http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:50:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/comment-page-1/#comment-15626 Kiko Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:34:25 +0000 http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/#comment-15626 LOL!!! Have you ever been in a casino? LOL!!! Have you ever been in a casino?

]]> http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/comment-page-1/#comment-15254 ED Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:56:32 +0000 http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/#comment-15254 You are an idiot! Plain and simple. You are an idiot! Plain and simple.

]]> http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/comment-page-1/#comment-15253 ED Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:49:04 +0000 http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/#comment-15253 I work in an Indiana casino boat. I am not a dealer but I work on the floor with them. Not all dealers get to keep their own tips. They are pooled together and shared with the other dealers on the floor. There are people who will sit at a dead table for hours without getting a tip, not because they are bad dealers but because no one chose to play that game. So when you see that one dealer dropping loads of tips you have to understand that he may be one of few that are doing so and he is still only going to receive a small percentage of that drop. I enjoy going to gamble myself and when I play the table games I generally bet a tip for the dealer if it is allowed. A good dealer does provide a service to the patron because its up to that dealer to do everything he/she can to make your visit the best possible. I work in an Indiana casino boat. I am not a dealer but I work on the floor with them. Not all dealers get to keep their own tips. They are pooled together and shared with the other dealers on the floor. There are people who will sit at a dead table for hours without getting a tip, not because they are bad dealers but because no one chose to play that game. So when you see that one dealer dropping loads of tips you have to understand that he may be one of few that are doing so and he is still only going to receive a small percentage of that drop. I enjoy going to gamble myself and when I play the table games I generally bet a tip for the dealer if it is allowed. A good dealer does provide a service to the patron because its up to that dealer to do everything he/she can to make your visit the best possible.

]]> http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/comment-page-1/#comment-15208 matt Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:48:44 +0000 http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/#comment-15208 nick i can tell you dont go to casinos often enough to know this so i will tell you. in a casino you tip anyone who gives you anything. if the person cant except the tip they will tell you. i was an air traffic controller before i dealt cards and i will tell you dealing is stressful and mind draining. all dealers know going in about the smoke, annoying drunks and just plain douch bags who think being in a casino makes them act and say anything to employees that they want. dont be one of those people, act as if you've been there. i have lots of fun dealing, players love playing at my tables. i deal blacjack, pai gow tiles, pai gow poker and novilties (3 card poker/4 card poker). i play holdem' at a local casino and i tip $1 on a winning hand and $5 on anything over $100. in the end you wont miss the $20 in tips you gave to the dealer. that $20 wont parlay into your losses. as for the money we make it's different any casino you go. there are 3 casinos where i live. all dealers make $4.50 an hour plus toke. the lowest casino toke average is $12 an hour toke, next casino $18 an hour toke, and mine $20 an hour toke. you also have to know more than half the dealers in the country are part-time with no bennies. have fun playing and remember to always tip your dealer. p.s. cocktail severs at our casinos make $80,000-$100,000 a year depending on the shift. that still blows my mind! nick i can tell you dont go to casinos often enough to know this so i will tell you. in a casino you tip anyone who gives you anything. if the person cant except the tip they will tell you.
i was an air traffic controller before i dealt cards and i will tell you dealing is stressful and mind draining. all dealers know going in about the smoke, annoying drunks and just plain douch bags who think being in a casino makes them act and say anything to employees that they want. dont be one of those people, act as if you’ve been there.
i have lots of fun dealing, players love playing at my tables. i deal blacjack, pai gow tiles, pai gow poker and novilties (3 card poker/4 card poker). i play holdem’ at a local casino and i tip $1 on a winning hand and $5 on anything over $100. in the end you wont miss the $20 in tips you gave to the dealer. that $20 wont parlay into your losses.
as for the money we make it’s different any casino you go. there are 3 casinos where i live. all dealers make $4.50 an hour plus toke. the lowest casino toke average is $12 an hour toke, next casino $18 an hour toke, and mine $20 an hour toke. you also have to know more than half the dealers in the country are part-time with no bennies.
have fun playing and remember to always tip your dealer.
p.s. cocktail severs at our casinos make $80,000-$100,000 a year depending on the shift. that still blows my mind!

]]> http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/comment-page-1/#comment-15053 Nick Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:19:40 +0000 http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/#comment-15053 @Mike, Seems like you missed my <a href="http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/#comment-14833" rel="nofollow">previous comment</a>. I hope all dealers aren't as whiney and crying a bunch as those of you posting here. You give dealers a bad image that's for sure. If all you do is bitch and complain about your job maybe it's time to look for a new career. @Mike,
Seems like you missed my previous comment. I hope all dealers aren’t as whiney and crying a bunch as those of you posting here. You give dealers a bad image that’s for sure. If all you do is bitch and complain about your job maybe it’s time to look for a new career.

