Duke grad going to deal in vegas?

[four eight suited]

Alright, so it's less than two months until I graduate from Duke and I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I cant stand the thought of being a corporate whore or a desk jockey for the rest of my life. I spend my days playing, thinking about, reading about, and talking about poker, so why not turn this into a job, for a while at least. From reading posts on this site and many other articles and forums about being a dealer there appear to be many appealing aspects to it, for me.

With that said, what do I do now? I have ordered the professional poker dealer's handbook because as far as I can tell seems to be the best resource out there. Beyond that, I am pretty clueless. I was hoping someone could help point me in the right direction as far as certifications that I might need, dealer school?, how/where to find a job and questions similar to these.


Any information on the topic would be greatly appreciated.