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Originally Posted by Pensfan
I've got a good Monday to Friday job that I have no intention of quitting anytime soon. I do have two kids starting college this coming fall. I am determined to have them graduate with zero debt and recently quit playing poker. Those two things are mutually exclusive, but since I'm an overall loser at the game the timing works out.
I was thinking, since I don't play anymore, that dealing on weekends would be a good second income. I still like the casino atmosphere and have thousands of hours there so I think I could get through dealing school and pass an audition, likely.
My question is I guess I don't know enough about the schedule there. Is it a case of everyone else wants weekends off so I'd easily get a shift working on weekends or is it a case of people fight for the weekend shifts because they are the busiest? I realize the staffing needs of every casino probably differ, but from a general standpoint is a weekend only shift something that happens in this industry or am I wasting my time?
Thanks
as a former industry worker if you really do need a PT job, I would highly recommend you find a job in another industry instead of working as a part time dealer for several reasons.
1. Since you have a FT job now, I'm assuming you work regular daytime hours? If you DO get a casino to agree on weekends only, chances are the hours will be graveyard or swing. You're the last man in the rankings. That means you would have to work all night and sleep all day.
2. If they do accept weekends only, you will probably be on call, which means you only work when they need you.
3. Most casinos require more than one game. Usually BJ and BAC are mandatory games, and since you don't have any poker experience, you will need to train for more than one game. At least this was my experience when I was dealing.
4. It's not a steady job. Even if you know you're scheduled to work, you can get a phone call telling you not to come in. Or you can go there, and go home shorty after starting (unless there are enough people on the e.o. list). Or, you think you have the day off, then you get a call asking you to come in.
If you live north of NYC, there's a new casino that's scheduled to open in less than a month but they're way short on hiring new employees. They're training dealers at their own dealer school.
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