]]> http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/comment-page-1/#comment-15050 Mike Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:03:05 +0000 http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/#comment-15050 Nick....your a douche, it's people like you that create bad service at tables because you piss the dealers off. Dealers make minimum wage or less, live off of tips. You said you tip the coctail waitress because she brings your drinks and takes away empty glasses....how many times does she come around.......once every 20 minutes if you lucky and she's good. There for she is taking about 2 minutes an hour to service you, figuring that she placed your drink on her tray and handed it to you. The dealer is there servicing you the entire time at the table controlling the action, dealing the cards, shuffling, doing all the math so your retarded ass doesn't have to think, and all of this with a smile on their face hoping you'll shell out a little so they can make rent. The only thing I agree with you about is tipping on a winning hand or a losing hand because you are provided with the same service either ways....you should always tip your dealer....not every hand but a little gratuity to say thank you......would you order a drink or go out to eat and not tip....probably not. Dealing cards is a tip expected job...that's why the dealers make so little, on average coctail waitresses and bartenders make double or more base rate per hour from the casinos than dealers do because they are unionized. The money that you here about dealers making is tip based and only good in big houses with big action, which I'm sure your cheap ass knows nothing about. The casinos pay us, yes I'm a dealer, about 15,000 a year base rate, if we are lucky. Everything else we EARN by putting up with drunks bitching about everyhand that they get and hoping they will toss us a buck in the end when they finally win. I'm a craps dealer and have to deal with cheap strokers like you all day long, I hope you lose all your money and get in a fiery automobile crash after leaving loaded on your free drinks that you tipped the cocktail girl for after stiffing the dealer. Nick….your a douche, it’s people like you that create bad service at tables because you piss the dealers off. Dealers make minimum wage or less, live off of tips. You said you tip the coctail waitress because she brings your drinks and takes away empty glasses….how many times does she come around…….once every 20 minutes if you lucky and she’s good. There for she is taking about 2 minutes an hour to service you, figuring that she placed your drink on her tray and handed it to you. The dealer is there servicing you the entire time at the table controlling the action, dealing the cards, shuffling, doing all the math so your retarded ass doesn’t have to think, and all of this with a smile on their face hoping you’ll shell out a little so they can make rent. The only thing I agree with you about is tipping on a winning hand or a losing hand because you are provided with the same service either ways….you should always tip your dealer….not every hand but a little gratuity to say thank you……would you order a drink or go out to eat and not tip….probably not. Dealing cards is a tip expected job…that’s why the dealers make so little, on average coctail waitresses and bartenders make double or more base rate per hour from the casinos than dealers do because they are unionized. The money that you here about dealers making is tip based and only good in big houses with big action, which I’m sure your cheap ass knows nothing about. The casinos pay us, yes I’m a dealer, about 15,000 a year base rate, if we are lucky. Everything else we EARN by putting up with drunks bitching about everyhand that they get and hoping they will toss us a buck in the end when they finally win. I’m a craps dealer and have to deal with cheap strokers like you all day long, I hope you lose all your money and get in a fiery automobile crash after leaving loaded on your free drinks that you tipped the cocktail girl for after stiffing the dealer.

]]> http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/comment-page-1/#comment-14868 Mark Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:07:57 +0000 http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/#comment-14868 In poker as in all casino tables the dealers have to put up with non-tippers, its just part of the job. In the course of doing what I do I can't allow myself to be distracted by rude or obnoxious player behavior, or by the fact that you just pushed a $6000.00 pot to a player who acts like he's doing you a favor by throwing you a buck. I'd like to them him to put it where the sun don't shine, but I'll smile and say "thanks" because that's what I'm supposed to do. None of that changes the basic fact that if one doesn't tip, then you are cheap. No amount of justifiying this to yourself changes it. In poker as in all casino tables the dealers have to put up with non-tippers, its just part of the job. In the course of doing what I do I can’t allow myself to be distracted by rude or obnoxious player behavior, or by the fact that you just pushed a $6000.00 pot to a player who acts like he’s doing you a favor by throwing you a buck. I’d like to them him to put it where the sun don’t shine, but I’ll smile and say “thanks” because that’s what I’m supposed to do. None of that changes the basic fact that if one doesn’t tip, then you are cheap. No amount of justifiying this to yourself changes it.

]]> http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/comment-page-1/#comment-14847 michael Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:56:26 +0000 http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/#comment-14847 been dealing for 13 yrs,,,we get paid just like the servers,,,less than min. wage....we make a living off tips, it feeds my kids and pays the bills...then there are assholes like you who come in and think because they spend some money they can do and say whatever they want and we should kiss their asses... its morons like you who cause a high turnover rate at casinos....what a nasty clueless pathetic little dickless weasel you appear to be. been dealing for 13 yrs,,,we get paid just like the servers,,,less than min. wage….we make a living off tips, it feeds my kids and pays the bills…then there are assholes like you who come in and think because they spend some money they can do and say whatever they want and we should kiss their asses… its morons like you who cause a high turnover rate at casinos….what a nasty clueless pathetic little dickless weasel you appear to be.

]]> http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/comment-page-1/#comment-14833 Nick Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:14:55 +0000 http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/#comment-14833 For the record, I've always tipped when playing poker in a casino unless I forgot to on a hand, which happens to everyone. The only time I've ever not given a tip on purpose is if the pot was too small. For the record, I’ve always tipped when playing poker in a casino unless I forgot to on a hand, which happens to everyone. The only time I’ve ever not given a tip on purpose is if the pot was too small.

]]> http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/comment-page-1/#comment-14810 Darren Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:43:56 +0000 http://nickmomrik.com/2004/07/02/to-tip-or-not-to-tipthe-dealer/#comment-14810 also I will be posting this blog in every casino forum I can find also I will be forwarding this to countless dealers in MI that I know also I will be posting this blog in every casino forum I can find also I will be forwarding this to countless dealers in MI that I know

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