Tipping Inside Casinos (always an interesting subject).

Quote: JustJose

I totally agree that dealers should not be tipped.

You should never antagonize people who handle your money or your food.

I've never hand a handpay so I'm not sure what I'd tip, but i think it would probably be $10 or $20. $100, no way, I don't care if I hit a $20,000 Royal.

Front Desk - I'm pretty good at schmoozing the front desk to get free stuff. If they get me something good for free, like an upgrade or a fridge, I'll tip based on the value of the freebie(s), $10 or $20.

Guy who brings the fridge to the room - $5 (I dunno why, it's usually the first tip of the trip, so I'm flush, lol).

Dealers - I basically only play craps, usually make a $5 or table minimum pass line bet each time I shoot and a green chip at the end of a session. Undoubtedly the bulk of my tips go here, probably two or three hundred or more during a 7 day trip.

Cashier cage - usually $10 or $25 when I pay off markers at the end of a trip.

CWs, bartenders - $5 for the first one (I ask for a "strong" one), $2 after that.

Housekeeping - I leave the DND sign out the whole time I'm there; I'll grab towels and whatever off a cart in the hallway and tip $2 on the spot. And I usually leave $10 - $20 at the end of the stay depending on how many bags of trash I've accumulated.

Restaurants - 15% - 20%, the bigger the bill, the lower the %. I don't eat in restaurants much.

Guy at the taxi stand - $1

Taxi - 10% - 20%, again the higher the fare, the lower the %

Valet - N/A

Bell Boy - N/A

Room Service - usually N/A

I usually tip the dealers a buck or two every half hour, which is ok i suppose. They usually thank me. Housekeeping gets 5 bucks the end of my stay. If i exchange over 200 in cash, maybe a dollar for the counter. CWs get a dollar a drink, maybe 2 if im feeling generous.

Quote: BigRoss71

I usually tip the dealers a buck or two every half hour, which is ok i suppose. They usually thank me. Housekeeping gets 5 bucks the end of my stay. If i exchange over 200 in cash, maybe a dollar for the counter. CWs get a dollar a drink, maybe 2 if im feeling generous.

I'm surprised at how many people say they tip the cashier for mere money transactions. That's one I gave up on several years ago because to me it makes no sense. I don't tip the bank teller, do you?

Quote: JerryLogan

I'm surprised at how many people say they tip the cashier for mere money transactions. That's one I gave up on several years ago because to me it makes no sense. I don't tip the bank teller, do you?

That's exactly my rationale as well. They're casino tellers.

Quote: JerryLogan

I'm surprised at how many people say they tip the cashier for mere money transactions. That's one I gave up on several years ago because to me it makes no sense. I don't tip the bank teller, do you?

I do tip the cashier if I am doing something unusual, like markers. If I am placing front money or paying off a marker, it may take a while. For this extra service, I tip.

Quote: gambler

I do tip the cashier if I am doing something unusual, like markers. If I am placing front money or paying off a marker, it may take a while. For this extra service, I tip.

Think of how many times the bank teller is required to go through hoops for a customer who wants an advance on their credit card, has a problem with their checking account, or just has a time-consuming issue to resolve. It's not just withdrawals and deposits. Yet as poorly paid as these mostly young people are, no one tips them and they don't expect any tips. So why should some low-rent casino cashier be given any tips?

Quote: JerryLogan

Think of how many times the bank teller is required to go through hoops for a customer who wants an advance on their credit card, has a problem with their checking account, or just has a time-consuming issue to resolve. It's not just withdrawals and deposits. Yet as poorly paid as these mostly young people are, no one tips them and they don't expect any tips. So why should some low-rent casino cashier be given any tips?

Because it's Las Vegas, not fuckin' Papaya King or some Citibank branch in fuckin' LoHo.

Quote: JustJose

I totally agree that dealers should not be tipped.

Wow. This is the one area where you DO get a benefit. Its the one area to tip in for sure. They handle my bets, they remind me of things, they resolve disputes, they stay alert when I get fatigued and sloshed. You bet I tip them! Guy who told me I was jet lagged and should leave the dice table got a really good tip. Guy who says "shooter's our friend" to the dealer who is tapping him out is saying that for the benefit of the dealers but it works to my benefit too ... I don't want them to be enemies when they are calculating payouts.

I hate tipping that twenty dollars to the desk clerk at check in... but my companion insists on it. It would utterly ruin her entire trip if I did not do it. No... I don't know why its so darn important to her.

I know someone who tips housekeeping in Biloxi so as to get three packets of coffee each morning... sometimes four! Drinks them all though. Coffee for breakfast every day for almost forty years.

I tip housekeeping in Vegas on general principles, companion insists on that one too but she wants it done by leaving the tip near the ashtray on final morning.

I don't tip the cashier... I actually consider that improper and was surprised to learn quite a while ago that it takes place.

I don't take limousines or go to strip clubs or anything like that and I sure am too old for these nocturnal hotspots where doormen get tipped outrageous amounts and bottle-service costs 300.00.

Quote: Chuck

Because it's Las Vegas, not fuckin' Papaya King.

All the more reason not to hand over your cash to someone who can't speak much English and hangs out at bus stops and WalMart parking lots....like a great majority of Las Vegans do.