questions about tipping dealers

[moo321]

OK as a result of this thread, I have started tipping. I didn't realize dealers make minimum wage and depend on tips. I thought they got paid better.

Not tipping a lot, but some.

I think a few bucks an hour is fair. They don't need to make $100k, but we shouldn't be stiffing minimum wage employees, either.

 

[Blue Efficacy]

To put it in perspective, in a good house, namely, Caesar's in Las Vegas (where I have insider information), the dealers make $90,000 a year in good, non-recession years. That is probably the top income of dealers anywhere. It's all downhill from there, but I assume the same or close to the same is also true of houses like Bellagio, Aria and Venetian, but that is just a guess. I imagine in many of the smaller places, dealers barely eke out a living, but again, that's just a guess. It could be the house picks up the slack in some cases when dealers can't make much above their basic wages.

Someone I know who previously dealt at a large casino in the midwest told me their toke rate averaged 16-23 bucks an hour. They certainly ain't starving.