Gaming Supervisors
Career Snapshot
No two games in the gaming or gambling sector are alike. Craps is unlike the card game blackjack, and neither is like roulette - yet they all have one thing in common: at some point, somewhere, someone will try to cheat. Casinos rely on their "pit supervisors" to catch cheaters and deal with them discreetly when they are discovered. Pit bosses preserve a casino's revenues by limiting the amount of money casinos pay in state and municipal taxes on those profits.
A person must be extensively versed with the games being monitored in order to be an efficient casino pit boss. This usually entails spending some time at each game as a game attendant and dealer. It's critical to understand the ins and outs of blackjack, craps, and other games so that when you're promoted to pit boss, you know every game - and every tactic that someone seeking to scam the house can use.
Resolving conflicts, scheduling dealer rotations and work schedules, and monitoring dealers and game attendants are some of the other responsibilities. The pit boss is the frontline manager in most casinos, directly responsible for the smooth and honest operation of the most popular games.
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Deductive Reasoning
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Inductive Reasoning
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Information Ordering
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Near Vision
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Oral Comprehension
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Oral Expression
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Problem Sensitivity
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Speech Recognition
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