Cocktaildoll.com can be summarized by "Tip me no matter what goes wrong. Tip me more if you are winning or if you are playing high denominations." A lot of the waitress mentality is that drinks are free so you should tip a lot. Well, guess what? Drinks are not free. You pay for them by risking your bankroll.
The dealer comment is even better. He says tip for good service even if you are losing. That's fine as long not tipping for poor service even when winning is acceptable as well. I get the feeling this dealer wouldn't like that situation too well.
The part that bothers me is when a tip is just an expected part of the transaction.
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, TERRI CRAIG <tlcraig1@...> wrote:
FYI from the Etiqytette guide lines
Tipping
"Thou Shalt Tip" is one of my Ten Commandments of Gambling. This includes tipping dealers and cocktail waitresses. In my opinion dealers should be tipped 2/3 according to their service and 1/3 according to how much you are winning or losing. There is no firm social norm but I suggest about one half your average bet per hour. The smaller your average bet the greater the ratio of tip to bet should be. Cocktail waitresses should get $1 per drink, and water counts. I highly recommend cocktaildoll.com for more information on proper cocktail waitress etiquette.............
Love your page and agree with almost all your opinions I've read with the notable exception of tipping. As a person with years of experience dealing, I take exception to your advice in regards to not tipping unless you are winning. We dealers work just as hard for you irregardless of your good fortune or, unfortunately more often, your bad. I, and most other dealers I know, feel that after any length of time at a table a tip should be offered occasionally even when losing. Now don't get me wrong. If you were to sit down and lose continuously, obviously I wouldn't think a tip would be forthcoming (I also think a change of tables, games, casinos or plans for the day would be in order). Since tips are given in return for a courteous service provided, tips shouldn't be withheld based on gambling success.