Graton currently has a staff of 2,000.Ī new quarterly discretionary bonus program was also announced. Graton has offered 100%-paid employee health insurance since it opened in November 2013 and, last year, Sarris announced a minimum 10% pay raise for salaried employees, and hourly wage increases for tipped and non-tipped workers - in some cases an additional $3 per hour. “Currently, we're hiring across the board in food and beverage, gaming, hospitality, facilities, security - all of those positions.”

“We're always looking for people,” said Greg Sarris, tribal chairman, Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. The American Gaming Association in a survey released April 20 found its member CEOs “rank the labor shortage and competition for talent as a top concern for the industry’s continued growth,” said Cait DeBaun, vice president, strategic communications and responsibility.ĪGA members are raising base wages, offering jobs on the spot, investing in training and providing bonuses and other benefits, she said, citing survey results. Nguyen is happy at his job but casino owners are worried about their ability to find more people like him as the industry expands. The married father of two, who was hired as slot shift manager and promoted in 2017 to slot operations manager, said he enjoys good pay and benefits, including a 401(k)-matching program, further growth potential and a supportive culture at Graton.

“It was probably one of the best decisions I've ever made in my career and in my life.” “A lot of times, it's not always greener on the other side of the pasture, but I wanted to take a chance to move up in slots, so I did,” said Nguyen, who in 2013 left Cache Creek Casino in Sacramento to join Graton.

Buoi Nguyen took a roll of the dice when he left a casino job he’d been at for seven years to join Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park.

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