Inspect cards and equipment to be used in games to ensure that they are in good condition.

“Inspect cards and equipment to be used in games to ensure that they are in good condition.” is a core task performed by Gambling Dealers. Among the occupation's 21 rated tasks, workers place it 17th by importance (#5 most important). About 98% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment. in Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Pay winnings or collect losing bets as established by the rules and procedures of a specific game. · importance 4.9
• Greet customers and make them feel welcome. · importance 4.9
• Exchange paper currency for playing chips or coin money. · importance 4.8
• Check to ensure that all players have placed bets before play begins. · importance 4.8
• Deal cards to house hands, and compare these with players' hands to determine winners, as in black jack. · importance 4.8
• Stand behind a gaming table and deal the appropriate number of cards to each player. · importance 4.8
• Apply rule variations to card games such as poker, in which players bet on the value of their hands. · importance 4.7
• Receive, verify, and record patrons' cash wagers. · importance 4.7
• Conduct gambling games, such as dice, roulette, cards, or keno, following all applicable rules and regulations. · importance 4.7
• Work as part of a team of dealers in games, such as baccarat or craps. · importance 4.6
• Supervise staff and monitor gambling tables to ensure security of the game. · importance 4.6
• Start and control games and gaming equipment, and announce winning numbers or colors. · importance 4.6
• Compute amounts of players' wins or losses, or scan winning tickets presented by patrons to calculate the amount of money won. · importance 4.6
• Open and close cash floats and game tables. · importance 4.5

See all tasks on the Gambling Dealers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Inspect cards and equipment to be used in games to ensure that they are in good condition.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-4451}
}