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With many states now getting ready to offer table games, dealer classes are popping up everywhere. The latest to offer classes is the New River Community and Technical College in Wyoming. The Greenbrier Casino is set to open soon so table game dealers have to be trained to be ready to work. The school has already trained fifty blackjack dealers and they are training roulette, craps and three card poker dealers as well. The next round of classes will start on February 15th and will take place over a six week period.
Students must begin at the blackjack classes and then work their way to the roulette, craps and three card poker classes which will be available soon. Students of the classes will learn how to interact with customers as well as the techniques of dealing the games.
Terri Baker the New River workforce education program coordinator commented: “You have to know when to interact and when not to. Some people might want to chat while they play, while others don’t. And moods can change as the game goes on. You need to know how to keep that person happy. It’s not just standing there dealing cards.”
So students who enroll in the program will learn these techniques along with the necessary information needed to be a casino dealer. Jobs are not guaranteed but the classes will give those interested in table game dealer jobs a leg up in the hiring process.
2010-02-05
