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| Dealer Tokes by William J. Enslen, Jr. |
Be smart, play smart, and learn how to play craps the right way.
You should tip dealers, especially when they're helpful. In the
casino business, a "toke" is a tip. Dealers call tippers "George"
or "live," and non-tippers "stiffs."
Dealers typically work for minimum wage (or close to it) plus
tips. I compare them to restaurant servers because they
provide a service and they rely on tips for their livelihood. The
service that dealers provide includes properly handling your
bets and winnings, answering questions about the game, being
courteous and friendly, and just making your craps play more
enjoyable.
Craps dealers typically share tips instead of keeping what they
get. This makes your job of tipping a bit trickier. Ideally, you
want to maximize tips for good dealers and minimize tips for bad
ones (the same way you tip good restaurant servers more than
bad ones). In terms of craps dealers, "good" versus "bad" isn't
necessarily a measure of skill. Instead, if a dealer is friendly,
respectful, attentive, and funny, I won't reproach him for being
slow (he may be slow because, for example, he's new on the
job). I'd much rather be in a slow game with fun dealers than a
fast game with dealers who are mannequins when they aren't
handling chips.
If craps dealers share tips, how do ensure yours goes to the
good ones? You can't. If I'm disappointed in a dealer's service,
I ensure his colleagues know I'm disappointed. When the bad
one takes a break and a good one replaces him, I politely tell
the good one something like, "I don’t know if Fred is having a
bad day or what, but he's been downright mean to the newbie
on the hook." The dealer knows I've been tipping well and he
usually gets the hint that Fred ought to lighten up if they want
me to continue tipping. Because dealers' income depends on
player tips, the good one won't hesitate to insist that the lousy
dealer get his act together. The good one knows, if I stop
tipping, maybe others will, too.
If you're losing during a particular session, it's not the dealers'
fault, so don't blame them. It's not easy to tip while losing, but
you shouldn't base your tipping on your gambling success (or
failure). When losing, if you can't keep the same tipping pace
as when you're winning, simply slow down, but don't stop it
altogether. Always remember that you give tips for good
service, not for your success at the table.
For whatever reason, most craps players don't tip at all. I don't
know if it's because of avarice, stinginess, or just plain
ignorance. Usually, you're the only one tipping. Although not
good for the dealers, that's great for you. It means you get all
the dealers' attention and reap all the rewards. Rewards?
Absolutely, positively, undeniably yes! Read my book, The
Secret to Craps: The Right Way to Play, for details on how you
can, indeed, benefit from tipping the dealers.
Now you know! Remember, be smart, play smart, and learn
how to play craps the right way.
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You should tip dealers, especially when they're helpful. In the
casino business, a "toke" is a tip. Dealers call tippers "George"
or "live," and non-tippers "stiffs."
Dealers typically work for minimum wage (or close to it) plus
tips. I compare them to restaurant servers because they
provide a service and they rely on tips for their livelihood. The
service that dealers provide includes properly handling your
bets and winnings, answering questions about the game, being
courteous and friendly, and just making your craps play more
enjoyable.
Craps dealers typically share tips instead of keeping what they
get. This makes your job of tipping a bit trickier. Ideally, you
want to maximize tips for good dealers and minimize tips for bad
ones (the same way you tip good restaurant servers more than
bad ones). In terms of craps dealers, "good" versus "bad" isn't
necessarily a measure of skill. Instead, if a dealer is friendly,
respectful, attentive, and funny, I won't reproach him for being
slow (he may be slow because, for example, he's new on the
job). I'd much rather be in a slow game with fun dealers than a
fast game with dealers who are mannequins when they aren't
handling chips.
If craps dealers share tips, how do ensure yours goes to the
good ones? You can't. If I'm disappointed in a dealer's service,
I ensure his colleagues know I'm disappointed. When the bad
one takes a break and a good one replaces him, I politely tell
the good one something like, "I don’t know if Fred is having a
bad day or what, but he's been downright mean to the newbie
on the hook." The dealer knows I've been tipping well and he
usually gets the hint that Fred ought to lighten up if they want
me to continue tipping. Because dealers' income depends on
player tips, the good one won't hesitate to insist that the lousy
dealer get his act together. The good one knows, if I stop
tipping, maybe others will, too.
If you're losing during a particular session, it's not the dealers'
fault, so don't blame them. It's not easy to tip while losing, but
you shouldn't base your tipping on your gambling success (or
failure). When losing, if you can't keep the same tipping pace
as when you're winning, simply slow down, but don't stop it
altogether. Always remember that you give tips for good
service, not for your success at the table.
For whatever reason, most craps players don't tip at all. I don't
know if it's because of avarice, stinginess, or just plain
ignorance. Usually, you're the only one tipping. Although not
good for the dealers, that's great for you. It means you get all
the dealers' attention and reap all the rewards. Rewards?
Absolutely, positively, undeniably yes! Read my book, The
Secret to Craps: The Right Way to Play, for details on how you
can, indeed, benefit from tipping the dealers.
Now you know! Remember, be smart, play smart, and learn
how to play craps the right way.
back to Articles
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