Heather Ferris dealt cards in Las Vegas for over 20 years. She shares insider secrets about casino operations, what dealers really think about players, and the strict rules that govern the gaming floor.

Like all TFTS episodes, you get the unfiltered reality of how this job works that you won't find in any instruction manual.

If you have an interesting job and would like to be a guest on the show, then email me at [email protected]

Vegas Aces Website - Heather's free online dealing school:
https://www.vegas-aces.com
Contact Vegas Aces - Email Heather
[email protected]

YouTube - Vegas Aces Channel teaching casino game dealing:
https://www.youtube.com/@VegasAces
Las Vegas Casino News - Industry updates and information:
https://www.casino.org/news/
Table Games - Learn about different casino table games:
https://www.americancasinoguide.com/table-games.html

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:25 What Is a Dealer
4:50 Learning Different Casino Games
6:30 Dealing School Experience
9:09 Job Shift Schedule
11:49 Typical Day as Dealer
14:33 Getting Tokes
19:25 How Dealers Make Money
21:41 Interacting With Players
25:00 Casino Security and Surveillance
29:16 Cheating at Casinos
33:41 Difficult Players
36:58 Ashtray Flying
40:25 Players Getting Kicked Out
44:16 Job Comps and Benefits
48:33 High Roller Stories
52:08 Biggest Win Witnessed
55:41 Strange Things
59:00 Work Life Balance
1:05:41 Unredeemed Slot Machine Tickets
1:08:00 Weird Player Superstitions
1:10:00 Technology Changes in Casinos

Note: Any opinions stated on this show are my opinion and the guest's opinion only. They are not the opinion of either of our employers.

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