BAY ST. LOUIS, Mississippi — (PRESS RELEASE) -– Leading Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis cast members and supervisors of the second quarter for 2008 were recognized for their outstanding service Tuesday. Each quarter Hollywood Casino recognizes the service of seven exemplary employees awarding the shinning stars with trophies, gift certificates and cash awards.

Cast members of the quarter include Oanh Nguyen, table games, Gina Sellier, slots, Buffy Kidd, group sales, Debbie Fernandez, Bridges Grill, and Rose Wuesthoff, purchasing. Lishia Berthold, slots supervisor, and Beverage Supervisor Kim Cole have been named supervisors of the quarter.

General Manager John Chaszar introduced each department supervisor who awarded the employees they nominated to receive the award. “Kim has outstanding abilities and she demonstrates her commitment and leadership skills in all of her daily actions,” said Dottie Torchie, beverage manager. “Kim’s positive and upbeat personality helps motivate our cast members and promote self-esteem and harmony, thereby leading to positive job performance,” said Torchie.

“Buffie is pretty much the backbone of the sales team, said General Sales Manager Kim Gardache. “She’s is everywhere she is needed before you even have to ask her and it’s not uncommon to have guests and bus coordinators to ask for her by name,” said Gardache.

“We can be very proud of each of these deserving cast members and supervisors for their dedicated service and outstanding commitment to making Hollywood Casino the best casino on the Coast to visit as a guest and to work as an employee,” said Chaszar.

Hollywood also recognized Robin Cuevas, beverage server, for her perfect attendance record for last-year. “Nearly 10-percent of our employees have never called in for sickness, personal problems, or any other understandable issue for the year. That’s impressive,” said Chaszar.

Casino managers and directors nominate their respective employees for consideration with the winners being decided by an internal committee. The 2nd Quarter awards luncheon was held in the Cypress Ballroom where more than sixty managers and supervisors attended the awards ceremony.

Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis and Hollywood Hotel offers 291 guest rooms, 1,158 new slot machines, 21 unique table games, a 6-table poker room, and a 14-station video poker bar. There are four restaurants including Tuscany Steaks and Seafood, Jackpot Java, the Bridges Grill, and the all new Epic Buffet. Hollywood also features the state’s only Arnold Palmer Golf Course ranked among the top ten courses in the state and Top 40 casino courses in the country by Golf Digest magazine.

The fully renovated land-based casino has live weekend entertainment venues including Shaker’s martini and piano bar and monthly concerts in the Cypress Ballroom. Legendary jazz musician Pete Fountain performs every Tuesday and Wednesday in the Oak Royale room. Hollywood is the only casino resort on the Coast with all amenities on site along with 17,000 square feet of flexible function space and private meeting rooms. Tokens Gift Shop is open 24/7 for shopping.

WASHINGTON — As reported by the Columbian: “Federal officials must immediately withdraw the final study for the Cowlitz casino and issue a revised document that reflects current conditions, an attorney representing La Center’s four cardrooms demanded Thursday.

“Guy Martin, an attorney with the Perkins Coie in Washington, D.C., said the document, released May 30, fails to account for a recent decision by a state hearings board that caused the 152-acre site to revert to farmland.
“The casino’s final environmental impact statement also does nothing to address ’scathing criticism’ by local governments after reviewing the May 2006 draft study, Martin wrote in a letter to George Skibine, acting assistant Interior secretary for Indian affairs…”

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