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LVA Question of the Day - 9 MAY 2008

#1

The one thing not mentioned in the article is, she tipped NOT ONE PENNY.

A woman with absolutely no class.

Worse yet, all three Megabucks winners at the Palms have not tipped. I am
completely at a loss to understand it.

Brian

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#2

<<The one thing not mentioned in the article is, she tipped NOT ONE PENNY.

A woman with absolutely no class.

Worse yet, all three Megabucks winners at the Palms have not tipped. I am
completely at a loss to understand it. >>

Maybe some time in the past she gave what she gave a casino employee a tip,
got a snotty reaction indicating that it wasn't enough, and resolved never
to tip a casino employee again.

Cogno

#3

Tipping at casinos has been discussed here ad infinitum. Tipping or not tipping at a casino
for being given a cash payment and a IRS tax form is a PERSONAL decision. Look at the poll
results. I thought that negative personal comments were frowned upon here. Make your
OPINION known but you do not have do not make negative comments about a specific
individual. There are many reasons why a tip might not have been given and most of us do
not know what those reasons might be in any specific instance.

..... bl

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, bjaygold@... wrote:

The one thing not mentioned in the article is, she tipped NOT ONE PENNY.

A woman with absolutely no class.

#4

Who would u tip at Megabucks? You are paid I resume by the Megabucks team or presented the check by them in conjunction with managers or floor persons? Haven't had this experience. I do believe the minimum wage people involved (if any) are the ones who should be tipped. And what is a proper tip?

Cogno Scienti <cognoscienti@gmail.com> wrote: <<The one thing not mentioned in the article is, she tipped NOT ONE PENNY.
  
A woman with absolutely no class.
  
Worse yet, all three Megabucks winners at the Palms have not tipped. I am
completely at a loss to understand it. >>

Maybe some time in the past she gave what she gave a casino employee a tip,
got a snotty reaction indicating that it wasn't enough, and resolved never
to tip a casino employee again.

Cogno

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#5

I am completely at a loss to understand why tipping for no reason
is a sign of 'class.'

I only tip casino workers if they help me in some way (like watching
the machine while I use the restroom, assist me in locating a particular
game, etc.). I would not tip anyone just because I happened to win
some money....even if it were $22 million.

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On 5/9/08, bjaygold@aol.com <bjaygold@aol.com> wrote:

The one thing not mentioned in the article is, she tipped NOT ONE PENNY.

A woman with absolutely no class.

Worse yet, all three Megabucks winners at the Palms have not tipped. I am
completely at a loss to understand it.

Brian

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#6

I completely agree, I would rather give a donation to
someone. At least that way I can write it off.

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--- Luke Fuller <kungalooosh@gmail.com> wrote:

I am completely at a loss to understand why tipping
for no reason
is a sign of 'class.'

I only tip casino workers if they help me in some
way (like watching
the machine while I use the restroom, assist me in
locating a particular
game, etc.). I would not tip anyone just because I
happened to win
some money....even if it were $22 million.

On 5/9/08, bjaygold@aol.com <bjaygold@aol.com> > wrote:
>
>
> The one thing not mentioned in the article is, she
tipped NOT ONE PENNY.
>
> A woman with absolutely no class.
>
> Worse yet, all three Megabucks winners at the
Palms have not tipped. I am
> completely at a loss to understand it.
>
> Brian

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#7

I am completely at a loss to understand why tipping for no reason
is a sign of 'class.'

Tipping an individual because the RNG in a slot machine came up
Megabucks Jackpot has nothing to do with 'class'.
Not tipping does relate to 'intelligence', however.

>
>
> The one thing not mentioned in the article is, she tipped NOT

ONE PENNY.

>
> A woman with absolutely no class.
>
> Worse yet, all three Megabucks winners at the Palms have not

tipped. I am

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Luke Fuller" <kungalooosh@...> wrote:

On 5/9/08, bjaygold@... <bjaygold@...> wrote:
> completely at a loss to understand it.
>
> Brian

#8

<<The one thing not mentioned in the article is, she tipped NOT ONE

PENNY.

A woman with absolutely no class.

