ATLANTIC CITY - First, there's the prospect of working for one of the hottest brands in the casino business. Then there's the incentive of having your employer pay for 100 percent of your medical benefits. And if that's not enough, there's always Florida - blue skies, pristine beaches and balmy weather year-round.

Dangling those perks and more, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is recruiting 4,000 employees for its rock-themed casinos by holding a two-day job fair that concludes today. Job fairs are hardly new in the casino industry, but what makes this one extraordinary is that a gaming company has come to Atlantic City to hire employees for seven casinos more than 1,000 miles away in Florida.

"The turnout has been incredible," Seminole spokeswoman Dawn Neils said of the nearly 3,000 job seekers who showed up Tuesday at the Atlantic City Convention Center. "It has far exceeded our expectations."

Competition is intense for experienced workers in the rapidly growing casino industry. With Hard Rock in town, Atlantic City's casinos now have to worry about an outsider raiding the local labor pool.

"It says a lot about Atlantic City," said Linda M. Kassekert, chair of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission. "But it probably raises some concerns about losing some talent from here, especially for the new casinos that will be built in Atlantic City and will need to fill their own work force."

Source:http://www.casinonews.org/