Caesars pleads poverty; FBI descends on Vegas

News sources are reporting “mass layoffs” at Caesars Southern Indiana, one of the company’s more successful properties. As many as 200 staff have been given their walking papers, not just in the poker room but vital departments like servers, bartenders, valets and hosts. That’s a severe move and Caesars management is sending mixed signals. In a Zoom call with employees, it reportedly blamed an “uncertain business climate,” yet told the media that it “intends for the furloughs to be temporary, but it is possible that the furloughs could be a permanent layoff.” While some of the terminated workers received severance, others did not, a cruel and capricious move on the surface. Two possibilities present themselves: One is that Caesars S.I. really does have a difficult row to hoe and management is trying to trim around the edges.