There are 8 of us being hired, although myself and another guy are the last of the group to get trained. I guess our security checks were slower than usual thus our hiring was delayed.
The training took place behind a screen in the boardroom, with 2 BJ tables and a bunch of extra furniture. Classy We have a week or so of training to go through after which we have to pass a test (written and practical) to be cleared onto the casino floor. Next we filled out the usual paper work and stuff. I think we get our passes and a tour of the casino today.
The 'advanced' group got set up on one of the tables. They basically played with one of them dealing an entire shoe while the others played BJ. I was stunned to see that they were issued REAL casino cash chips. Our trainer would occasionally look over to see how they were doing, but they mostly ran their own training.
On the other table, myself and the other guy started our training from the beginning with a math drill. We were given a sheet with fifty 2 digit addition problems and had to try to correctly finish in 1 minute or less. The other guy blew through his in like 40 seconds, but I missed the last 2 and making a mistake on the last question. The trainer was impressed, saying that most people don't come close to finishing, and make several mistakes. Whew.
Next we learned how to shuffle and cut the chips. I should say 're-learned' in my case. I thought I knew how to shuffle before but how wrong I was! The trainer corrected my bad habits and soon I was shuffling like a pro. Cutting the chips properly is very tricky to learn, but I think I am getting the hang of it. We were given a deck of paper cards and Red Shores tournament chips to take home and practise with:
We must be OK actually, because we quickly moved on to learning the procedure for dealing a clean game of Blackjack. We were shown that there is a proper way to do every single movement and motion on the table After a few shoes of demonstration then we got to try. Standing on that side of the table is a bit intimidating and it took a few cycles but we slowly came around.
After a 15 minute break we re-capped the lessons from the first half and we were shown proper tray management. Obviously the most important part of the training so far and we went slow to soak it all in. After that the trainer dealt us a shoe while we learned some advanced lessons in the game, such as splitting, double downs and awkward chip bets. (If you split aces at RS you only get dealt 1 card per ace! WTF?!) Next was our turn. It went OK, and I had a lot of fun learning and improving my skills.
We continued to deal shoes until it was time to go. Our trainer said that we did very well to get through as much material as we did on our first day of training. Most other trainees are way behind were we are. Good to see that Las Vegas experience pays off for me somehow!
Day 2 of training is tonight and can't wait to get back there and learn some more!
It would be prudent for you to check with your bosses if it's OK to publicly post online about your training and other internal procedures. Having worked in IBM security, it wouldn't be hard for them to stumble onto PFC and other social media with your identifying details. Good luck.
I guess our security checks were slower than usual thus our hiring was delayed.
It would be prudent for you to check with your bosses if it's OK to publicly post online about your training and other internal procedures. Having worked in IBM security, it wouldn't be hard for them to stumble onto PFC and other social media with your identifying details. Good luck.
I appreciate your concern. I don't think I've violated any security rules yet anyway. I've only given vague references to a room, nothing specific. I also will not give out names of employees or players, or discuss anything that happens on the gaming floor. I would hate to tell you all about a certain hand (say a poorly played hand or BB) that happened and then the 'victim' come across it here. I will also not be advertising CPF while at work.
I've read through the Employee handbook, and there's nothing about using social media. I will ask on Monday, just to be safe. It's not like they've told me the combo to the vault. (It's probably 1234)
On to Day 2 of training. First our trainer ordered up some real chips for our training. As he was setting up the other noobie and I happened to be cutting the MTT chips that we were issued to practise on when the trainers phone rang. On the other end was Security (aka The Sky) asking who 'those guys' where and why did they have $500 in chips each. The trainer quickly (and I mean QUICKLY) explained our new status as trainees and the fact we were using MTT chips. He was scolded verbally for not having us having our badges and we soon found ourselves in the office getting the proper ID tags and swipe cards. So there you go, Big Brother is AWLAYS watching!
