As Legends Bay On line casino prepares for an August opening, the primary newly constructed on line casino within the Reno-Starks space in additional than 20 years plans to carry a sequence of job gala’s beginning subsequent month to search out employees for the practically 300 positions it has to fill.
That announcement got here on Thursday, shortly after the Nevada Gaming Fee (NGC) signed off on the gaming license for the soon-to-open on line casino in Sparks. The NGC’s approval follows the Nevada Gaming Management Board recommending Legends Bay for licensure at its June 9 assembly.
Legends Bay shall be situated close to the Sparks Marina and The Shops at Legends open-air shopping center. There’s additionally a Hampton Inn & Suites and Marriott Residence Inn motels adjoining to the on line casino web site. Olympia Gaming co-owns the motels and can personal and function the on line casino.
Weekly Job Festivals Begin Subsequent Month
Starting on July 13, Legends Bay will maintain a number of hiring occasions over 4 weeks. Every week’s occasion will concentrate on particular job areas. On line casino officers will maintain the occasions on the Hampton Inn.
The July 13 occasion will concentrate on engineering, warehouse, safety, surveillance, and data know-how jobs. On July 19-20 and Aug. 2-3, on line casino officers will look to fill meals and beverage openings, and the July 26-27 job truthful will concentrate on desk video games, slots, keno, the Circa Sports activities sportsbook, and income audit.
All hiring occasions will run from 11 am to 1 pm and 4 pm to six pm, all instances Pacific.
These thinking about positions ought to deliver a resume and be ready for an on-the-spot interview.
The Legends Bay announcement mentioned that on line casino officers could make rapid job gives. These employed might qualify for a $500 signing bonus. The on line casino additionally will supply two weeks of coaching with pay equal to 40 hours for every week.
Vegas-Based mostly Firm Behind Legends Bay
Olympia Gaming is certainly one of 5 divisions inside Olympia Firms, a Las Vegas-based growth agency. Legends Bay would be the second on line casino owned by the corporate. It opened On line casino Fandango, a 700-slot venue in Carson Metropolis with 10 desk video games, a movie show complicated, a steakhouse, a convention middle, and a Courtyard by Marriott lodge.
Garry Goett, chairman and CEO of Olympia Firms, advised the NGC Thursday that his firm acquired the land for Legends Bay On line casino 15 years in the past. Nevertheless, the Nice Recession thwarted plans to start out development the next 12 months.
Goett defined to the commissioners why Olympia held off on beginning development till final 12 months. He mentioned the corporate wished to ensure it had “ideally suited financing” for the undertaking and contribute a big fairness element. Olympia can also be financing the debt on Legends Bay. That monetary plan requires no funds through the first 12 months whereas curiosity accrues, with interest-only funds beginning after that.
Commissioners expressed help for the financing plan.
This is likely one of the few tasks of this magnitude that the members are placing their cash the place their mouth is… I believe that’s nice, and also you’re doing all the pieces you personally can, the financing arm of your organization, to present the property the chance to stand up, get operating, get seasoned,” Commissioner Steven B. Cohen mentioned.
Goett advised commissions that Building on the $120 million undertaking ought to wrap up in August. He additionally expects it to open a shortly after that.
He additionally mentioned the corporate has acquired sturdy curiosity within the senior and mid-level positions inside the on line casino and expects a robust exhibiting for the job gala’s.