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Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

What the work involves, the skills employers want, and how to get started in South Africa.

  • Booth Cashier
  • Cage Cashier
  • Cashier
  • Casino Banker
  • Casino Cashier
  • Change Person
  • Slot Attendant
  • Slot Floor Person

What do Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers do?

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers play a critical role in the operations of casinos and gaming establishments. They are responsible for handling cash transactions, providing change to patrons, and ensuring that all exchanges are accurately recorded. These individuals often operate at booths or kiosks where they interact with customers, assisting them in exchanging cash for chips or tokens used in various gambling activities. In addition to managing monetary transactions, they also uphold compliance with gaming regulations and company policies to ensure a safe and secure gaming environment. Their work is vital in maintaining the flow of operations within casinos and for enhancing the overall customer experience.

What the work actually is

  • Keep accurate records of monetary exchanges, authorization forms, and transaction reconciliations.
  • Exchange money, credit, tickets, or casino chips and make change for customers.
  • Count money and audit money drawers.
  • Check identifications to verify age of players.
  • Maintain cage security according to rules.

Skills employers expect

Skills

  • Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
  • Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
  • Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people.
  • Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Abilities

  • Oral Comprehension The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Near Vision The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
  • Oral Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Information Ordering The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
  • Problem Sensitivity The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.

Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Mathematics Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
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How people get into it

Education of new hires

High school diploma or equivalent
or: GED, High School Equivalency Certificate
Some college, no degree
Post-secondary certificate
Awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)

A normal week

  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  • Getting Information
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others

Tools used on the job

Technology

  • Spreadsheet software Microsoft Excel
  • Word processing software Microsoft Word

Tools

  • Money counting machines Coin counting machines
  • Sorters Automatic coin sorters
  • Desktop calculator 10-key calculators
  • Coin wrapper machines Automatic coin wrappers
  • Coin sorters Coin sorting setups

Who it suits

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

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Questions people ask

How much do Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers earn in South Africa?

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers salaries in South Africa vary by experience, province and employer.

What do Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers do?

Keep accurate records of monetary exchanges, authorization forms, and transaction reconciliations, Exchange money, credit, tickets, or casino chips and make change for customers and Count money and audit money drawers.

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