Tipping

[phynqster]

One of my favorite things todo when in Vegas is to make a $5.00 bet at a game like Black jack and put out a bet/tip for the dealer of $25.00. Yes more than my bet. It is usually not more than 30 seconds and before the dealer has time to deal, security calls down and you are surrounded by the floorman and security trying to find out what you are doing. At least it gets me acknoweldged. Best tip I gave was one night I was on a great roulette run, and put $25.00 straight up on a number for the dealer and it hit. The expression on the faces of the next dealers and floormen, seeing the tip holder full with 35 $25.00 chips and them asking what had happened was priceless.

[winbig]

The expression on the faces of the next dealers and floormen, seeing the tip holder full with 35 $25.00 chips and them asking what had happened was priceless.

I bet that was hilarious. I can hear it now "coloring up $875 for the dealer"

If only you could get a picture of the expression on the pit boss' face

[juliack]

Hi Winbig. That is the smartest way to tip on table games, at the end of your session. The only other time I tip on a table game, Let it ride being my favorite, is when I hit large in one hand. I have hit 4 of a kind about 20 times since starting in 1995 on Let it ride. The largest hit I had was for $15,000 with 4 queens at Mirage and 3 100's on the table. Cheers..

[winbig]

Hi Winbig. That is the smartest way to tip on table games, at the end of your session. The only other time I tip on a table game, Let it ride being my favorite, is when I hit large in one hand. I have hit 4 of a kind about 20 times since starting in 1995 on Let it ride. The largest hit I had was for $15,000 with 4 queens at Mirage and 3 100's on the table. Cheers..

I forgot about 3 card poker....I tip in the same as you on that game..

4 queens? nice...

I hit 2 queens playing single deck BJ in Vegas back in december for 125:1 (I think...it would have been much more if the dealer had BJ)...sucks I only had $1 out there for that sidebet. Funny thing is the other 2 queens were already dealt out and there were 2 other players at the table. Incredible odds...

[NASHVEGAS]

A little off subject but an excerpt from a good article this week on tipping at a club in Caesars I frequent when in LV (glad I still can throw some loose change around at the Rhino) :

Feb. 21, 2008
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal

NORM: Feds take a look at LV cash flow
NORM CLARKE

A lot of people saw it coming.

Rumors have been flying for more than a year that the high-flying, cash-laden nightclub scene was being scrutinized by the feds.

The shoe dropped Wednesday when the Internal Revenue Service and other law enforcement authorities raided Pure nightclub and Pure Management Group headquarters, confiscating a number of computers.

Cash-heavy operations are known to get the attention of the IRS.

Sources have been telling me that doormen at several clubs are clearing $8,000 to $10,000 a night before they share tips. So much cash is pouring in that some doormen are making $400,000 to $500,000 a year, several nightclub executives told me.

"Pure has guys at the door making more than the president," said one executive with intimate knowledge of the cover-charge system. He was referring to the annual salary of the president of the United States, which is $400,000, plus benefits.

A Pure executive told me over the weekend that 5,000 people showed up for Paris Hilton's 27th birthday party and her guest appearance with the Pussycat Dolls.

About six months ago, on a busy night at Pure, I overheard two men bitterly complaining about the cover charge. "They wanted $1,000 per person. I said the highest I'd go was $800!" one said.

It's not just Pure, the largest club in town with a capacity of 2,400. Grumbles about nightclub gouging have been growing louder.

In my nearly completed book "Vegas Confidential: Sinsational Celebrity Tales," I write: "It's no secret that most clubs understand that the longer the line the higher the anxiety. That's where the 'line slide' comes in.

"If people have been waiting all night, they're not going to go somewhere else and start over," said a club exec (not at Pure).

"Club employees, usually the size of big league umpires, will go down the line and fish for people who really want to get in. The line guy might get $200, but now everyone in the group is still going to have to pay a $30 to $40 cover charge. Sometimes, the doorman demands more, maybe $50 to $100 per person."

Then there's bottle service, which means you have to buy a bottle to sit in the VIP section. The usual requirement is one bottle per three patrons. Two-bottle minimums are not uncommon. Bottles at most clubs are going for $350 to $650 a piece......................

[RobWin]

A little off subject but an excerpt from a good article this week on tipping at a club in Caesars I frequent when in LV (glad I still can throw some loose change around at the Rhino) :

Feb. 21, 2008
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal

NORM: Feds take a look at LV cash flow
NORM CLARKE

A lot of people saw it coming.

