Gambling is coming to Wheeling, and also is a gambling school. The West Virginia Northern Community College has 330 potential poker, blackjack, craps and roulette dealers who are being trained: “Don't turn your back on gamblers. Keep your hands on the table. Give players verbal cues. Let the "eye in the sky" surveillance camera see what's happening at all times.”
There is a new possibility for bartenders, roofers, salespeople and people from other careers who are looking forward to being part of West Virginia’s new promising industry: casino table games.
Frank Tarovisky is 53 years old, a former US Airways flight attendant who finds himself at the time practicing how to handle his chips, while he begins his four-week roulette training, which would be followed by a four-week blackjack class training.
This community college, which is partnered with Wheeling Island Racetrack & Gaming Center, began the classes for dealers two weeks ago, and there also will be new courses beginning next week at the Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort thought for students who live closer to this place, which is 40 miles north of Wheeling.
Gambling is coming to Wheeling, and also is a gambling school. The West Virginia Northern Community College has 330 potential poker, blackjack, craps and roulette dealers who are being trained: “Don't turn your back on gamblers. Keep your hands on the table. Give players verbal cues. Let the "eye in the sky" surveillance camera see what's happening at all times.”