6 Great Jobs in the Casino Gaming

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Tuesday August 27, 2013 · 2:53 AM PDT

2013/08/27 · 02:53

After the global economic meltdown that began with the housing market collapse in 2008, the gaming industry took a serious hit. Obviously, as personal incomes and credit lines diminish, people begin to exclude luxuries from their budgets, and gambling just so happens to generally be considered a luxury. Following massive foreclosures and plummeting housing prices, Las Vegas saw gaming revenues drop from an all-time high of $12.8 billion in 2007 to $10.4 billion in 2009 and casino magnate Kirk Kerkorian saw his net worth decline from $16 billion in 2008 to $3.3 billion currently. Notorious right-wing Palazzo and Venetian owner Sheldon Adelson also saw his net worth decline from $30 billion to $2 billion in that same time frame. Things were looking bleak and the previously lucrative positions in the gaming industry no longer seemed so desirable as tips became far and few between with the general decline in economic health. Yet, in recent years the casinos in both the United States and China have seen remarkable growth and visitors have returned to the tables and slots in droves, making now the perfect time to investigate a career in the gaming industry. Many don't understand the sheer insanity of working in a casino as jobs that are normally low paying positions elsewhere in the world become opportunities to make well over $100,000 a year and the provide some insight, here is the low down on the top five jobs to get in the gaming industry.

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