I’m a dealer in a Las Vegas casino, as many, if not most of you already know. It’s a fun job. The floormen are nice to me. There’s this really cute boxman, and if I’m lucky enough to be in the dice pit on any given day, I get to flirt with him. I was out sick three days in a row a few months ago and my pit boss called me at home because he was worried about me. I make pretty decent money for having been in the business less than two years. I have good health insurance benefits. I earn paid days off based on the number of hours I work, and I can use them if I have to call in sick, which I very seldom do because I like my job.
Just thought I’d share.
The trouble with Sir Launcelot is by the time he comes riding up, you’ve already married King Arthur.
Cool, I’ve often wondered what that would be like as a job. I go to Vegas often and it’s high up on my “cities to run away to” list. Is it pretty fun all the time? Do you mostly have good players/customers or do you have to put up with a lot of drunks and cheaters? Doesn’t it suck to be standing up all day like that (although, I do that already in my job, come to think of it.) Share more with us! (What casino, fer instance?)
Yeah, I have to put up with drunks a lot, and no, it’s not always fun. Sometimes it can be a hassle, sometimes it’s downright boring but all in all, the good stuff way outweighs the bad. Standing all day can be a bitch if I’m dealing blackjack because I’m more or less stuck standing in one position all day. Craps is a lot easier on the back, and it also provided more mental stimulation.
Of course, blackjack players by and large are much nicer people than craps players, but on a busy game, you tend to notice the annoying players less.
The trouble with Sir Launcelot is by the time he comes riding up, you’ve already married King Arthur.
Agisofia, I have some questions. (BTW, I mostly play BJ in Atlantic City, when I have the money to lose. :D)[list=1][li]When I tip a dealer, either outright or by placing a bet for him, he places the tip in a clear box mounted to the table. Clearly then he doesn’t get confirmed credit for that tip. Are the tips split for all the dealers that dealt at that particular table, or are they pooled even further and split amongst all the pit workers on that shift?[/li][li]How much should I tip the waitresses for the free drinks? I usually give them a 2.50 chip (the smallest in AC) per drink. One friend says that's too much, one says not enough.[/li][li]In a casino in Montreal, I tried to tip our dealer after I was done for the evening. She and all the players at the table quickly shushed me and made me take back my tip. (Obviously, tipping is not done there.) Do you know if Canada's unusual in disallowing tips, or if the US is unusual in allowing them?[/li][li]How many decks do you use for BJ in Vega? AC uses 8.[/li][li]Is card-counting still something that someone can be asked to leave over? With the multiple decks, it’s advantage is greatly reduced, is it not?[/list=1][/li]
Thanx
Judges 14:9 - So [Samson] scraped the honey into his hands and went on, eating as he went. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it; but he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey out of the body of the lion.
1)Depends on the casino. Some places split all tips between all dealers for 24 hours. Some places split pit for pit, shift for shift, or table for table. Sounds like the place you play splits table for table.
Here in Vegas, a dollar is the usual tip, but if you’re feeling generous, go ahead and give her $2.50
3)I have no clue. It’s possible that in Canada dealers are actually paid a wage that a human being can live on. In Vegas, we get $5.15/hr. Yep, minimum wage. Also, a tip is money the casino can’t win back, so in a joint where they actually pay the dealers real money, tipping may be discouraged.
4)Again, depends on the casino. Where I work, on a pitch game, we use two decks, six decks in a shoe. There are some houses, mostly downtown, that have single deck games.
5)Yes, and yes.
The trouble with Sir Launcelot is by the time he comes riding up, you’ve already married King Arthur.