{"id":124458,"date":"2020-01-16T08:15:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T16:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=124458"},"modified":"2020-01-16T10:18:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T18:18:14","slug":"duke-and-duchess-of-sussex-job-offer-was-no-publicity-stunt-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/duke-and-duchess-of-sussex-job-offer-was-no-publicity-stunt-casino\/","title":{"rendered":"Duke and Duchess of Sussex Job Offer Was No Publicity Stunt, Says Casino"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle<\/a>, ponder their next move after their earth-shattering decision to \u201cstep back\u201d from royal life and become \u201cfinancially self-sufficient,\u201d a California casino is throwing the couple a lifeline.<\/p>\n

\"Harry
Pastures new? Harry and Meghan want to step back from public life, but could the Royal Family\u2019s loss could be the California casino industry\u2019s gain? (Image: Sherwood Valley Casino\/Washington Post\/Casino.org)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After all, the casino industry provides good salaries for low-skilled workers — and that\u2019s before all the tips.<\/p>\n

Not that we\u2019re likely to see Prince Harry dealing blackjack soon. Sherwood Valley Casino, a small tribal casino in Willits, Mendocino County, announced last week via press release it had contacted the Royal Household of the\u00a0Duke\u00a0and Duchess of Sussex to propose they explore business and philanthropic opportunities together.<\/p>\n

Deadly Serious <\/strong><\/h2>\n

On Wednesday, the casino\u2019s general manager, Michael J. Broderick, told Willits News<\/em> that the offer was no dumb publicity stunt. It was completely sincere.<\/p>\n

\u201cA few weeks ago, we had heard through our media and entertainment industry friends in Los Angeles that The Duchess had been in conversations with Disney to do some work with charitable implications, and we thought that was great,\u201d explained Broderick.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it was real hush-hush and rumors — nothing concrete. However, since we had got the indication that there would be the possibility that The Duke and Duchess were entertaining the idea of working with different private companies, we thought it would be a great idea to approach them and throw our hat in the ring, so to say. We wanted to be part of the conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The idea was apparently concocted by several casino managers, the tribal chairperson, and \u201ca few friends in Hollywood,\u201d who managed to get ahold of direct contact information for the Duke and Duchess\u2019 personal secretaries, Broderick said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWe think there might be an opportunity to work with the Sussexes in order to improve the lives of Indigenous peoples locally and nationally, and we are ready to partner with them if they are. And, if they need employment, we can look at that, too. Sherwood Valley Casino is always looking for great friendly people to become part of our casino family.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ball is now in Harry and Meghan\u2019s court.<\/p>\n

Reality TV Next?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, across the pond, Paddy Power<\/a> has its own ideas about what the future might hold for the couple. The Irish bookmaker has them at 2\/1 to divorce within the next five years, and 10\/1 to be stripped of their royal titles completely.<\/p>\n

Career-wise, they\u2019re 12\/1 to star in their own reality TV show, and 14\/1 to become social media influencers. Meghan is 100\/1 to play herself in a future season of Netflix\u2019s hit drama The Crown<\/em>.<\/p>\n

But they\u2019re 1\/2 to achieve financial independence and live happily ever after.<\/p>\n

Paddy Power neglects to provide odds on the couple finding work within California\u2019s tribal gaming sector, but as Broderick himself acknowledged, they\u2019re probably \u201cquite low.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, ponder their next move after their earth-shattering decision to \u201cstep back\u201d from royal life and become \u201cfinancially self-sufficient,\u201d a California casino is throwing the couple a lifeline. After all, the casino industry provides good salaries for low-skilled workers — and that\u2019s before all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":124459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19853,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDuke and Duchess of Sussex Job Offer Was No Publicity Stunt: Casino<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, receive job offer from Sherwood Valley Casino in Willits, California. 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