Charitable Gambling Manager

Also called: Pull-Tab Gambling Manager, Charitable Gaming Manager

Runs the legal pull-tabs, bingo, raffles and electronic games that charities like VFW posts and Lions Clubs use to raise money.

A day in the life

In Minnesota bars, little paper pull-tab tickets raise millions for youth hockey and veterans' groups, and you run it. You order games, train the booth sellers, count the cash, and file monthly reports with the state Gambling Control Board. You also make sure the profits really go to the charity's causes.

Pay over a career

Starting
$35k
Typical
$50k
High
$75k

Many are part-time; larger charities pay full salaries.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; state-required gambling manager training and a background check.

Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.

Majors to look at: Accounting, Business Administration, Nonprofit Management.

Outlook

Growing about average. Electronic pull-tabs grew sales in Minnesota and North Dakota.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. Electronic games automate counting and reporting; supervising sellers, cash and rules on site stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Accounting, Business math, Civics.

Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9151.

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