look forward to a huge boost in their yearly revenue—it is predicted
that the slot machines will bring in ¼ of the town’s total revenue.
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