With the chatter of the crowd and the cha-ching of the slot machines gone, the silence was deafening at the Golden Moon hotel and casino Monday afternoon.
Only a few security personnel remained in the nearly empty lobby, where much of their time was spent sending would-be customers across the street to the Silver Star.
The Golden Moon will now be closed four days a week. Approximately 570 full-time employees of the Golden Moon have lost their jobs.
The hotel and casino is part of the Pearl River Resort in Choctaw and is owned by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Enrolled tribal members were not included in the layoff.

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