I NEVER EVER give cash tips to hosts. But, as has been mentioned, what's the
difference between a $100 gift card to a place the host shops anyway, and a
$100 bill? The distinction is arbitrary at best, and no host will turn down
cash as long as it's given discretely. They WILL (regretfully) refuse cash if
you try to give it to them on the casino floor!
The only place I know of that used to have a max limit on gift value was the
old Reserve (now Fiesta Henderson). But I somehow persuaded my hosts there
to ignore the limit. Fancy that! Interestingly, one of those hosts would not
accept a $100 gift card (the max gift value was supposed to be $25), but did
accept four $25 gift cards, given separately. Call it a loophole in the rule.
Brian
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In a message dated 5/16/2008 10:52:01 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
wcimo@yahoo.com writes:
Not supposed to accept cash = loss of employment. I
have worked fraud cases where employees were accepting
cash and there was a policy prohibiting them from
accepting cash but they were able to accept gifts with
a value <= $25. These employees were terminated by
their employer so I suggest you think again about
giving cash.
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