Once upon a time, the graveyard shift was reserved for the least tenured employees. One Coast casino reports that the graveyard shift is so popular that it has the lowest employee turnover rate of any shift. Employees working that shift generally stay there, and don't leave the company. We also find that the graveyard shift is a very good shift for training.
Business is usually lighter.
Supervisors have more time to be attentive to employees, and employees have the opportunity to learn new skills. Before the first casinos opened on the Gulf Coast five years ago, there weren't many people working graveyard shifts. With more traffic at night from casino workers and visitors, a number of convenience stores, grocery stores, restaurants and discount stores like Wal-Mart are now open 24 hours per day. Major hotels are also open 24 hours per day. Bob Vickrey, vice president of player development for Casino Magic, Biloxi, said most people who work in the casino industry for any length of time end up spending some time working on the graveyard shift.