Casino Baccarat Dealer (75 hours)

Course Overview/Description

Excitement, glamour and a well paying job await you in your new Casino Career. An average Baccarat dealer working in a Casino can make $35 - $40 per hour including tips! Casinos employ enthusiastic and energetic people with a flair for handling difficult situations, who love working with people and are fast learners. In addition to posting more than $32 billion in gross gaming revenues in 2006, the 460 commercial casinos in 11 states directly employed 366,197 people. These employees earned a total of $13.3 billion in salaries, including benefits and tips, which equates to a 5.6 percent increase over 2005 figures. Now that’s growth!

This highly interactive online training program will teach you everything you need to know in order to become a Professional Baccarat Dealer. You will learn all the fundamentals required, including: shuffling, how to handle cheques, limits ,and betting and paying procedures. After graduation from our Baccarat Dealer class, we will continue to support you. Put Johnny Chan’s reputation to work for you when you begin a new casino career. The Johnny Chan Academy will play an active role in your job search by posting your personal online profile, complete with a video resume showcasing the valuable skills you’ve learned in this program. Our instructors have years of combined industry experience and are committed to helping you become the best Casino Baccarat Dealer you can be.

Our Casino Baccarat Dealer program is aimed at teaching students the appropriate methods, techniques, and mannerisms necessary to gain employment within the Casino Industries table game’s environment. Students will be responsible for viewing online streaming instructional videos as well as recording and submitting video examinations demonstrating proper game techniques and protocols. Two written examinations (a mid-term and a final) will be given throughout the program. Interactive video emails facilitate student instructor interaction, creating the opportunity for students to have their skill progression visually critiqued by a professional Baccarat dealer instructor. Students will receive their own deck of cards and chips as well as a fold out Baccarat felt and a web camera to attach to their computer. Upon graduation, the student will have the opportunity to record a streaming video audition to be saved and used in their job search.

Course Objectives

The objectives of the Casino Baccarat Dealer course are:

• To become familiar with the rules and regulations of the game of Baccarat
• To achieve a heightened level of physical and professional dexterity relating to the necessary nuances associated with the physical skills of becoming a casino Baccarat dealer. (i.e. shuffling, dealing hands, managing wagers and choosing winners.)
• To provide the proper knowledge necessary to achieve a level of professionalism associated with the courtesies and mannerisms required within a casino card room.
• To give students the opportunity of interacting with other students and professors in real time and managed group environments.
• To provide students with the opportunity of asking and responding to general and specific questions posed by both professors and fellow students relating to problems and questions encountered within the curriculum.
• For a student to visually demonstrate to an instructor the learned ability of the skills necessary to competently adhere to the requirements and standards set for a professional casino card room dealer.
• To facilitate the career process by giving each student the tools, the industry contacts and the confidence necessary to land rewarding casino employment.

Course Outline

I. General rules
II. Shuffle Procedure
III. Dealing Banker & Players cards
IV. Card Placement
V. Third Card Placement
VI. Third Card Rule
VII.Player's third-card-rule
VIII.Bank's third-card-rule
IX. Commission
X. Take and Pay
XI. Miscellaneous Procedures
XII. Special Circumstances
XIII. Minimum & Maximum Bets
XIV. Irregularities

Prerequisites/Audience

Students interested in taking this program should enjoy card games and games of chance. You should be motivated and personable, and have a strong desire to succeed in a fast-paced, exciting casino environment. Students must be at least 18 years of age and have a GED or High School Diploma. Full use of your eyesight and hands is required. Individuals with felony convictions will be ineligible for casino employment.

The intended audience for his program are individuals who have a passion for casino gaming and who would like to embark on a career as a Casino Baccarat Dealer.

