DelMonte said the tribe is listening to state officials as it decides when to reopen. While the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation says it’s losing millions of dollars a week, protecting workers is paramount. ![]() “We want to get back to work,″ said DelMonte, a casino employee. That’s also forced layoffs and furloughs among the more than 1 million people working for tribes, many of them in casinos.įurloughed workers are getting by with unemployment benefits and health coverage that many casinos kept in place, said John DelMonte, president of UAW Local 2121, a union representing 1,200 card dealers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut. While other Native American-owned casinos have reopened or plan to in coming weeks, most are still closed. But with restrictions starting to loosen nationwide, the casino reopened Tuesday with limits on the number of customers, frequent cleaning, and fewer slot machines and chairs at table games to ensure social distancing. ![]() Its Northern Quest Casino near Spokane closed for nearly two months, costing the tribe millions of dollars. “We can’t fund any programs without the casino” - no health care, education, law enforcement or fire protection, said Phil Haugen, chief operating officer of the Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority.
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