Gaming school reopens on hurricane-damage Gulf Coast
BILOXI, Miss. A gaming school has moved its location and reopened in Biloxi.
The Crescent City School of Gaming and Bartending is looking to train workers as the Mississippi Gulf Coast rebuilds its casino industry.
Hurricane Katrina left 17-thousand resort workers without jobs, including card dealers, but the number of employment opportunities could potentially double within the next three years.
Casino companies have put rebuilding, expansion and new resort plans on a fast track so their resorts will be open by December 31st, 2008. That’s the deadline to qualify for federal tax incentives to spur redevelopment after the August 29th hurricane.
Crescent City was located in Gulfport before Katrina hit the Coast. The school reopened last week and is leasing its location in Biloxi. It already has more than 30 students.
Source: AP