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Description
Casino Poker Dealer Course from Gatlin International
Have you ever considered becoming a casino poker dealer? Glamour, excitement and job security await you in your new casino career.
An average casino poker dealer working in a casino can make $35 to $40 per hour including tips! Casinos employ enthusiastic and energetic people with a flair for handling difficult situations, who love working with people, and are fast learners. In addition to posting more than $32 billion in gross gaming revenues in 2006, the 460 commercial casinos in 11 states directly employed 366,197 people. These employees earned a total of $13.3 billion in salaries, including benefits and tips, which equates to a 5.6 percent increase over 2005 figures.
Our Casino Poker Dealer Online Training Program is aimed at teaching you the appropriate methods, techniques, and mannerisms necessary to gain employment in the casino industry.
You’ll view online streaming instructional videos as well as record and submit video examinations demonstrating proper poker dealing techniques and protocols.
Our instructors have years of combined industry experience and are committed to helping you become the best casino poker dealer you can be. Interactive video e-mails will facilitate student-instructor interaction, and you’ll have the opportunity to have your skill progression visually critiqued by a professional poker dealer instructor.
Included in this casino poker dealer training program are a deck of cards, chips, a fold-out poker felt, and a Web camera to attach to your computer.
Find a school near you and sign up today for the best Casino Poker Dealer Training Program available!
Upon successful completion of this program, you’ll:
- Be familiar with the rules and regulations of the game of poker
- Have a heightened level of physical and professional dexterity relating to the skills of becoming a casino poker dealer, including shuffling, dealing hands, managing wagers, and choosing winners
- Achieve a level of professionalism associated with the courtesies and mannerisms required within a casino card room
- Be able to competently adhere to the requirements and standards set for a professional casino card room dealer
- Gain the tools, the industry contacts, and the confidence necessary to land rewarding casino employment
Take the first step toward an exciting career as a casino poker dealer. Enroll today!
You might also be interested in learning about our other online certificate courses including:
Outline
- Card Handling
- Spreading the Cards
- Shuffling the Deck
- Boxing the Deck
- The Dealer’s Grip
- Cheque Handling
- Handling Cheques
- The Rake
- Table Fees
- The Bank
- Soft Break Change
- High/Low Split
- The Game - Part 1
- Poker Terminology
- Table Layout
- Rank Order of Hands
- Table Stakes
- Betting Procedures
- The Game - Part 2
- Antes and Blinds
- Dealing the Game
- Rules
- Texas Hold ‘Em
- 7 Card Stud
- Omaha
- Professionalism
- Customer Relations
- Game Security
- Dealer Expectations
- Casino Personnel
Demo
Additional Info
- Languages
- English
- Course Length
- 100.00 hours
- Duration of Access
Duration: 100 hours
All of our programs are self-paced and open enrollment, so you can start them when you want and finish them at your own pace. Most programs allow you 180 days after you register to complete them. If you need more time, extensions are available.- Instructor
Nick Ciavarella became a certified poker instructor in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1979. He worked as a poker dealer at the Marina, Treasury, Silverbird, and Tropicana resorts in Las Vegas. He was also a floor man and shift boss at the Tropicana. In 2003, he returned to Buffalo, NY, and opened the first poker room in western New York for the Seneca Nation of Indians in Irving. Nick has trained many of the successful poker dealers currently employed in casinos in New York, California, Nevada, Florida, Oregon, Illinois, and West Virginia.
- Prerequisites/Audience
To succeed as a casino poker dealer, you should enjoy card games and games of chance. You should be motivated and personable and have a strong desire to succeed in a fast-paced, exciting casino environment. You must be at least 18 years of age and have a GED or high school diploma. You must have full use of your eyesight and hands. Individuals with felony convictions will be ineligible for casino employment.
This program is for you if you have a passion for casino gaming and would like to embark on a career as a casino poker dealer.- Requirements/Materials Included
Minimum Operating System:
- Windows 2000 or better Processor
- Pentium III 1 GHz or better RAM
- 256 Mb or better 2 Gigabytes of free storage on the Hard Drive Macromedia Flash Player 8 Installed Broadband Internet Connection
- Required to view streaming classroom videos One free USB Port
- Required for web camera Internet Explorer 6.1 or higher
Recommended Operating System:
- Windows XP Processor
- Pentium 4 2GHz RAM
- 1GHz
Upon registration each student will receive:
- Web Camera
- Playing Card Felt
- Deck of Playing Cards
- Stack of 20 Chips/Cheques
- Welcome package with an Orientation pamphlet, Baccarat Glossary, and Guidebook
