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06-08-2007, 11:08 AM
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[ QUOTE ] Honestly - If I was Doug Dalton, Linda would have been let go. Whats she is doing is hurting the trust relationship between the Bellagio and it's high rollers. She needs to learn to STFU. [/ QUOTE ] Linda has been writing this for quite some time. [/ QUOTE ] I should have said "Let go some time ago", this has been going on for too long. 
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#32
06-08-2007, 11:11 AM
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ummm. They aren't high roller, they are poker players. [/ QUOTE ] Sammy spreads around a lot of cheese in the Bellagio, not just at the poker table. Its bad for business.
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#33
06-08-2007, 11:14 AM
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Re: Farha/Townsend stiff dealer?
tip -- no tip. so what.
Every dealer that deals in THE ROOM at the "B" knows what it is going to be like. at one time they had a forced tip every down. I am not sure if this is still the practice or not. Tips are no longer tips it seems like. It is now expected from the dealers. $100 a down WOW. 10 hour day of play, $2000 a day in tips. 4 days of play, $8000 in tips-- get real Linda I would guess is pulling in 70 to 80 a year. One down and no tip is not going to send her to the street.
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#34
06-08-2007, 11:19 AM
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Wrongful termination, party of one! Your tables ready!
As I said in my previous post, there is no privelage or nondisclosure agreement, so she can blog about the players all she wants. What exactly has been "going on too long"? Telling the truth about people she deals to? There is no libel claim, since she is indeed telling the truth as far as we know. Whst is the incentive not to disclose details? Unwritten rule? It's a two way street, if that is the case, and if the high limit players choose to go one way, they should fully expect the dealers to go the other.
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#35
06-08-2007, 11:36 AM
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This is just wrong. Players have a right not to tip. Dealers have a right to blog about it. End of story. This idea that casinos somehow are entitled to a code of omerta from non-management employees is neither legally nor ethically justified.
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#36
06-08-2007, 11:49 AM
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Casinos could care less about right and wrong. Their only concern is stripping the most cash from the suckers at the -ev games. If you bet high enough and aren't an advantage player, you can stand on the table, unzip, and urinate in the chip rack. They'll come over and ask you which gourmet restaurant you'd like to dine at that night. This poker dealers comments could end up costing the casino money in an ever increasingly competetive environment. Although casinos are somewhat protective of their dealers regarding abuse and other circumstances, the bottom line is what ultimately governs a casino's actions.
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#37
06-08-2007, 12:31 PM
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I understand this. However she is not in their employ 24/7/365. Clearly she is not allowed to berate the players at the table for not tipping, while she is working. However when she goes home/is not working for them, she is allowed to blog about her experiences and the casino has no right to prevent her from doing so just because "it's bad for business".
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#38
06-08-2007, 12:40 PM
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I understand this. However she is not in their employ 24/7/365. Clearly she is not allowed to berate the players at the table for not tipping, while she is working. However when she goes home/is not working for them, she is allowed to blog about her experiences and the casino has no right to prevent her from doing so just because "it's bad for business". [/ QUOTE ] thats incorrect, she is "disclosing trade secrets", and if this is included in her employment contract (it usually is) then she has abused the employee/employer relationship. There have been numerous court cases brought by Disney, Apple, Microsoft, and countless smaller companies where the employer won after the employee disclosed trade secrets, or even created strife between workers. She would be free to say whatever she wants if she was let go I assume (unless there is a termination clause that says otherwise, my employment contract makes me not discuss my employer for 1 year as an example), but not while she is an employee.
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06-08-2007, 12:48 PM
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This is just wrong. Players have a right not to tip. Dealers have a right to blog about it. End of story. This idea that casinos somehow are entitled to a code of omerta from non-management employees is neither legally nor ethically justified. [/ QUOTE ] Dealers have the "right" to blog about it? Sure, from a legal standpoint - and Bellagio has the right to fire them if they don't want their employees insulting their best customers. Nothing ethically wrong about her blog, but it's beyond unprofessional.
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#40
06-08-2007, 01:29 PM
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thats incorrect, she is "disclosing trade secrets", [/ QUOTE ] TT, I'm new here (lurk mostly) and I respect you and enjoy your posts immensely. But this statement is over the top. There's a huge difference between giving away Coke's secret recipe and reporting the goings-on of a public cardroom. I imagine that the Bellagio would prefer that she not post this info and I get that you find it distasteful. I confess that I don't really care either way beyond thinking that it's kind of chintzy to not tip ever but it seems like you're going too far here.
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