Worse yet, all three Megabucks winners at the Palms have not tipped.

I am

completely at a loss to understand it. >>

Maybe some time in the past she gave what she gave a casino employee

a tip,

got a snotty reaction indicating that it wasn't enough, and resolved

never

to tip a casino employee again.

Cogno
Maybe someone told her that she should tip 10% and she said.."Are you

nuts!"

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Cogno Scienti" <cognoscienti@...> wrote:

#9

<<The one thing not mentioned in the article is, she tipped NOT ONE PENNY.

A woman with absolutely no class.

Worse yet, all three Megabucks winners at the Palms have not tipped. I am
completely at a loss to understand it. >>

Maybe some time in the past she gave what she gave a casino employee a tip,
got a snotty reaction indicating that it wasn't enough, and resolved never
to tip a casino employee again.

Cogno

-----------I see...so kill the messenger, then? One bad waitress and never
tip again???

Regards,

Scot

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Cogno Scienti
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 12:51 AM
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#10

Tipping is a culture in Las Vegas. The salaries of many casino
workers are lower, due to the expectation of tips ( maybe this should
not be, but it is).If someone can pour hundreds of dollars in a
machine---a few dollars to the casino worker should not be a big deal
when they ae fortunate enough to hit a nice jackpot(it is also highly
apprecated)

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Tipping an individual because the RNG in a slot machine came up
Megabucks Jackpot has nothing to do with 'class'.
Not tipping does relate to 'intelligence', however.
>
> On 5/9/08, bjaygold@ <bjaygold@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > The one thing not mentioned in the article is, she tipped NOT
ONE PENNY.
> >
> > A woman with absolutely no class.
> >
> > Worse yet, all three Megabucks winners at the Palms have not
tipped. I am
> > completely at a loss to understand it.
> >
> > Brian

#11

<<I see...so kill the messenger, then? One bad waitress and never
tip again???>>

I don't think anyone was talking about waitresses or messengers. The
question is about mammoth tips on big jackpots to employees of a business
that exists to separate suckers from their money. A reasonable tip for a few
minutes of good service would be a couple dollars. But casino employees
frequently badmouth patrons who fail to tip hundreds or thousands of dollars
when they make a big score. There's no reason on earth to tip that much, and
if $20 is going to bring forth a reaction of scorn, why tip at all?

Cogno

#12

Cogno, I have respect for your opinion. Here is the problem...I always tip everything that moves. I would like to tip for a Megabucks Jackpot, but here is the catch...HOW MUCH? I usually tip 2% but what would that be on the recent jackpot? It has to be a reasonable sum. For a big jackpot, I might tip 2 or 3 hundred apiece but I would think that would be enough. I can't see tipping thousands...and I don't think I am cheap...what would constitute a reasonable tip for that jackpot? Sorry I do not remember the size of the jackpot...

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On May 11, 2008, at 11:18 AM, Cogno Scienti wrote:

<<I see...so kill the messenger, then? One bad waitress and never
tip again???>>

I don't think anyone was talking about waitresses or messengers. The
question is about mammoth tips on big jackpots to employees of a business
that exists to separate suckers from their money. A reasonable tip for a few
minutes of good service would be a couple dollars. But casino employees
frequently badmouth patrons who fail to tip hundreds or thousands of dollars
when they make a big score. There's no reason on earth to tip that much, and
if $20 is going to bring forth a reaction of scorn, why tip at all?

#13

<<Cogno, I have respect for your opinion. Here is the problem...I always
tip everything that moves. I would like to tip for a Megabucks
Jackpot, but here is the catch...HOW MUCH? I usually tip 2% but what
would that be on the recent jackpot? It has to be a reasonable sum.
For a big jackpot, I might tip 2 or 3 hundred apiece but I would think
that would be enough. I can't see tipping thousands...and I don't
think I am cheap...what would constitute a reasonable tip for that
jackpot? Sorry I do not remember the size of the jackpot...>>

That's the dilemma. I tip waiters generously, but if I get a $2000 bottle of
wine comped I don't tip them $400 on that...I max it out at $30-40 per
person. If I hit a big slot jackpot and like the employees I'll toke them a
c-note or a couple twenties, but this whole business of being expected to
kick back a percentage just doesn't smell right.

