Poker Jobs in Europe

[Hollywood]

Hello All:

I am an American college student graduating this spring.  I spent 6 months living in Europe recently and absolutely fell in love with everything about Europe...upon graduating, I plan to move to Europe -- my first choice being London.

Though I have done extremely well playing poker, part of taking a year off to live abroad is being to able to save up a lot of money for starting a business, downpayment on a house, or something of that nature.  That said, living costs of London (or other expensive Euro cities) coupled with travel & festival costs could prove prove prohibitive if I don't have any big cashes or get stuck in a period, large downswing (which seem to happen several times a year).

To mitigate any risk of going broke (and increase my likelihood of saving a fair amount of money), I thought it might be fun to get a poker job in London.  Either working in a cardroom, for an online poker site, at a magazine, or one of the myriad of poker shows that are gaining in popularity in Europe.  Though I've never worked at a card club before, I have extensive experience in youth marketing, interactive/online marketing, journalism, and film production, so my resume certainly gives me options.

Does anyone have any suggestions or someone I might be able to contact regarding possibly finding a job beginning this summer?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, and I look forward to seeing many of you at the tables this year.

Ezra 

[tikay]

I can tell you that I met Ezra in Jesolo earlier this year, or last year, & he's a good guy, well worth giving a chance to.

[StraightFlushBlocker]

If you stay in the States there are a lot of nice opportunities in Vegas 

[Hollywood]

Thanks Tikay...much appreciated.

I can't imagine anywhere more depressing to work than Las Vegas...sure it's fun to visit for a week, but I'm not sure I could handle the barrage of slot machine noise and 60 year old scantily clad cocktail waitresses for an enitre year.

If anyone has any other suggestions, or even some leads, that'd be amazing.

Thanks,
Ezra

[Iron]

dealing or working in a casino's card room would mean you wouldnt be able to play in ANY casino in the UK so best bet is checking out some of the new unregulated card rooms and asking if they have room for a dealer

either that or get in touch with an internet card room though most are based off shore

[londonpokergirl]

already sent him a few links

[K9sixtwo]

Join the Police !!!!..... I shit you not.. Training for 14 weeks at a residential training school then off to work for ten weeks attached to an experienced officer...Or just resign after your initial residential training paid every four weeks...
Dunno how the US citizen side of it would work.... I know some Australians did it a number of years ago saved all there money at the Met training school (Food and accomadation provided)by not going out or visiting the bar..and then resigned prior to going out to work proper having saved enough money to continue there round the world trip ...Priceless..Mind you the writing was there for all to see ..Australians not drinking ...come on !!!! 

[The Nomad]

They were only getting their own back . After all we sent them boat loads of criminals sent there by the boys in blue .As for seeing the writing on the wall you have to be kidding.