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Gaming Dealer or Croupier

Community and Personal Service WorkersUsually a certificate or some on-the-job experience

What the work is

Provides gaming services within a casino or other gambling establishment.

Would you enjoy the work?

These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.

  • Operates gaming tables and equipment according to established rules and procedures
  • Deals cards, spins roulette wheels and operates other gaming equipment
  • Collects bets, pays out winnings and resolves disputes or discrepancies
  • Monitors players to ensure compliance with gaming rules and regulations
  • Provides information and assistance to players regarding game rules and procedures
  • Handles cash and chips accurately and securely
  • Monitors and reports suspicious or illegal activities to the Gaming Supervisor
  • Assists in the setup and dismantling of gaming tables equipment

Try it

A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in the gaming floor of a large fictional club, with machines and a few card tables. They are fictional.

The kind of days you could have

Good days

  • A regular wins small and leaves happy, and you helped the floor run smoothly
  • A table game moves at the right pace and the players are relaxed and fair
  • A patron thanks you for a quiet word that helped them take a break

Hard days

  • A patron is angry about a machine and wants someone to blame
  • Counting chips and cash to the cent late at night and finding a gap
  • Staying friendly and alert for a whole shift under bright lights and noise

Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.

Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 471432, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.