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National

Median wages (2008) $11.97 hourly, $24,890 annual
Employment (2006) 18,000 employees
Projected growth (2006-2016) Average (7% to 13%)
Projected need (2006-2016) 7,000 additional employees
43-3041.00 - Gaming Cage Workers

In a gaming establishment, conduct financial transactions for patrons. May reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books. Accept patron's credit application and verify credit references to provide check-cashing authorization or to establish house credit accounts. May sell gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to patrons, or to other workers for resale to patrons. May convert gaming chips, tokens, or tickets to currency upon patron's request. May use a cash register or computer to record transaction.

Sample of reported job titles: Cage Cashier, Cashier, Vault Cashier, Casino Cashier, Cage Supervisor, Gaming Cashier, Cage Manager, Casino Cage Cashier, Mutuel Clerk

Tasks

  • Follow all gaming regulations.
  • Maintain confidentiality of customers' transactions.
  • Count funds and reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books.
  • Convert gaming checks, coupons, tokens, and coins to currency for gaming patrons.
  • Maintain cage security.
  • Determine cash requirements for windows, and order all necessary currency, coins, and chips.
  • Verify accuracy of reports, such as authorization forms, transaction reconciliations, and exchange summary reports.
  • Cash checks and process credit card advances for patrons.
  • Sell gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to patrons or to other workers for resale to patrons.
  • Perform removal and rotation of cash, coin, and chip inventories as necessary.

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Tools & Technology

Tools used in this occupation:

Calculators or accessories — 10-key calculators
Cash registers
Coin wrapper machines — Automatic coin wrappers
Desktop computers
Money counting machines — Currency scanners
Personal computers
Point of sale credit or debit verification kits — Credit card processing terminals
Sorters — Automatic coin sorters

Technology used in this occupation:

Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
Word processing software — Corel WordPerfect software; Microsoft Word