Stating that the decision to terminate around 30 pit boss positions on the Las Vegas Strip was taken by the four individual casinos and not a company directive, Harrah’s Entertainment claimed the move would benefit the customers by improving service. The four casinos concerned are the Flamingo Hilton, Caesars Palace, Paris-Las Vegas and Bally’s Las Vegas. The pit bosses who have lost their jobs will be eligible to apply for the fewer assistant casino shift manager positions that will be advertised.

Harrah’s Las Vegas and the Rio have already made the change from pit boss jobs to assistant shift managers with more decision-making capabilities. Casino credit issues and customer complaints should be resolved more swiftly without the delay of referring them up the casino chain of command. The affected pit bosses must apply for the new positions by the end of the week and any not filled will be offered to other Harrah’s employees and on the open job market.

For those pit bosses that make the grade to assistant casino shift manager there will be increased pay along with the increased responsibility. The accusation that the company will cut back on table games is refuted by Harrah’s, who point out that there are plans to increase the number of tables at Caesars Palace. About 27,000 people in Las Vegas are employed by Harrah’s Entertainment and the company claims that fewer than 100 jobs have been lost following the merger with Caesars. (E-07.14.05)

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