“I talked to a lot of my former bosses that grew up in this business back in the 1970s," said Hernandez. Everything hinges on the casino staying open and getting back to its original capacity in about a year and half. Hawaiian Gardens City Manager Ernie Hernandez says they’ve cut about 40 percent of the city’s workforce and are working on a three-year plan moving forward with a new, reduced budget. The City of Hawaiian Gardens gets more than 70 percent of its revenue from the Gardens Casino and lost nearly half its annual budget during the months gaming stopped - about $9 million. The ripples of devastation extend far beyond the card tables. “It’s going to take some time to get back to any sense of normalcy, even if we were allowed to go back indoors,” said Sharp. Keith Sharp, the Gardens Casino's general counsel, says they started with about 2,000 employees before COVID-19. Set up in the valet area are 45 tables for table games only, which is not even a quarter of what the Gardens Casino is licensed to operate. City manager Ernie Hernandez says they’ve cut about 40 percent of the city’s workforce and are working on a three-year plan moving forward with a new, reduced budget.
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