Many envision a new kind of job engine in a city hungry for opportunity. That's music to the ears of job counselors in a city with high black unemployment and few prospects for low-skill, entry-level workers. The creators of Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, meanwhile, vow that more than 90 percent of the 1,600 full- and part-time jobs will go to locals. The casino industry has a better-than-average record of hiring minorities, especially women. I thought Thistledown was fun.'Īs a black woman with service industry experience, she's looking at favorable odds. 'I think I would be good at it because I like interacting with people. 'It sounds like a great opportunity,' said Arnold, who ran a concession stand in the raucous din of Thistledown Race Track before being laid off. A Public Square casino has struck her fancy. But a winning smile does not impress employers without jobs to offer.Īfter fruitless searches for work, she's eyeing a new game. Kennedy High School and, at age 23, she has lost none of her can-do spirit. Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer Jasmyne Arnold, 23 and looking for a job, thinks the coming casino could be a great place to work.ĬLEVELAND, Ohio - Jasmyne Arnold was an honors student and a cheerleader at John F.
