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Pokerssage?

Does anybody out there do seated massage in the poker section of casinos? A casino close to me is hiring, just wanted to hear your experience.

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Permalink Reply by Melisa Ryan on September 7, 2013 at 9:38pm

I worked for Pokersagge of south florida and they did nothing but chair massages in casinos. First off, you must be ok with there being a chance of you not getting any business and having to stand around for some odd hours. Are you ok with giving up your time for a chance of making $0? I had done that on a number of nights.

Second, you must get used to the players moving. because its almost like thats all they do. They move and squirm and sometimes jump up and shout after losing a hand. Its something you learn to work with. After all, once their times up, thats it.

Obvious you would think but no. Never go anywhere with players or dealers, never take anything from players other than money or chips as payment. Remember there are cameras EVERYWHERE in casinos. Just because your boss isnt watching you doesnt mean the casino managers arent either. They actually report anything they want to your boss.

(There have been many cases where i would get messages from the boss stating casino managers are tired of seeing therapists leaving with players and coming back some time later, its unprofessional. Which is true.)

And also remember, your massaging players who have been there if not all day, for a couple days. Some players carry backpacks full of toiletries, some do not. Some casinos allow smoking, remember that as well. Figure out if these are things your ok with. Ill be honest, you put in some real effort and the money can be very good. Cash daily is quite nice. Chair massage just puts a harder beating on you and your elbows... elbows on clothes... *shudder* mine still hurt.