Brian Lindemuth wrote:
I assume that the only time tipping comes into play would be on a
royal payout.
What kind of tip is appropriate?
Tipping is appropriate (although by no means necessary) whenever more
than cursory service is rendered.
This can include having someone briefly watch your machine while
you're using a restroom (required much less frequently with the advent
of TITO), adjustment of machine settings as a courtesy to you, hunting
down a cocktail waitress, etc. Of course, these are generally limited
to a buck or two.
I don't tip for hopper fills (although when playing a $1 machine which
only holds 400 credits, the bane of every vp player, after several
fills I'll offer up a tip at the end of my session).
For jackpots (and this includes pays such as quad Aces on a $1 DB
machine, when a handpay is required) I consider 1% standard. On rare
occasion I'll reduce that if I'm very dissatisfied with the handpay.
There tend to be a LOT of hopper fills between jackpots, service that
ultimately deserves some recognition.
In those casinos where I'm a frequent player and the attendents go out
of their way to make sure that I'm comfortable, I'll be a little more
generous.
With the advent of TITO, where I expect that I need considerably less
attention, I expect I'll scale things back a little.
- Harry
But there are two types of hands that I