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Stratosphere Poker Room Opening Soon; Free Poker Dealer School.
The Stratosphere is (re)-opening its poker room, and it's hiring poker dealers. Best of all the Stratosphere is putting the new dealers through a 4-week poker school for FREE. No experience necessary.

Date: 04/18/05
Room: General News
Summary: The Stratosphere is (re)-opening its poker room, and it's hiring poker dealers. Best of all the Stratosphere is putting the new dealers through a 4-week poker school for FREE. No experience necessary.

Content: Dealing cards in Vegas can be a pretty good gig. I have a few friends who are in the business, and they make some pretty good coin. If you think becoming a poker dealer sounds like a fun job, then you should contact the Stratosphere.

A loyal reader sent me what appears to be a job posting by the Stratosphere, which is opening its new poker room soon. The Stratosphere closed its poker room a few years ago, like so many Las Vegas casinos. But, the renewed interest in poker is obviously causing casinos to reconsider.

The great thing about the Stratosphere is that it looks like you can get a job without any dealing experience. It appears they will train you for free. You can read the job posting below.

AMERICAN CASINO and ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES, LLC Poker Dealer SCHOOL The Stratosphere Poker Room is Re-Opening! Become a Las Vegas Poker Dealer in As little as 4-Weeks! FREE Poker Dealer's School Offered Daily 10 am - 9 pm Stratosphere, Las Vegas Recruiting for only the BEST Guest Service Champions No Dealing Experience Necessary Outstanding, Fun-Loving and Service-Driven People are Who we Want! Build your Career in the Las Vegas Gaming Industry Today * STRATOSPHERE Poker Dealer SCHOOL * * * Now OPEN * * Visit the Stratosphere, ANY TIME, between 10 am - 9 pm at M-F Want More Information? Call... Stratosphere AMERICAN CASINO and ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES •

I did call the Stratosphere to confirm this, and it is legit. There is no official announcement on exactly when the poker room will open, but I expect it to come online within the next 4-6 weeks.

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