According to a former marketing director, who worked in Las Vegas at various casinos for fifteen years, the way to get into this business is to follow what she describes as a pack-and-go approach:
What better way to say, “Hey, I’m ready” than to be at their door in person. They also want some assurance that the applicant is serious about working in the industry. They realize that entry-level jobs have high turnover rates for the most part and cannot invest the costs to relocate someone for such a position. As mentioned earlier, a lot of the gaming venues around the country look to hire applicants who already live in the area or come from nearby communities.