Their job requires them to be good-will ambassadors and all-around cheerleaders for Tropicana’s new IN Card rewards program. That’s no problem for Lisa Karsko of Brigantine and Brittny Derrickson of Absecon, who have all the personable persistence of Girl Scouts at cookie time.

Both have worked as spokesmodels, game show hostesses and dancers, but their ambitions do not begin and end with show biz. Lisa, an
elementary school teacher with two degrees, is currently pursuing her master’s. Brittny has a teaching certificate and a realtor’s license, and may go back to school to be an x-ray technician. (Take that, Vanna White!)

Casino Connection talked to Lisa and Brittny about their unusual line of work and what it takes to be an IN Card girl.  

How would you describe your role here at the Trop? Sales? PR? 
Brittny: Both, sort of. We walk around, greeting customers and talking up IN Card rewards, which include free admission to nightclubs like Providence, discounts at hot spots like Cuba Libre and 32 Degrees, free desserts at the Palm, and plenty of other nightlife perks.
Lisa: You definitely have to be friendly to do this, but I think it’s fun to approach people and talk to them. 
 
Is it tough to achieve that glam look night after night?
Brittny: I have very curly hair, and it takes time to blow it dry and straighten it before I curl it again. I probably spend an hour and a half right there.
Lisa: It takes me about an hour to get ready. I wear a lot of eye makeup.

Your dresses are great. Are they tailored to fit?
Lisa: Don’t you love our dresses? Melissa Rodio, Tropicana’s marketing consultant, picks out different outfits for us.
Brittny: Everything is right off the rack, from Cache at the Quarter. All the girls we meet love our dresses, so it’s something to talk about with people.

And how about those mile-high shoes? Ouch!
Brittny: Mine are the most comfortable shoes I’ve ever had. It’s something to do with the thickness of the heel. Stilettos don’t have to be killers.
Lisa: We even did the Running of the Santas in them, and we booked it ahead of the crowd.

Do gentlemen, ahem, ever hit on you on the job?
Lisa: There are times when they’re very interested.
Brittny: They say they’re filling out the card just to talk to us.
Lisa: It makes it fun.
Brittny: We just go with it.
Lisa: It’s part of our job.
Brittny: Anyway, I’m engaged.

So women also relate well to you?
Brittny: If I’m talking to a guy and girl, I always look to the girl first, to be polite.

How do you spend your days off?
Brittny: We have girls’ days, where we’ll do lady lunches and go shopping. We have another friend who does this kind of work, and we’re like a little threesome. Every day is an adventure. 
Lisa: It’s all for one, one for all. Wherever there’s a good time, that’s where we are.

By Casino Connection Staff