• Fontainebleau may be cutting the number of live dealers to just 120 people and demoting most of them to part-time positions
• The property has reportedly laid off 60 people in the latest job-cutting round as it adjusts its business for higher costs and lower revenue
• Las Vegas Strip properties have seen a moribund three months with gross gaming revenue dropping

The job of a live dealer is not a bad one at all. Live dealers are supposed to make decent wages, and although there is some variation to how much they can earn at one point or another, they are relatively well off.

However, a sector that has been labor-hungry and short on trained workers has now seen more layoffs happen across gaming floors. The latest property to announce layoffs impacting live dealers is the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, which axed dozens of live dealer jobs just last week.

Fontainebleau Las Vegas reduces live casino dealer headcount to about 120

According to multiple reports, Fontainebleau Las Vegas may have ended up firing as many as 60 table game dealers, following leaks on social media that live dealers were summoned to talk to management.

The main outlet to have reported on the issue is Las Vegas Locally, which has kept a close eye on the story and its fallout. According to the publication, the remaining number of live dealers at the property was notified that most of them would be reduced to part-time positions, citing anemic demand and the casino’s worse-than-expected results.

Las Vegas Locally also hinted that affected workers may be looking to file a class-action lawsuit against the property. This may not be the first time the property has had to slash its workforce over the past several months, with other departments affected as part of a similar headcount reduction in November 2024, the media said.

The workers who were laid off previously worked at various departments of the property and were removed with a two-week severance pay. Ultimately, Fontainebleau has preferred to keep quiet about the number of jobs that have been cut and has provided no official information on the matter.

No official statement other than to say that it is all part of the business strategy

However, the resort did address the rumors about the layoffs publicly and simply explained that it was adjusting its business strategy, reassuring the public and its employees that it still wielded a workforce that was in the thousands.

"We continue to evaluate our business needs and adjust our hiring strategy accordingly. It is a customary practice in every industry, and Fontainebleau Las Vegas continues to have a positive impact on the approximately 6,250 current members it employs as well as the multiple vendors and partners associated with the resort," a statement by the property said.

The latest layoffs come amid moribund demand and gaming results for Las Vegas Strip casinos, which have seen three months of consecutive drops in their performance.

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