working for a B&M

[tylerdurden]

I am interviewing for a position with a "major casino corporation." It's a corporate-office-type job, not near any actual casinos. Do most casinos have a policy about employees playing? Does it differ for poker rooms? I'm reluctant to ask the person interviewing me since I don't want to come off as a hardcore gambler.

Any other pros/cons of working for a casino?

[jar]

As far as I know most straight up commercial places do. I know for a fact that the Bellagio will let you play. In fact many dealers take E/O to play. It's more hit or miss with the Indian places. Foxwoods for example, employees are not allowed to play anything on the property. When I was living up that way, I was wishing I knew someone to get into the dealer's home games.

[Shoe]

If it would effect whether you would accept a job with them or not, then yes, I would ask. Either way, I don't think asking should set off any alarms.

[rookieplus]

Ask after you get the job

[Scorpion]

I play with a few Foxwoods dealers. Great Great games.

[mosquito]

It would be silly not to ask. Most places allow it.
Good Luck.

[tylerdurden]

Yeah. I think the key is just to ask casually, in a "wife and I enjoy an occasional getaway" type-sense, and frame it as a question about something like employee hotel discounts.

[alittle]

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Yeah. I think the key is just to ask casually, in a "wife and I enjoy an occasional getaway" type-sense, and frame it as a question about something like employee hotel discounts.

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My wife works at a Harrah's casino and the employees cannot play at that particular casino, but can at their other properties. I can play there, but she works in the cage and I cannot use her window. She does get hotel discounts, so asking about it as a small perk like above is perfectly reasonable.

[The Armchair]

Use your wife as the method. Ask if there's any restrictions on your wife playing at any of their casinos. If there is, you can't play (by extention), and if not, you can ask if there's a restriction on you and make it sound like you're assuming there are.

[CORed]

I think you will have to ask. I know that in Colorado, state gaming regulations prohibit casino employees from playing in the casino that they work for. They can play in other casinos. I'm not sure whether this applies to all employees of the corporation or just those who actually work in the casino itself. It is also possible that some companies have rules that prohibit employees from playing even if the gaming regulations for their jurisdiction allow it. As far as I know, no casino corporations will prohibit you from playing in casinos other than the one you work for.

Unless not being allowed to play would be a reason for you not to take the job, I would wait until after you are hired to find out. Most likely, they will tell you (or it will be in the employee handbook) if you are not allowed to play.

[Lurshy]

There is nothing wrong with wanting to know the corporate policies, it helps make you a good corporate citizten. They get the questions all the time.

If you are shy about asking the hiring manager, that is understandable. As part of the interview process, you will probably be meeting with HR people about the benefits package, you can ask them then. If not, it will all be spelled out in their employee handbook...