Gaming Operations Inspector

Gaming Operations Inspector

Reporting to the Supervising Gaming Operations Inspector, the Gaming Operations Inspector will:

• Monitor and observe table game dealing procedures, payoffs, and activities to ensure compliance with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Monitor and observe slot machine procedures, payoffs, and activities to ensure compliance with internal control procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Monitor and observe Sports book procedures, payoffs, and activities to ensure compliance with internal control procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Conduct audits of the internal controls to ensure compliance with the rules and regulations.
• Interact with the public to address complaints.
• Observe drop and count functions.
• Report discrepancies, violations or possible crimes to management and other appropriate authorities.
• Prepare written incident reports that may be used as evidence in court or criminal prosecutions.
• Testify at court proceedings as required.
• Other functions as assigned by management.

Minimum qualifications:

• Three years of experience in a position enforcing gaming regulations, primarily monitoring gaming activity between the public and casino staff, or involving investigations and the preparation of information and evidence usable in civil litigation or criminal prosecution.
• Degree substitutions:
• An associate's degree may substitute for up to one year of the required experience; or
• A bachelor's degree may substitute for up to two years of the required experience; or
• A specialized associate's degree
  * may substitute for two years of the required experience; or
• A specialized bachelor's degree
  * or higher may substitute for three years of the required experience.
• * Specialized degrees include Accounting, Forensic Accounting, Forensic Science, Economic Crime Management, Auditing, Business Administration, Public Administration, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Administration, Criminal Investigation, Police Studies, Public Justice, Law Enforcement, and Police Science.
• Note:
  
  If you are using the substitution of a degree to qualify, the degree and/or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the NYS Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency.
  
  The Department of Civil Service has a list of acceptable companies that provide this service. You must pay the required evaluation fee.

Additional comments:

• At some point in the future, these positions may be relocated to the Bronx or Queens.
• Prohibition against playing and wagering:
• Commission employees and family members residing in their households are prohibited from purchasing lottery tickets or claiming lottery prizes. Commission employees are prohibited from wagering upon any horse racing, commercial gaming, video lottery gaming, Indian gaming, charitable gaming activities, interactive fantasy sports, and mobile sports wagering within the State. To avoid any appearance of impropriety of conflict of interest, Commission employees will be prohibited from all aspects of promoting, operating, and playing in any charitable gaming, which includes bingo and games of chance such as raffles, whether the organization conducting the game is required to be licensed by the Commission.
• Pre-employment restrictions:
• The law that established the Commission (specifically, Section 107 or the Racing, Pari-mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law) prohibits any person from being employed by the Commission if, during the period commencing three years prior to employment, such person held any interest in, or employment by, any corporation, association or person engaged in gaming activity with the State.
• The NYS Gaming Commission is an equal opportunity employer, and we recognize that diversity in our workforce is critical to fulfilling our mission. We encourage applicants from all communities to apply.
• All salaries are subject to the approval of the Office of the State Comptroller.
• Downstate adjustment:
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