Bookmaker's Clerks

Bookmaker's Clerks assist Bookmakers to provide oncourse betting services at race meetings.

What the job involves

• Takes bets by debiting credit accounts and bank accounts electronically or physically receiving cash

• Records and enters bets electronically and in transaction ledgers

• Issues tickets and prepares summaries of transactions

• Monitors amounts of money placed on race entrants

• Checks details and numbers on winning betting tickets against those in betting ledgers and electronic records, before paying out money on winning tickets

• Verifies the identity and account balances of betting agency customers

• Answers betting inquiries over the telephone, via email and in person

• May work in a call centre