Dealer / croup pay rates at Gala casino.

UK-21

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#1
Someone was recently chatting to me about gettting into casino work and asked what pay rates were for trainee dealers. I knew it wasn't anything to write home about, but didn't know the exact figure.

Having trawled the web there have recently been numerous vacancy ads for trainee dealers at Gala casinos up and down the country. £5.85 per hour (which is the national minimum wage) is what's on offer. Considering the numeracy required to cover a roulette table, and the responsibility for ensuring nobody helps themselves to the firm's chips at anytime, finding out they pay the bare legal minimum (and for unsocial hours) was a surprise.

It explains then why such a large number of their gaming floor staff are youngsters from the Eastern European EU members states, and that the pazazz and interaction one expects from people in a customer facing hospitality role is so regularly lacking. I've always found the adige that "you get what you pay for" has rung true. It's possible to earn more stacking shelves out of hours (across the UK), without all of the hassles of having to deal with disgruntled members of the public or having to explain why the chip tray seems unusually light at the end of shift.

Does anyone know whether rates are better elsewhere?
 

tezzadiver

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#2
UK-21 said:
Someone was recently chatting to me about gettting into casino work and asked what pay rates were for trainee dealers. I knew it wasn't anything to write home about, but didn't know the exact figure.

Having trawled the web there have recently been numerous vacancy ads for trainee dealers at Gala casinos up and down the country. £5.85 per hour (which is the national minimum wage) is what's on offer. Considering the numeracy required to cover a roulette table, and the responsibility for ensuring nobody helps themselves to the firm's chips at anytime, finding out they pay the bare legal minimum (and for unsocial hours) was a surprise.

It explains then why such a large number of their gaming floor staff are youngsters from the Eastern European EU members states, and that the pazazz and interaction one expects from people in a customer facing hospitality role is so regularly lacking. I've always found the adige that "you get what you pay for" has rung true. It's possible to earn more stacking shelves out of hours (across the UK), without all of the hassles of having to deal with disgruntled members of the public or having to explain why the chip tray seems unusually light at the end of shift.

Does anyone know whether rates are better elsewhere?
Napoleons starts croupiers off at about 18k-20k. This increases once they become senior croupiers or pit bosses. Nugget pays quite well from what I`ve heard. A part time croupier told me is on 27k pro rata plus tips. And he looked about 21 years old.

Gala is renowned for low wages to their staff. In hindsight -That`s why their service is so crap. The most miserable dealer I have ever met works at gala queensway. Never says a word, never laughs nada.. But then for £5.85 and above would u?
 

UK-21

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#4
So he won't be making any repayments of his student loan then?

I'm sure you've told him it's possible to make more than that on the other side of the table.
 

UK-21

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#6
If you can't convince a maths graduate that it is possible to beat hand dealt or shoe dealt BJ, you'll never convince anyone. He has to be receptive of course. Perhaps he flunked the statistics and probability modules?

Graduating with a maths degree, and then ending up working for the national minimum wage dealing a blackjack table does seem like a terrible waste. Having said that I bet it's a laugh working there - just hope he doesn't take it too seriously and decide on it as a long term work option.

You should bring him to London when you visit next.
 

ycming

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#7
lol good call mate :). I'll give him a shout on ma next visit :D.

to be honest it was just down to the fact that he needed money as he can't seem to fid a job!

As for blackjack am not running too good at the moment!

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