rockofjello333" <rockofjello333@yahoo.com> wrote (snip):
Tipping is supposed to be a reward for good service, and it's unfair
that dealers get far more tokes simply because they handle more
transactions than, say, a waitress, or for that matter a maid or
casino porter. They all have equal responsibility in providing good
customer service, and should therefore share equally in the benefits.Fairness isn't socialism, Vic.
I disagree about it being unfair. Dealers don't get more tokes simply because they handle more transactions. They get them for doing a good job for the players. That's accuracy, technique, and diplomacy, and much more.
If waitresses and maids need any training, it's generally done on the job, and even if it's minimum wage they are paid something for their time.
To become a dealer making more money, you need to pay $300 or more to go to school to learn to do the job, spending up to five weeks with no income (unless you're working a shift that makes it possible to go to school at the same time).
If you play blackjack or poker, you may think that all one has to do is learn to shuffle and pitch cards, and he'll be a dealer. I have been training blackjack and poker dealers at Casino Gaming School for more than ten years, and the toughest students are the ones who come in with that attitude. We've had some that spent one week in school, learned to shuffle and pitch well, and got a dealing job. Two weeks later they're back to finish the course because they got fired.
Fairness, in this case, is compensation in relation to the training and skill required for the job. Many of those maids and waitresses could become dealers if they really wanted to.
If you want to talk about unfair, consider the doorman at a big resort taking in over $200,000 per year just for opening the door and calling a cab.
Dan
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