Anyone that doesnt tip the dealer?

LImitPlayer · #1 07-17-2005, 08:09 AM

I always used to tip the dealer when I played live, usually a buck unless the pot was real small then I wouldn't tip anything.

Now I don't tip at all. My thinking is Why should I constantly tip a dealer all night long?

Now I don't play live that much but If i was to constantly tip the dealer I would probably be shelling out probably $500-$1,000 a year in tips.

I'd rather have that $1,000 in my pocket instead of the dealers.
Anyone else feel this way?

topspin · #2 07-17-2005, 08:33 AM

I have a horrible feeling I'm being trolled. If so, I will congratulate you in advance [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] But I'll make a serious attempt at a reply anyhoo.

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Why should I constantly tip a dealer all night long?

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How about because they're in the service industry, and their wages are poor in anticipation that they will be tipped?

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Now I don't play live that much but If i was to constantly tip the dealer I would probably be shelling out probably $500-$1,000 a year in tips.

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You "don't play much" but you are winning 500-1000 pots a year? Assuming you win 7% of all your hands, that's up to 14,200 hands played, or over 470 hours a year.

Besides, amount paid is not the point. I will wager you spend much more in a year tipping the wait staff at restaurants. For the sake of consistency if nothing else you really should stop tipping them too.

random · #3 07-17-2005, 08:35 AM

If dealers make 0 in tips the quality will go down drastically.

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Anyone else feel this way?

[/ QUOTE ]Some. They're normally regarded as cheapasses.

If you're going to be a cheapass, go ahead, but no one here (minus a couple cheapasses) is going to give you a thumbs up.

dicelumpY2005 · #4 07-17-2005, 09:19 AM

You've come to the wrong place if you're looking for a pat on the back... if anything, all you are going to get is a kick in the nuts. Just admit you are a cheap **** and get on with it... I will respect those who post to the effect of "This dealer at my local B&M was rude/didn't seem interested...should I tip when I win?"... You just came right out and said you were cheap regardless of the circumstances... Stick with the internet...you don't have to worry about being a tightwad there...

LImitPlayer · #5 07-17-2005, 09:20 AM

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If you're going to be a cheapass, go ahead

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I have no problems tipping for good service, and as far as being a cheap ass I'm far from it.

I tip eating out, taxis, coffee shops, pizza delivery basicly everywhere that is standard plus others except for the casino.

In the casino I play at the tips are pooled so by tipping a dealer I am also tipping the other 100 plus dealers half of which are jackasses.

So why am I tipping the jackasses?

LImitPlayer · #6 07-17-2005, 09:23 AM

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You've come to the wrong place if you're looking for a pat on the back

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Yeah thats what I'm looking for a pat on the back from a bunch of strangers I'll never see or know in my life.

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I will respect those who post to the effect of "This dealer at my local B&M was rude/didn't seem interested...should I tip when I win?"

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By tipping the good dealers you are also tipping the bad dealers, so why should I tip for bad serivce?

dicelumpY2005 · #7 07-17-2005, 09:29 AM

We keep our own tokes here in Nevada, as do most of the dealers in California and Arizona. How I work reflects my income, and nobody elses... You never mentioned in your original post about all the dealers pooling their tokes. If I had known that, I wouldn't have wasted as much time as I did responding to you... Pooled toke dealers vs go-for-your-own dealers is a whole other debate...

LImitPlayer · #8 07-17-2005, 09:39 AM

I thought tip pooling was standard. I live in Canada, I have two Casinos to go to and they both pool tips

Xhad · #9 07-17-2005, 09:46 AM

Most people aren't actively making money when they eat in a restaurant or drink in a bar and it's still considered common decency to tip in those situations.

dicelumpY2005 · #10 07-17-2005, 09:47 AM

Ahh..what part of Canada? I used to live in Niagara Falls, NY... The casino on the US side, the poker dealers keep their own...I know Casino Niagara and Fallsview don't... Tip pooling for table games (i.e blackjack, craps, etc...) is standard for most of the country (California and Arizona being the big exceptions). However, I would venture to guess that poker dealers keep their own in 3 or 4 out of every 5 pokerrooms in the USA.