Table-game dealers at Horseshoe Casino Baltimore will receive an hourly pay increase of at least 10 percent under a newly ratified contract negotiated with parent Caesars Entertainment by the National Gaming Workers’ Coalition, a group of five unions representing around 1,000 gaming and food and beverage workers.
Under the new five-year contract, 570 table-game dealers will receive increases of $6.30 per hour, plus up to an additional $1.75 an hour depending on their knowledge of various games. For casino employees who count on tips for the majority of wages, base pay will increase from the current $3.72-$10.76 per hour to $4.66-$11.20 per hour beginning this month. Further increases will occur in October 2021, with that range ending up at $14.76-$31.39 per hour.
The contract also entails an improved health contract—a Kaiser Permanent plan that requires no deductibles, replacing a plan requiring deductibles of up to $3,300 per year.
