ATLANTIC CITY — It seemed like the safest bet ever to Jean Gallagher when she gave up a career in nursing 33 years ago to become a buffet beverage server at the brand new Tropicana Casino and Resort. For almost a decade she worked the fast-paced room, often running from table to table to make sure that gamblers got fed and watered and back to the gaming floor quickly.
When the Trump Taj Mahal threw open its garish, gilded doors just up the boardwalk in 1990, Gallagher moved to the best new buffet table in this then-booming east-coast gambling Mecca.
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