{"id":264692,"date":"2026-08-13T17:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T17:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/264692\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T17:12:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T17:12:05","slug":"rivers-casino-philadelphia-launches-paid-training-program-for-table-games-dealers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/264692\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivers Casino Philadelphia Launches Paid Training Program for Table Games Dealers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rivers Casino <a href=\"https:\/\/925xtu.com\/tag\/Philadelphia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia<\/a> is launching a paid dealer training program that covers the full cost of dealer school and pays participants $17.50 per hour during classroom training. This offering makes the venue the region&#8217;s only retail Pennsylvania casino to offer such a program, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playpennsylvania.com\/news\/rivers-philadelphia-paid-table-games-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">according to a PlayPennsylvania report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Eligible applicants must be at least 18 years old. Rivers welcomes veterans, retirees, career changers, college students, and recent grads. According to PlayPennsylvania, the casino offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health care, immediate 401(k) vesting, tuition reimbursement, free parking, flexible scheduling, and room for advancement.<\/p>\n<p>The training enables individuals with no casino experience to become table games dealers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrainees become team members on day one, and with our high success rate, graduates can transition immediately into full- or part-time dealer roles after passing their audition,\u201d said Scott Lokke, general manager of Rivers Casino Philadelphia, in a statement shared with PlayPennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>New dealers can earn up to $30 per hour when tips supplement base pay. Higher earnings are possible by mastering more games, such as baccarat, roulette, and craps.<\/p>\n<p>PlayPennsylvania noted that experienced dealers can receive bonus opportunities. According to PlayPennsylvania, they include up to $10,000 for proficiency in two core games (with a 30-hour-per-week average) or $5,000 for proficiency in one core gam. In addition, candidates are eligible for a $1,000 annual retention bonus and potential higher bonuses by expanding skills through Rivers&#8217; internal program.<\/p>\n<p>The dealer training initiative is part of a broader August events calendar at Rivers Casino Philadelphia. Featured entertainment and promotions include performances from Rickey Smiley and a Michael Jackson tribute show, alongside six-figure jackpots on Royal 9 Baccarat and a multi-link progressive shared between Ultimate Texas Hold &#8217;em, Mississippi Stud, and Three Card Poker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rivers Casino Philadelphia is launching a paid dealer training program that covers the full cost of dealer school&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264693,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70],"class_list":["post-264692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}