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Gaming Supervisor

Community and Personal Service WorkersUsually a trade certificate or similar, or several years of experience

What the work is

Supervises the daily operations of gaming activities at a casino, hotel or club.

Would you enjoy the work?

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

  • Supervises the gaming activities of an establishment and ensures rules and regulations are adhered to
  • Supervises and supports the scheduling and rostering of staff
  • Ensures that gaming activities run smoothly
  • Monitors and reports suspicious or illegal activities to the appropriate authorities
  • Monitors cash drops to cashiers
  • Verifies cash and colour chip change involving larger amounts to ensure correctness
  • Observes and responds to incidents and settles disputes
  • Trains and mentors Gaming Attendants, Dealers and Croupiers to improve their skills and knowledge
  • May check playing cards, roulette wheels and dice to confirm validity

Try it

A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a country hotel with a bar, a dining room and a front desk. They are fictional.

The kind of days you could have

Good days

  • A tricky night is over, the roster held and the whole team is laughing at the end
  • A shy new staff member runs a table confidently for the first time
  • A guest writes to say a problem was fixed so well that they came back

Hard days

  • Two people ring in sick an hour before a Friday night service
  • You have to refuse a guest, and the team is watching how you do it
  • Cash does not balance at closing and everyone is tired

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

Work a mission

Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.

Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 471534, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.