Table Games Dealer roadmap

Stage 1 of 3 · about 8 weeks

Foundations

Deal a clean, correct game of blackjack at a slow pace and do the payout math in your head without hesitation.

1. 1

   Mental math for payouts

   Every hand ends with you paying or collecting. Blackjack pays 3 to 2, so a $25 bet pays $37.50. If you hesitate, the game slows and players notice. Speed with accuracy is the core of the job.

2. 2

   Card handling and shuffling

   Dealers must pitch cards cleanly, protect hole cards, and shuffle in an approved way. Sloppy handling exposes cards and can invite cheating or disputes.

3. 3

   Blackjack rules and procedure

   You must know the game completely: when the dealer hits or stands (commonly stands on all 17s, though some tables hit soft 17), splits, doubles, insurance, and blackjack payouts. You are the enforcer of the rules, so you need them cold.

4. 4

   Chip handling and cutting checks

   Chips are cash. You must count, stack, and pay them accurately and quickly, and tell the camera and your supervisor what you are doing. 'Cutting checks' means splitting stacks of chips to pay odd amounts such as 3:2.

5. 5

   Greeting and basic customer service

   Players come back to tables where the dealer is friendly, calm, and fair. Greeting every guest is also a core task listed for the job.

Then 2 more stages (about 44 weeks in all) with lessons, drills, projects, 6 interview questions with strong answers and free resources.