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The COVID pandemic forced most U.S. casinos to close for months, causing payrolls, revenue and earnings to tumble

About 5,000 people who work at six Florida Seminole hotel and casino properties are getting big pay raises next month, as part of a $100 million investment Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming are making in their U.S. employees to help them cope with the rising cost of living.

Jim Allen, 94, was forced to enter the water after the boat began to take on water

At 3pm, a mayday call was received that it was starting to take on water.

"Given his age he's a bit of a legend - I don't think there was anyone else his age active on the boats."

A major rescue operation was launched in the afternoon after police received reports of a boating incident just after 3.30pm.

"Sadly, and despite the best efforts of emergency crews, the man in his 90s died."

Joe Lupo, who has helped two of Atlantic City’s most successful casinos thrive through years of market turbulence, will run the Mirage Hotel & Casino once Hard Rock buys the Las Vegas property from MGM Resorts International

You pay more to get more. Renting a four-bedroom townhouse is far more expensive than renting a studio apartment. The nightly rate for a penthouse suite is much higher than for a standard room.

The chairperson of the Hard Rock gambling, hospitality and entertainment company says it has three potential sites on which it could build a casino in New York City