We had a break from the training, so I came back to the hotel room to have a salad, vegetables, and grapes while everyone else went to the trough, er, buffet. I like a good buffet, but it just isn't the same with a bunch of lottery guys. So, I am eating my rabbit food while the rest of the class is eating dead cow.
The class this morning was lottery-related, but was tech I (in title AND content). So far, this is the stuff that my brother probably learned in his first day of training in Vegas. The one and only thing that was new to me in the first four hours was the lottery ticket printer. The rest is 100 percent review. This afternoon is the lottery tech II class, and it sounds like it is mostly review as well, dealing with Game King stuff (the stuff I have worked on for the last 10 years). At least I get to add to the class by commenting on things the instructor isn't familiar with, so I still get to participate.
Tomorrow's class is on the video lottery terminals made by VLC (a subsidiary of IGT). I worked on VLC games back before Anchor was acquired by IGT, so much of that will be review as well, but since I haven't touched a VLC game in about five years, it will be a refresher course. Then again, the only VLC games out there are in the Dakotas, since they have video lottery and Minnesota does not. I may do the odd service call once in a blue moon, but mostly, I will be the backup tech for the video lottery equipment.
I need to get to the next training class. More later. It's about 15 degrees here, downright tropical weather we are having!
The class this morning was lottery-related, but was tech I (in title AND content). So far, this is the stuff that my brother probably learned in his first day of training in Vegas. The one and only thing that was new to me in the first four hours was the lottery ticket printer. The rest is 100 percent review. This afternoon is the lottery tech II class, and it sounds like it is mostly review as well, dealing with Game King stuff (the stuff I have worked on for the last 10 years). At least I get to add to the class by commenting on things the instructor isn't familiar with, so I still get to participate.
Tomorrow's class is on the video lottery terminals made by VLC (a subsidiary of IGT). I worked on VLC games back before Anchor was acquired by IGT, so much of that will be review as well, but since I haven't touched a VLC game in about five years, it will be a refresher course. Then again, the only VLC games out there are in the Dakotas, since they have video lottery and Minnesota does not. I may do the odd service call once in a blue moon, but mostly, I will be the backup tech for the video lottery equipment.
I need to get to the next training class. More later. It's about 15 degrees here, downright tropical weather we are having!
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