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Beginner's Guide to Playing Roulette for all Fun Casino Guests

If you're looking for a hugely involving and exhilarating game for your fun casino then few come close to Roulette. The sheer variety and visual enjoyment that Roulette offers is simply unmatchable and is incredibly easy to understand helping your guests get to grips with the game after a few spins. The game of Roulette originates from France and literally translates to 'small wheel' referring to the numbered wheel used to select the winning number.

Casino Dealer Wages in London

Every wondered just how much, that speedy fingered dealer is taking home each night? In London’s top twenty-five licensed casinos, the details aren’t always that easy to find. So just how much can you make by working the cards in London? And are the tips really worth it? Since casinos rarely divulge how much cash their employees make at the tables and tips are usually between the dealer and the players, its difficult to know exactly how much money is flowing.

Online Casino Reports Review

We just had some coverage over at a site called online casino reports, so I thought we should check them out.

Reintroduction of free 6 month trial for newbie’s

Hello Dealers and Casino Events Companies,

How To Become A Poker Dealer In The UK

Fancy a career change? How would you like to work in one of the most exciting jobs around? You may even have the chance to travel the world on cruise ships, see the starry lights of Vegas, witness your fellow man experience every emotion under the sun. Joy. Pain. Tears. Sorrow. Ecstasy. One minute you may be consoling a loser, the next celebrating with the winners. Yes, all this could be yours... as a day in the life of a Poker dealer.

New Search Feature is Now Live!

Attention all dealers and casino events companies:

Sample Blinds Structure and game format for a Poker Night Tournament

If you are thinking of hosting your own poker tournament at home or making use of a hired poker table within a casino it is important to know how the 'blinds' affect the game and what kind of structure you will be using. If you are hosting players that are new to the game then you may have to explain the blind requirements to them so it's imperative that you know your structure well in advance.

Poker Dealer: Live or Electronic?

The debate continues. Once upon a time, every casino, small and large, needed poker dealers and croupiers for every poker game, event, and open poker tournament. Today, many race track poker rooms and other smaller casinos are putting the electronic poker dealer to work. This computerized dealer appears to save money for a poker room while allowing the poker players to play more hands. To many it seems like the fiscal solution for the future of live poker. Is it really though?

What happens when a dealer flips over a card by accident?

As a poker dealer you are striving to meet timing, watch players, attend to their responses and update the pot totals, move the button, and then you have to deal the cards. Some days things are perfect, every hand, every player, and every card. Some days you can’t believe you are actually standing across the table passing cards. Then there are also the wonderful days in between. Those are the days you have a moment to breath, and turn around the next hand, and the next game. Let’s discuss some minor things that surface during a game, and how to address them.

How much do you tip your poker dealer?

Tipping is a crucial part of a poker dealer’s income, but as a poker player, how often should you personally contribute? That is a subject every poker player faces every time they sit down at a casino or a live poker event. There are many theories on the subject, some involve your poker strategy, and others are fiscal. Let’s get started.

How much do poker dealers make in Las Vegas

In Las Vegas, Nevada, poker is king and sex is queen. Together they make the lights and excitement that everyone loves in this incredible city. If you live there, you are offered unique opportunities that are not available anywhere else in the United States of America. This includes the opportunity to train and work as a poker dealer at some of the largest most incredible casinos. You also have the opportunity to touch fame, as major celebrities often frequent the city and the poker tables.

The Worlds Best Paid Poker Dealer Jobs

Poker is one of the most exciting games available anywhere, and one of the richest too. It's not uncommon to hear about modern day poker combatants such as Tom Dwan or Phil Ivey clearing pots worth literally hundreds of thousands of dollars.

But what about the guys running the scene? What about the faceless dealers that you always overlook at the top tables? This post looks at where some of the top earning dealer jobs in the poker industry are.

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Things that Irritate Poker Dealers

After your first night dealing you realize you’re in for some interesting experiences. Some of them will be very nice, like the good looking female poker player hitting on you during shift. Others won’t be so nice, or so tolerable. In this article you are going to learn 3 of the most common issues to arise at the tables that will annoy you, upset you and maybe even disgust you. The benefit of knowing it going into your day is that you will be better able to handle each situation as it arises.

