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Casino Croupier/Dealer courses in ireland?

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  • 08-06-2008 4:05am
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 5


    Does anyone know about a casino croupier/dealer course in ireland?
    Or Texas Hold'em dealers school?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭Ramiriquez




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5 kingsizeman


    Not only one hour a week..
    If you find something else let me know


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,083 ✭✭✭RoundTower


    pretty sure there is nothing like this, try the UK.


  • Registered Users Posts: 968 ✭✭✭the_pits




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5 kingsizeman


    :confused:


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭Ramiriquez


    google is your friend


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,547 ✭✭✭mormank


    :confused:

    no nothing in ireland im afraid. just go the uk route...


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,881 ✭✭✭bohsman


    Difficult to go the uk route, courses are 3 months and expensive. Try talking to someone in Cool Hand Lukes, they were talking about starting a school and did train up a few of the poker dealers for table games, they may be willing to do a course.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5 kingsizeman


    bohsman wrote: »
    Difficult to go the uk route, courses are 3 months and expensive. Try talking to someone in Cool Hand Lukes, they were talking about starting a school and did train up a few of the poker dealers for table games, they may be willing to do a course.
    Cool Hand Luke's, is it the old Merrion club?
    Ill try that.
    Do they have a website?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 202 ✭✭Cuban Son


    The Emerald Casino on Eden Quay is advertising croupier training-don't have a number for them.
    Your probably better dropping in after 7pm.

    Hope this helps.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,327 ✭✭✭hotspur


    You know it's good money running these courses in many parts of the world. Given that casinos will be legal in Ireland in the near future it will be a more accepted and higher profile occupation in respect of people thinking about doing it. Some of you dealer folk might be well advised to start up a proper commercial counterpart to the British croupier training firms. You might make some decent money with it in the long term, hard to say, but it's not exactly rocket science.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,881 ✭✭✭bohsman


    Yes Cool Hand Lukes is the old Merrion. Website isnt updated very regularly. http://www.coolhandlukes.ie/


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1 fishmonger


    Cuban Son wrote: »
    The Emerald Casino on Eden Quay is advertising croupier training-don't have a number for them.
    Your probably better dropping in after 7pm.

    Hope this helps.

    i dropped into eden quay a while back an there was no signs of any course starting...

    ...but i was searching the internet an came across wat seems to be a pretty legit irish company.

    heres the link www.iga.ie

    hope this one helps


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5 kingsizeman


    fishmonger wrote: »
    i dropped into eden quay a while back an there was no signs of any course starting...

    ...but i was searching the internet an came across wat seems to be a pretty legit irish company.

    heres the link www.iga.ie

    hope this one helps

    Thank you fishmonger.
    Dunno y i didnt find it before,
    Well i contacted them and it seems that they are just the thing i was
    looking for,
    They do the lot, poker and gaming courses, wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii...
    Thanks Fish.
    (this one helped!)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 25 headphone


    not sure if this will help but here goes..

    usually the best way to learn is to get thrown in at the deep end, a few months ago i was unemployed and was searching fo work on the net when this came my way.. no exp necessary dealers wanted for new online cam based betting, holdem and roulette thingy.

    Anyway the site is dublin /bet /dot /ie. you should have a look they are based in the city center . You will learn fast there

    I dont know you circumstances but maybe you could try a part time position there..


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2 Trish and Mac


    Hi Kingsizeman!

    Did you end up going on a dealing course with the link given?
    Is it very expensive?
    What kind of experience do the teachers have, are they Irish?
    I'm very interested in this school, l tried to call today, no reply on a Sunday, i'm particularly interested in the fact they can maybe help you get a job when you finish school.

    Any info would be great!

    Thanks,

    Trish and Mac.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,881 ✭✭✭bohsman


    Ive found out who is behind the iga, I have no doubt that the courses will be very well run and they will certainly be able to at the very least point you in the right direction for a job if they dont actually affiliate themselves with a few casinos.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2 Trish and Mac


    What do you mean you have found out who is behind iga?
    Are they familiar with the casino business or is it like a training by mail course?