Once we were 'legitimized' we were free to handle the cash chips are continue the training. It was basically a repeat of the night before with math drills and practical training of BJ situations. My skillz are getting better although I need to memorize the BJ 'odd' payouts like $45, $85, $195 since I am not that quick at math. Luckily I was assured that those skills will come with practise.
Off for the weekend now, back again on Monday night!
Monday night went well. I set up the table (with real chips), dealt the first shoe, then basically got paid to play Blackjack for the rest the night as all the trainees rotated as the dealer. For the last shoe our trainer took over and dealt to us. I turned my $200 into $575 while my buddy beside me 'cashed out' at $1000 after buying in for $200. Too bad we had to give it back
Afterwards I was given a tour of some of the building like the staff lounge and such. No visit to the vault yet
I also talked to the manager about using social media and specifically CPF. He said it was no problem, just use common sense, keep it clean and don't complain about customers or other staff in the casino.
How are you progressing with those BJ situations? Judging by Mark's reply it looks like he wants to sign up for a demo.
Mark has plenty of opportunities for BJ situations already. More than I've gotten lately, that's for sure.
Night 4: The group of 6 trainees in ahead of me (all of whom are already RSC employees, thus explaining why their security checks went so quick) are ready to write the Dealer exam. On a whim our trainer gave it to myself and the other new trainee also. I *think* it went OK, but I won't be surprised if I failed it as I feel I wasn't prepared. Nothing happens we flunk, we just write again next week.
As for the actual dealing, I spent some time in the afternoon practising and it paid off at the casino last night. I still made mistakes, but most of them were minor. I can see myself getting with the cards and chips, it's the math that slows me down. Clearly I need to memorize those tricky BJ payouts like $35, $55, $85, etc. I'm working on it!
Mark has plenty of opportunities for BJ situations already. More than I've gotten lately, that's for sure.
Night 4: The group of 6 trainees in ahead of me (all of whom are already RSC employees, thus explaining why their security checks went so quick) are ready to write the Dealer exam. On a whim our trainer gave it to myself and the other new trainee also. I *think* it went OK, but I won't be surprised if I failed it as I feel I wasn't prepared. Nothing happens we flunk, we just write again next week.
As for the actual dealing, I spent some time in the afternoon practising and it paid off at the casino last night. I still made mistakes, but most of them were minor. I can see myself getting with the cards and chips, it's the math that slows me down. Clearly I need to memorize those tricky BJ payouts like $35, $55, $85, etc. I'm working on it!
Moose should schedule one of his casino nights when / if you're ever back this way... have a pro and what not... ooh
Night 5: Nothing major to report. Drank Orange Crush and Dealt/played Blackjack for five hours. No word on the tests.
Night 6: Written test must have went well, b/c I was told that I have my Table Exam today at 2:30 and I'm on the schedule (to work the floor) for Tuesday and all of next weekend's APC.
Signing off for now so I can go practise. Wish me luck, folks!
Do they let you sit for BJ? Try comfort insoles and make sure you wear comfortable shoes. I preferred being a poker dealer sitting down instead of being a floor supervisor always having to stand or walk around all night.
Do they let you sit for BJ? Try comfort insoles and make sure you wear comfortable shoes. I preferred being a poker dealer sitting down instead of being a floor supervisor always having to stand or walk around all night.
Insoles are on my shopping list this weekend. Can't wait to start poker training!
First 'real' 8+ hour shift last night. It was fun, although I had a killer headache which is not good when working on a casino floor. Luckily I mooched some Advil and got through the night OK. I now have meds in my car.
Some other interesting things:
-Dealers get many, many breaks. Last night I was dealing for 40 minutes, then taking 20 off. On Friday it was 30 and 30.
-Our break room is pretty cool. It has standard stuff like fridges, microwaves, vending machines, and a coffee maker but also has a TV, popcorn maker (like a movie theatre), foosball table, computer with internet access, and a well stocked book shelf. Another dealer even donated a couple of low end acoustic guitars to noodle around on. No excuse to be bored when on a break.
