Career Opportunities in Casinos and Casino Hotels.

ISBN:

9781438120652

Title:

Author:

Field, Shelly.

Personal Author:

Field, Shelly.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 pages)

Series:

Career Opportunities

Contents:

Intro -- Contents -- How to Use This Book -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Casino Operations and the Gaming Area -- Casino and Casino Hotel Marketing, Public Relations, and Sales -- Casino and Casino Hotel Security and Surveillance -- Casino Hotels -- Casino and Casino Hotel Entertainment -- Casino and Casino Hotel Food and Beverage Service -- Casino and Casino Hotel Human Resources Departments -- Casino Hotel Health Clubs and Spas -- Casino and Casino Hotel Retail Shops -- Casino and Casino Hotel Support Personnel -- Casino and Casino Hotel Web Sites -- Appendix I: Gaming Academies and Dealer Schools -- Appendix II: Degree Programs -- Appendix III: Trade Associations, Unions, and Other Organizations -- Appendix IV: Directory of American Casinos -- Appendix V: Directory of Canadian Casinos -- Appendix VI: Directory of Cruise Lines -- Appendix VII: Gaming Conferences and Expos -- Appendix VIII: Seminars and Workshops -- Appendix IX: Gaming Industry Web Sites -- Appendix X: Career and Job Web Sites -- Appendix XI: Recruiters, Search Firms, and Headhunters -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Local Note:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Subject Term:

Casinos -- Employees -- Vocational guidance -- United States.

Gambling -- Employees -- Vocational guidance -- United States.

Added Author:

Heise, Stephen.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2009

Publication Information:

New York :

Facts On File, Incorporated,

2009.

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Shelf Number	Material Type	Copy	Shelf Location	Status
795.02373	1:E-BOOK	1	1:ON-DEMAND	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Author Notes

Shelly Field is the owner of The Shelly Field Organization, a public relations & management firm. She is the author of six other books in the Career Opportunities series. She lives in Monticello, NY.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Excerpts

Beginning with a foreword by Brian Vargas, Vice President of U.S. Trade Shows for Gem Communications, producers of the World Gaming Congress and Expo, Career Opportunities in Casinos and Casino Hotels gives readers everything they need to know to start an exciting career in the growing casino and gaming industry! This invaluable guide covers 100 specific jobs and provides an overview of the industry, with extensive appendixes covering professional organizations, schools, associations, unions, and casinos. Positions profiled include: Casino managerPit bossBlackjack dealerDirector of casino marketingCasino hotel general managerStage managerHotel food and beverage managerDirector of human resourcesHealth club manager. Excerpted from Career Opportunities in Casinos and Casino Hotels by Shelly Field All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.