Will AI replace Gambling Dealers?
Estimated risk score: 41 out of 100
Lower replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (22 to 60).
Low confidence: the research disagrees with itself about this job (its tasks look automatable on paper but are rated as not sped up by AI).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 21 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 39-3011.00 · Personal Care and Service
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 7 of its 21 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Answer questions about game rules and casino policies.
- Compute amounts of players' wins or losses, or scan winning tickets presented by patrons to calculate the amount of money won.
- Prepare collection reports for submission to supervisors.
- Apply rule variations to card games such as poker, in which players bet on the value of their hands.
- Deal cards to house hands, and compare these with players' hands to determine winners, as in black jack.
- Receive, verify, and record patrons' cash wagers.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 14 of its 21 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Check to ensure that all players have placed bets before play begins.
- Exchange paper currency for playing chips or coin money.
- Inspect cards and equipment to be used in games to ensure that they are in good condition.
- Open and close cash floats and game tables.
- Pay winnings or collect losing bets as established by the rules and procedures of a specific game.
- Stand behind a gaming table and deal the appropriate number of cards to each player.
What the job is
Operate table games. Stand or sit behind table and operate games of chance by dispensing the appropriate number of cards or blocks to players, or operating other gambling equipment. Distribute winnings or collect players' money or chips. May compare the house's hand against players' hands.
Also called: Casino Dealer, Blackjack Dealer, Twenty-One Dealer, Table Games Dealer, Croupier, Card Dealer, Card Grader, Dice Dealer.
Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate