In Des Plaines, Illinois, Rivers Casino opened with 1,200 jobs in 2011 and has since ballooned to more than 1,500 workers, b ut are they good jobs, the kind that foster careers and personal growth? SugarHouse is still trying to fill all the positions. The $164 million expansion opened in May and created more than 600 new jobs at the casino. SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia, owned by Rush Street Gaming and a sister to Schenectady’s future casino, recently doubled its footprint, adding restaurants, a large event center, and dozens more slot machines and table games. Often, they have thousands of available jobs, and sometimes even have trouble filling the positions. For communities that need jobs, casinos have them.