-Tips are paid in STRAIGHT-CASH-HOMEY at the end of the night. If you leave before closing, your tips for that night are put aside for you. I was handed a plastic bag with $42 from my short shift on Friday and $113 for last night. Not too shabby!
-This goes without saying, but players really aren't happy when the dealer hits on 16 and pops a 5. This happened several times last night
I'd forgotten how tough it is for me to work into the wee hours of the morning. RSC closes at Midnight during the week, and I didn't get home until 12:35. After that it must have taken me an hour to actually get to sleep, I was so wound up. Add that to the fact I wanted to see my family this morning before they left for work/school and I'm tired now. Thank god for naps
That's awesome that these guys take care of their employees so well John. Makes you appreciate your job so much more. Sounds like you've found a great place to work out there. The tips sound great.
I know what you mean about the hours. When I worked at a half way house for federal inmates they put me on the 4-12 shift for a year. I have never, ever hated a shift more than I hated that one. I was single at the time and never saw any of my friends as they all worked days.
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There are 8 of us being hired, although myself and another guy are the last of the group to get trained. I guess our security checks were slower than usual thus our hiring was delayed.
The training took place behind a screen in the boardroom, with 2 BJ tables and a bunch of extra furniture. Classy
The 'advanced' group got set up on one of the tables. They basically played with one of them dealing an entire shoe while the others played BJ. I was stunned to see that they were issued REAL casino cash chips. Our trainer would occasionally look over to see how they were doing, but they mostly ran their own training.
On the other table, myself and the other guy started our training from the beginning with a math drill. We were given a sheet with fifty 2 digit addition problems and had to try to correctly finish in 1 minute or less. The other guy blew through his in like 40 seconds, but I missed the last 2 and making a mistake on the last question. The trainer was impressed, saying that most people don't come close to finishing, and make several mistakes. Whew.
Next we learned how to shuffle and cut the chips. I should say 're-learned' in my case. I thought I knew how to shuffle before but how wrong I was! The trainer corrected my bad habits and soon I was shuffling like a pro. Cutting the chips properly is very tricky to learn, but I think I am getting the hang of it. We were given a deck of paper cards and Red Shores tournament chips to take home and practise with:
We must be OK actually, because we quickly moved on to learning the procedure for dealing a clean game of Blackjack. We were shown that there is a proper way to do every single movement and motion on the table After a few shoes of demonstration then we got to try. Standing on that side of the table is a bit intimidating and it took a few cycles but we slowly came around.
After a 15 minute break we re-capped the lessons from the first half and we were shown proper tray management. Obviously the most important part of the training so far and we went slow to soak it all in. After that the trainer dealt us a shoe while we learned some advanced lessons in the game, such as splitting, double downs and awkward chip bets. (If you split aces at RS you only get dealt 1 card per ace! WTF?!) Next was our turn. It went OK, and I had a lot of fun learning and improving my skills.
We continued to deal shoes until it was time to go. Our trainer said that we did very well to get through as much material as we did on our first day of training. Most other trainees are way behind were we are. Good to see that Las Vegas experience pays off for me somehow!
Day 2 of training is tonight and can't wait to get back there and learn some more!
This is quite common. Is there any place that allow you to get more than one card when splitting aces?
I appreciate your concern. I don't think I've violated any security rules yet anyway. I've only given vague references to a room, nothing specific. I also will not give out names of employees or players, or discuss anything that happens on the gaming floor. I would hate to tell you all about a certain hand (say a poorly played hand or BB) that happened and then the 'victim' come across it here. I will also not be advertising CPF while at work.
