First Licensed Casino Dealer School Opens in New York

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First Licensed Casino Dealer School Opens in New York
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06 Mar

The first licensed casino-dealer school, founded by Wendy Rubin, has opened its doors in January 2015 after several months of preparation.

Rubin saw an opportunity for this kind of business when New York City has started opening land based gambling venues and discussing expansion of the casino industry. In her opinion, if she is the first one to open a school that offers classes from poker to baccarat, she will have more chance of success, and so far she doesn't have any competition.

Even though the first casino-dealer school sounds very promising, starting business in a barely legal industry is certainly risky move. However, nothing can discourage Wendy, who believes that she will earn $1 million in revenue after her first year.

It was a bit challenging for Wendy at the beginning because she was required to get a license from New York State Gaming Commission and join the federal registry. She has also mentioned that it took several months to move a roulette wheel from an Atlantic City into the school. Now that everything is in place, her Big Deal Casino Academy, placed in a Midtown Manhattan on a 2000 square ft space, offers classes that teach women rules and strategy behind poker, blackjack, craps, baccarat and Spanish 21.

Academy also offers a program for dealers where you can attend classes of craps, poker, baccarat, Pai-Gow poker, blackjack, carnival games and Spanish 21. She believes that new casinos will provide thousands of jobs in upcoming years and she wants to educate individuals who are interested in working at these venues.

Knowledge can sometimes be very expensive; for example an eight-week course in craps costs $2,340 while a four-week course in Spanish 21 costs $840. Students will also be trained to catch the cheats who give themselves away with their suspicious behavior and strange body language.

Rubin has decided to offer a little of her poker advice to New York’s Crain by saying that women should let their hair down, not wear sunglasses during the poker game and show some cleavage in order to create a distraction. She has also revealed that she plans on renting out her venue for events and opening another school upstate, ahead of the new casinos there.

The Colorado native is a professional live tournament player whose total earnings are currently at $51,222 according to HendonMob.

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