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Betting Shop Cashier Careers

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WORK ENVIRONMENT:-

Being a betting shop cashier, you will serve up the customers and manage in bookmakers.

Your tasks will include:

  • Providing information regarding odds
  • Enchanting expenditure for bets
  • Controlling the till systems and computerized betting
  • Examining that the correct results and odds are shown by the digital display boards
  • Maintaining the shop healthy stocked with pens, gaming slips and current odds sheets

  • Giving explanations to the customer regarding different betting permutations
  • Giving prize money to the customers
  • Handling the takings after the shop closes for the day
  • Ensuring that the video system and shop's satellite television are working appropriately
  • Determining the odds for distant events and curious bet
  • Giving reports on any mistrustful betting sample or under-age-gambling to the shop manager

Your demanding times will be around weekends sporting fixtures, for instance football and horse racing, though bets on non-sporting activities like TV programs or election results are also ordinary.

QUALIFICATION, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:-

You must be proficient with mathematics, and some employer may take a mathematics test as a selection process or recruitment part. You might require a formal qualification like GCSE in mathematics grade A-C.

You should be 18 years old to work in the betting shop.

Employers have a tendency to search for candidates who are having a responsible attitude to work and experience in the position of customer service.

You can also get more information regarding betting shop profession on the site of Association of British Bookmakers.

TRAINING DETAILS:-

When you begin your career as a betting shop cashier, you will be provided the training on the job under the guidance of skilled and experienced staff.

Your training will generally comprise of:

  • Customer service
  • Betting counter operations
  • Determining prize money
  • Handling cash
  • Product knowledge
  • Company events

Superior bookmakers might carry out training at a provincial training center.

Your employer might also give you the chance to work towards Certificate in Retail Knowledge (Level 2 and 3) or an National Vocational Qualification for instance in:

  • Gambling Operations (Level 3)
  • Customer Service (Level 1 to 3)

Big betting chains and shops basically have ongoing staff training, which can help if you need to work your gradient to shop management.

SKILLS and KNOWLEDGE:-

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Consistency and honesty
  • Enthusiastic in sports
  • Proficient to work with mechanized equipment
  • Good mathematical knowledge
  • Ability to deal with cash
  • An enthusiasm to work lithely

SALARY AND OTHER BENEFITS:-

  • Distinctive full-time salaries are approximately $11,500 to $13,500 every year.
  • Deputy Managers might get around $14,500.
  • Betting shop managers can earn between $20,000 and $30,000 every year.

WORKING CONDITIONS:-

Betting shops are officially allowed to open between 7am to 10am, seven days in a week which will include bank holidays, although most of the select to close on Sunday.

You can work full-time or on recreational basis. In a full time job you will normally work for five days, typically including Saturday, as weekends will be your demanding time.

You will have to stand and sit behind the betting counter and handle the computerized betting systems. Many modern betting shops are currently open-plan, and some have stimulant areas. You will have to wear a uniform which is provided to you by your employer.

DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES:-

You can get the jobs promoted in:

  • Job center Plus offices
  • Racing Post
  • The Local Press
  • Local betting shops windows
  • Website of bookmaker's
  • Directory (Job seekers page)

With skills and experience, you might be able to make a progress to the position of the shop manager or deputy manager. You can also select to turn into an online or telephone betting. If you have excellent language skills, you might get the chances with the firms who manage the out of the country betting.

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