How To Become A Slot Machine Technician
The slot areas of casinos are where the action is. Flashing lights, ringing bells, clattering reels and the possibility of life-changing payouts attract huge crowds of customers. Although the slots themselves handle most of the work, a casino’s slot floor is still among the most labor intensive aspects of any casino. That’s because both the machines and their customers require a good deal of care, creating plenty of jobs and career opportunities within the slots division of every casino.
Slots Floor Personnel
The casino employees who most often come into contact with players are the slot attendants. Among their many responsibilities are responding to customers needs, making change, reporting jackpots, authorizing payouts, printing out jackpot tickets, verifying customer IDs and completing any tax or payout forms required. At the entry-level, slot attendants typically earn a base pay of around $20,790 a year in U.S. casinos.
Earning about the same amount annually is the slots club attendant, which is also considered to be an entry-level job. Requirements of this position include a friendly disposition, people skills to enroll new slot club members and provide customer service, and the ability to supply information about club benefits and promotions to members.
Ranking higher than attendants in the hierarchy of casino personnel are slot floor supervisors and managers. A typical slot club shift supervisor will earn $35,030 annually (median salary), while slot shift manager assistants receive $46,625 and slot shift managers get $51,910.
The shift managers will in turn report to the operations manager of the slots division, who is in charge of the day-to-day operations of all the casino’s electronic gaming devices and must make sure that that the casino is in compliance with all local, state and federal cash reporting requirements. This high-level position takes upwards of five years of slot floor experience and pays about $78,730 per year on average.
- JETT Gaming is looking for qualified individuals for Slot Technician positions. Slot technicians troubleshoot and fix improperly functioning slot machinesTechnicians are also responsible for periodic maintenance and service calls. During routine inspections, slot technicians may look for potential malfunctions, such as loose wires.
- 226 Slot Machine Technician jobs available on Indeed.com. Apply to Slot Technician, Bench Technician, Technician and more!
- Of playing slot machines. Virtually, anyone who visits a casino is familiar with a slot machine and how it operates, even a novice. You insert a coin, pull the handle or press a button and wait a few seconds to see if you win. It’s basic simplicity accounts for much of the success of slot machines in today’s casinos.
TV40 spot about the Atlantic Cape Community College Casino Career Institute Slot Technician program Continuing Education.
How To Become A Slot Machine Repairman
Technical Personnel
One of the best paid entry-level jobs in any casino is that of slot technician. It requires training and certification from a school that specializes in gaming machine maintenance. Courses in mechanics, electronics and microprocessor operation will have been taken as part of the school’s program of study. Slot techs may also need to be physically strong in order to be able to remove machines from the casino floor by using a hand trolley.
The slot technician is responsible for maintenance of slot machines and video games as well as for cleaning machines and replacing parts as needed. Because there are often thousands of units on a casino floor, one is almost always in need of attention. The slot tech will earn about $43,045 on average.
Next up the ladder on the technical side of the slots floor is the slot technician supervisor, who will coordinate the work of all the slot technicians. This position is responsible not only for determining through work schedules and task assignments who repairs what machines, but also for confirming that all of the casino’s slots function according to specifications. Such a supervisor needs two to four years of technical experience and should be able to fix machines, too. The average annual pay for a slot technician supervisor in the U.S. is in the vicinity of $58,410.
Other Slots Jobs
As high rollers have become extremely important to the bottom line of most casinos, several other slots-related employment opportunities have become available. One of these is the position of slots host, a job that entails greeting guests, introducing players to high stakes slots, recognizing frequent guests and ensuring that they have information on how to contact any host for future needs. About 2~4 years of related experience is required and the job is worth roughly $52,025.
Another position related to high rollers is slot marketing manager, which pays around $56,175 per annum. This person will develop and implement a strategic slot marketing plan for a casino, while keeping abreast of changes in the marketing and casino environment, researching and developing policies, and recommending appropriate sales channels. At least five years of experience in the field or in a related area is desirable.
