The Casino College is Nation's premier Casino School. Each of our extensive gaming courses includes certification and lifetime job placement assistance. We are also currently offering a special where you can TAKE ANY TWO CLASSES (Poker, Blackjack, Pai Gow, or Baccarat) FOR ONLY $850.00 or THREE CLASSES (Poker, Blackjack, Pai Gow, or Baccarat) FOR ONLY $999, but you must act now! (* Offer good only in our Sacramento California, Phoenix Arizona and Detroit Michigan Casino Schools) We offer convenient payment plans and accept Cash, Checks, Visa, Mastercard and American Express.

** Our Phoenix Arizona Affiliate Casino School (via ABC Bartending School) currently only offers Poker & Blackjack Courses. More course options coming soon!

"I must say that the Detroit school is a blessing. It went very well. James is a very good teacher. My wife and I congratulate you and everyone involved"

Robert Fee - Casino College Graduate

POKER DEALER COURSE- Unlimited Hours

Our professional Poker Dealer Course will provide the student with a complete training in all necessary aspects of the game including: handling cards, game procedures, reading hands, game protection, and dealing techniques. When you are finished with our program you will have a thorough knowledge of California, Nevada and International style Poker and the terminology that goes with it. We will teach you how to run the game, control the bets and exact positions for cards and chips. We will teach you the ergonomics and proper body movements for all of the various dealer tasks.

We will also teach you how to properly set up interviews and helpful audition techniques so you can land a job anywhere from a Vegas Casino to a local card room! Our goal is to produce a highly confident, and capable Poker dealer. Please keep in mind that our course is designed to be completed in about 80-90 hours however we will not charge you anything extra for additional time as we are absolutely committed to making sure you are ready and polished for your auditions.

Once you have the Casino College Certificate, you will be properly qualified to secure job auditions at any Casino, large or small.

Refresher courses and extra practice are always provided at no additional charge to our students.

Poker Course Outline

  • Security and game protection
  • Guest relations
  • Includes Seven Stud, Omaha High-Low, Texas Hold'Em & Tournaments
  • Razz, Pineapple and Low Ball
  • General Procedures - Blinds, collections, bonus and jackpot chips
  • Shuffle, cut and strip, boxed cards, exposed cards
  • NEW!! Learn to shuffle using a real Shufflemaster automatic machine
  • Dealing, pitch up, flip pitch, holding the deck and controlling the cards
  • Appearance, attitude, walking the game and not the players
  • Bet Control - Correct raises,illegal bets, full and 1/2 kills and straddles
  • Understanding and managing multiple side pots with ease and confidence
  • The Dealer' Tray - Counting bank and making change
  • Customer relations, talking the game, working with the "Floor Boss" and the House
  • Pushing pots, tokes, tips, rakes and house drops
  • Jackpot bonus, bad-beats, chip conversions
  • Hands on dealing lessons
  • Interviewing and dealing auditions

    BLACKJACK DEALER COURSE - 50 Hours to Unlimited

    Our comprehensive Blackjack Dealing Course is designed to train our students in all aspects of Blackjack dealing. You will learn about the equipment used, the rules and procedures for the game. The dealer and player positions, cash and chip management, tray counts and fills. When you are finished with our course you will have a thorough knowledge of California, Nevada and International Blackjack as well as dealing from a single deck, double deck, delivering from a shoe. You will learn learn California 21st Century BlackJack and No-Bust Blackjack.

    Our course also covers proper procedures when faced with splitting pairs, doubling down, insurance, blackjacks, security, multi-hands and general game control. We will also teach you how to properly interview for a job and helpful audition techniques so you can land a job anywhere from a high end California Casino to a fun cruise ship! Our goal is to produce a highly confident, and capable Blackjack Dealer. Please keep in mind that our course is designed to be completed in 40 hours however we will not charge you a penny for extra time. We are absolutely committed to making sure you are ready and polished for your auditions.

    Refresher courses and extra time are always at no additional charge to our students.

