Employment at casino

#1
So I will be starting college in the fall semester. I'll be living near a cruise casino. I have recently taken interest in card counting and I would like to try it as a hobby with some extra income. But I am aspiring to be more serious about it than just the occasional player when my bankroll can support it. Anyway, the casino I will be near has part time employment opportunities open. Both as dealers and as surveillance. I am considering applying to get some more knowledge on how the casinos work from the inside. Obviously, being employed here would mean I can't go in and count on my off time, but as far as learning what surveillance is looking for, and ultimately being able to thwart it at another casino, is this a good idea or not? And will working for a casino automatically put me in the Griffin Book or some other card counting database? I could notify my place of employment I can count cards, to be an asset to the casino, but would it be reported to not allow me as a patron at other locations? Even if they are in different states of the US? If there are any card counters with prior employment experience that would be very helpful. Thanks!
 
#2
Get the job first, if that is what interests you.

Don't tell them you count cards. Worry about exposure later. You can share with them after you start working there that you are interested in a security position, and would be willing to learn hos to spot cheats and card counters. No need to tell them you know how, let them believe that they can teach you. Just a few thoughts.
 
#3
Spyros Acebos said:
Get the job first, if that is what interests you.

Don't tell them you count cards. Worry about exposure later. You can share with them after you start working there that you are interested in a security position, and would be willing to learn hos to spot cheats and card counters. No need to tell them you know how, let them believe that they can teach you. Just a few thoughts.
Thanks for the response! That's a good way to go about it. It would just be a part time gig, I sure don't want to jeopardize any chance of counting before I even start. I just figured this would be the only chance where putting card counting on a resume would actually be beneficial. But if keeping it low key costs me that opportunity, I suppose there are other ways to learn their system and certainly other ways to get them to pay me.
 

metronome

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#4
Be aware dealer school could be several weeks of your time. And be aware that cruise BJ is a terrible game, so adjust your knowledge base accordingly.
 
#5
The only experience I've ever had about working for a casino is that if employed, I couldn't play in any of the umbrella company's properties for about a year after the date that I quit working there (or got fired). I was assuming that this was standard in most cases but I don't know and haven't really tried to find out about it any more than that one time (a long time ago - things have probably changed since then though).
 
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