One friend likes to get a stack of $20s and hand them out to every employee
in sight when he hits a big one. Maybe that's the way to go.

Cogno

#14

Brian wrote:

Worse yet, all three Megabucks winners at the Palms have not tipped. I
am completely at a loss to understand it.

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Perhaps, they were saving their "tip" for the IRS agent...

#15

In June 2004 during a Keno Tourney I had 3 winning tickets (2 tourney, 1 non tourney) resulting in a win of about 16K - I gave the Keno Manager $200 to put in the tip box for the writers - I generally use 1% with a $5 minimum for VP jackpots
slightlyup with good service and slightly down with mediocre service. Of course if you win $20M, a $20K would probably be excessive, to say the least but your guess of a few hundred is probably in order.

Cogno Scienti <cognoscienti@gmail.com> wrote: <<Cogno, I have respect for your opinion. Here is the problem...I always
tip everything that moves. I would like to tip for a Megabucks
Jackpot, but here is the catch...HOW MUCH? I usually tip 2% but what
would that be on the recent jackpot? It has to be a reasonable sum.
For a big jackpot, I might tip 2 or 3 hundred apiece but I would think
that would be enough. I can't see tipping thousands...and I don't
think I am cheap...what would constitute a reasonable tip for that
jackpot? Sorry I do not remember the size of the jackpot...>>

That's the dilemma. I tip waiters generously, but if I get a $2000 bottle of
wine comped I don't tip them $400 on that...I max it out at $30-40 per
person. If I hit a big slot jackpot and like the employees I'll toke them a
c-note or a couple twenties, but this whole business of being expected to
kick back a percentage just doesn't smell right.

One friend likes to get a stack of $20s and hand them out to every employee
in sight when he hits a big one. Maybe that's the way to go.

Cogno

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#16

The one thing not mentioned in the article is, she tipped NOT ONE

PENNY.

Hard to really know but I wonder if someone
could be in such shock that they just don't
think to do it. I suspect at a moment like
that a lot of things are going through
your mind.

In addition, I don't think you're being handed
a pile of cash. It's a little hard to tear off
little pieces of the novelty check to hand out.
Later on what are you going to do: stop by and
give a few grand to the floor manager to
distribute? This may be why more than one winner
has done this.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, bjaygold@... wrote:

#17

Tipping an individual because the RNG in a slot machine came up
Megabucks Jackpot has nothing to do with 'class'.
Not tipping does relate to 'intelligence', however.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "jw776655" <jw776655@...> wrote:

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Good Morning jw,

Would you be kind enough to explain the Paragraph above. I don't
grasp your meaning. What has tipping (or not) got to do with
intelligence? Also, are you inferring that those who do tip are
intelligent or unintelligent?

Thanks for the clarification.
~Babe~

#18

Hi Annie,

I'm with you. If the casino employee has a smile on his/her face
and is attentive and gracious, they're going to get a nice tip from
me. It makes me feel really good to share my good fortune with
others, so it is not entirely an altruistic gesture. How much of a
tip to bestow is another story.

On smaller jackpots, I also usually go with 2%; $20.00 for $1000 and
$40 for $2000. For a $3000 jackpot I tip $50.00. As the jackpot
goes up, the percentage goes down.

If I was ever fortunate enough to hit a multi-million payoff on
Megabucks or Wheel Of Fortune, I think that I would probably spread
around a few Bennies to toke some of the attending employees. I
certainly would not consider tipping a pecentage of the total win.

~Babe~

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Ann Gauvin <ride3843@...> wrote:

......I always tip everything that moves. I would like to tip for a
Megabucks Jackpot, but here is the catch...HOW MUCH? I usually tip
2% but what would that be on the recent jackpot? It has to be a
reasonable sum. For a big jackpot, I might tip 2 or 3 hundred
apiece but I would think that would be enough. I can't see tipping
thousands...and I don't think I am cheap...what would constitute a
reasonable tip for that jackpot?....................