    Trish and Mac.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,956 ✭✭✭CHD


    What do you mean you have found out who is behind iga?
    Are they familiar with the casino business or is it like a training by mail course?

    Trish and Mac.
    Is there 2 of you?


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,881 ✭✭✭bohsman


    They are very familiar with the casino industry in Ireland and abroad, the courses will be held live, a croupier course by mail definitely wouldnt work.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,956 ✭✭✭CHD


    bohsman wrote: »
    They are very familiar with the casino industry in Ireland and abroad, the courses will be held live, a croupier course by mail definitely wouldnt work.
    Any ideas where these are held?


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,881 ✭✭✭bohsman


    Dublin city centre.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭elshambo


    supposed to be good in blackpool england, nearly did it a few years ago, lasts 6-8 weeks if i remember rightly


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1 blackjackguy


    elshambo wrote: »
    supposed to be good in blackpool england, nearly did it a few years ago, lasts 6-8 weeks if i remember rightly

    Hi. Why to go to blackpool if you live in Dublin? I have recently finished course with iga and honestly i was very surprised the way they lead me through training. they are friendly the good way when they show little bit of their professional lifes and pass some knowledge on you. The web is www.iga.ie And they took us to casino and commented the games there with suggestions what every dealer/croupier done right and wrong.
    Kept my chips after i finished.
    Enjoy


  • Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭lillou


    i heard their one week holdem course is really good.

    but i found when training to be a poker dealer that you need about two/three hours of being shown how to shuffle and handle chips, all the rest is practice and learning rules.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 52 ✭✭pokerbratz


    We are currently recruiting texas holdem tournament dealers nationwide as our tour is going fully dealered shortly, we offer €15ph with an 8 hour minimum per event, experience-good sense of humour-and reliability a must. all staff paid nightly @ the event, transport a plus but not essential,call Mike @ 087 9109841 if interested


  • Registered Users Posts: 650 ✭✭✭pgodkin


    headphone wrote: »
    not sure if this will help but here goes..

    usually the best way to learn is to get thrown in at the deep end, a few months ago i was unemployed and was searching fo work on the net when this came my way.. no exp necessary dealers wanted for new online cam based betting, holdem and roulette thingy.

    Anyway the site is dublin /bet /dot /ie. you should have a look they are based in the city center . You will learn fast there

    I dont know you circumstances but maybe you could try a part time position there..

    Quoted from the main page of the site

    DublinBet.com brings you the world's first real casino available live online. Live online video and audio is broadcast from the famous Fitzwilliam Card Club and Casino in Dublin, Ireland. Real Dealers on Real games including Live BlackJack Early Payout, Live Roulette, Live Baccarat (Punto Banco) and Live Texas Hold 'Em Bonus. Video Poker, Slots, Sic Bo, Caribbean Poker, 3/5/7 Poker, Grand Slam Poker, and other great games.


  • Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭MrPreachan


    Not a school as such, but Ian (donkeypokertour) offers training if you PM him.


  • Registered Users Posts: 650 ✭✭✭pgodkin


    CHD wrote: »
    Any ideas where these are held?

    its held on the Quay really close to smith field if you know that area u might know of a nightclub/pub called voodoo its over that.

    i contacted them about rates and stuff got an email back this morning

    All Full Trainee Courses Include:
    Black Jack/ Roulette/ Three Card Poker/ Texas Hold’em Poker/ Omaha Poker @ €1200

    All Poker only Courses include:
    Texas Hold’em Poker/ Omaha Poker @ €400

    All Gaming Tables only Courses include:
    Black Jack/ Roulette/ Three Card Poker @ €1000



    i don't think thats not a bad rate for learning a new skill, but im just wondering would this be reg worldwide???


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  • Registered Users Posts: 8,881 ✭✭✭bohsman


    Itd be more expensive in Britain.

    If you did the poker course youd have your money back in less than a week.


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