What this occupation involves

Records and processes customer bets, payments and payouts over the counter at a betting agency for horse and dog racing, and other sports and events.

  • taking bets and debiting credit accounts and bank accounts electronically, and receiving cash
  • recording and entering bets electronically and in transaction ledgers
  • issuing tickets and preparing summaries of transactions
  • monitoring amounts of money placed on race entrants
  • checking details and numbers on winning betting tickets against those in betting ledgers and electronic records, and paying out money on winning tickets
  • verifying the identity and account balances of betting agency customers
  • answering betting inquiries over the telephone, via email and in person
  • may work in a call centre

Labour market — Australia

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia. New Zealand does not publish per-occupation shortage ratings or projections.

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