Gaming Programs
Overview
Gaming programs prepare people to work in casinos and other settings where gambling is allowed.Gaming programs prepare people to work in casinos and other gambling venues. Students learn the rules of different games and how to handle equipment such as roulette wheels or materials such as dice and playing cards.
Gaming programs include topics such as:
- Rules and terminology
- How to deal and collect cards
- How to handle dice, chips, roulette wheels, and other equipment
- Customer relations
- Recognizing and preventing cheating
Schools
Several career and technical schools offer certificate programs in gaming. A certificate program usually requires a year of full-time study.
A few community colleges offer a concentration in casino management as part of an associate degree in hospitality. An associate degree program at a community college usually requires two years of full-time study.
See schools that offer this program.
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Program Admission
You can prepare for this program of study by getting your high school diploma or GED.
Below is a list of high school courses that will help prepare you for this program of study:
- Accounting
- Business Math
- Cashier and Checking Operations
- General Math
- Hospitality
- Marketing
- Probability and Statistics
Typical Course Work
Program Courses
In programs at community colleges, you typically take courses such as the following:
- Casino Cage Operations
- Casino Marketing
- Casino Math
- Casino Security and Surveillance
- Commercial Gaming Law
- Gaming Management
- Gaming Industry Regulations and Controls
- Guest Relations and Customer Service Strategies
- Management of Keno and Bingo
- Native American Gaming
- Slots Management
- Social Issues in Gaming
- Survey of Casino Games
- Techniques of Casino Dealing
Many proprietary schools offer certificates in specific types of games. Common games for which you can get training include:
- Baccarat and Mini-Baccarat
- Big Six
- Bingo
- Blackjack (Twenty-One)
- Craps
- Keno
- Pai Gow Poker
- Poker
- Roulette
Some programs offer an internship as part of their curriculum. This gives you the opportunity to practice what you've learned in real-life gaming settings. You also benefit from the guidance and direct supervision of an experienced dealer or gaming management professional.
Things to Know
Many states require you to be at least 21 years old and licensed to work in a casino or gaming facility.
Some casinos require you to take their own, in-house gaming programs. If you want to work at a particular casino, check their training requirements before enrolling in a gaming program.
Schools
East Side Area
Wenatchee Valley College (Omak Campus)
- Gaming Operations Supervisor
- Tribal Gaming Management
King-Snohomish Area
A Professional Gaming Institute
- Craps Dealer Training
- Floor Supervisor Training
- Pit Dealer Training
- Poker Dealer Training
- Roulette Dealer Training
West Side Area
Northwest Indian College
- Tribal Casino Management