Keep your own tips in NV?
I was just flabbergasted that she mentioned that and neither Bob nor Mike said anything. I was under the impression every casino in NV was shared, but I guess I could be wrong.
In Reno, only two casinos are still "Table-for-Table"....GSR and Eldorado.
At JANugget, its a 24-hour split, but it's also capped, so that any more than say +$5 per hour in tips, goes back to the house, rather than the employees...
Quote: DRichIt is not a Nevada law or a Gaming Commission rule.
Huh, crazy. Is it true that all casinos in Vegas function on a tip pool? I have always just assumed that, due to lack of any mechanism for each dealer to keep track of their own tips. Usually the tip boxes are somewhat-permanently attached to the table.
All the casinos here in my locality are keep-your-own, so each dealer has his own little toke box that is removable and they take it with them to each table.
Quote: TIMSPEEDAt JANugget, its a 24-hour split, but it's also capped, so that any more than say +$5 per hour in tips, goes back to the house, rather than the employees...
Can anyone verify this? I just can't believe that any money put in a tip box goes to the house......
Quote: SOOPOOCan anyone verify this? I just can't believe that any money put in a tip box goes to the house......
Yes please, someone else verify this...I'm not positive of the exact AMOUNT of the cap (ie: +$5 per hour) but I know there IS a cap...and it's not high enough! (ie: it's less than $15 an hour total)
A friendly bartender told me this one night, and he's worked for Johnny for 35 years...corroborated by an ex-dealer (quit just this past year) but he said "Dealers are NOT allowed to mention the tip-cap"...so it might be difficult to verify, unless you talk to an EX dealer...
If there is no union agreement, the state law is that an employer may make it mandatory for an employee to join in a tip pooling agreement but can not use such tips to meet his minimum wage obligations.
Quote: FleaStiffVery few Table For Table places remain. Just about everyone pools tips and shares them on a per shift basis. Usually only Poker dealers have shirt pockets in their uniforms, this being to facilitate their taking tips with them which is the custom in most poker rooms which have limited tip sharing for a few employees. Party Pit tips are usually pooled amongst the go go dancers/dealers. Real black jack dealers have to pool their tips with other dealers.
If there is no union agreement, the state law is that an employer may make it mandatory for an employee to join in a tip pooling agreement but can not use such tips to meet his minimum wage obligations.
Hmm good info. So is it true that if the employer doesn't make tip-pooling mandatory, they can use tips to meet the minimum wage obligations? I know this is true for food servers almost everywhere, unsure if it's also true for casino employees. I'm sure it varies by state, like everything.
Quote: teddysIn Nevada there is no "tipped wage" like there is in other states. (I.e., ithe employer can pay their servers/valets/whatever $2.23 per hour and make up the rest of the m.w. obligation in tips). So every dealer/valet/server makes $7.25 an hour base which is the state m.w.
Cool, thanks Teddy. I did not know that was the law in Nevada, I thought almost every state had the "tipped wage" provision for food service workers.
Quote: AcesAndEightsCool, thanks Teddy. I did not know that was the law in Nevada, I thought almost every state had the "tipped wage" provision for food service workers.
Ah, good, USA-wide reference for minimum wage requirements.
