Learn to deal casino Craps, Blackjack, Baccarat and Carnival Games.
When it comes to getting a job as a dealer in a casino you basically have two choices.
You can come up with thousands of dollars in cash or take out a student loan to attend a school which offers job placement assistance, but, does not guarantee you a job. If the school is accredited and receives government money for their tuition that school must place 70% of their graduates in jobs within 90 days of graduating. After the 90 days passes the school no longer receives credit for placing you in a job so their efforts in seeking employment for students are focused on the latest graduates who help the school meet their 70% placement rate.
If you pay to go to school and then do not get a job you are either out of thousands of dollars in cash, which you could have definitely used for something else in life, or you will be stuck with a student loan which you may not be able to repay.
Defaulting on a government student loan can have devastating consequences for you and your credit. Until you are current in your payments on your student loan you might not ever be able to get other forms of credit. Imagine never being able to get a credit card, never able to get a car loan, never able to buy a house and may never even be able to get basic utilities, like a telephone.
Find out What Happens If You Default on Your Student Loans. See what the U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid web site says about Facing Loan Default.
A safer means of scoring a dealer job is to go to work at a casino in a department other than Table Games or the Poker Room and attend an in house class for FREE.
The obvious benefit is you already have a job while you wait for a dealer class to begin and for the positions to become available. Depending on how long it takes for the casino to start their class, you may already have their benefits package, including insurance and paid vacation, by time you transfer to your dealing job.
If the casino where you want to work is the one who trains you they have an interest in seeing you get the job.
Before you rush out to apply for a job in security, house keeping or food and beverage, do some research. Consider getting a job as a cage cashier to get familiar with casino cheques and counting lots of money. Go to your local casinos and befriend the dealers and supervisors. Find out how often each casino has a dealer class. Do you have to work there to attend the class? Decide at which casino you should try to break in to the business. It is generally a good idea to start out at a smaller casino to get some experience before moving on to the bigger and better. If you start at the top there is only one way to go, down!
Visit the U.S. Casinos map to find the casinos in your area.
Dress like you are going to a job interview, because you are, and go to the casinos with your plan.
Actively listen. Be aware of the names of the people with whom you speak. Remember who said what, even if it means taking notes after each conversation. Listen more than you talk. Do not appear desperate, even if you are.
Once you get in class be a good student. Be on time. Rarely, if ever, miss class. Get along well with others. Actively participate in class. Study. Maintain a "can do" attitude. Everything is easy, once you know how.
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