Becoming a dealer

nated843 · #1 07-19-2007, 03:23 PM

I dont know if this has been discused before but I am thinking about becoming a dealer in Tunica. I have family there and plan on moving there next month. Can anyone help me out with info about getting licensed and what dealer school to attend that is closest to Tunica. Also I know there are some members of this site that deal in Tunica. If you could let me know which casinos in the area have available possitions I would greatly appreciate it. I would like to deal at the Horseshoe but I would be willing to take any job available. Also I was wondering what the average yearly salary is for a poker player in the Tunica area. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

ps- I tried the search feature and couldn't find anything.

pfapfap · #2 07-19-2007, 04:57 PM

Every card room is different. The best way to find out how to get hired at a particular place is to call them up and ask how to get hired there.

Yet, for some reason, people fight me when I suggest this.

Jerry D · #3 07-20-2007, 02:17 AM

Crescent schools has a branch in Tunica that will teach you. But I would be weary about just being a poker dealer. The new electronic tables will soon make dealing poker an obsolete job, and thank goodness.

RR · #4 07-20-2007, 02:22 AM

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Crescent schools has a branch in Tunica that will teach you. But I would be weary about just being a poker dealer. The new electronic tables will soon make dealing poker an obsolete job, and thank goodness.

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I lived and worked in Tunica county for a bit and saw no evidence of there being a school in the area that could teach poker dealing. I have only encountered two people that were good at teaching poker dealing that were actually teaching in a school. As far as I know one of them is retired and one of them works at the Palms.

soulvamp · #5 07-20-2007, 02:27 AM

These people had a school in Tunica as of December. It's not listed on their Web site now, so they may have closed it or sold it. Might be worth a call to ask.

Casino College

Most poker room managers have you do an audition for a job. No licensing or graduation certificate is a prerequisite for getting a job. But you have to learn somewhere. If you know someone who's a dealer who can teach you, or you could hire a dealer as a tutor or something, that could work. I know a couple of dealers who were self-taught, but they spent a lot of time with reading and using training videos. School isn't required, but it would be impossible to pass an audition without some kind of training.

RR · #6 07-20-2007, 02:34 AM

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These people had a school in Tunica as of December. It's not listed on their Web site now, so they may have closed it or sold it. Might be worth a call to ask.

http://www.ideal21.com/index.html#a

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Above I was merely pointing out that if you wanted to become a good dealer that isn't the place to look. I have thought about opening a school (had someone that wanted to invest in one), there just isn't enough demand for good dealers and I have no interest in churning out the crap that comes from most dealing schools.

Gonso · #7 07-20-2007, 03:40 AM

If Tunica is comparable to AC, then you're most likely looking at something like 18-25 an hour. You'll also be looking at a lot of 5 and 6 hour days, and typically will be part time to start.

I'd recommend getting into a poker school and practicing a lot on your own time. If you understand the basics and can shuffle, pitch cards, and count, the players will drill the rest into you as you go. They might give you some grief but ultimately you can't help but improve.

2+2's professional dealer's handbook will help great. Also, you could look online for some home games in your area, and offer to deal them free for practice.

It's a pretty crappy job sometimes though. Enjoying poker doesn't necessarily mean you'll enjoy dealing it. I'm probably a little grumpy since I have another (FT) job and work a lot, but dealing is lousy work.

Speaking of, RR, you have any idea what surviellance generally pays? I've got like 5 games and just want to work something more laid back on the weekends. Do they get security guard money or how does that work?

RR · #8 07-20-2007, 03:45 AM

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Speaking of, RR, you have any idea what surviellance generally pays? I've got like 5 games and just want to work something more laid back on the weekends. Do they get security guard money or how does that work?

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I don't know off the top of my head.

juanez · #9 07-20-2007, 04:38 AM

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Speaking of, RR, you have any idea what surviellance generally pays? I've got like 5 games and just want to work something more laid back on the weekends. Do they get security guard money or how does that work?

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I know one guy who is the "corporate head of surveillance" for one of the local (CO) casinos who makes low $40's. Yeah, he flies around the country on the company's dime and stuff all the time, but $40G's? Yeeeesh. Maybe other companies pay more....? Being one of the guys staring at the monitors all night can't pay very well.

nated843 · #10 07-20-2007, 03:21 PM

So basicly I just need to go to Tunica and ask for a job? For some reason there is always little info on this subject.