Have you ever considered being a casino dealer? The job might look like fun. Playing cards all day while talking with players! Of course, it's not quite that easy and those same players (you) can be a pain in the neck from time to time. Then again, no service-industry job doesn't have some drawbacks.
The actual salary will vary per casino, but on average, US pit bosses can expect to make between $50,000 and $75,000 per year. Unfortunately, a pit boss, unlike a dealer, cannot accept tips. There are bonuses and benefits, but without the tips, some dealers will make more money than the pit boss. The national average salary for a Casino Dealer is $15 in Canada. Filter by location to see Casino Dealer salaries in your area. Salary estimates are based on 23 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by Casino Dealer employees.
No industry is recession-proof, but casino jobs keep opening up because new casinos are still being built. And, there are reasons you might want to work at a casino.
Top Ten Reasons to be a Casino Dealer
- Pay. Dealers can make as much as $100,000 per year. The average dealing job at a small casino only pays half that much, but many do pay more than $25 per hour. That's a pretty good starting pay, right?
- Minimum Education Needed. As little as two weeks of training may be all that is required. Some casinos offer in-house training to existing employees for dealer positions. Other properties hire experienced dealers and/or those who have successfully graduated from a dealing school. Fees for dealing schools typically run $500 to learn blackjack and slightly more for complicated games like craps and roulette.
- Benefits. Many casinos are part of very large corporations, and they offer excellent benefits. Bonuses and 401K match programs are second only to medical benefits. Many casinos also offer tuition reimbursement for job-related college classes. Ask at the Human Resources department to find out about everything that's offered.
- Working Conditions. Although many casinos still allow smoking, most dealers find that the working conditions and perks are excellent. Good ventilation, good lighting, and a clean environment are standard. Employee dining rooms can rival nice restaurants, and some properties, like the Wynn in Las Vegas, offer dining that is off the charts. Some employee dining rooms are free, others offer meals for as little as a dollar or two.
- Scheduling. Most casinos offer 24-hour gaming, so dealers can work any shift. Time-off is usually easy to get, and an early-out to accommodate an emergency is often available.
- Tips. A dealer's pay is based heavily on tips. At a go for your own casino, dealers keep their own tips and have a huge impact on how much they earn. The harder they work at being friendly and taking care of their guests, the more they will earn. At a split-joint, all tips are pooled and shared between dealers, based on how many hours are worked.
- Breaks. Most dealers work an hour and a half and then get a half-hour break. That means the total hours actually worked during an 8-hour shift is really just 6 hours!
- Flexible Personal Time Off. More and more properties are offering personal time off instead of vacations. Dealers earn a few hours of paid time off each week and can schedule their own days off or vacations in advance.
- Comradery. Dealing makes for good stories and personal experiences. There is plenty of time to chat with fellow employees when you get two hours of breaks every day!
- Mobility and Transfers. Many casino properties allow dealers to move from one company-owned property to another, as the need arises - even to different states. Casinos also offer a wide variety of jobs and experienced dealers are qualified for many of them, even if they stay in the department and take a job as a Pit Boss.
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There are other reasons that a casino dealer job is a perfect fit for people whether they are looking for a part-time or temporary job while going to college, or want to land a permanent position. Dealing isn't for everyone, but many people find the job fun and exciting and make a career of it.
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No matter what your abilities, there are a lot of different casino jobs.
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Why did you choose to become a table games dealer?
Community Answers
- 'To show my skill and improve more knowledge about gaming.'
- 'To improve more skill and ilike game.'
- 'I choose to become a table game dealer because I was exposed into this kind of environment whenever my friends are playing in and out of the casino because of that I suddenly had this interest to become a game dealer with this knowledge that I have.'
- 'I am technically proficient and giving customers superior service.'
- 'Environment, atmosphere, customers.'
- 'Because I love my working place to be full of energy, fun and enjoyment.'
- 'I believe to became a savy you should start from basic knowledge.'
- 'I love the excitement and dealing with people.'
- 'Because I think I can expand my skills and knowledge in this career.'
- 'The schedule but I am confident that I can work in rotating schedules.'
What do you like least about being a table games dealer?
Community Answers
- 'To meet a defferent kind of people .. And ilove gaming.'
- 'To dealing with customer have different moods.'
- 'Dealing with customers of different mood.'
- 'What I least like is when the players is not paying attentionto the game but I know to myself that I can drive the players interest in a polite manner.'
- 'When people lose there depressed faces.'
- 'Becouse games is not what I were luking for.'
- 'As my first time to this position, I can say the rotation schedule but I am confident that I can adjust myself and can work well.'
- 'The late shifts would be a strain at the beginning but as time goes by I would adjust.'
What do you like most about being a table games dealer?
