(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Gaming Managers
Job Description
Plan, organize, direct, control, or coordinate gaming operations in a casino. Formulate gaming policies for their area of responsibility.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
92
|
Train new workers and evaluate their performance. |
91
|
Resolve customer complaints regarding problems such as payout errors. |
90
|
Monitor staffing levels to ensure that games and tables are adequately staffed for each shift, arranging for staff rotations and breaks, and locating substitute employees as necessary. |
85
|
Explain and interpret house rules, such as game rules and betting limits. |
85
|
Prepare work schedules and station arrangements and keep attendance records. |
83
|
Maintain familiarity with all games used at a facility, as well as strategies and tricks employed in those games. |
79
|
Direct the distribution of complimentary hotel rooms, meals, and other discounts or free items given to players based on their length of play and betting totals. |
75
|
Interview and hire workers. |
75
|
Establish policies on issues such as the type of gambling offered and the odds, the extension of credit, and the serving of food and beverages. |
72
|
Remove suspected cheaters, such as card counters and other players who may have systems that shift the odds of winning to their favor. |
67
|
Circulate among gaming tables to ensure that operations are conducted properly, that dealers follow house rules, and that players are not cheating. |
67
|
Review operational expenses, budget estimates, betting accounts, and collection reports for accuracy. |
63
|
Track supplies of money to tables and perform any required paperwork. |
57
|
Direct the compilation of summary sheets that show wager amounts and payoffs for races and events. |
56
|
Set and maintain a bank and table limit for each game. |
51
|
Record, collect, and pay off bets, issuing receipts as necessary. |
48
|
Monitor credit extended to players. |
36
|
Notify board attendants of table vacancies so that waiting patrons can play. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
77
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
75
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
74
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
73
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
73
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
70
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
68
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
65
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
65
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
65
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
65
|
Getting Information
|
60
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
60
|
Thinking Creatively
|
60
|
Processing Information
|
59
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
58
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
57
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
56
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
55
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
54
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
54
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
53
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
52
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
52
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
52
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
51
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
50
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
50
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
48
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
47
|
Interacting With Computers
|
46
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
45
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
45
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
44
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
41
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
38
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
28
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
21
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
15
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
8
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
7
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
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