Betting Clerks

Betting Clerks take bets from customers at betting agencies, over the telephone and on course.

What the job involves

• 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