"it seemed like they had fewer employees..."
Not only did it "seem" like it Peter ... Trop DOES have 900 fewer employees ... which is due to mass layoffs when the new bean-counter ownership took over. As a result, it is charged that the cleanliness, maintenance and service of the place has gone downhill, resulting in fewer patrons ... and that is the basis of Trop losing it's NJ gaming license for failure to maintain a first class operation.