It’s a Tip, Not a Handout

When visiting Las Vegas, the culture of tipping can be pretty overwhelming, especially to those visiting from other countries. Tip someone for holding the door open, tip the dealer, tip room service, tip the lovely dancer. You need to have a pocket full of one dollar bills to go anywhere in the city. Sometimes it seems like too much, but as long as you understand how things work going in, you just deal with it and enjoy your day. Earlier this month, I read about a tipping situation that bothered me, though. A poker player wrote in his blog about putting his name on a waiting list for a game at the Rio during the World Series of Poker (WSOP). The list was long – 10 to 12 players deep – but a floorman told him and his friend that he may be able to get them in a game quickly. Soon, the floorman tells the two friends that it looks like he can move them to the front of the line, adding, "You know, we'll take care of you, if you take care of us." The guys declined to give the floorman a tip. Another floorman approached them with the same ...

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