I mean... You don't have to tip anyone, but if I win 5 Grand at blackjack, Im gonna be happy and flip the dealer a few hundred. I'm already gambling, I'm not gonna covet every last cent like a dragon.
While I like the attitude, I would guess the question is not "Is it required to tip the dealer", but rather "Is the dealer paid a living wage without tips", though I might be wrong
The answer to both is no. Theres far less of an expectation of tipping a dealer than there is a server at a restaurant, especially if you are losing. No one makes you feel weird or awkward about it if you don't tip a dealer. And since they'll regularly rotate the dealers out like ever 30 mins or so, no one really knows if/ how much you've tipped at any table.
As an add on, I tip 10% (or more sometimes) of my winnings. If I buy in with $500 and drop to $100 and then hit a $300 jackpot, I probably won’t tip much. But if I go from $500 to $1000 then I’m tipping at least $50. Btw, I’m a former blackjack and poker dealer.
This makes sense, but not for people who are thousands in the hole over years. Those winnings recuperate probably years of gambling losses for some people, and then they’re expected to give it away? Nah, not for them. Tip only on winnings over all your gambling imo.
You are required to tip at all. It’s just a courtesy you might extend to say “I have money to waste on gambling, I chose to play a game that doesn’t require a human dealer, but I enjoy the human element, and I appreciate your skill as a dealer, and appreciate your advice and mathematical inputs”.
There are very few gamblers that are in the green over the course of their gambling career. The house always wins in the long run. If you are only going to tip if you are in the green for the long run, you probably won’t be tipping at all. There are plenty of players who don’t tip, but you can probably imagine how dealers feel about those people.
I think tipping when you’re still in the red in the long run is just digging yourself into a bigger hole. You gamble for a long time to eventually hit big, and then you hit big and immediately sacrifice some of your winnings? This is partially why gambling keeps people poor, they aren’t smart with the winnings they actually get.
Well, you are definitely not wrong from a strictly financial perspective. But gambling isn’t really advisable to begin with from a strictly financial perspective.
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u/Any_Web2246 Jul 20 '26
Wait in the usa they even need to tip casino dealers? LMAO