Pennsylvania’s Annual Diversity Report for the state’s casinos has a welcome added wrinkle this year: continuing growth and ongoing resiliency in the face of COVID-19. The report is starkly more upbeat than the previous year’s analysis.

The report is focused on the demographics of each PA casino operating an entire year, and by each facility’s host region, as well employment, private sector business dealings, and charitable giving. As the 14th annual 2020-2021 report states:

“Casinos have navigated significant obstacles to maintain business operations despite ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The pandemic ushered in an era of COVID-19 protocols and procedures, shutdowns, limited operations, remote/hybrid work schedules, labor shortages, hiring incentives, and other economic disruptions or changes, all of which continue to impact the overall employee total.”