Platform Overview

The career intelligence platform
built for gaming professionals.

CasinoComp is the only platform purpose-built for the casino and resort workforce. It operates across three distinct layers — active job board, passive talent marketplace, and industry intelligence hub — serving candidates, employers, and the industry simultaneously with no overlap on any general platform.

The Opportunity

A massive industry with no dedicated platform

700,000+
US gaming employees
$96B
Annual industry revenue
989
Commercial + tribal casinos
24+
States with commercial gaming
16
Distinct job category tracks
50+
Active gaming markets

The casino and resort industry operates under a set of requirements that no general platform understands: state-specific gaming licenses, role-specific certifications, tribal sovereignty distinctions, shift-based scheduling norms, multi-jurisdiction career transfers, and a career ladder that is entirely unique to this vertical.

Indeed, LinkedIn, and Monster treat gaming employment as a rounding error. They cannot filter by gaming license status, do not understand the difference between a tribal and commercial property, have no salary benchmarks by gaming market, and routinely surface unqualified candidates to casino HR teams that waste weeks reviewing applicants who lack the foundational credentials required to work a gaming floor.

The dominant niche alternative — Casino Careers, founded in 1998 — ranks 854,000 globally. MGM's own career portal outranks it. No modern, purpose-built platform exists for this workforce. CasinoComp is that platform.

Layer One

Active Job Board

Candidates actively searching. Employers actively hiring. Matched by the criteria that actually matter in gaming.

What candidates get

Gaming-specific filters

Search by gaming market, role category, license requirement, pay type, shift preference, and employer type — not available on any general board.

Verified employer profiles

See who is actually hiring, what properties they operate, their license footprint, and what the culture looks like before applying.

License-aware job matching

Jobs display the license required and link directly to the state application process. No guesswork on what credentials are needed.

Application tracking

Full history of every application across all markets in one dashboard.

What employers get

Self-selected candidate pool

Every applicant has come to a gaming-specific platform. They understand what the industry is. Baseline qualification is built in.

Free to post, pay on results

No upfront cost. Success fee only on confirmed hires. Zero financial risk for employers to participate.

Structured applicant data

Applications arrive with license status, target markets, experience tier, and availability pre-populated — not a raw PDF.

Direct posting control

Claimed employers post directly, set featured status, and manage pipeline from a dedicated dashboard.

Data sources: Adzuna API, Workday XML feeds from top 20 operators (MGM, Caesars, Wynn, Boyd, Penn, Hard Rock), Playwright scrapers for properties not on Workday, and direct employer postings. Jobs deduplicated by title + employer + market. Inactive listings marked within 48 hours.

Layer Two

Passive Talent Marketplace

No job posting required. No application required. The right talent surfaces to the right employer automatically.

The best candidates in gaming are almost never on the open market. A pit supervisor with twelve years at a Reno property, a Nevada gaming work permit, and a willingness to relocate to Las Vegas will never post their resume on Indeed. They are employed, not desperate, and not actively searching. They are also exactly who a growing Strip property needs.

CasinoComp's candidate profile system makes this talent pool visible without requiring either party to initiate a transaction. Candidates set their status once. Employers search the pool on demand.

Candidate profile — credential wallet

Gaming licenses by state — verified and timestamped
Dealer, surveillance, cage, and technical certifications
Current employer type and market
Target role tier and target market(s)
Years of experience by department and property type
Open to Offers status — visible to employers, private otherwise
Open to Relocation — specify target states and markets
Resume on file — parsed and structured, not a raw attachment
Portfolio of work: commendations, promotions, training completions

Employer candidate search

Filter by license

Find candidates who already hold the specific state gaming license required for the role. No sponsorship guesswork.

Filter by relocation

Surface only candidates who are open to moving to your market. Eliminate geographic misfits before the first call.

Filter by experience tier

Narrow to the exact role and seniority level — entry dealer vs. pit supervisor vs. surveillance director.

Approach passive candidates

Send a profile inquiry to candidates marked Open to Offers without them ever needing to apply.

Candidate database access is gated by employer tier. Featured and Enterprise accounts only.
Layer Three

Industry Intelligence Hub

The homepage is the front page of the gaming industry. It is why people come back daily — not just when they are looking for a job.

A job board that only works when someone is actively job-searching has a fundamental problem: most of the industry is not searching on any given day. CasinoComp solves this by being a destination the entire gaming workforce visits regardless of employment status — because it is where their industry lives. Property announcements, executive moves, regulatory decisions, expansion projects, wage data, and workforce sentiment all flow through a single editorial hub that no general platform will ever build for this vertical.

Daily Industry News

Property announcements, expansion projects, regulatory decisions, executive moves, labor developments, and technology changes — curated and published daily. Company and property-level news that employees, managers, and HR directors all need to see.

Hiring Signals Feed

Expansion announcements, new license filings, GM changes, and regulatory approvals that predict hiring waves 60–90 days before job postings go live. Candidates see where to position themselves. Employers see competitive moves in real time.

Salary Benchmarking

Real wage data by role, market, and property type — not national averages. Covers 16 role categories across all major gaming markets. Updated from job posting pay ranges, BLS OES data, and employer-reported compensation.

