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Ever thought about quitting your job and playing poker for a living? Well, today we find out what it鈥檚 really like making your living on the tables. This is the latest series from Business Daily, all about high value, high transaction jobs you might read about, see on the TV or glamorised in films.

In episode one, Leanna Byrne interviews professional poker player Dara O鈥橩earney. Dara explains what a day in the life of a professional poker player is really like and warns, if you鈥檙e playing poker professionally, every player goes through what鈥檚 known as upswings and downswings.

We also switch sides and find out what it鈥檚 like working as a croupier in a casino. Stefano Melani works for Centro Formazione Croupier, which trains croupiers for casinos across Italy, somewhere with one of the worlds largest gambling sectors. He lets us in on the glamorous and not-so-glamorous side of the casinos.

David Schwartz, an academic and gambling historian based in Las Vegas, Nevada, gives us the macro perspective on the gambling industry, detailing the rise of gambling towns across the world.

Presenter/producer: Leanna Byrne

(Photo: Poker table; Credit: Getty images)