I've read through the Employee handbook, and there's nothing about using social media. I will ask on Monday, just to be safe. It's not like they've told me the combo to the vault. (It's probably 1234)
On to Day 2 of training. First our trainer ordered up some real chips for our training. As he was setting up the other noobie and I happened to be cutting the MTT chips that we were issued to practise on when the trainers phone rang. On the other end was Security (aka The Sky) asking who 'those guys' where and why did they have $500 in chips each. The trainer quickly (and I mean QUICKLY) explained our new status as trainees and the fact we were using MTT chips. He was scolded verbally for not having us having our badges and we soon found ourselves in the office getting the proper ID tags and swipe cards. So there you go, Big Brother is AWLAYS watching!
Once we were 'legitimized' we were free to handle the cash chips are continue the training. It was basically a repeat of the night before with math drills and practical training of BJ situations. My skillz are getting better although I need to memorize the BJ 'odd' payouts like $45, $85, $195 since I am not that quick at math. Luckily I was assured that those skills will come with practise.
Off for the weekend now, back again on Monday night!
Mark
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Afterwards I was given a tour of some of the building like the staff lounge and such. No visit to the vault yet
I also talked to the manager about using social media and specifically CPF. He said it was no problem, just use common sense, keep it clean and don't complain about customers or other staff in the casino.
Mark has plenty of opportunities for BJ situations already. More than I've gotten lately, that's for sure.
Night 4: The group of 6 trainees in ahead of me (all of whom are already RSC employees, thus explaining why their security checks went so quick) are ready to write the Dealer exam. On a whim our trainer gave it to myself and the other new trainee also. I *think* it went OK, but I won't be surprised if I failed it as I feel I wasn't prepared. Nothing happens we flunk, we just write again next week.
As for the actual dealing, I spent some time in the afternoon practising and it paid off at the casino last night. I still made mistakes, but most of them were minor. I can see myself getting with the cards and chips, it's the math that slows me down. Clearly I need to memorize those tricky BJ payouts like $35, $55, $85, etc. I'm working on it!
I still think the post deserved more love though
Mark
Moose should schedule one of his casino nights when / if you're ever back this way... have a pro and what not... ooh
Mark
If he wants to schedule one for April 5 (day after the Jays HO) I'm all for it.
Night 6: Written test must have went well, b/c I was told that I have my Table Exam today at 2:30 and I'm on the schedule (to work the floor) for Tuesday and all of next weekend's APC.
Signing off for now so I can go practise. Wish me luck, folks!
lol.....thanks I'll try my best
Mark
Nobody took the bet? I'm on my first break and I hold off on the answer until my shift is over.
Made a few mistake but nothing serious. I think I'm going to enjoy working here but my feet are killing me!
As for my first hand, I actually ended up dealing the same cards to myself twice in a row.
Blackjack! How cool is that!
Airplane!
Insoles are on my shopping list this weekend. Can't wait to start poker training!
Some other interesting things:
-Dealers get many, many breaks. Last night I was dealing for 40 minutes, then taking 20 off. On Friday it was 30 and 30.
-Our break room is pretty cool. It has standard stuff like fridges, microwaves, vending machines, and a coffee maker but also has a TV, popcorn maker (like a movie theatre), foosball table, computer with internet access, and a well stocked book shelf. Another dealer even donated a couple of low end acoustic guitars to noodle around on. No excuse to be bored when on a break.
-Tips are paid in STRAIGHT-CASH-HOMEY at the end of the night. If you leave before closing, your tips for that night are put aside for you. I was handed a plastic bag with $42 from my short shift on Friday and $113 for last night. Not too shabby!
-This goes without saying, but players really aren't happy when the dealer hits on 16 and pops a 5. This happened several times last night
I'd forgotten how tough it is for me to work into the wee hours of the morning. RSC closes at Midnight during the week, and I didn't get home until 12:35. After that it must have taken me an hour to actually get to sleep, I was so wound up. Add that to the fact I wanted to see my family this morning before they left for work/school and I'm tired now. Thank god for naps
I know what you mean about the hours. When I worked at a half way house for federal inmates they put me on the 4-12 shift for a year. I have never, ever hated a shift more than I hated that one. I was single at the time and never saw any of my friends as they all worked days.