Hey jeri,
"Equitable" is certainly in the eye of the beholder ...
I've seen some outrageous suggestions for jackpot tipping at bars (reportedly, at least one bartender has suggested that 10% of the win is appropriate).
Personally, I play only one bar bank with any frequency. Because it happens to have the strongest vp in the casino, I'm a little anxious to keep the barkeeps happy. Still, I'm not about to hand over a generous sum simply because they're good about keeping the drinks coming.
Generally speaking, I usually tip 1/2% of a jackpot. In this case, involving a full-pay game with a progressive, I'm comfortable nudging that to 1% ($40 on a $4000 win ... with half to the attendant and half to the bar). The bartenders have been reasonably satisfied with the $20 toke.
That toke is a small fraction of my "bar tab". I'm generally good for two rounds ("soft drinks") an hour. I expect I tip $3/hr on average. I figure about 44 hours of expected play between hits, so that makes for $132 in tips on top of the $20.
- H.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "jeri" wrote:
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> We play at several local casino bars when the progressive jackpots become "positive." A number of other regular VP players do the same. A question has come up about the amount of tip the bartender deserves. We of course tip the people who pay out the royals, and that amount seems to vary a great deal. What IS a fair amount to tip?
> We have had this discussion with a couple of bartenders, who have made a valid point that once the royal is hit, their business drops off considerably until it builds back up again, something that may take several days. They are of course involved, since they notify casino personnel that the royal has been hit. We do always leave them a tip, but they point out that video poker players are considerably less generous with their tokes, than, say, keno players. As a matter of fact, the word "cheap" has been bandied about. So what is an equitable amount?
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