A pit boss (more commonly known today as the pit manager) is the person who directs the employees who work in a

casino pit A casino pit is an area of a casino which typically contains tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games. Typically, a pit is organized as two rows of gaming tables arranged back-to-back. The tables face outward toward a public aislewa ...

. The job of the pit boss is to manage the floormen, who are the supervisors for table games dealers in a

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. One pit boss monitors all floormen, dealers, and players in the pit; there is usually one floorman for every six tables. The floormen correct minor mistakes, but if a severe gaming discrepancy arises (such as duplicate cards being found in a deck), it is the job of the pit boss to sort it out.

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