Title: Casino Chronicle: How I Recovered From Injurious Employment Practices—So Can You!
Author: Pascale Batieufaye
Publisher: Pascale Batieufaye
ISBN: 978-1732192249
Genre: Non-Fiction/Memoir
Pages: 184
Reviewed by: Aly Avila

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I believe it is safe to say that every working person in the world has gone through a completely unfair work situation. But maybe not as many have gone through a situation as unfair as the one detailed by author Pascale Batieufaye in his tell-all memoir Casino Chronicle: How I Recovered From Injurious Employment Practices—So Can You!. He did not want to be potentially silenced before laying out the goings-on of a corrupt casino that employed him. The darkest chapters of this employment occurred between 1996-2004. Batieufaye does not hold back either and makes sure to lay it all on the line once and for all to not only tell his story but warn others of red flags to look at with their own employers.

While he may have had to change certain details to conceal identities from a legal standpoint, there is no stone left unturned in his chronicling of his tribulations while working at the casino in question. After submitting an idea he had through their “employee suggestion program” — otherwise referred to as ESPs — Batieufaye not only received no recognition for his own idea that was subsequently coming to life, but was eventually pushed out of his own job by the tribe who owned the casino. Of course, many things happened in the midst of all these occurrences both before and after his termination, which honestly will have you outraged at the actions taken against him.  Aside from the allegations against this casino, the author of this novel takes it a step further with actual evidence to strengthen his argument.

This book will leave you speechless many times over by the egregious circumstances the man at the center of this memoir found himself in with a company he should have been able to trust. But the best part about this book is it is not just a story of woes detailed by a person who was wronged by his own employer, but rather a cautionary tale for anyone who might find themselves in a similar situation in the future. It will have you enthralled by the story being laid before you, to be sure, but will also have you taking notes for your own future to make sure the same thing does not happen to you.

Even through all of the turmoil, Batieufaye tells his audience in Casino Chronicle: How I Recovered From Injurious Employment Practices—So Can You!, he remains optimistic and tries to keep his message as such. Casino Chronicle is one late-blooming whistleblower’s scathing account that sends a message of caution to the underhand machinations of the gambling industry. More than anything, he wants to help others who might find themselves in a similar situation avoid the path he was brought down. Trust me when I say this is a book you won’t want to miss out on reading, so be sure to pick up your copy today!