The figures below are outdated because both Connecticut Tribal Casinos have financially imploded - Foxwoods defaulted - stopped paying their debts in 2010.
The low wage jobs offered went unfilled locally, so both Casinos recruited overseas, resulting in 'Hot bedding' a practice in which casino employees live in substandard housing, sleeping in the same bed in shifts.
The report is worth reading, available in its entirety on the USS Mass web site.
From: CT: Spectrum Gaming Report #11 Low Wage Jobs
A study prepared for the Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce in 2007 arrived at conclusions similar to ours. The study estimated that the two casinos were
responsible for a total of 29,040 jobs in 2007, about 10 percent less than our
figure.
Mohegan Sun employment by sectorMohegan Sun executives provided us with a breakdown of average annual salaries by employee sector for 2007.
- 52 senior management, $298,696
108 directors, $104,502.
535 managers $55,877
741 supervisors, $42,745
3,444 dealers and floor persons, $36,700
593 games support, $26,124
1,245 non-games floor support, $17,951
2,114 non-gambling support, $22,189
1,978 general support, $23,504
(note: this totals 10,810 jobs; 9374 (87%) of which pay at
or below $36,700; 5930 (55%) of which pay at or below $26,124)
– page
123 Spectrum Gaming Group (SGG) “Gambling in Connecticut” 2009
Foxwoods employment by sectorThe data provided to us by casino management showed average
annual salaries for the following employee sectors at Foxwoods:
- 14 senior management, $262,893
66 directors, $114,327
247 managers $70,391
1,510 supervisors, $45,966
3,207 dealers and floor persons, $20,536
946 games support, $26,185
830 non-games floor support, $19,816
4,198 non-gambling support, $28,930
283 general support, $36,464
(note: this totals 11,301 jobs; 9181 (81%) of which pay at or below
$28,930; 4037 (36%) of which pay at or below $20,536)
– page 124
Spectrum Gaming Group (SGG) “Gambling in Connecticut” 2009
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