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Luncheons held to honor Silver Slipper employees
HANCOCK COUNTY — Silver Slipper Casino Hotel named Employees and Supervisors/Managers of the Month for October, November and December. Luncheons were held in the Blue Bayou Bar & Grill to honor the nominees and winners.
In October, Julie Toche, food and beverage, was named front-of-house Employee of the Month, and Caleb Helsel, warehouse, was named back- of-house Employee of the Month. Ben Crimm, security and EVS, was named Manager of the Month.
Nominees included Louis Stein, table games; Carl Cox, facilities; Aristide Garcia, table games; Maddie Johnson, EVS; and Brent
Robinson, warehouse. In November, the
front-of-house Employee of the Month was
Kayla Netto, food and beverage, and Rodger Matthews, surveillance, was the back-of-house Employee of the Month. Terri Auston, food and beverage, was named Supervisor/Manager of the Month.
Nominees included William Burke, table games; Omijha Williams, valet; Glen Smith, security; and Carol Tillery, hotel.
And, the front-of-house Employee of the Month for December was Morgan Bennett, food and beverage. Jeff Carlson, slots, was named Employee
of the Month for back of house. Tim Heaster, surveillance, was named Supervisor/Manager of the Month for December.
December nominees included Jacob Boone, surveillance; Laurie Carrero, EVS; Matthew Kennedy, facilities; Shade Daniels, security; and Tina Brooks, hotel
Nominees and winners each received cash and gift certi cates.
Silver Slipper General Manager John Ferrucci (center) stands with nominees for October’s awards.
Nominees for November’s awards.
Nominees for December’s awards.
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Several Happy Heroes named at Riverwalk Casino
VICKSBURG — Riverwalk Casino Hotel recently named its Happy Heroes for several months, as well as Supervisors of the Quarter.
Renee Learned, dealer, and Xavier McDaniel, security of cer, received the accolades for September. Napoleon Mallett, dealer, and Robert Simmons, slot tech, were the October Happy Heroes.
For November, James Tucker, security lead, and Rickey Sardin, security of cer, were honored. And, Candra Dart, beverage server, and Thomas Batchelor, security of cer, were December Happy Heroes.
Supervisors of the Quarter included Benson Gross, drop count manager,
for the rst quarter; Christian Bodet, assistant operation shift manager, for the third quarter; and Linda Bishop, manager of hotel and housekeeping for the fourth quarter.
The winners each get cash, paid time off and a special parking spot for a month.
Renee Learned
James Tucker
Xavier McDaniel
Rickey Sardin
Napoleon Mallett
Candra Dart
Robert Simmons
Thomas Batchelor