A bachelor's degree program in hospitality management with a concentration in casino and gaming management could prepare you for a career in casinos and gaming resorts. You can learn how to plan special events and about how to manage gaming establishments. Read on to learn more about program courses and potential salary.
What Will I Learn in This Program?
In a hospitality management degree program, you can learn about the hospitality industry while specializing in the casino and gaming industry. You could also develop your communication and leadership abilities, as well as acquire skills in business management and strategic planning. With these skills, you can work in casino regulation, or run a casino or other gaming establishment's day-to-day operations, including making sure that all games are running smoothly, explaining and enforcing casino rules, devising gaming policies, planning meetings and organizing activities for overnight guests.
Some programs are offered as specializations or concentrations under a bachelor's degree program in hospitality management. Credit hours requirements may vary, but you can expect to complete at least 120 hours before graduation.
<table border="1"><tr><td><b>Degree Overview</b></td><td> Bachelor's degree in hospitality management, specialization in casino and gaming industry, 120 credit hours</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Common Courses</b></td><td> Gaming laws and policies, table game management, casino management and marketing, gaming sociology, casino and gaming technologies</td></tr>
<tr><td><b> Acquired Skills </b></td><td> Handling gaming operations, organizing activities for guests, overseeing security, planning special events and meetings, enforcing rules</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Median Salary (2018)</b></td><td> $74,700 (<i>for gaming managers</i>)*</td></tr>
</table><p><i>Source: *U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics</i>
</p><h3 id="section---WhatCoursesCouldITake">What Courses Could I Take?</h3><p>Your professional coursework in hospitality management should be focused on teaching you to how to balance customer service needs while turning a profit in the hospitality industry. You could learn how to manage a large staff across several areas to include housekeeping, food and beverage, accommodations and other related services. Specific courses you may encounter in casino and gaming management may include:
</p><ul><li>Gaming laws and policies
</li><li>Casino management and marketing
</li><li>Casino and gaming technologies
</li><li>Financial and mathematical analysis of casino and gaming
</li><li>Table game management
</li><li>Gaming sociology
</li></ul><h3 id="section---WhatSkillsCouldILearn">What Skills Could I Learn?</h3><p>Once you have completed your studies, you should have learned how to handle game operations, oversee security, enforce rules, plan special events and meetings, and organize activities for guests. You are expected to have the skills needed to manage casinos and gaming establishments throughout the world.
</p><h3 id="section---WhatCanIDoAfterGraduation">What Can I Do After Graduation?</h3><p>You may find jobs as a lodging manager or gaming manager of a casino after graduation. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), employment within the gaming industry is expected to see little or no growth in the coming years. The average reported salary for gaming managers, as of May 2018, is $74,700. Some positions may require that you earn a gaming or gaming support license to work in a casino.</p>
