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By Evelyn Nieves
Placerville, California (AP)
On a recent afternoon at the Red Hawk casino, slot machines ca-chinged nonstop, the cafe had a wait and cocktail waitresses in gold lame bounced from table to table like pinballs.
The recession was nowhere in sight.
Red Hawk, about 70 miles east of Sacramento near Placerville, seems to be defying the odds. In Las Vegas, Reno – all over – casinos are laying off employees and halting development. The $530 million Red Hawk, which opened in mid-December, is drawing large crowds every day.
Placerville, California (AP)
On a recent afternoon at the Red Hawk casino, slot machines ca-chinged nonstop, the cafe had a wait and cocktail waitresses in gold lame bounced from table to table like pinballs.
The recession was nowhere in sight.
Red Hawk, about 70 miles east of Sacramento near Placerville, seems to be defying the odds. In Las Vegas, Reno – all over – casinos are laying off employees and halting development. The $530 million Red Hawk, which opened in mid-December, is drawing large crowds every day.
