Mid-Level

Keno Manager

On a casino floor, you manage the keno operation โ€” supervising keno writers, runners, and floor staff, managing the keno board and drawings, supporting customer service, and the operational work casino keno operations involve.

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Enterprisingleading, persuading
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Job markets for Keno Managers
Employment concentration ยท ~22 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Keno Manager

Keno management runs on the cycle of keno games drawn at regular intervals โ€” players placing tickets between draws, runners and writers handling ticket sales across the casino floor (often into restaurants and lounges), the draw itself, and the payouts to winning tickets. The manager works the keno system (often legacy gaming platforms), supervises the keno staff, handles the broader casino-integration work (player-club integration, customer service, regulatory compliance), and the operational decisions keno specifically generates. Keno-game integrity, hold percentage, and customer-service outcomes are the operating measures.

The reality is that keno has contracted substantially in many U.S. markets โ€” slot machines, sports betting, and table-game investments have absorbed much of the gaming-floor attention historically devoted to keno. The role persists at casinos maintaining substantial keno operations (especially in Nevada and some regional markets), at off-track-betting parlors with keno integration, and at specialty bingo-and-keno operations.

This role fits people who are gaming-fluent, comfortable in casino environments, and steady around the late-night-shift schedule casino operations involve. Gaming-license requirements, casino-management credentials, and ongoing CE anchor advancement. The trade-off is the contracting keno-employment field as the product has declined in importance at many casino operations and the late-night casino schedule.

RelationshipsHigh
IndependenceHigh
Working ConditionsAbove avg
AchievementAbove avg
SupportAbove avg
RecognitionModerate
O*NET Work Values survey
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape โ€” and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Keno Managers (SOC 11-9071.00), not just this title ยท BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape โ€” helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$52Kโ€“$165K
Salary Range
10th โ€“ 90th percentile
5K
U.S. Employment
+1.2%
10yr Growth
600
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$74K$71K$68K$65K$62K201920202021202220232024$62K$74K
BLS OEWS May 2024 ยท BLS Employment Projections 2024โ€“2034

Skills & Requirements

Management of Personnel ResourcesCritical ThinkingSpeakingMonitoringService OrientationComplex Problem SolvingTime ManagementActive ListeningCoordinationSocial Perceptiveness
O*NET OnLine ยท Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) ยท BLS Employment Projections ยท O*NET OnLine
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