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Slot Supervisor Occupational Licensing

License required in 29 states

81st most burdensome licensing requirements among moderate-income occupations

Average Fee for License:$439

What They Do

Slot supervisors or slot key persons supervise and coordinate activities of slot machine workers to provide service to patrons, handle and settle players’ complaints, and verify and report payoff jackpots. This report looks at the requirements for supervisors or key employees only, not those for the slot machine technicians working under them.

Slot Supervisor Licensing Overview

Twenty-nine states (more than half of states) require a licence to work as a Slot Supervisor. On average, these laws require $439 in fees, 0 days of education and no exams. Slot Supervisor Licenses have the 81st most burdensome requirements of the 102 occupations studied. Fees for a license exceed $1000 in California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri.

Where is a Slot Supervisor the most regulated?

Out of the 29 states that require an occupational license, an occupational license for a Slot Supervisor has the highest burden in California. California requires $3150 in fees, no exams, no experience, and no education.

Where is a Slot Supervisor the least regulated?

Out of the 29 states that require an occupational license, an occupational license for a Slot Supervisor has the lowest burden in Connecticut. Connecticut requires $0 in fees, no exams, no experience, and no education.

Where is a Slot Supervisor license the most expensive?

An occupational license for a Slot Supervisor costs the most in California. California requires $3150 in fees, no exams, no experience, and no education.

Where is a Slot Supervisor license the least expensive?

An occupational license for a Slot Supervisor costs the least in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Connecticut where the license costs $0.

Where does it take the longest to obtain a Slot Supervisor license?

Out of the 29 states that require an occupational license, none impose any time lost due to required education/experience.

Where is it fastest to obtain a Slot Supervisor license?

An occupational license for a Slot Supervisor takes the least time to obtain in California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Michigan, Virginia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, South Dakota, West Virginia, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Rhode Island, Maine, Oklahoma, Florida, New York, Kansas, Connecticut (0 days).

What states require exams for a Slot Supervisor license?

To obtain an occupational license for a Slot Supervisor

Twenty-eight states require a license to work as a slot supervisor. On average, these laws require a fee of $467. In addition, about two-thirds of states (19) set a minimum age of either 18 or 21. These requirements make the slot supervisor occupation the 82nd most burdensome of the 102 occupations studied here. However, because slot supervisors are licensed by over half of states, the occupation ranks as the 62nd most widely and onerously licensed.

License fees vary greatly across states, from $0 in Connecticut to $3,150 in California. Nine states have fees totaling $500 or more (five states have fees totaling $1,000 or more). Fees are so high because some states—including California, Colorado and Massachusetts—require large initial deposits ($2,400, $1,000 and $1,000, respectively) for background checks. After completing the background check, the state returns anything remaining of the deposit.

States Ranked by Average Licensing Burden for 102 Lower-Income Occupations

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Based on data released in November 2022

State Licensing Requirements

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Burden Rank State Occupations Licensed Fees Estimated Calendar Days Lost Education Experience Exams Minimum Grade Minimum Age
1 California 75 $3,150 0 None None 0 0 21
2 Colorado 34 $1,275 0 None None 0 0 21
3 Illinois 41 $1,078 0 None None 0 0 21
4 Massachusetts 50 $1,000 0 None None 0 0 18
4 Missouri 33 $1,000 0 None None 0 0 18
6 Michigan 48 $750 0 None None 0 0 21
7 Virginia 72 $536 0 None None 0 0 21
8 Louisiana 77 $200 0 None None 0 0 21
9 Arkansas 72 $125 0 None None 0 0 21
9 Mississippi 65 $125 0 None None 0 0 21
11 South Dakota 32 $111 0 None None 0 0 21
12 West Virginia 67 $100 0 None None 0 0 21
13 Nevada 75 $85 0 None None 0 0 21
14 New Mexico 66 $75 0 None None 0 0 21
15 Arizona 68 $250 0 None None 0 0 18
16 Indiana 37 $0 0 None None 0 0 21
16 Ohio 40 $0 0 None None 0 0 21
18 Iowa 71 $58 0 None None 0 0 18
19 Pennsylvania 50 $0 0 None None 0 0 18
20 New Jersey 54 $750 0 None None 0 0 0
21 Delaware 42 $565 0 None None 0 0 0
22 Maryland 58 $437 0 None None 0 0 0
23 Rhode Island 70 $300 0 None None 0 0 0
24 Maine 46 $299 0 None None 0 0 0
25 Oklahoma 42 $166 0 None None 0 0 0
26 Florida 55 $137 0 None None 0 0 0
27 New York 41 $105 0 None None 0 0 0
28 Kansas 35 $60 0 None None 0 0 0
29 Connecticut 65 $0 0 None None 0 0 0

License to Work

The data and information here come from IJ’s License to Work report, released in November 2022.

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