Industry Data Dashboard

Revenue by market, employment trends, tribal vs. commercial breakdowns, state tax rate comparisons, hotel performance, iGaming growth, sports wagering expansion — 14 tabs of live industry intelligence.

Regulatory Calendar

State legalization timelines, license renewal schedules, and upcoming hearings tracked in one place. Texas, New York, Georgia, Minnesota, Florida — each new state creates thousands of jobs the moment it passes.

Casino TV

Property features, market overviews, operator announcements, and gaming industry video content aggregated in one channel. A living showcase of the industry for candidates researching markets and employers.

Community Layer

Workforce Intelligence — What No One Else Publishes

As the platform builds a critical mass of verified gaming professionals, CasinoComp generates proprietary workforce data that does not exist anywhere else. This becomes a distinct moat and a standalone revenue product.

Employee Surveys

Planned — requires member base

Anonymous surveys on working conditions, benefits satisfaction, management quality, and compensation fairness sent to verified platform members by property and market. Results published as industry benchmarks. HR directors buy this data to understand where they stand competitively.

Opinion Polls

Planned

Real-time industry sentiment polls — "Should dealers be tipped on credit card transactions?" "Does your property offer health insurance to part-time employees?" Short, weekly polls published openly. Drives return traffic and creates shareable industry content.

Employee Morale Index

Planned

Rolling morale score by market and property tier, derived from survey data. Published quarterly. Gaming companies pay to understand how their workforce sentiment compares to competitors in their market. PE firms acquiring casino assets use this in due diligence.

Best Companies to Work For — Gaming Edition

Planned

Annual ranking based entirely on verified employee survey responses — not self-submitted nominations. Covers pay, benefits, advancement opportunity, schedule flexibility, management quality, and comp privileges. Employers who rank well display a badge and gain recruitment advantages.

Benefits and Pay Transparency Reports

Planned

Which operators offer health insurance to part-time employees. Which properties have tip-sharing policies. Which markets have 401k matching. Union vs. non-union pay premiums by role. Data that exists nowhere publicly and is exactly what candidates use to choose between offers.

Career Advancement Layer

A Clear Path Forward for Every Role

CasinoComp is not just a job board. For candidates already employed in the industry, the platform is a career development tool that shows them exactly what to add to their resume, which certifications accelerate advancement, and what the next role looks like financially before they pursue it.

Career Guides — 12 Complete Tracks

Table Games Dealer → Pit Manager → Table Games Director
Surveillance Operator → Surveillance Director
Slot Technician → VP of Slots
Security Officer → Director of Security
Cage Cashier → Finance Director
Player Club Rep → VP Player Development
Marketing Coordinator → CMO
Food & Beverage → F&B Director
Executive Track — Dealer to General Manager
iGaming / Sports Betting career track
Cruise ship casino operations
Racino / horse racing casino track

What each career guide provides

Full role progression ladder

Entry point to peak title, with realistic timelines and what experience each step requires.

License requirements by state

Exactly which license is needed, what it costs, how long it takes, and where to apply — linked directly to the gaming commission.

Certifications that accelerate advancement

CFE for surveillance, TIPS for F&B, CPP for security — what to add to your profile that moves you faster.

Salary at each level

What the role pays at entry, mid-career, and senior level across different gaming markets.

Education pathways

Dealer schools, gaming management programs, and online certifications relevant to the track — linked and ranked by value.

State Licensing Guide

A complete state-by-state gaming license reference covering Nevada, New Jersey, Colorado, Mississippi, Oklahoma (tribal), Michigan, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Louisiana, South Dakota, and Connecticut — with fees, processing timelines, disqualifying factors, and direct links to each state gaming commission. Updated as regulations change. No other job board publishes this.

Revenue Model

Multiple Revenue Streams Across Three Phases

Phase 1 — Immediate Revenue, Zero Build Cost

Active Now
Dealer school affiliate fees$50–200 per enrollment referral

Contact dealer schools directly, request referral arrangement. List them in the dealer school directory with priority placement for partners.

Background check affiliatesCommission per signup

Checkr and Sterling links on state licensing pages and career guides. Candidates need this anyway — we surface it at the right moment.

Amazon Associates5–8% commission

Gaming uniforms, study materials, card shuffling practice decks, surveillance equipment references on relevant career guide pages.

Phase 2 — Core Revenue (Month 6+)

Building
Entry / Hourly hire$350
Supervisor / Manager hire$750
Director-level hire$1,500
Executive (VP and above)5% of first-year base salary
Success fee model: employers pay nothing until a CasinoComp-referred candidate is hired and clears 90 days. First hire per new employer is complimentary. Structured as a referral marketing arrangement — not a staffing agency — requiring no state licensing.

Phase 3 — Expanded Revenue (Month 12+)

Planned
Employer Featured Account$299/mo

5 direct job posts, employer profile control, priority placement, Open to Offers candidate visibility in their market.

Employer Enterprise Account$999/mo

Unlimited posts, full candidate database search, candidate match alerts, market intelligence reports, API access.

