How would you find out what times the three casino shifts are at a particular casino? Or are they pretty much standard everywhere?
How would you find out what times the three casino shifts are at a particular casino? Or are they pretty much standard everywhere?
> How would you find out what times the three
> casino shifts are at a particular casino? Or
> are they pretty much standard everywhere?
You could try asking. :-) Or, you could stand around and watch for one shift to change and then add 8 hours to get the others.
One standard arrangement for dealers is: day shift, noon to 8 p.m.; swing shift, 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., and graveyard, 4 a.m. to noon. Note, also, that the bosses usually arrive about one hour prior to these times, to set everything up, so you need to pay attention to that, as well.
Don
Genrally they are 4am-12pm 12-8pm 8-4am , or 6am-2pm 2pm-10pm 10pm-6am, there is flexibility in these shifts and sometimes dealers stay on longer (leave early) or work a few hours to suit a shift if the casino is busiest to warrant it.
So nobody's shifts are ever staggered (aside from the bosses' one hour); everyone comes and goes in batches?
are staggered from all other shifts, and have different entrances as well.
In Vegas, pit crew and management is almost universal just as Don described.
In the heartland, dealer shifts are often staggered, as the number of tables opening and closing are dependant on the day of the week and the times customer traffic picks up. Also, not all casinos around the country are open 24/7, so this effects shifts as well.
But in the end, Don's solution is the simplest.
Ask, and you shall receive.
cheers
bfb
You can be rather innocent in asking when a shift ends. If a dealer or PC looks tired, you can sympathize a bit by asking how much longer till her shift ends. Something along the lines of "how long until you get to go home?". Then again, you could also ask in a flirting manner, which might pay fringe benefits.
So nobody's shifts are ever staggered (aside from the bosses' one hour); everyone comes and goes in batches?
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At some of the stores I have played, the dealer shifts are staggered. Thus, while most of the day shift dealers start at noon, some start at 10 am and others at 2 pm. However, these stores seem to be the exception: usually the dealer start times for a given shift are uniform.
As for quitting times, if the shift has more dealers than necessary, frequently the dealers are given the opportunity to leave early (without additional hourly wages, of course). Thus, the quitting times may not be uniform.
Dog Hand
This practice, I believe called rubber banding, is common and reduces the associated chaos. Keep in mind - where there's chaos, there's opportunity.
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