    Blackjack Course Outline

  • Security and game protection
  • Guest relations
  • Walking the game
  • 6 deck shoe, 8 deck shoes and card handling
  • Single deck and double deck delivery
  • Opening the game - Chip and cash handling procedures
  • Handling the 6 Deck "Brick" and cutting cards
  • The required Live Shuffle "9 and 6" shuffle & the Texas Six-Stack shuffle
  • Appearance, attitude and controlling the table
  • Chip maintenance - handling dealers tray and fill
  • Payoff procedures, amounts, easy chip matching with NO MATH and chip positions on the layout
  • Deck & bank protection
  • Pitch - Delivering and placing cards with both hands
  • Hands on dealing lessons
  • Interviewing - Getting the job you want
  • The Audition - Once you have passed our tests you will be qualified to pass a real job audition

    BACCARAT DEALER COURSE - 50 Hours to Unlimited

    Our extensive Baccarat Dealing Course is designed to train our students in all aspects of dealing Baccarat. You will learn about the equipment used, the rules and object of the game, check handling and odds. Extensive hands on training is used to ensure you master all aspects of this exciting game and are extremely hireable as a professional Baccarat Dealer upon graduation.

    Course Outline

  • Rules and object of the game.
  • Equipment
  • Dealer and Caller positions
  • Bank hand/Player hand wagers
  • Check handling
  • Card Values
  • Markers
  • Interviewing and Auditioning - Getting the job you want!

    CRAPS DEALER COURSE - 150 Hours to Unlimited

    Our comprehensive Craps Dealing Course is designed to train our students in all aspects of dealing Blackjack. You will learn about the equipment used, the rules and object of the game, check handling and odds. Extensive hands on training is used to ensure you master all aspects of this exciting game.

    Course Outline

  • Orientation
  • Check Cutting
  • Prop and Place Bets
  • Buy and Lay Bets
  • Making Change
  • The Field, Pass and Don't Pass Line
  • Come and Don't Come Bets & Off and On
  • Stick Calls
  • Odds
  • Audition Procedure
  • Much more

    ROULETTE DEALER COURSE - 80 Hours to Unlimited

    Our extensive Roulette Dealing Course is designed to train our students in all aspects of dealing Roulette. You will learn about the equipment used, the rules and object of the game, check handling and odds. Extensive hands on training is used to ensure you master all aspects of this exciting game and are extremely hireable as a professional Roulette Dealer upon graduation.

    Course Outline

  • Orientation
  • Check Cutting
  • Pushing, pulling, mucking and sizing chips
  • Single bet payoffs
  • Buying in
  • Cashing out
  • Spinning the ball
  • Patterns and Sweeping
  • Odds
  • Audition procedure

    PAI GOW POKER DEALER COURSE - 50 Hours to Unlimited

    Our comprehensive Pai Gow Poker Dealing Course will provide the student with a complete training in all necessary aspects of the game from shuffling the cards to the final payoffs. When you are finished with our course you will have a thorough knowledge of California, Nevada and International style Pai Gow Poker and the terminology that goes with it. You will learn the proper procedures on things such as dice cup, manual shuffle versus machine shuffle and collections versus commission, player bank and back-up players.

    We will also teach you how to properly interview for a job and give you helpful audition techniques so you can land a job anywhere from a high end California Casino to a fun cruise ship! Our goal is to produce a highly confident, and well trained Pai Gow Poker dealer. Our Pai Gow Poker Dealer course is designed to be completed in 40 hours. Extra training is included as we are absolutely committed to making sure that you are ready and polished for your auditions.

    Refresher courses and extra time are always at no additional charge to our students.

    Pai Gow Course Outline

  • Security and game protection
  • Guest relations
  • General Procedures - Opening and closing the game
  • Learn to use the Shufflemaster automatic card shuffler
  • Shuffle, count, player and bank positions
  • Dealing - Cut, deal, actions, collection/commission, the delivery of cards
  • Payoff Procedures - fee collection, dropping collection, handling banker/player/house money, money play
  • Reading Hands - setting hands, setting player's hands, fouled hands
  • Complete order of events per hand, supervisor decisions, table fills, etiquette
  • House ways and combinations
  • Hands-on dealing lessons
  • Interviewing - Getting the job you want
  • The Audition

    Complete Casino Dealer Course List:

  • POKER DEALER (Texas Hold'em, Seven Card Stud, & Omaha High-Low)

  • BLACKJACK DEALER (Six & eight Deck shoe delivery - Single and double deck pitch)

  • BACCARAT DEALER (50 Hour Course)

  • CRAPS DEALER (150 Hour Course)

  • ROULETTE DEALER (80 to 100 Hour Course)

  • PAI GOW DEALER (California and Nevada Styles)

  • PAI GOW TILES DEALER

  • THE DEALER'S EDGE RECREATIONAL COURSE - Two day course - $199.00

  • Ask about our "Take Two" & "Take Three" Specials - Learn more than one game and SAVE!!