We like being here with our guests,' she said.īut they are short staffed, and they want to make sure people walk away with a good feeling and say 'that was fun.' 'We've got a lot and we're still looking for more,' Green said, adding that there is a sign-on bonus right now for dealers. 'We are trying to get staffed up,' she said.Ĭurrent employees are from Champaign, Danville and the Vermilion County area. As the casino closes on Tuesday, Saltgrass Steak House will close on Tuesdays, too, right now. Temporary hours and days will continue into the foreseeable future. She said they continue to work with the IGB closely on everything. We're excited,' Green said about the casino opening. Green said they've been pretty packed, but she's not seen every machine in use at once yet. It will change,' she said, if one goes down and needs to be reconfigured. Green said guests may have their favorite slot machines, and there are plenty to choose from. If someone doesn't want to play table games, there's slots and food and refreshments. 'We had over 50 jackpots over the three days,' Green added. She's been helping in the makeshift Player's Club, where the sports betting kiosk will be, to process cards and get people signed up to earn rewards. 'We're hearing them whooping and hollering every single day.'

'I can tell you that our craps table was the liveliest,' Green said. Word spread on social media about the casino opening last Saturday afternoon.ĭoors have been opening 10-15 minutes ahead of the casino opening to allow the waiting public to get inside the air-conditioned building and wait. Green, who has experience with casinos outside of Illinois, said she worked with the Illinois Gaming Board on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend about what the press release would look like announcing the casino's opening.Ĭasino officials decided to release the opening information Saturday morning. She said they didn't want a huge crowd of people who would be miserable waiting outside to get in.Īs a marketing effort, guests also have been given water bottles with Golden Nugget Danville's logo on them. (We) even had umbrellas in case it was raining,' she said, about making guests comfortable.

She said they had porta potties available just in case there was a longer line. 'I thought we would have people lined up down the street,' Green added.

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