A Whiny Poker Player

How Dealers Should Handle Abusive Poker Players

As a poker dealer you play several roles at the table. The most obvious is that you hand the cards, in the correct order to the players participating in the game. You clarify the rules as need be and manage the pot. However, as you have learned, you are also security and customer relations. Both positions allow you to be subject to unpredictable behaviors, and at times belligerent poker players.

Top Poker Professionals Who Started Out As Poker Dealers

Either you can be a poker player or a dealer, not both, is what the popular notion dictates. Most poker dealers tend to be bad at the game itself. You might wonder why this is so, considering that close to 40 hours a week are spent watching and dealing cards!

Do Poker Dealers Make Good Poker Players

Do all dealers have an ace up their sleeves? Think about the last time you were in a casino and sat at a card table enjoying a game of poker or black jack. You were no doubt impressed by the skill of the dealer and perhaps you even stopped to wonder how long it took them to learn their trade. The manner in which they shuffle, juggle and throw cards around is sometimes quite astonishing and there is little doubt that hours have been spent in perfecting their skill.

How to become a qualified poker dealer in the US

In the United States, a professional poker dealer has many career opportunities. A dozen states have commercial casinos, more than two dozen states have Indian casinos, and the gambling industry is rapidly growing. For many, the career of a professional poker dealer is an attractive option that provides an exciting work environment, flexible schedule, and minimal educational investment.

Casino Dealer Qualifications

The Cardinal Sins of Poker Dealing

The Cardinal Sins of Poker Dealing

Review of 4kingpoker.com

Poker Forum

Just a quick plug for 4kingpoker, who recently picked up on the recent launch of Dial a Dealer.

5 Dealer Errors That Annoy Poker Players

Whether it's at a private game in someone's home, or on the floor of a multi-billion dollar Vegas casino, there are a number of poker dealer mistakes that even seasoned pro dealers make that really irritate players. Everyone has their pet hatreds, and as someone who plays poker in a semi-professional capacity, these are mine.

Behold the list of horror. Learn from it, hopefully.

#5 Forgetting to call out the number of players

Which Casino Games Pay the Best Tips for Dealers?

The Real Deal--games that earn the most tips for croupiers.

Last Chance Saloon - 2pm Today

Today at 2pm is the last chance for dealers to sign up to Dial a Dealer and to get your first 6 months of your listing for free. After this strict cut off time, all new dealers will have to pay from month 1 of their subscription.

If you have not received a previous email notifying you of this please check out our blog post on the subject.

Best of Luck

Team Dial a Dealer

Profile Tips to Increase the Amount of Enquiries you get from Dial a Dealer

We are beginning to attract some qualified customers to Dial a Dealer and there has been some good enquiries made to dealers over the last few weeks. However, we can only see the email enquires that go through and it is difficult, if not impossible to track when a customer actually calls a dealer's contact telephone number. Looking at the emails that customers have sent to dealers, we have enough information to make  some assumptions and to be able to offer the following tips:

Blackjack Cheats

Here is something I came across just now - Watch out for cheaters and card counters at the next charity casino or fun casino event that you deal. There are cheaters around every corner, so keep your eyes open for anybody with an iPhone at the blackjack table as they accumulate wads of fun money ;0)

Attention Dealers: Our Six Month Free Trial Offer ends this Friday (20th Feb) at 2pm (GMT)

For all dealers not yet subscribed to Dial a Dealer, you must subscribe before Friday 2pm, to avail of our six month free trial offer. After this time, we will no longer be offering a free trial to new dealers.

For dealers, already subscribed to Dial a Dealer (and those who sign up before the deadline), your 6 month free trial will continue as normal. (Our six month free trial means that you will not be charged a monthly subscription until your 7th month as a member)

Dealer Search function needs a change!

We have noticed there our current Dealer search tool needs some updating. The problem lies in the fact that unless a customer types in a dealers exact location, the dealer will not show up in searches. We are in the process of building is an “approximate search function”. With this new function, when a customers types in an exact location (such as postcode or zip code), all dealers will show up within a 50 mile radius of the location he typed in.

