The Higbee casino will have 2,100 slot machines, 65 gaming tables, 25 poker tables in a ' World Series of Poker' room, two bars and a 400-seat buffet-style restaurant. 23: First look at Dan Gilbert's Cleveland casino also finds upscale shops, restaurants 6: Widening the Cuyahoga River channel for Dan Gilbert's casino 1: Forest City closes $85 million sale of land for Cleveland casinoĭec. 3: Higbee Building will house Caesars Horseshoe casinoįeb. It is the first phase of a larger downtown casino project that will ultimately see a $600 million, 16-acre casino complex on nearby Huron Road. The Horseshoe Cleveland Casino will employ about 1,600 when it opens early next year in the former Higbee department store. 'If not, we will train you internally on how to deal cards.' 'If someone returns to Cleveland who has worked in Las Vegas and has the technical skills, it will help you,' Glover said.

The school charges about $1,200 per course in table games including blackjack and poker. He said he could not comment on the Ohio School of Casino Dealers, which opened three months ago in Warrensville Heights, because he is not familiar with it. And he plans to meet with Tri-C President Jerry Sue Thornton to discuss educational partnerships. Glover said he would not discourage or encourage people to take courses in gaming or hospitality management before hiring begins later this year. We want people with great attitudes who want to come in and deliver a great guest experience and customer service.' 'If you don't go through formal training programs it will not exclude you from opportunities in the casino,' he said. While at least one for-profit school has opened to train card dealers and Cuyahoga Community College may offer programs to train casino workers, Glover said his company primarily relies on in-house training for its employees. 'We want people with great attitudes who want to come in and deliver a great guest experience and customer service,' manager Marcus Glover said. CLEVELAND, Ohio - The new Horseshoe Cleveland Casino is looking for employees with great personalities - a trait that can't be taught, the general manager says. Chuck Crow, The Plain Dealer Marcus Glover, general manager of the Cleveland Horseshoe Casino, says that there is no guarantee that people who pay for classes to learn casino skills will get a job in the new Cleveland casino.

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