DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,831

GAMING PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL USA INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF GAMING PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM CORESTAFF TEMP AGENCY
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 12, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Gaming Partners International USA Incorporated, a
subsidiary of Gaming Partners International Corporation, Las Vegas,
Nevada. The workers produce casino gaming chips.
The investigation revealed Gaming Partners International USA
Incorporated leased workers from Corestaff Temp Agency.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of casino gaming chips to a country (Mexico)
that is party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that was a shift in production from the
workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles like or directly
competitive with casino gaming chips produced by Gaming Partners
International USA Incorporated, a subsidiary of Gaming Partners
International Corporation, Las Vegas, Nevada. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"Workers of Gaming Partners International USA Incorporated, a
subsidiary of Gaming Partners International Corporation, Las
Vegas, Nevada, engaged in employment related to the production
of casino gaming chips, including on-site leased workers from
Corestaff Temp Agency, who become totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 8, 2008 through
two years from the date of certification, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act
of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 5th day of March 2008


/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance