Tipping the Dealer – Can He Make You Win if You Do?
by Alan S. Samonte
Tip is the amount a gambler gives to a dealer as a token for the dealer’s good service. The
better service a player receives the bigger tip he should be willing to give. Most gamblers
go to a casino to have fun. They like the ambiance, the settings, the shows, and the high
profiled life associated with it. They don’t really mind losing a few dollars for a fun filled
night.
The question is not actually whether to tip or not, but how much to tip, and there is really no
basic formula as to the amount as it depends on personal preferences. There are variables
you have to consider. One of them is the quality of service you receive from the dealer.
You also have to consider you bankroll, your winnings (or losses), and how much tip other
gamblers are giving.
Talking about quality service, I have encountered a few dealers that don’t deserve even a
penny of my money. These dealers not only give poor service, but they are discourteous,
and they insult gamblers. Do you think there aren’t dealers that insult players? Well, try
playing in a low limit table in the Philippine casinos. I can speak from experience because I
have encountered a few. But in fairness, there are also dealers insulted by gamblers.
These happen in the high limit tables. Have you seen a dealer slapped in the face with
cards? In our lingo, we call it “mawos mawos lang!”
In my case, I have developed a formula in tipping a dealer, and that is, I only give tip when I
am already through playing. While I am still “in action” I refrain from giving tips. There is
nothing more frustrating than not being able to play anymore because you are already out
of money because you have given it away as tips. So I made a rule: I never give tip for as
long as I am still playing. I only give tip when I am leaving the casino, and it’s usually about
from 5 to 20 per cent on the amount I won. Of course you can give a smaller or a bigger
amount than that.
Should a gambler still give a tip even if he lost? Well, it all depends on you. In my case I
usually do especially if I like the dealer. Only it would usually be in small amount compared
to if I won. Remember that even if you lose, you have a fun filled time anyway, and besides,
the dealer was giving his best to give you excellent service.
Philippine dealers are not refrained by the management when they coax gamblers into
giving tips, and that is what some dealers usually do. I know this practice is not the norm in
other casinos in other countries. There is no more annoying to my ears than hearing the
dealer holler: “Well then, where’s for the boys?” As if giving a tip after every win is my
obligation.
In most casinos in other countries, the tip a dealer receives is unshared with other dealers.
This is also true here in the Philippine casinos. In here, all the dealers have a small wooden
box that they bring whichever table they are assigned. It is in this box where gamblers drop
their tips. Tips can either be in cash or in chips. On regular basis, they would open the box.
I know a dealer who is very good in making the games a fun experience for everyone. He
was a happy dealer. When it comes to stand up comedy, he could actually put Jay Leno to
shame. He deals every card as if it were a ground breaking event. He describes your small
winnings as if it were a fortune. And he sympathizes with your losses too. He makes you
feel your big losses were just coins. With him, even if you lose, you don’t feel bad about it.
Gamblers in his table give him more tips because of his happy nature. If he gets all his tips,
he would be the richest of all the dealers.
On the question of whether a dealer can make you win if you give him tips, the answer is
no. Dealers act in accord with strict rules they cannot deviate, so whether or not you give
him tip has nothing to do with the outcome of the events. There are dealers though that
makes you feel he was responsible for making you win, and that would usually make you
give him more tips. If a dealer tells you he can make you win if you give him bigger tips,
better run to the next table –you’re in a wrong dealer.
Dealers have their own lingo in describing a gambler according to how much tip he gives.
They call a gambler George if he is a big tipper, and stiff if he is not. If they have their way,
dealers would deal only to Georges because of the big extra income they could get. Some
tips could even make a dealer a fortune overnight. Maybe you have heard the story of a
dealer receiving 10,000 dollars from a wining gambler. By the way, what kind of tipper are
you?
by Alan S. Samonte
Tip is the amount a gambler gives to a dealer as a token for the dealer’s good service. The
better service a player receives the bigger tip he should be willing to give. Most gamblers
go to a casino to have fun. They like the ambiance, the settings, the shows, and the high
profiled life associated with it. They don’t really mind losing a few dollars for a fun filled
night.
The question is not actually whether to tip or not, but how much to tip, and there is really no
basic formula as to the amount as it depends on personal preferences. There are variables
you have to consider. One of them is the quality of service you receive from the dealer.
You also have to consider you bankroll, your winnings (or losses), and how much tip other
gamblers are giving.
Talking about quality service, I have encountered a few dealers that don’t deserve even a
penny of my money. These dealers not only give poor service, but they are discourteous,
and they insult gamblers. Do you think there aren’t dealers that insult players? Well, try
playing in a low limit table in the Philippine casinos. I can speak from experience because I
have encountered a few. But in fairness, there are also dealers insulted by gamblers.
These happen in the high limit tables. Have you seen a dealer slapped in the face with
cards? In our lingo, we call it “mawos mawos lang!”
In my case, I have developed a formula in tipping a dealer, and that is, I only give tip when I
am already through playing. While I am still “in action” I refrain from giving tips. There is
nothing more frustrating than not being able to play anymore because you are already out
of money because you have given it away as tips. So I made a rule: I never give tip for as
long as I am still playing. I only give tip when I am leaving the casino, and it’s usually about
from 5 to 20 per cent on the amount I won. Of course you can give a smaller or a bigger
amount than that.
Should a gambler still give a tip even if he lost? Well, it all depends on you. In my case I
usually do especially if I like the dealer. Only it would usually be in small amount compared
to if I won. Remember that even if you lose, you have a fun filled time anyway, and besides,
the dealer was giving his best to give you excellent service.
Philippine dealers are not refrained by the management when they coax gamblers into
giving tips, and that is what some dealers usually do. I know this practice is not the norm in
other casinos in other countries. There is no more annoying to my ears than hearing the
dealer holler: “Well then, where’s for the boys?” As if giving a tip after every win is my
obligation.
In most casinos in other countries, the tip a dealer receives is unshared with other dealers.
This is also true here in the Philippine casinos. In here, all the dealers have a small wooden
box that they bring whichever table they are assigned. It is in this box where gamblers drop
their tips. Tips can either be in cash or in chips. On regular basis, they would open the box.
I know a dealer who is very good in making the games a fun experience for everyone. He
was a happy dealer. When it comes to stand up comedy, he could actually put Jay Leno to
shame. He deals every card as if it were a ground breaking event. He describes your small
winnings as if it were a fortune. And he sympathizes with your losses too. He makes you
feel your big losses were just coins. With him, even if you lose, you don’t feel bad about it.
Gamblers in his table give him more tips because of his happy nature. If he gets all his tips,
he would be the richest of all the dealers.
On the question of whether a dealer can make you win if you give him tips, the answer is
no. Dealers act in accord with strict rules they cannot deviate, so whether or not you give
him tip has nothing to do with the outcome of the events. There are dealers though that
makes you feel he was responsible for making you win, and that would usually make you
give him more tips. If a dealer tells you he can make you win if you give him bigger tips,
better run to the next table –you’re in a wrong dealer.
Dealers have their own lingo in describing a gambler according to how much tip he gives.
They call a gambler George if he is a big tipper, and stiff if he is not. If they have their way,
dealers would deal only to Georges because of the big extra income they could get. Some
tips could even make a dealer a fortune overnight. Maybe you have heard the story of a
dealer receiving 10,000 dollars from a wining gambler. By the way, what kind of tipper are
you?
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