Betting Clerk
Betting clerks take bets from customers either at a betting
agency or over the phone and assist bookmakers to provide
betting services at race meetings.
A betting clerk may perform the following tasks:
- take bets from customers over the phone or counter
- receive cash or record bets electronically
- check on the amounts of money placed on race entrants
and advise bookmakers
- give copies of betting records to bookmakers after the
closing of bets for each race
- check details and numbers on winning betting tickets
against those in the betting records, and pay money on
winning tickets.
A betting clerk may specialise as a:
Betting Agency Counter Clerk (Seller) who handles
customer bets, payments and payouts over the counter for horse
and dog racing and other competitive sporting or recreation
events.
Bookmaker's Clerk who assists bookmakers in
accepting, recording and paying out bets. Bookmakers' clerks
work under considerable pressure at race meetings.
Telephone Betting Clerk (Call Centre Operator) who
records customer bets and telephone betting account details
over the phone for horse and dog racing and other competitive
sporting or recreation events.
Required Skills - Betting Clerk
- interested in working with people
- available and willing to work on weekends and evenings
- good with figures
- comfortable working with computers
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