Contracting for Online Gambling Company

[The Lone Gunman]

Unfortunately I am only looking for contract roles. Also, my development skills are somewhat restricted to academic knowledge and simple bug fixing. I guess I'll keep an eye open for opportunities as well.

From what you said in another thread then working for a gambling company may not be for you.

[pmeswani]

From what you said in another thread then working for a gambling company may not be for you.

Working in the background away from the casino itself shouldn't be a problem. I wonder if their content filtering blocks all other gambling sites other than their own.

[The Lone Gunman]

Working in the background away from the casino itself shouldn't be a problem. I wonder if their content filtering blocks all other gambling sites other than their own.

When they discover the trap door that lets you win you could be in trouble though.

[Advocate]

I guess...Staffordshire?

[HairyArsedBloke]

Whatever happened to all those online gambling company executives that the FBI were arresting at airports and having extradited from all parts of the world?

[DodgyAgent]

Whatever happened to all those online gambling company executives that the FBI were arresting at airports and having extradited from all parts of the world?

The prisons are full and Wall St is empty

[HermanDune]

Go work for William Hill in Wigan.

I understand they have a lovely lady TM there who knows nothing about testing and is just concerned with metrics ie how many tests have you run in the last hour and why is the number so low!

William Hill are in Leeds, Tote are in Wigan.

I worked for Tote and really enjoyed it there. The lovely ladies worked in I.T. Support and on the raceroom phones.

You're probably thinking of William Hill rather than Tote. Although Tote does have a pretty high turnover of I.T. staff.

[Ashwin2007]

Thanks very much everyone for the comments and replies.
These have been very helpful.

[dude69]

I worked for a gambling company based in Antigua.

Which one?

[ratewhore]

I worked for a gambling company based in Antigua. One of the best jobs ever in terms of experience. Did everything from software development to unpacking new servers and installing them. Learnt a whole bucketload about network security and writing clean, secure code that was extremely efficient (the half hour before the Superbowl is the most insane thing I've ever seen from a server room).

8 years on, and it still gets brought up in interviews. The all round skillset involved impresses people a lot.

God damn it. I was offered an interview for an Antiguan based greenfield gambling co about 6 years ago. Personal circumstances meant I couldn't follow it up but it sounded like an excellent opportunity for someone.

The pimp did tell me there wasn't much to do outside work and that my social life would have centred around the bar and beach...