SULLIVAN — Central New Yorkers interested in training to be among the first table-game dealers at the upcoming Point Place Casino were scheduled to begin training on Oct. 16. Those interested signed up for the Professional Casino Dealer School, a 16-week course set scheduled in the Bridgeport area of Sullivan, the Oneida Nation said in […]
SULLIVAN — Central New Yorkers interested in training to be among the first table-game dealers at the upcoming Point Place Casino were scheduled to begin training on Oct. 16.
Those interested signed up for the Professional Casino Dealer School, a 16-week course set scheduled in the Bridgeport area of Sullivan, the Oneida Nation said in a news release issued Oct. 3.
Point Place Casino is expected to open next spring in the town of Sullivan.
Instructors will train dealer-school students for the variety of table games that Point Place Casino will offer, including blackjack and craps. Participants are paying tuition of $175 with tuition reimbursement available, upon employment, the Oneida Nation said.
The Oneida Indian Nation calls it “just the first wave” of recruitment for Point Place Casino. The $40 million project will create more than 250 permanent jobs and has already created more than 250 local construction jobs.
With a recruitment office in Cicero opening later this month, the casino will be seeking to fill additional full- and part-time culinary, restaurant, retail, operations, and additional gaming positions.
About the casino
Point Place Casino will be located on Route 31, near the corner of Bridgeport-Kirkville Road, just a few hundred feet from the Cicero border.
The venue is a smoke-free, 65,000-square-foot facility that will include a gaming floor with nearly 500 slot machines and 20 table games.
It will also offer two bars; two counter-service restaurants, including Burgers of Madison County and the newest location of Wicked Good Pizza; along with a second location of Turning Stone’s chocolatier and bakery Opals Confectionary.
