SugarHouse spokeswoman Leigh Whitaker told the board that about 10,000 people came to a recent SugarHouse job fair, and that to date, the company has donated about $400,000 to community causes. Classes will be offered at different times of the day, and during the week and on weekends, so that they can fit into applicants schedules more easily. “I am a product of the original dealer school in Atlantic City, New Jersey,” Cook said. Cook said SugarHouse plans to offer dealer school for 10 weeks in July and August. Cook spoke of the importance of training for dealers and said it would include CPR and gambling problem awareness training. She and other officials who spoke promised to hire a diverse and local workforce. Hamilton introduced the board to the casino’s new director of table games, Rose Cook, who has 22 years of experience in that field and helped open the Borgata in Atlantic City. SugarHouse testimony at the table games hearing.
