How to Get a Casino Job [Paperback]

Andrew James McLean (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1998

Precise answers to the 11 most commonly asked questions about casino jobs. Job description profiles from people in the know. Inside stories of casino staff life stories. How to acquire the necessary training, How to apply for your casino job. Profiles of casinos in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and on Riverboats. Directory to American casinos and cruise lines with onboard casinos.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Graduate of Michigan State University, with 17 years working experince in the gaming industry, and author of 14 other non-fiction published books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Scotwrite Productions; 1 edition (January 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965849902
• ISBN-13: 978-0965849906
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #300,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A former casino executive and 12-year resident of Las Vegas, Andrew McLean was a table games employee at the Flamingo, the Dunes, and Circus Circus. He's a graduate of Michigan State University, 1972, and along with his partner and soul mate, Liz (Jenny) Rouse, resides along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi.

McLean is the bestselling lead author of Investing in Real Estate (6th Edition) and co-author with George H. Ross, Donald Trump's right-hand man in Trump Strategies For Real Estate: Billionaire Lessons For the Small Investor, published in four languages by John Wiley & Sons.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A useful book, October 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Get a Casino Job (Paperback)

How to Get a Casino Job is a useful book on breaking in to the casino business. It covers the entrance requirements, schools and starting casinos in different places, including cruise ships. Its only weakness is a lack of information on the day to day aspects of casino work (after you get the job). If you want to get a casino job you should probably buy this book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too Much Fluff, March 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Get a Casino Job (Paperback)

This book has some useful information on subjects like training, job interviews and etiquette. The majority of the book, however, is padded with anecdotes about things that have happened to the author or other casino workers on the job. For the most part, the book was not helpful and I have found better information on the net.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Give me a break, February 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Get a Casino Job (Paperback)

This won't help you land a job one bit. A host job? He says he can help you get a host job? You're better off saving the $20 you spent on this book and sticking it on 17 black and letting it ride 5 times. Than the casino would owe you so much money, you won't need a job!