O’Sheas
Casino, the small Strip-front property located between Imperial Palace and
Flamingo on the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard, will officially close its
doors at on Monday, April 30, 2012.
The
property, owned by Caesars Entertainment, will close to make way for
construction of The LINQ, a retail and entertainment corridor that will open in
2013.
O’Sheas
employees were provided written notification of the official closing date late
last week; however, they had been previously notified the property would close
during construction of The LINQ project. Casino management is meeting with the
285 employees this week to discuss options for employment at other Caesars
Entertainment resorts in Las Vegas. All employees have been provided the option
to apply online for open positions within the city and will be given priority
and sent directly to hiring managers for interviews. Additionally, many of the
O’Sheas dealers will remain with the company filling open positions available
at Harrah’s, Imperial Palace, Flamingo and Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon as
well as the company’s upcoming World Series of Poker tournament.
“It
is never easy to share with employees they will need to seek new positions,”
said Jan Jones, Caesars Entertainment senior vice president of communication
and government relations. “We are doing everything we can to assist with new
job placement for those who are impacted by the closure. While it is difficult
to communicate the official closing of O’Sheas, we look forward to the opening
of The LINQ and the addition of thousands of new jobs in the Las Vegas market.”
The
LINQ project will create 3,000 construction jobs and add 1,500 permanent,
full-time positions to the city when it opens in 2013.
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