List on Dial a Dealer - No Lose, Zero Risk

We have been receiving a few emails since we launched a few weeks ago. A major topic of concern was whether dealers could afford the monthly subscription of $15 (£10) a month. Some people expressed doubt and fear that they would lose money.

We set up Dial a Dealer for the long term and not to make a quick buck. That is why we want Dial a Dealer to be a zero risk opportunity for every dealer or casino events company that signs up.

Signs of activity on Dial a Dealer

There has been a small uptake in activity on Dial a Dealer over the last few days. Through our tracking we have observed that there has been a few enquires to dealers. All very positive stuff, and we hope the chosen dealers can nail down a few jobs. It’s still early days, but it is encouraging to see the site being used by customers to find dealers.

Site Updates Coming Soon

Hi Guys, Now that we have sorted out most of the bugs and teething problems that our initial launch caused, it's time to get down to the serious work. What are we up to at the moment? Well as you can see, we have started work on the blog. After not have written anything in years, it was pretty worrying to find out how much my creative writing had deteriorated. So please be patient while I get up to speed and hopefully start producing higher quality articles. The aim is to make at least one post a day, so stay tuned.

Sample Casino Night Format

I have penned this little article to give you an idea of the format a standard casino night follows.

The Casino Night Location/Venue

How to organise an amazing Fun Casino Night

Why organise a fun casino night? At this stage you probably have your heart set on staging a casino night extravaganza. If you are still contemplating the idea of organising a fun casino night, here are possible reasons to host a casino night. Convinced yet? I hope so. So where do you start when it comes to organising a fun casino night, be it corporate or private casino night event.

Is it Legal?

Sample Corporate Poker Night Itinerary

I have completed this quick guide to help you understand how a typical corporate poker night works. Corporate poker nights are becoming an increasingly popular way of entertaining clients. This sample, is an actual itinerary of a corporate poker night that took place in New York in January 2009.

6 Great Reasons to Host a Fun Casino Night

1) Corporate Fun Casino Night - Corporate fun casino nights make for a unique office party atmosphere. The vast majority of corporate staff will know very little about games such as blackjack, roulette and craps. An office casino night presents a much more glamorous alternative to having a few drinks down the local bar or pub.

The Definitive Legal Guidelines for having a Casino Night in the UK

There are two major reasons why people host and plan a casino night in the UK:
1) For charity and fundraising purpose.
2) For party and entertainment purposes.
If you have arrived at this page, it is likely that you are looking to organise a casino night as a fundraising event and you wish to ensure that everything is above board and in compliance with UK gambling regulation.

Ready for launch

The new site is ready for launch! Thank you for all your feedback.

Barring any disasters, we will be putting our preview site live this week. From then on, your profile will be searchable by members of the public and you are effectively available for hire.

So if you are serious about picking up work and earning extra money as a freelance dealer or casino events company, you need to get listed on our site. There is a six month no obligations free trial, so you have nothing to lose!

It is a worldwide service and we welcome dealers from all areas.

The Dealer Sign Up Process Explained

Over the last few days we have had a lot of dealers sign up. However, the vast majority have failed to fully complete the sign-up process. To clarify: The first step is to register as a user. This is what most dealers have done - it takes 1 minute to complete. Finishing this step means you are a registered user. It does not mean you are registered as a dealer. The second step is to go to the homepage and click on "Try our 6 month free trial". You will firstly be taken to PayPal where you must set up your subscription.

Thank you for your feedback - keep it coming

We had a mini-launch of our preview site yesterday. We are currently looking for dealers & croupiers to sign up and test the website out. Well you all did such a good job at finding bugs, the website went down and was temporarily unavailable, sorry about that!

But were now back up and running at full pace. We have listened to your feedback and have slightly alerted the sign up process for dealers - we hope its clearer now. Let us know what you think.

Find us on Facebook

Just a quick not to let you know .... Our Facebook Page went live today. It is a little corner of the ‘social-web’, if your into Facebook come and join us.

New website up and running

Well here it is, after much time and effort from the whole Dial a Dealer team, here is the new website. Thank you to everyone involved.

We hope everyone enjoys it. Please give your feedback, we look forward to hearing from you.