Why tip the dealer?

[luckycharms]

Money takes on a special quality when it enters a casino. Five dollars could turn into five hundred in the course of a few rolls of the dice. On the other hand, a thousand can turn into zero. How does this affect how people handle their money in a casino? As a five dollar tip could cost the tipper hundreds, do patrons of the casino not tip at all? Or do they tip profusely, since the money's probably going to be lost anyways? What type of player tips? The by-the-book player with higher expectation or the gambler just looking to have some fun? Do players tip more when they're winning? What do dealers do to elicit more tips? What does the tipper receive in exchange for the tip?

[threeonefour]

search the B&M forum for tipping. this topic comes up all the time. i am pretty sure you can find everything you want to know there. though you may have to wade through a lot of 'flame' posts.

[CardSharpCook]

I've always thought it a strange custom too. Why not just pay the dealers more? Maybe it is so that the casino acquires a human face. Thinking that your losings go to a mnolithic corporation can be infuriating, but to see the face of the man or woman that will be able to clothe his/her child with your money makes it easier to part with it.

Pretty much everyone tips. Pros tip less than gamblers, I've noticed, but they also tip more consistently. There are of course stubborn hermits who do not tip at all saying that it is their right not to do so.

Of course, tips are higher win a player is winning and happy. In our game, when you win a particularily big pot, you tip a little more for some reason. It is just expected.

Dealers can increase their tips by providing a quicker game and being well-versed in the rules. Dealers who confidently take control of a table and ignore "helpful" suggestions of the players are respected for their command of the game and the speed which it generates. Dealers that are quick with the math of changing larger chips are appreciated. Banter is appreciated so long as it does not effect the speed of the game. Pretty dealers get good tips too.

[darydarling]

If they pay the dealers more, imagine how much more they will take in toke, time charge etc.

[luckycharms]

Do you think people imagine their luck will improve when they tip? How is tipping at the table different from, for example, waitress tipping?

This is for an anthro project, so try to be articulate....

GL ALL!

Let's just hope Al doesn't make his way to this thread. You're in for a nuts kickin'

[lozen]

I always tip but I know I would tip more if I knew the guy whos pleasent and fun gets to keep his tips and does not have to share them with the ignorant [censored] dealing.

Look at it this way - if nobody tipped, then the dealer would not have the same incentive for dealing as many hands as possible - so it is in your interest to tip to make sure that you get to play more hands.

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I've always thought it a strange custom too. Why not just pay the dealers more?

[/ QUOTE ]Why not just pay the waitresses more? (I don't know the answer, except to suggest that the restaurant owners like the prices to be lower -- no one mentally adds tax and tip to the menu prices when making their selection.)

We live in a service economy. I tip for cold beer and good hands and only tip after receiving the goods!