“Business has done well, it’s grown very nicely for the tribe, and we just felt it was the right thing to do.”
“The most important asset we have is our employees, and in today’s environment, we just felt it was truly the right thing to do to help enhance their standard of living,” Allen said. Jim Allen, the CEO of Seminole Gaming and chairperson of Hard Rock International, called the raises a “one-time gesture” that could double some employees’ yearly cost-of-living increases, amounting in some cases to an annual raise of more than $16,000.
