Since the casino must be staffed around the clock, the dealers don’t all work the same hours. But it’s become akin to a dormitory, with mattresses on the floor. He originally rented the house for himself and his son. Once they have a couple of checks they’re able to move to another house, and that gives me the opportunity to bring more people.” “I open my house and give them the opportunity to stay there,” he said. He invites the new hires to live in his home in a quiet subdivision about 15 minutes from the casino. And he’s like a dad for many of the younger transplants from the island. Now he’s become a conduit for others seeking to relocate.
Perez responded that plenty of others might like jobs, too. A friend of his at Horseshoe called and said: 'Maybe you could try my casino.' The elder Perez, a former casino dealer and manager, was working with a Puerto Rican tourism commission last year that had to cut its budget in the hurricane’s wake.
