Part III: Business & Regulation · Banking, Chips & Financial Operations

22. Cashier (Cage Cashier)

Cash Handling

A cage cashier is a casino employee responsible for conducting financial transactions at the cage, including chip sales and redemptions, check cashing, processing wire transfers, handling safekeeping deposits and withdrawals, and processing TITO ticket redemptions. Cashiers must follow strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for every transaction type, verify patron identification, identify and report suspicious transactions, and maintain accurate records. Cashiers are frontline personnel for BSA/AML compliance and are trained to recognize red flags for structuring, chip washing, and other suspicious activities. All cashier transactions are tracked in the casino management system with unique transaction IDs and employee identifiers.

In practice

Cashier positions require gaming licenses or registrations in most jurisdictions. Cashiers often handle hundreds of thousands of dollars per shift.

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