Working in the Poker industry

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jasongmur

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I really love poker and the industry in general,

If I wanted to start working in the industry where would be the best place to start looking and what are the sort of jobs out there in the poker world. Other than playing.

I mean playing would be super but the bankroll is missing currently. So let's start at the bottom. As they say in the classics and move on up.
 
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Where do you live? Are you in a bigger city? In most big cities there's a casino. Some will post jobs on their sites. You can start working as a dealer. I find working as poker dealer improves your observational skills. It will be useful in the future if you want to play later on. When you have a bigger bankroll at least. If that job is not available, you can try any other job that allows you to get your foot in the door. Then express interest for being a poker dealer later. If not, just get any job. Go occasionally and play low stakes and ask the dealers if they know if any jobs are available.
 
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Casino human resources departments
Official casino websites
Local job platforms (Indeed, Infojobs, LinkedIn, etc.)
 
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I worked in a casino for a while. It was really easy to get the job, I felt like it was fate at the time but I found the actual training really intense and I didn’t like the constant scrutiny you are placed under in this industry.

I did get to spend 6 weeks alone at a casino table shuffling chips, dealing cards and spinning roulette wheels during my training though which was awesome.
 
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You may want to reach out to a forum member (albit he hasn't posted in a long time) Matt Vaughn. He is now associated with The Barrell Social Club in Kentucky. He started a low stakes online/live player.
 
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