The M Resort Spa and Casino plans to permanently lay off more than 300 employees by the end of this month, according to a letter from the Henderson casino property’s general manager to state employment officials, as reported by Las Vegas Sun.
The letter said 352 employees will be laid off by August 29. It was sent late last month by Hussain Mahrous to Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation officials.
The layoffs, like others in Southern Nevada this year, were blamed on the negative impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the casino business. “These significant drags on our business will likely continue for the foreseeable future,” the letter said, according to the news website.
M Resort is owned by Penn National Gaming, which also owns the Tropicana. Also in July, Tropicana officials alerted the jobless office that more than 600 workers would be permanently laid off in October.