Experienced Poker Dealer

Experience the excitement of working in the entertainment industry at Canterbury Park—home to thrilling live horse racing every summer and year-round action in our Card Casino, Racebook, and Events.

Canterbury Park offers competitive pay and an attractive benefits package for part-time team members. Our team members enjoy paid time off, floating holidays and holiday premium pay. For eligible team members, we provide a comprehensive benefits package that includes life, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity insurance; a 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching; robust wellness programs designed to promote overall health and well-being; and much more. Additional exciting perks include free admission to live racing events, exclusive access to special event privileges, and a wide variety of discounts at local businesses and throughout Canterbury Park. These benefits are carefully designed to not only enhance your experience at work but also contribute to a vibrant and rewarding lifestyle in the community.

Job Summary:
Ensure great customer service by dealing a standardized, smooth and mechanically efficient game.  Control game action and players.  Ensure games are dealt and collections taken in agreement with card club policy and procedures. Responsible for supporting the Companies mission, vision, and values by providing fun and games like no place else, and adheres to the Canterbury Way by focusing on our core values.            

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead by example.


• Responsible for maintaining a high degree of hospitality, as well as a positive and professional demeanor at all times.


• Creates high levels of morale, fosters teamwork, inspires collaboration, and provides suggestions for growth to management.


• Obtain bank and have sufficient chips for change, collection drop and jackpot drops


• Responsible for all chips and money in the rack


• Begin dealer rotation in complete uniform and maintain good personal hygiene.


• Knowledge of all card club tournaments and promotions.


• Enter box, give and receive any information about games with outgoing dealer.


• Running the game in an efficient manner.


• Take proper collection drops and jackpot drops.


• Notify Board or Floor Person of any vacant seats


• Call Floor Person for any problems or decisions.


• Inform Floor person of short games before they break


• Follow card club policies regarding conduct and playing on shift.


• Cooperate with all floor personnel.


• Provide a friendly, congenial, harmonious atmosphere for customers to enjoy themselves.


• Make up both decks of cards when games break.


• Do whatever is necessary to maintain the appearance of the card club


• Any other related tasks as directed by the Shift Manager , such as Customer Service , tournament administration, players cards, chips, etc.

 Required Qualifications: 

• 6 months previous poker dealing experience in a live poker room.


• High School diploma or GED required.


• Reliable, trustworthy, pleasant personality, able to handle pressure and difficult situations.


• Canterbury Park conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check and verification of work history.


• Must be able to attain a Minnesota Racing Commission (MRC) license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bravo experience.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit for long periods of time.


• Requires doing repetitive movements.


• Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds.


• Requires frequent wrist or hand use.

Canterbury Park is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.