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- 'I think it is such as exciting, new avenue to progress down. There are many opportunities that arise from this job that I would be very excited to look forward to.'
- 'Ilove gaming .. Ilove intertament to see the customer happy.'
- 'Table games dealer injoy with Player when dealer deals game,'
- 'To dealing with different kind of customersand atmosphere.'
- 'What I love most with being a table games dealer is handling the game with enjoying players having a good game, encountering different citizens and practicing my mathematical skills every single day.'
- 'Dealing and customer service.'
- 'I like to see the reaction when people try to open their cards and see expressions after.'
- 'Interacting and communicating with people, keeping customers happy.'
- 'The atmosphere, the excitement, and dealing a winning hand.'
- 'Working with patrons and building a solid rapport. As well as learning new and interesting skills.'
Why should we hire you?
Community Answers
- 'I believe you should hire me because I am a hard worker who is reliable and quick. I am confident that I will be able to complete tasks efficiently and promote an enjoyable atmosphere.'
- 'I am hard working and personable person.'
- 'Because I am quick learner, Ability to hard work.'
- 'I am the one of this job and ilove game.'
- 'You should hire me because I feel comfortable and I believe that I will not going to feel tiredness because I enjoy being a dealer when my friends are playing some table games like poker.'
- 'Because I know all the games.'
- 'Very potential and high capabilities of management skills with practical proven.'
- 'Because I will give my 100% loyalty to the company and im trustworthy.'
- 'I love working with people. As the company offers great shows, family fun and gaming. I will take the company to the higher level.'
- 'I'll be great at what I do.'
How would others describe you?
Community Answers
- 'Friendly person ... Hard working and smilling person.'
- 'I have been described by others as contentious, focused and responsible.'
- 'Friends family athers describe as motived confind and cool person.'
- 'Professional, team player, helpful, funny.'
- 'Others can decribe me as a person that is honest, loyal and easy to be with,'
- 'Loyal honest guy and full integrity and fun.'
- 'A genuine leader. Always optimistic.'
- 'Multi tasker, dedicated, focused, a fast learner, confident and a team worker.'
- 'Hard working, dependable and personable.'
- 'Easy going, diplomatic, result oriented, quick learner and hard working.'
Do you consider yourself a people person?
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- 'Am friends and smilling person .'
- 'From my two years of working within a newsagency it has given me great customer service skills and has taught me how to keep up polite small talk.'
- 'I love people, I always put myself in the place of the customer in other to imagine what can please them.'
- 'Yes I use to be in casino often as I can.'
- 'Yes I am a people person, easy to blend into any situation and environment.'
- 'Yes, I love working with people.'
- 'I am, I do enjoy interacting with the public in any position I have been in.'
- 'Yes completely I love to know different people there nature it helps me to make more friends and learn how to deal with there problems.'
- 'I like to think I am, I enjoy meeting and getting to know new people. Making connections and networking while working is usually fun and rewarding.'
- 'Yes. I am a friendly person and I always love talks.'
Do you work well under pressure?
Community Answers
- 'I work great under pressure, throughout school I studied difficult, time consuming subjects that would often be due around the same time. This, however, would not stop me to succeed but instead push me to work harder. I have an impressive ability to focus and work hard when a stressful situation arises.'
- 'Yes I work very well under pressure.'
- 'Yes I am a person who smoothly handles work under pressure.'
- 'Yes I do, I have been living independently since 16 years old. I'
- 'It depends the pressure. If the framework of a job is well designed and serves in a fair way all the involved participants, then it is me that I puss pressure to myself.'
- 'It depends the pressure. If the framework of a job is well designed and serves in a fair way all the involved participants, then it is me that I puss pressure to myself.'
- 'Yes some time I do work under pressure.'
- 'I actually work better under pressure and I have found that I enjoy working in a challenging environment. I love to learn the new things everyday.'
- 'Ido love people .. Everytime iplace my side in the side of customer to imagine how to please them.'
- 'No so that it will not affect in my job.'
What kind of events cause you stress on the job?
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- 'Do you have question to asks about me.'
- 'I've not come across any sort of stress.'
- 'Working with negative clients for the whole shift, no client to make my day, to brighten up my day. All of them in bad moods.'
- 'When my co-workers don't listen to me when I'm giving my opinion.'
- 'To working with negative clients for whole shift or to see the customer unhappy.'
- 'I think nothing I dont need to be stress in my job I enjoy it.'
- 'Schedule but I can manage after days or weeks that I adjusted.'
- 'To working with negetive clients... Or to see unhappy customers.'
- 'The event that cause stress on the job is not to be able to satisfy my customers.'
- 'When I see customers are unhappy.'
How do you stay focused on the game?
How do you avoid distractions while dealing?