PC Requirements/Materials Included

Minimum
Operating System - Windows 2000 or better Processor - Pentium III 1 GHz or better RAM - 256 Mb or better 2 Gigabits of free storage on the Hard Drive Macromedia Flash Player 8 Installed Broadband Internet Connection - Required to view streaming classroom videos One free USB Port - Required for web camera Internet Explorer 6.1 or higher

Recommended
Operating System - Windows XP Processor - Pentium 4 2GHz RAM - 1GHz

Upon registration each student will receive:

• Web Camera
• Playing Card Felt
• Deck of Playing Cards
• Stack of 20 Chips/Cheques
• Welcome package - Orientation pamphlet, Baccarat Glossary, and Guidebook

Instructor Bio

Kin Lau has over 17 years experience in the Casino Gaming Industry. Kin began his career at the Mohegan Sun, in Conn., where he was employed as a dealer for all of the casino’s table games. In 2004 he took a position as both dealer and instructor for the Seneca Niagara Casino and is now bringing these years of Casino Gaming experience to Chan Academy

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. How do I register?
Click on the register button at the top of the page and follow the directions. It is important that you type all your information in the boxes, then print it out to sign.  Payment and sending instructions are in the bottom right corner of the form.

2. How much do the courses cost?
The fee is in the pink box at the top of the page.

3. Can I register for courses if I live outside the United States?
Yes you can!

4. Do I ever have go to the school I register with?
All of our courses are delivered entirely online, so you never have to go to a class or travel to the school.

5. How long does it take to complete a course?
All of our courses are self-paced and open enrollment. You can start and finish the course at your own pace. When you register for a course, you are given 180 days (6 months) to complete the course. If you need more time, extensions are available.

6. Do I have to buy additional materials?
All materials are included. The cost of materials is covered by your tuition. GES ships all materials via UPS ground service upon registration.

7. Can I get financial aid?
GES courses are non-credit courses, so they do not qualify for federal aid. In some states, vocational rehab or workforce development boards will pay for qualified students to take our courses.

• GES provides a loan opportunity for students. Simply go to www.collegeloanapplication.com to apply for an easier qualifying loan at a slightly higher rate. Click here for more information on this loan program.

8. What happens when I complete the course?
Upon successful completion of the course, you will be awarded a certificate of completion from the school with which you registered. You must obtain a final passing grade of 70% or greater to be awarded a certificate.

9. Am I guaranteed a job?
GES courses will provide you with the skills you need to obtain an entry-level position in most cases. We do not provide direct job placement services, but our instructors will help you build your resume and are available to give advice on finding your first job. Instructors will also be available to use as a professional reference upon completion of the course. Potential students should always do research on the job market in their area before registering.

10. Who will be my instructor?
Each student is paired with a facilitator for one-on-one interaction. The facilitator will be available (via email or phone) to answer any questions you may have and to provide feedback on your performance. All of our facilitators are successful working professionals in the fields in which they teach.

11. What do I have to have in order to take an online course, and what are the system requirements?
In order to take our online courses, you must have access to a computer and the Internet (a normal dial-up connection is fine). You can access the course contents from any Web-enabled computer. There are no necessary plug-ins. You do not have to use the same computer to log-in to the course every time. We recommend that you have a word-processing program (Microsoft Word is best) and the latest version of Internet Explorer.

12. Can this course be taken on a Mac?
No.

Note: An IBM or IBM clone PC is any standard desktop computer that is not an Apple or MacIntosh. IBM and IBM clone PC's run some version of Windows as an operating system and come in many brands other than just IBM, such as Dell, Gateway, and Compaq just to name a few.

13. How can I get more information on the course?
All of the information we have is available online under our course catalog (www.gatlineducation.com). If you have questions that are not answered online, please feel free to email us at courseinfo@gatlineducation.com or call 817-870-2870. We will answer your questions promptly.

14. What is a "Video Exam"?
After completing each unit, using the web camera provided, a student is required to perform a number of tasks and required skills to demonstrate to an instructor their ability to move on to the next level. An example would be recording and showcasing a proper shuffle.