 
Tipping Casino
Dealers Part
2:
Methods For Tipping
Tipping is a very
personal thing. Some players don't
tip at all and other players over
tip. If dealer is being friendly
and trying to make sure you are
having an enjoyable experience it
is customary to leave them some
sort of tip. There are players who
think tipping the dealers will have
an affect on whether they win or
lose so they will over tip. This
is not the case. The only affect
over tipping will have is to guarantee
that you will leave the table with
less money than if you did not over
tip. You are playing a negative
expectation game and if you do win
you don't want to giveaway the majority
of it in tips. Many players will
tip big when they are winning only
to eventually end up with a losing
session when they leave the table
because they gave away too much
in tips.
There are several
ways you can tip a dealer. You can
give the dealer a tip directly.
This is usually done when you are
leaving the table after a session
of play. The most favorable way
to tip the dealer is to make a bet
for them. This makes them feel like
they are part of the game. Dealers
like to win; making a bet for them
gives a little excitement in what
can be a pretty tedious job at times.
One way to place
a bet for the dealer is to put a
chip next to yours on the layout.
It does not have to be equal to
your bet. If you are playing at
a five dollar (or any denomination)
table you can make any size bet
for the dealer. I have one problem
with using this method to tip. When
you place the bet next to yours
and it wins, the dealer takes the
win AND the original bet you made
for them. I have a betting method
that I prefer to use to tip the
dealers, which gives them a chance
at a bigger tip.
When I'm playing
blackjack I will usually tip about
once an hour. I like to do this
fairly early in the session provided
the dealer is friendly. Instead
of placing the dollar next to my
bet, I put the dollar bet on top
of my bet and tell the dealer they
are "Riding on my coattails."
This means if the bet wins they
get to keep the dollar win but the
original dollar on top of my bet
stays there. This gives them a chance
for another win. I tell them it's
a perpetual tip. As long as it wins
they win. If I win several hands
in a row the dealer benefits form
this more than a single bet placed
on the side.
When I am playing
craps and it is my turn to shoot
I will bet for the dealers right
away. I will put a bet on top of
mine and put them on my coattails.
Craps dealers are very astute and
they can help you out. If you are
making the same bets and forget
to make one of them or forget to
take odds on your passline bet they
will remind you. This is one game
where tipping the dealers CAN help
you out a little. Another way to
bet for the dealers in craps is
to make a bet for them on the hardways
or other proposition bet. But they
know the passline has the best odds
and most prefer that bet.
Whether you tip
or not is up to you, however we
need to remember that the dealers
are human beings with feelings just
like you and me. They are not out
to get you! If you do lose please
don't abuse the dealers. It's not
their fault if Lady Luck decided
to abandon you. They are only the
messengers. Please, "Don't
Shoot the Messenger!"
Until
next time, remember:
"Luck comes and goes...Knowledge
stays forever."
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