Personal Care and Service · Holland code CES
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners
Post information enabling patrons to wager on various races and sporting events. Assist in the operation of games such as keno and bingo. May operate random number-generating equipment and announce the numbers for patrons. Receive, verify, and record patrons' wagers. Scan and process winning tickets presented by patrons and pay out winnings for those wagers.
Also called: Casino Attendant, Casino Floor Runner, Floor Runner, Keno Runner, Bingo Caller, Casino Runner, Gaming Floor Attendant, Keno Attendant.
O*NET 39-3012.00
At a glance
- US median annual pay
- $34,980
- Middle half earn $28,150 to $44,840. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
- Most common education
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
- 87% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
- Preparation needed
- Job Zone 2 of 5
- Some preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.
What the work involves
The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.
- Pay off or move bets as established by game rules and procedures.
- Conduct gambling tables or games, such as dice, roulette, cards, or keno, and ensure that game rules are followed.
- Start gaming equipment that randomly selects numbered balls and announce winning numbers and colors.
- Check to ensure that all players have placed their bets before play begins.
- Answer questions about game rules or casino policies.
- Record the number of tickets cashed and the amount paid out after each race or event.
- Collect cards or tickets from players.
- Supervise staff and games and mediate disputes.
Skills and knowledge it leans on
Skills
- Active Listening3.5 / 5
- Speaking3.1 / 5
- Monitoring3.1 / 5
- Mathematics3.0 / 5
- Writing2.9 / 5
- Critical Thinking2.9 / 5
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service4.1 / 5
- Mathematics3.9 / 5
- English Language3.0 / 5
- Economics and Accounting2.7 / 5
- Computers and Electronics2.6 / 5
- Sales and Marketing2.6 / 5
Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.
Who tends to enjoy it
How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.
- Realistic30
- Investigative0
- Artistic0
- Social32
- Enterprising67
- Conventional83
The same work abroad
Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.
European occupation titles (ESCO)
- betting manager · DE Leiter eines Wettbüros/Leiterin eines Wettbüros · FR directeur d'agence de paris/directrice d'agence de paris
- gaming inspector · DE Spielhallenaufsicht · FR agent du service central des courses et jeux/agente du service central des courses et jeux
- bingo caller · DE Bingo-Spielleiter/Bingo-Spielleiterin · FR animateur de bingo/animatrice de bingo
- bookmaker · DE Buchmacher/Buchmacherin · FR bookmaker
- casino cashier · DE Casino-Kassierer/Casino-Kassiererin · FR caissier de casino/caissière de casino
- casino pit boss · DE Pit Boss · FR chef de partie en casino
Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)
- Leisure and sports managers and proprietors (1224)60,500 employed
- Retail cashiers and check-out operators (7112)134,600 employed
- Inspectors of standards and regulations (3581)44,300 employed
Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.
Pay across Europe, for the whole group
Median annual earnings of all employees in “Clerical support workers”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.
| Country | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Belgium | €40,035 |
| Austria | €38,296 |
| Germany | €37,844 |
| Netherlands | €35,854 |
| Sweden | €33,483 |
| Ireland | €32,144 |
| Italy | €29,311 |
| France | €25,943 |
| Spain | €22,026 |
| Portugal | €12,602 |
| Poland | €10,250 |
Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.
Exposure to AI
This occupation sits in the middle third of the 774 occupations scored, with an exposure score of +0.47. The scores are standardized across those occupations, so 0 is the average and a score of 1 is about one standard deviation above it.
Our note on reading it: the dataset links AI applications to the abilities that occupations require, so the score reflects overlap between the two. It is a comparison between occupations, not a forecast about jobs. It does not say whether exposure means tasks are replaced or workers get more done with the tools, and it says little about one employer or one role.
Source: Felten, E., Raj, M., & Seamans, R. (2021). Occupational, industry, and geographic exposure to artificial intelligence: A novel dataset and its potential uses. Strategic Management Journal, 42(12), 2195-2217. Matched to this page by 6-digit SOC code (39-3012).
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