The program operates out of a facility on Crater Road in Petersburg, where students learn to deal cards and manage gaming tables that mirror those found in actual casinos. The initiative comes from the college's workforce readiness center and was created in response to the Live Casino's groundbreaking ceremony in March.

"It's day three," said Justine Ryan, a student in the RBC Dealer Institute program. She said the program offers significant career opportunities without financial risk.

"To me that's a good gamble," Ryan said. "It opens up a plethora of places I can go to or move to or travel to. Even cruise ships need people. They need dealers so it opens more job opportunities in the things I can do."

Students are currently learning blackjack, focusing on card dealing and card counting

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