[Gonso]

Ok, I deal, and I never like telling people how much you should or shouldn't tip. First, because I think hustling for tokes is degrading and embarrassing to me as well as the players. Second, I have a FT job elsewhere so it's not like I have to depend on it to make a living if I have a crappy down.

If this helps, this is what's typical, for those who don't have any frame of reference:

Generally, on lower limit tables, $1 is standard for most pots with anything $20-ish. If it's a particularly large pot, like $100+, then you might see a little extra, like $2 or maybe $3. If the pot is like $10 or $14 you typically don't see a toke.

Now I'm talking about what's the normal average, not what I think you should or shouldn't tip. It's up to you whether you want to be a below- or above- average tipper.

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tipping is for fools

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Well, you don't have to tip at all. The thing is though, who's going to do the job for $4/hour? Forget about competent dealers, or any dealers for that matter - no one works for that. The players could deal among themselves, but you can do that at home anyway and save on the rake.

If no one tipped, casinos would have players pay higher fees up front to play, like tournaments, in order to pay the dealers. Now, you're still spending the same money, but you've lost the ability to distribute it as you see fit between good and bad dealers. Slow and inexperienced dealers would earn as much as fast and skilled dealers, like over in table games. I know this is one of those community-minded ideals but it's the truth.