Elleonor Hoffman, a table games dealer at Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park, beat out over 30 other competitors from across the United States to take home the trophy and a $5,000 cash prize in the inaugural G2E Dealer Championship, that took place Oct. 7-8 during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E), a gambling industry convention and trade show held each fall since 2001. Contestants competed in both blackjack and traditional roulette where they were judged on technical skills, hospitality and game control by table game executives from all participating casinos, including Las Vegas casinos like Bellagio, Caesars Palace and The Venetian.
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You can see the results of those confrontations on my YouTube channel. I'm sitting at a table, making my bets, and before you know it, the pit bosses in my peripheral vision are making phone calls to the surveillance team upstairs.