COMP Digest Newsletter Sponsorships$150–300 per send

Vendor-sponsored newsletter sections at 500+ subscribers. Targets gaming technology vendors, equipment manufacturers, compliance solution providers.

Salary Benchmarking Reports$49–99 per download

"2026 Casino Compensation Report" by market. Sold to HR directors, casino operators, and PE firms acquiring gaming assets.

Employee Morale and Survey Data$500–2,500 per report

Proprietary workforce sentiment data by property tier, market, and role category. No public equivalent exists.

Active Executive Placement12–15% of first-year salary

Direct sourcing for Director, VP, and GM-level roles. $60k surveillance director placed = $7,200–9,000 per placement.

Break even
1 hire/month
$350 success fee
Comfortable
$5–10K MRR
10–12 employer accounts or ~10 hires
Scale
$30K+ MRR
30 featured accounts + newsletter + data products
Competitive Position

Why this does not get copied easily

Vertical-specific data

Gaming license requirements, role ladders, salary benchmarks by market, and tribal vs. commercial distinctions took months to build and require constant maintenance. General boards have no incentive to build this for a niche.

Content that compounds

Career guides, licensing guides, regulatory calendar, and salary data bring candidates back weekly even when not job searching. General boards only get traffic from active job seekers.

Verified credential layer

A gaming license credential wallet is only valuable if candidates trust the platform enough to store their credentials there. Trust builds with time and usage — it cannot be replicated overnight.

Network effects

More verified candidates attract more employers. More employer job data improves candidate tools. More workforce survey data improves the intelligence layer. Each layer reinforces the others.

Proprietary workforce data

Employee surveys, morale index, and benefits transparency reports create data that exists nowhere publicly. This data becomes more valuable with every additional respondent and cannot be purchased or scraped.

No dominant incumbent

Casino Careers, founded 1998, ranks 854K globally. The vacancy at the top of this niche is real. The platform that establishes editorial authority first owns this market for years.

Platform Roadmap

What is built, what is building, what is planned

Live

Job board with gaming-specific filters

50+ markets, 16 categories, license filter, pay type, shift preference.

Live

12 career guide tracks

Full role ladders, licensing requirements, salary benchmarks, and certification guides for every major casino department.

Live

State licensing guide — 10 jurisdictions

State-by-state gaming license requirements, fees, timelines, and application links.

Live

20 gaming city intelligence pages

Market overview, scoring by job density, wages, cost of living, and growth signals.

Live

Industry data dashboard — 14 tabs

Revenue, employment, tribal, iGaming, sports wagering, hotel, salary, regulatory, and expansion data.

Live

Hiring signals feed

Expansion, license, executive, regulatory, and closure signals from gaming press and commission sources.

Live

Company profiles — top 10 operators

MGM, Caesars, Wynn, Monarch, Boyd, Penn, Hard Rock, Station, Golden, Las Vegas Sands.

Live

Regulatory calendar

State legalization tracker 2025–2027 with hearing dates and projected opening timelines.

Live

COMP Digest newsletter

Weekly industry digest. Signup, subscriber management, and admin newsletter studio all live.

Live

Dealer school affiliate directory

50+ schools with UTM-tracked partner links, affiliate disclosure, and filter by state.

Building

Candidate profile and credential wallet

Open to Offers status, gaming license storage, relocation preferences, experience tier, resume on file.

Building

Live job ingestion pipeline

Adzuna API, Workday XML feeds, and Playwright scrapers for all major operators. Running on 4-hour and daily cron cycles.

Building

Employer claim and verification portal

Domain-matched email verification, dashboard unlock, direct posting control, applicant pipeline view.

Building

Stripe billing — employer accounts

Featured and Enterprise employer tiers with monthly subscription management and webhook automation.

Building

AI resume optimizer

Gaming vocabulary-aware resume rewrite. Flags missing keywords for target roles. Maps transferable skills to gaming equivalents.

Building

Admin jobs management

Approve, feature, and expire job listings from admin without SSH access.

Planned

Employer candidate search

Filter candidate database by license, relocation, experience tier, and availability. Gated to Featured and Enterprise tiers.

Planned

Employee surveys and morale index

Anonymous surveys to verified members by property and market. Results published as industry benchmarks and sold as data reports.

Planned

Best Companies to Work For — Gaming

Annual ranking based on verified employee survey responses. Badge system for ranked employers.

Planned

Benefits and pay transparency reports

Health insurance, 401k match, tip sharing, comp privileges — data by operator that exists nowhere publicly.

Planned

Salary benchmarking PDF reports

2026 Casino Compensation Report by market. Sold to HR directors and operators.

Planned

iGaming revenue tracker

NJ, PA, MI commercial iGaming monthly operator revenue integrated into industry data dashboard.

Planned

Active executive placement

Direct sourcing for Director and VP roles. 12–15% placement fee. Requires established two-sided marketplace first.

Planned

G2E Las Vegas — September 2026

First in-person employer relationships. Rate cards, platform demo, compensation report samples, and employer partnership outreach.

Ready to work with us?

Whether you are a gaming employer looking to hire, a professional looking for your next move, or an industry vendor looking to reach the gaming workforce — CasinoComp is where this industry lives.