School Offers Slot Machine Repair Course

A Florida vocational school is helping students hit the jackpot in the lucrative world of slot machine repair. The Sheridan Technical Center recently became the first school to offer a state-approved slot repair course, the Miami Herald reports. The inaugural class of 25 students is already underway. “We try to stay really relevant,” explained one school executive, “and this is such a new industry.”

One-armed bandits are cleaning up in Florida; Miami-Dade and Broward counties alone are home to five casinos and several other slot spots. “These are not minimum wage jobs,” said a Seminole spokesman. Graduates could make up to $18 an hour repairing the gambling machines. Students in the slot-fixing craft must be over 21 and have a clean criminal record. (More adult education stories.)