Casino dealers realities bites
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MANY casino employees, particularly dealers, from Marina Bay Sands could be submitting their letters of resignation as early as Monday.
One employee with the integrated resort, who declined to be named, said that "many dealers are not happy and want to resign".
Industry insiders told my paper that many dealers are unhappy over issues such as pay, hectic work schedules and training.
A social-networking website had a posting which suggested that there was a "mass resignation" of dealers early this month.
One person who posted on the site said he was aware of at least eight staff serving the VIP rooms who would be leaving this month.
The employee that my paper spoke to said that the reason why there could be an exodus of dealers is because "their contract is up".
"They have three months of training and are bonded for six months after that. If they want to leave early, they have to pay (for the training). Now that the six-month bond is up, many want to leave," he said.
It is understood that the training for many dealers began in February. Their bond began on the day Marina Bay Sands opened its doors, which is April 27. So, their six-month bond ends on Oct 26.
If the dealers tender their resignation on Monday, that would give them about a month's notice before their bond ends.
The employee said that he knew of at least three dealers who intend to quit next week. One of them had actually left a higher-paying job in the service industry to become a dealer as it was a new experience. The dealer even turned down an offer to work in a bank.
Frustrated by issues such as not getting paid in a timely manner while on medical leave, as well as the hectic schedules in the first four to five months of work, the dealer decided to leave Sands. He was also upset about being paid less than dealers at Resorts World Sentosa, the other integrated resort.
"The dealer regretted not taking up the bank job," the employee said, adding that the dealer is now looking at either working in the Sentosa IR or in a bank.
The employee and another industry source said that dealers and other staff working on the casino floor of Sands cannot take leave for the rest of the year as it the dates have all been blocked out.
The amount of work required of some staff has also gone up. Both the Marina Bay Sands employee and the industry source told my paper that about a month ago, many of the supervisors of the dealers had to take charge of more tables.
According to a posting on a social- networking website, these supervisors now oversee six or more tables.
When contacted, a Marina Bay Sands spokesman would say only that "we have not received any mass resignations from our casino team members". -
They need to be cheaper, better and faster.
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like that casinoes lagi more happy..............now can hire cheaper foreigners lor..............
if dealers are leaving becoz of pay................can ask friends and relatives , etc etc .................go gamble then kelong lah............do it right and smart..........won't get caught one..................
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casino also stingy ah haha.
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/09/25/mass-resignation-expected-to-hit-marina-ir/
According to Temasek Review's article, some dealers were asked to "come back for OT to help COUNT AND SORT PLATES FOR THE F&B DEPARTMENT."
Talk about adding value to your work.
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Oz casino dealers I heard gets 3-4k AUD /mth talk abt CBF
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Originally posted by Catknight:
Oz casino dealers I heard gets 3-4k AUD /mth talk abt CBF
I think pay is around $2k or less for dealers in Singapore.
Can't remember the exact figure.
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what to do? Unless the dealers have some other skills or born in rich families, they will have problems getting the same pay after leaving the industry
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Originally posted by Catknight:
what to do? Unless the dealers have some other skills or born in rich families, they will have problems getting the same pay after leaving the industry
These dealer skills are unique only to the casino industry.
There are not much skills that can be transferred to other industries if they choose to leave the casinoes.
As such, I think if you want to work in the casinoes, you have to be there for the long term ie, to work your way up from the dealer level to table supervisor to floor manager etc.
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Originally posted by charlize:
These dealer skills are unique only to the casino industry.
There are not much skills that can be transferred to other industries if they choose to leave the casinoes.
As such, I think if you want to work in the casinoes, you have to be there for the long term ie, to work your way up from the dealer level to table supervisor to floor manager etc.
agree.....need to work from ground up...and eventually u will be....
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Originally posted by charlize:
These dealer skills are unique only to the casino industry.
There are not much skills that can be transferred to other industries if they choose to leave the casinoes.
As such, I think if you want to work in the casinoes, you have to be there for the long term ie, to work your way up from the dealer level to table supervisor to floor manager etc.
I think for those folks who want to make it in the dealer.....their career path should be....
Sand Marina Casino.....Follow by Genting Casino....than forward to Macau. Than refer to Las Vegas outer Rim.....than slowly move toward the Strip......
Got that.....!
Top earner make 10K a month as a dealer than they gamble and give back the money......
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I think they should close down the casino
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This is common among Singaporeans.
They quit as soon as their bond period is up.
The employers who sponsor them, tu lan.
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Originally posted by dechang:
I think they should close down the casino
Time for you to take.....
The IR operators invested billions of $$$$ and U THINK they will close for your sake ????
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Actually who's resigning? Locals or PRs or foreigners?
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its about croupier right?
the dealer turned down a job offer from the bank. misleading right?
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Originally posted by Catknight:
Oz casino dealers I heard gets 3-4k AUD /mth talk abt CBF
S'pore is a higher-end sweatshop what..................some more cheapskate customers here won't give tips one...............
just like UPS delivery guys can get up to USD6000 a month.................
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Originally posted by likeyou:
Actually who's resigning? Locals or PRs or foreigners?
Its the FT who are leaving. Theres a thread also in HWZ. The Ts himself is a dealer there. You guys can read it if you want.