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What's A Good Tip On $100K?

#1

Howdy

To those who question the rationality of tipping the attendant who helps
handles the process of securing your hand pay jackpot the answer is quite
simple...they are performing a service which includes obviously reporting the
hit... getting to you any paper needed for the pay off , checking your id and
returning said paper to the proper party. This is a little more involved than
handing you a towel in the restroom, bringing you a drink or retrieving your
vehicle all of which usually warrants a tip.

Correct me if I am wrong but this walks and talks like a service.

The amount of the gratuity ,is of course .optional but the service rendered
is undeniable.

Your witness Counselor

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#2

I don't post often, but I do read the posts daily, and periodically
learn something.

For instance, somewhere I learned you should tip the people
executing the paperwork and paying you in a W2G situation. From this
board, I learned I was probably overtipping, but the employees
didn't object.

After reading the posts on this topic, I have a somewhat different
view. Actually, I don't view the process of a getting a W2G a
service provided for me. In fact it is a penalty. In my state, it
requires me to pay taxes on the winnings even though I lose money
overall and cannot deduct the losses.

At a federal level, it raises my adjusted gross income, and
potentially impacts my medicare costs and reduces my deductions.
Hence my view of W2G's as a negative service.

Wouldn't tipping in this situation be somewhat analogous to tipping
a police officer after he has written you a ticket?

In the end, I'm sure I'll continue tipping in this situation.

#3

There's a big difference. If I'm in the bathroom, I can get my own
towel. If I'm at a machine, I could go up to my room and get my own
liquor. If I wanted to, I could even drive and pick up my own
pizza. But I can't go get my own paperwork to fill out for the win.
They aren't providing a service, they're doing their job.

Howdy

To those who question the rationality of tipping the attendant who

helps

handles the process of securing your hand pay jackpot the answer

is quite

simple...they are performing a service which includes obviously

reporting the

hit... getting to you any paper needed for the pay off , checking

your id and

returning said paper to the proper party. This is a little more

involved than

handing you a towel in the restroom, bringing you a drink or

retrieving your

vehicle all of which usually warrants a tip.

Correct me if I am wrong but this walks and talks like a service.

The amount of the gratuity ,is of course .optional but the service

rendered

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is undeniable.

#4

lanke wrote:

Wouldn't tipping in this situation be somewhat analogous to tipping
a police officer after he has written you a ticket?

Well ... that's a clear breach of etiquette. Such tipping, when
extended, is to be done beforehand. (And likely to be appreciated --
I believe I recall hearing, when I was very young, that the officer
invited my father down to the station for a cup of coffee when he
offered one once.)

- Harry