Time Limited Offer For Canadian Players -$1200 Free Play-through Bonus (not a typo)
Royal Vegas is going crazy with their promos this month if you are a Canadian based player. They are a serious operator and accept a host of easy deposit options such as eCheck. Quick payouts, and highly recommended.
How To Become A Slot Machine Technician
Related posts:
- Best Slot Machine Forums Playing slot machines is fun, but when you can’t play, sometimes the next best thing is talking or reading about playing slots. There are millions of players out there willing...
- NASCAR Brand in Form of Slot Machine The key to winning a NASCAR event has often been described as a simple three-step process: drive fast – turn left – do it again. However, Las Vegas-based slot maker...
- Slot Machine Myths Misinformation about slot machines is everywhere. It ranges from the misconception that jackpots are predictable to an unwarranted belief that casinos can (and do) arbitrarily adjust slot payouts as you...
- Ruby Slippers Slot Machine: Review The Ruby Slippers slot is based on the Wizard of Oz film, and it does this classic film justice. With a refreshing layout, some great graphics, a few new twists...
- Best Slot Machine Games First and foremost, no one can tell you what the best slot machine games are. Each slot gambler will have his or her own likes and dislikes, and since there...
- The Best Net Entertainment Slot Machines Often shortened to Net Ent, Net Entertainment are a leading slots developer who have attracted a lot of attention in recent months with a slew of high quality releases. This...
| 2011-2012 Catalog[ARCHIVED CATALOG] Print Degree Planner Print-Friendly Page |
Degree: Certificate
HEGIS Code: 5105
Curriculum Code: 1867
Campus Location: South
Engineering & Technologies Division
Program Description
With the dramatic local expansion of casino gaming machines simultaneously joining technological change in the industry, a gaping void exists in available educational opportunities associated with gaming equipment repair. With this certificate program, Erie Community College can plug this void with classes aimed at training students to become gaming machine repair technicians.
This program is designed to provide education and training in the repair and maintenance of casino gaming machines. Its purpose is to prepare individuals for jobs as technicians who will service the gaming industry's sophisticated electronic equipment. Students may include persons new to the industry, as well as employees already in the industry who may wish to upgrade their skills. Individuals already working as electronic technicians may wish to add a new skill set. Moreover, it will make possible another career alternative for students in the Computer Repair Technology Program.
The design of the program recognizes that the CGM repair technician is essentially a computer repair technician, and builds upon the courses that comprise the first year of computer repair technology. Then it adds the missing elements in an additional CGM system maintenance course. It is a 25-credit hour program, designed for full-or part-time study – two semesters full-time or three semesters part-time. The first half of the curriculum includes mathematics, recognition of components, circuit testing and safety issues. The second half deals with advanced electronic skills, computer logic and microprocessors. Electronic troubleshooting is featured in the new course.
Department Notes
The Casino Gaming Machine Repair Technician Certificate Program is built from the content of the computer repair technology program, but does not replace it. However, it does meet the required courses for a portion of the first-year requirements.
Prerequisite
Placement testing of students will be used to determine entry requirements. Students who do not test at MTLV 3 or higher will be given an opportunity to take developmental math before entry into the program in order to ensure every opportunity for success.
Program Competencies
- Use the resistor color code and component recognition.
- Demonstrate electronic soldering and terminating wire connections using solderless-type connectors.
- Demonstrate using electronic test instrumentation dual trace scopes, frequency counters and function generators.
- Demonstrate troubleshooting half-wave, full-wave and bridge power supplies.
- Student will be able to troubleshoot and repair voltage doublers.
- Prototype multistage analog and digital circuits, check these circuits for normal operation and design and construct circuit boards for these circuits.
- Design, construct and test digital logic circuits to meet the demands of any four input logic circuits.
- Demonstrate basic theory and architecture of computer systems.
- Interact with a computer system to assess its performance.
- Disassemble and reassemble mechanical components of computer systems and adjust for proper operation.
- Isolate system malfunction by relating program execution to specific groups of circuits.
- Use system software to generate, operate and maintain program logos to identify failed system components.
- Demonstrate power system operation.
- Isolate data communications system faults to specific subsystems.
Curriculum
Total Degree Credits: 25 credits