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Every serious gambler has wondered at some time or other what it would be like
to be on the other side of the table.
Working in a casino is obviously demanding, but a lot of people do it. So the
pay must be good or, at least, good enough.
And there is the romantic image that has been painted in fiction: Who is that
handsome man in the tux, suavely winning hand after hand at Baccarat? The one who
looks like a spy?
"The name's Rose, Nelson Rose."
Even the job titles have a mystique: croupier, professional dealer.
It is hard to tell how much dealers really earn. Beginning dealers are paid
salaries not much greater than the minimum wage, $4 or $5 per hour. Casinos tell
trainees that tips can be $14 per hour or more, and they could be making, before taxes,
$40,000 a year. Top Las Vegas dealers supposedly make $60,000 a year in tips alone.
Yet, the reported tax cases show the IRS estimates tips run only about $10 per
hour.
If you have thought about becoming a dealer or slot technician, you will
probably never see a better opportunity. In 1979, I first predicted that the U.S. would
be entering a third wave of gambling. This is the third time in American history that
legal gambling has swept across the nation.
The wave has grown enormously since then and now is sweeping the world.
There are a number of prime growth areas, which are almost desperate for skilled
workers:
- Indian casinos, particularly those in Arizona, California and New York.
Arizona is the most in need of blackjack dealers. As this is being written, the
state is about to introduce the live card game to the full-scale casinos that
already dot the state. Tribes are setting up training schools. There are 300
students learning to deal blackjack in the Tucson area alone.
- Slot technicians. Slot machines continue to be the most important part of most
casinos, and the machines are getting more and more sophisticated, which means
they need more trained workers. The wild card here is racinos. Almost every
state which has not already done so is looking at putting in slot machines or
video lottery terminals into race tracks; and, those with slots or VLTs are putting
in more. Horse and dog racing are in trouble and need gaming devices to
survive. The states are also in trouble, faced with budget deficits made worse by
the Islamic attacks of 9-11.
- If you speak Spanish, there are opportunities throughout Central and South
America. Mexico is once again discussing legalizing casinos.
- If you speak English, you are not limited to working in the U.S. Every province
and territory of Canada has casinos, although they are trying to limit jobs to
Canadians to fight high unemployment.
- The real growth area will be Europe, especially England. Every country is
looking at expanding casinos, both in number and in size, but the United
Kingdom is going to go the furthest.
England now restricts its casinos to 10 slot machines and similar numbers of
table games. An official government study, called the Budd Report, recommended that
the limits be lifted.
The government naively believes there is no pent-up demand, that there will be
no expansion of gambling when these limits are lifted.
What is actually going to happen is the emergence of dozens of Las Vegas-style
and size casinos throughout the British Isles.
This is probably about three years away. But, if you ever thought of switching
to the other side of the tables, and the other side of the Atlantic, now is the time to act.
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Professor I. Nelson Rose is an internationally known scholar, public speaker and writer and is recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on gambling law. A 1979 graduate of Harvard Law School, he is a tenured full Professor at Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, California, where he teaches one of the first law school classes on gaming law. Professor Rose is the author of more than 300 books, articles, book chapters columns. He is best known for his internationally syndicated column, "Gambling and the Law ®," and his landmark 1986 book by the same name. His most recent book is a collection of columns and analysis, co-authored with Bob Loeb, on Blackjack and the Law. A consultant to governments and industry, Professor Rose has testified as an expert witness in administrative, civil and criminal cases in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand, and has acted as a consultant to major law firms, international corporations, licensed casinos, players, Indian tribes, and local, state and national governments, including Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas and the federal governments of Canada and the United States. With the rising interest in gambling throughout the world, Professor Rose has spoken before such diverse groups as the F.B.I., National Conference of State Legislatures, Congress of State Lotteries of Europe, United States Conference of Mayors, and the National Academy of Sciences. He has presented scholarly papers on gambling in Nevada, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, England, Australia, Antigua, Portugal, Italy, Argentina and the Czech Republic. He is the author of Internet Gaming Law (1st & 2nd editions), Blackjack and the Law and Gaming Law: Cases and Materials.
I. Nelson Rose Websites:
www.gamblingandthelaw.com
Books by I. Nelson Rose:
Gambling and the Law
> More Books By I. Nelson Rose
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Professor I. Nelson Rose is an internationally known scholar, public speaker and writer and is recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on gambling law. A 1979 graduate of Harvard Law School, he is a tenured full Professor at Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, California, where he teaches one of the first law school classes on gaming law. Professor Rose is the author of more than 300 books, articles, book chapters columns. He is best known for his internationally syndicated column, "Gambling and the Law ®," and his landmark 1986 book by the same name. His most recent book is a collection of columns and analysis, co-authored with Bob Loeb, on Blackjack and the Law. A consultant to governments and industry, Professor Rose has testified as an expert witness in administrative, civil and criminal cases in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand, and has acted as a consultant to major law firms, international corporations, licensed casinos, players, Indian tribes, and local, state and national governments, including Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas and the federal governments of Canada and the United States. With the rising interest in gambling throughout the world, Professor Rose has spoken before such diverse groups as the F.B.I., National Conference of State Legislatures, Congress of State Lotteries of Europe, United States Conference of Mayors, and the National Academy of Sciences. He has presented scholarly papers on gambling in Nevada, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, England, Australia, Antigua, Portugal, Italy, Argentina and the Czech Republic. He is the author of Internet Gaming Law (1st & 2nd editions), Blackjack and the Law and Gaming Law: Cases and Materials.
I. Nelson Rose Websites:
www.gamblingandthelaw.com
Books by I. Nelson Rose:
Compulsive Gambling and the Law
> More Books By I. Nelson Rose
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