Skills
Casino Dealer Skills & Tools
The technical skills, people skills and tools employers look for in casino dealers, and how to build and show them.
What skills do casino dealers need?
Casino Dealers need technical skills such as game procedures, mental math, and chip handling, plus people skills like composure and friendliness. They also use tools such as Cards and shuffling machines and Chips and chip trays.
Technical (hard) skills
- Game procedures
- Mental math
- Chip handling
- Card shuffling and dealing
- Game protection
- Customer service
People (soft) skills
- Composure
- Friendliness
- Attention to detail
- Integrity
Tools, equipment and technology
- Cards and shuffling machines
- Chips and chip trays
- Roulette wheels
- Dice and craps tables
- Discard racks
- Surveillance systems
Skills in action: common tasks
These step-by-step guides show how casino dealers put their skills to work:
How to show these skills on a resume
- Lead your skills section with the technical skills from the job posting, for example, “Game procedures” and “Mental math.”
- Prove soft skills with results: instead of listing “composure,” describe a situation where you used it.
- List credentials such as State gaming license near the top, with the issuing organization and date.
- Use the employer’s vocabulary. Our casino dealer glossary covers the terms hiring managers expect.
How to build these skills
Formal training, supervised practice and certification are the most direct routes. Our Casino Dealer training introduces each of these skills with plain-language lessons, procedures and a final knowledge check: a strong foundation before hands-on training or your first day.