"Witnesses"

[Chicagoan]

I've never had a group of people show up, how weird...  These days I only tip the person who gives me money and I usually give them a $20 even if I hit a dollar royal for $4K.  I've never hit one bigger than that, so I don't know what I would do.  I would like to find out. 


To clarify my original post, it is usually just two attendants for $4000 and under. The swarm happens over $4000, and it is particularly bad for $10K and $20K, assuming I break it down into cash and check. However, I have had some $10K and $20K jackpots where I took a check for the entire amount and, guess what, only the original attendant and a supervisor showed up with my check!

[3djohnnyT]

I tip whoever pays me and thats it. Most places I do believe share their tips, around Chicago anyway where I mostly play. Never seen more than 2 people though. Had a tech come and check the machine for a 10k hit once, but that was a while ago. (dealt royal .25 10 play). I used to tip 100 for a 2k hit and 200 for 4k and up, but have since dropped that to $20 and $40 for 2k and 4k hits anything larger I might throw more but depends on how the day is going and drinks consumed.

[ko king]

I've never had a group of people show up, how weird...  These days I only tip the person who gives me money and I usually give them a $20 even if I hit a dollar royal for $4K.  I've never hit one bigger than that, so I don't know what I would do.  I would like to find out. 


In Arkansas there will be 3 people show up, the person making the payout, a witness and a state gaming regulator. Every jackpot requires a state gaming regulator, they record the machine number, denomination played, coins in, machine number and the hand hit. In over 20 years of play in Mississippi I have never seen a state gaming regulator, there used to be an office smack dab in the middle of where all the casinos are located, that office closed down years ago. I've hit several $8K pay outs and I tip $40, I would tip more but the state takes $320 right off the top and you ain't getting any of that back.

[edog743]

At the casino my tribe owns the tribal minimum wage is $10.50 an hour. State minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.

[Tedlark]

3djohnnyt 200 buck tip on a 4k jackpot is 5%. It was good to see you scaled it back considering you're paying state tax on the tip too.

[3djohnnyT]

Yeah Ted it's a learning process like anything else. Used to play 4-5 times a year. Now it's once a week plus a vegas trip thrown in. Those bigger tips were not a great idea for the bankroll. Not trying to earn a living, but trying to keep it as close to an even play as possible with free play and all the comps thrown in.

[Tedlark]

My standard tip on a handpay of 2k is 50 bucks and goes up depending on the amount of the handpay. Usually when I give the tip the person is very thankful and polite but sometimes I'm told that many people don't tip a dime. To me, tipping 50 bucks won't break me and if it brings a bit of happiness that's even better. What goes around comes around.

[spxChrome]

Don't matter who you tip. They are all split up at the end of the shift anyway. So you tip $50 each person may get $6 a piece.

I doubt pros even tip at all cause that just takes your ER% down in "the long run".