Oxford - A casino scheduled to open later this year
in western Maine is coming under fire for going out of state in its
search for workers.
The Oxford Casino posted 22 openings on casinocareers.com,
including security officers, dealers, a human resources clerk and
management positions.
Dennis Bailey of CasinosNO says it's evidence of what
anti-casino activists have been saying since before the 2010
referendum that approved the Oxford Casino - that jobs will largely
go to people from out of state.
Casino management counters that it is only looking outside of
Maine for people who already have extensive casino experience and
still plans to train Maine residents to staff the facility. They
tell the Sun Journal it's also an opportunity for Maine natives to return home.

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