The 41-year-old Katrina evacuee left Biloxi, Miss., with her two cats after the casino where she worked was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. ![]() Marlies Welty, center, deals cards at the Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Monday, Sept. In the meantime, casino companies say they’re embracing the displaced workers and expediting hiring to fill out their ranks and provide some relief. Harrah’s has put its top executives from the Gulf casinos on retainer, but says it has to make other decisions on payroll. ![]() But the companies say they have not decided what they will do once that time ends. and MGM Mirage Inc., have promised to pay their out-of-work employees for the 90 days following Katrina. ![]() The world’s two largest casino operators, Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. It’s not a good feeling,” says Welty, who landed a job at the Stardust casino on the Las Vegas strip.
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