Yes, I'm a jerk

Last night between tournament rounds, I was at a $10 table with one of my favorite dealers.

At 6:30 I had my last $10 on the table and pulled an 11. Had to pull a $20 out so I could double. I lost that hand so the remaining $10 went out. I won that hand and then went on a tear.

By 6:54 I was up to $320(my original $300 plus the $20). I was in the tournament at 7:00 so I colored up the $300 for 3 blacks, stuffed the chips in my pocket and walked over to the tournament.

About 3 hours later I realized my mistake. I pulled $310 from the table in 24 minutes and never once tipped one of my favorite dealers. I feel like a jerk.

If she is dealing next Wednesday, I plan on sitting down at her table and tipping $20 before ever starting. That will help but I'll still feel like a jerk.

Well, some people think that tipping the dealer is stupid anyway. At least it was an honest mistake and you feel bad about it. Throw her a $20 next time and apologize for your oversight. No biggie.

I still feel bad :cry: , I always either tip as I'm betting or when I leave. It never matters whether I'm winning or losing. The amount may change but the fact that I tip doesn't. I had a perfect opportunity also, $320 in red chips, color up $300, leaving $20 in red. Normally I would've just tossed the $20 out on the table and walked away. My only excuse is I had to get to the tournament by way of the bathroom. Not a good excuse, but that's what I have.

There's no reason to get down about that MRBill. You had a lot on your mind at the time you left the table. I'm sure that whether you tip or not for that night, your "favorite dealer" will remember the times you did rather than the once you didn't.

Now, if you have "ulterior motives" in tipping her....well, that's totally different! :eyepatch:

well im from sydney, oz and our gaming staff here are paid quite well, due to the fact that every table cleary displays a sign saying "dealers and gaming staff cannot accept tips of any amount " a rule that is strictly enforced. so even if you win 100,000 you cant give your dealer $1 and if you tried they wont accept. so i guess if i went to vegas id probably have the same problem of forgetting to tip all the time.

I wouldn't worry too much about this situation. If she is your favorite dealer, she probably has an idea of her status and likely has some degree of fondness for you as a player. The next time you see her, just tell her how the tournament deadline got you into a rush and you forgot to toke her. Then be a little more generous than usual while you play and I feel certain that she will understand. Just like in bars, regulars in casinos get a little more slack cut to them.

how do they handle tips?

this idea of tipping in a casino seems rather odd to me. never done it before. but if I felt like a tip would provide an incentive for a nice cut I could make an exception. the concern I have is how do you know if the tip is going to the dealer or if it's being split among all the dealers?

Tips are pooled among all dealers in virtually every casino these days. The only exception that comes to my mind is Fitzgerald's in Tunica, where the dealers "go for their own" tokes.

I was playing at Plaza on Fremont. My wife had a horrible toothache and was taking some killer antibiotics. When she approached the table at which I was playing, the dealer ask, as Verna was leaving, if she was my daughter! I told Verna about it and it brightened up her trip. She came in later with a $1 bill signed with a "Thankyou" to the dealer. When she tried to give it to him, he polietly refused. The only way they can accept tips (or tokes) and remain within their employment agreement, is via chips accepted under the cameras and counted and banked in the toke box that is audited as closely as the dealer's chip rack. Some casinos distribute these tokes between shifts, others among the entire pit crews and they do this at varying times...usually weekly but sometimes less often than that. If they are completely out of the pit area (like going on break or something), you might be able to slip them a personal toke in cash, if you did it really discretely.

I was wondering what the go is down here since we generally dont tip. At least I know I wont be tipping in the near future.

I Never Tip

The casino makes enough money everyday off people like you and me. Why should it be up to us to support the dealers.... The casino should pay them better. As long as people tip the casino will not have to pay as much out... make the dealers get mad at the shitty wages they are getting and maybe they will all go on strike... really mess the casino then! :cool2:

Just wondered....do you tip waitresses or cab drivers? If I get good service, I tip.

If a dealer is pleasant, deals fast, and especially if they make a lot of mistakes in my favor, I'll tip 'em. <smile>. If they are robotic, sour, and basically a-holes, I will not tip them. Unforutnately, the tips usually go into a common pool to be distributed amounst all the dealers on the floor or on the shift so the bad ones hurt the good ones. I make it a point to let the good ones know about the bad ones. Maybe they'll take 'em out back and read 'em from the Book.

I always tip especially this dealer

Just wanted to follow up a little on this. I always try to play a few hands while playing that include the dealer. It makes me feel better and they definitely appreciate it.

Also, the specific dealer that leads to this thread has always been good to me. I don't know what it is and can't explain it, but

1. I have never lost a tournament round when she was dealing
2. In the past 5 visits between tournament rounds I've sat at her table for less than an hour each time. I've made anywhere from 200 to 300 every time.
3. I've won with other dealers, but never as much as with Jody.