Rumors have been flying for more than a year that the high-flying, cash-laden nightclub scene was being scrutinized by the feds.

The shoe dropped Wednesday when the Internal Revenue Service and other law enforcement authorities raided Pure nightclub and Pure Management Group headquarters, confiscating a number of computers.

Cash-heavy operations are known to get the attention of the IRS.

Sources have been telling me that doormen at several clubs are clearing $8,000 to $10,000 a night before they share tips. So much cash is pouring in that some doormen are making $400,000 to $500,000 a year, several nightclub executives told me.

"Pure has guys at the door making more than the president," said one executive with intimate knowledge of the cover-charge system. He was referring to the annual salary of the president of the United States, which is $400,000, plus benefits.

A Pure executive told me over the weekend that 5,000 people showed up for Paris Hilton's 27th birthday party and her guest appearance with the Pussycat Dolls.

About six months ago, on a busy night at Pure, I overheard two men bitterly complaining about the cover charge. "They wanted $1,000 per person. I said the highest I'd go was $800!" one said.

It's not just Pure, the largest club in town with a capacity of 2,400. Grumbles about nightclub gouging have been growing louder.

In my nearly completed book "Vegas Confidential: Sinsational Celebrity Tales," I write: "It's no secret that most clubs understand that the longer the line the higher the anxiety. That's where the 'line slide' comes in.

"If people have been waiting all night, they're not going to go somewhere else and start over," said a club exec (not at Pure).

"Club employees, usually the size of big league umpires, will go down the line and fish for people who really want to get in. The line guy might get $200, but now everyone in the group is still going to have to pay a $30 to $40 cover charge. Sometimes, the doorman demands more, maybe $50 to $100 per person."

Then there's bottle service, which means you have to buy a bottle to sit in the VIP section. The usual requirement is one bottle per three patrons. Two-bottle minimums are not uncommon. Bottles at most clubs are going for $350 to $650 a piece......................

Damn, you'd have to really want to get into the Club bad to pay those amounts...that's what I like about being VIP at Harrah's properties especially in Vegas...I can walk right to the front of the line and get in fast at Club Rio or Voodoo or really any of their other Clubs that they own all over the country...here's a purdy cool website they have...

http://www.riovegasnights.com/index2.cfm

[winbig]

Damn, I guess it's a good thing I don't go clubbing or drink. I'd be broke real quick.

I think it's time to switch professions...can anyone hook me up with some steroids?

[TDTAT]

A little off subject but an excerpt from a good article this week on tipping at a club in Caesars I frequent when in LV (glad I still can throw some loose change around at the Rhino) :

Oh lord NASH.. Be careful who you tip at the Rhino...
I may have a friend or 2 that works there.. they say
be careful as there are at least 2 non chicks that are
employed there and from what I hear they pass...
(One at Scores too)

Meawhile I have never payed to get in Pure but the doormen are indeed rich
at any Club with a regular line

[Mousey]

My first thought was not "How can anyone blow that much money on clubs when in Vegas" but, "Why?" Now I know I'm really getting old.

[NASHVEGAS]

Damn, you'd have to really want to get into the Club bad to pay those amounts...that's what I like about being VIP at Harrah's properties especially in Vegas...I can walk right to the front of the line and get in fast at Club Rio or Voodoo or really any of their other Clubs that they own all over the country

Rob, you prolly know I do not pay to get any club but I would and would not mind but of course not the extortion as the article references. However I do tip very generously including doormen,hosts,managers and especially the cocktail waitress's and bartenders. Personal preference and assumes good service. Sometimes the so called VIP treatment makes me uncomfortable and I refuse it but they know the game well as usually the casino has given a heads up!

Oh lord NASH.. Be careful who you tip at the Rhino...
I may have a friend or 2 that works there.. they say
be careful as there are at least 2 non chicks that are
employed there and from what I hear they pass...
(One at Scores too)

Well considering that I have spent months at a time in Vegas, I appreciate the warning but way too late,LOL and rest assured chicks dig the long ball (and a few other things,uh oh, I mean like Jimmy Choo!!) , would not care to know about the nons!!!!....Actually the Rhino treats me well also and even know most of the managers who I have been introduced to over the years by one of my casino hosts (to remain nameless, Andy,oops) and SR even lets me in the back door where the ladies are lined up to pay their house fees...aren't I special but I tip all...BTW, for those that don't know Scores is the old Jaguars but I have only been to Scores once with my casino host (another damn social obligation) when it opened back up about 3 years ago after being shut down. I actually get e-mails promos from Scores,pretty sad!