Well said Dealer Guy. I have been dealing now for about 6months and love it. But it's still not for everyone. A couple more things. If you start to deal be ready to be at the bottom of the senoirity list for a long time and not be able to pick what shifts you want. I don't mind swing or graves so I'm fine with that(also stay pretty busy at theses times). Getting to know players over time will also affect your pay. If you are a good dealer and respected by the players you might get an extra buck every now and then. Pay attention to your game and call your game.

It's not all that difficult, and you can make what could be considered good money depending on your cirumstances. It's also fun at times and helps you learn about the game.

A sore back, fatigue, and rude people are the negatives. Also, realize that when any rules dispute occurs, you're going to be the Villain to someone no matter what happens.

amazing

Thanks...

in terms of numbers, can you provide a rough estimation of how it works

for example, after playing 1 hour plo 2-5 at venitian, i would say dealer got about $100 in tips. so does the dealer keep that $100 to him/herself? or is it split up in some way?

and on a related note, is it okay to tip in cash instead of dropping chips as you leave the table?

$100 for one hour? I need to see if their hiring.

If you are close on your number for the PLO game then it was the definately the exception not the norm. I would say a game like that comes together (for a dealer) maybe once a month, depending on where you work. It certainly isn't common.

Most Strip dealers get to keep there own tips, and are subject to tip compliance (an agreed upon contract with the IRS that taxes a set $ amount per hour in tips). In other parts of the country where they get to keep their own, they put the tips in a locked box and carry it with them from table to table. At the end of the night the revenue is veryfied when the box is unlocked, and that amount is taxed. The money may go to a paycheck.

The general rule of thumb: If a dealer puts the tip into their pocket, or into the rack or a box that they take with them from table to table, they are keeping their own. If they put it in a box or slot on the table that they don't take with them, they are pooling with the other poker dealers, and perhaps with the casino dealers also.

EDIT: As far as the cash, it's fine to do so and the dealer will appreciate anything you give, but he might rather have the chip. You might see the dealer change the bill, as it's not easy to fit into the pocket (with other chips) or box.

In Australia we can't take tips, we get paid an hourly rate of around $19-$24 an hour depending how experienced we are and how many games we have.
From what I've experienced, because dealers don't get tipped in Australia the players are less inclined to blame us/thank us when they lose/win pots.

In Vegas poker dealers are usually keeping theoir own tips. Most rooms use 1/2 hour downs so it would be unusual for a dealer to be at one table for an entire hour (though in smaller rooms on graveyard shift its not unusual for a dealer to lock in to a table when the room is not very busy)

Tournament tips are pooled (because otherwise only a few dealers would get any money for all the work done by many dealers). generally the money is divided out by the number of downs each dealer has dealt so the dealers who dealt more downs in the tournament get proportionally more money. In some rooms the floor staff may get a percentage of the tournament toke pool.


Also in many rooms dealers are expected to toke other employees such as chip runners, brushes, cashiers, and floor staff. In a few vegas rooms it may even be mandatory (I had a manager tell us when I opened a room that it was voluntary to toke the brushes but that if they didn't get enough he would make it mandatory).

And as someone else said . . . . making a $100 in a an hour is not a usual event. It may happen from time to time but its not common. I have even received a few $100 tokes ... but those usually involved someone hitting a jackpot payout.

Thats odd, because here the players who don't tip still blame us when they lose.

My cousin was a dealer, but not for one of those big Vegas casino. She would complains about being being rule after a bad beat or something like that. Same stuff that people do online when they are tilting, but live.

The hrs are not very flexible and you have to be on time. Being a little late will get you fire. They use a point systems for every infraction.

The nice thing is that she was pulling in 50K+ per year.

PS. She quit after working for a few years.

Someone has not been to a group exam before.....

I have no idea what this means.

Dealing is a lot like babysitting.

You constantly have to tell people what to do then they cry when they don't like being told they have to go in turn, or not to throw cards, or to act like an adult and not curse all the time.

When you enforce the rules, you will undoubtedly be the a hole in the players minds and your income will suffer. A dealer cannot win in any situation including calling the floor over. Thats when they view you as the tattle tale and continue to talk **** about you to other players like you're not there.

Oh yeah, could could with the drunk douchebags but that would be 75% of my clientele. Oh wait, I'd still make about the same money.

I have no idea what this means.

i would say a con would be you have to be a dealer

Given the context of the topic, I want to think he means "She would complain about them being rude after a bad beat or something like that."

Damn, was hoping that other guy would notice that first. LOL Steamraise blowing my up my spot eh (yes it was done intentionally)


What it means is "if you could deal with" hehe

Gotcha, really had no idea what it meant, lol. I'm tired!

Go to college, get a degree. Poker is really not the industry to be looking at right now for your long term career.

Dealing at a charity casino will be an eye opener for you. Dealing at the Venetian or Wynn is a long, long way from the entry level.

Yeah I'm a college student so I don't plan on this being a career but steady work on the weekends would be a plus.

if you can find a room like they have in Missouri where there is no rake, you get tipped by the winner every single hand. That has to be the best solution you can hope for. At the 5/10 games I've seen people tip up to $100 on one hand, like a 3k pot where the dude sucked out huge, but still, the usual tip is between $1-3 every hand

how would the room profit if they don't charge rake? is there some kind of admission fee?

Very well said. I would add that dealing *prime shifts* at those properties is even further from entry level. Very, very hard to get those positions.

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if your just looking to work a couple days a week for extra money while you go to school then it's a great job. You said it was a charity room correct? My dad worked in one in Michigan for beer money and said players were very friendly since it was more of a "home" game atmosphere. Just remember that accuracy comes first and the speed will follow.