Land Based Poker
May 18 2008
When you’re playing in a land-based casino there are a few notes on etiquette to know. A common one is how much, and when, you should tip your dealer throughout the session. Not everyone feels that tipping is a required thing to do, and many won’t do it at all. They know that in most casinos the tips are pooled and that employee doesn’t get your tip for what they did for you, only their share of it. Some casinos will even take a percentage of those tips for the house. If this is an issue for you, ask the dealer what the house policy is before you tip them. After all, they’re only doing their jobs and not doing you a service the way a waitress or coat-check girl would.
At the poker table the tip is usually given at the end of a session. The size is normally decided based on how well the player did that day. Some players will have some small chips set aside to tip after they win a pot, so they will have tipped even if they go broke. There is no correct amount to tip; you should tip what you think is fair. Most tipping is done by regulars of the casino because they get to know all the dealers. If you’re going to hang out somewhere all day you should at least have the staff like you, and you’ll find that they will go out of their way to assist you any way they can if you do.
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