Do they say thank you?

Assuming this is still 3betu's wife...

I have never once said "you're welcome" when tipping a dealer. I just throw them a bone and dont even make eye contact and carry on about my business. They usually say thank you, but I wouldnt even care if they didnt. In fact, I would feel kinda weird saying "YW" every time after tipping.

I don't make any response to the thank you usually. I do expect a thank you and I'm shocked that some dealers just plunge the tip without saying anything. I keep notes of those dealers and don't tip again. May seem controversial but I believe in working for your tips. Deal fast, control the table, say how many people are in the pot. I tip those dealers every time and those dealers usually give an ecstatic thank you. My favorite dealers I give a tip as soon as they sit down and when they leave. I don't just "tip" because I feel like I should. I've worked in the tip business for 5 years so I respect dealers that try hard for their money.

Should the Asian bus hostesses be tipped?

In the course of reading several threads about busing to casinos in the other live poker forum (the one that has become bizarrely perverted and no longer allows new threads on the most interesting and widely discussed topics,) I saw several comments that mentioned tipping the "hostesses" a couple of dollars on top of the ticket price.

I took a bus from Brooklyn to Foxwoods (before reading those comments,) and it never even occurred to me it might be appropriate to tip this person. The only time I saw this so-called hostess was when she sold me the ticket, before I got on the bus; and when I got off the bus she was standing by the door.

The term hostesses actually seems a bit of stretch. Ticket seller would be more like it.

Are you supposed to tip everybody you come in contact with that has anything to do with a casino?

While at the sprawling Foxwoods complex, and this was my first time there, I on several occasions requested directions from employees of the casino, including security guards. Should I have tipped them?

When I got to the poker room I signed up to wait for a table. Should I have tipped the guy that put me on the list?

I'd go with no to all questions asked.

What is meant by an Asian? Asia is the entire land mass east of Europe and includes the Arab Middle East, India, Russia, and the Far East, plus Indonesia.

Well played, Sir, well played...

There's a thousand+ post tipping monster in the other thread.

That said, whatever my previous position was, I'm willing to give the M&B tipping topic a wide berth. Stay somewhat civil, but enjoy.

What is meant by an Asian in terms of someone's origin or ancestry is not the same as what is meant by an Asian bus.

An Asian bus is simply one of the buses that originate from one of the three NYC Chinatowns. Asian bus is just what everybody, starting with the casinos, calls them. It's another example of the dumbing down of America in some kind of perverted attempt to make everybody seem alike. They're actually run by Chinese people, judging by the look of them and the goofy calligraphy they write with.

And they've all been locked by the misguided micromanaging tyrant over there posing as a moderator. That's why that forum sucks now, and I came here to ask the question.

Which brings up another question, but that's the subject for another thread.

As a former frequenter of Chinese and Vietnamese buses to Foxwoods, let me answer with yes, you tip the hostess. As a former driver, let me add, you tip the driver too. In the casino you should tip whoever might help you in the future. A friendly board clerk, driver, and hostess may help you out someday.

WTF no. I'm a good tipper and I wouldn't even consider tipping this person that it sounds like provided no real service to me at all.

I've heard of tipping the driver(although I wouldn't tip a city/public driver) so maybe a $1-2 if they have a tip cup out.

I can't see tipping the person who sold you the ticket.

I certainly wouldn't tip a security guard for directions.

Dealers, sometimes the cage, maybe the floor(they can't take tips in ac) servers, bartenders. I might tip the hotel desk if they upgraded me or something...but you can't just hand $ to every single employee who smiles!

I forgot to mention, when I arrived at Foxwoods, I went to the bus depot window and got some assistance from someone there, who gave me rundown of times buses were returning to NYC. It didn't occur to me to tip them, but now I wonder if some would say it's appropriate.

Then, I got a so-called Dream Card, which is the players card for the casino. (This was my first time there.) I didn't tip the guy that gave me that. Was that a faux pax?

Also, all bus passengers had been given several complimentary tickets to apply to games and food etc. One of them was an entry into some kind of special sweepstakes for bus riders. I didn't know where or how to enter this ticket, so back to the bus depot window where a guy told me to put it into one of the ATMs with my Dream Card. The ATM I went to didn't work, so back to that guy I go. He came out and walked me to another ATM and made sure I got the sweepstakes card registered. Now he really went out of his way to help me, but I was impressed with the apparent company policy to be helpful to guests; but it didn't occur to me to tip him. Should I have?

Finally, I went to the bathroom several times over the course of my stay, and there was always an attendant in there tidying up. He wasn't handing out towels or cologne or anything. He seemed to be just making sure everything was clean. Tip him?

You are not gladly tipping out of generosity. You are tipping begrudgingly; and with the hope it will return good things to you (karma.) Maybe you feel it is a social obligation. You don't like saying "Your welcome" because you really don't welcome it. For you to say it would be hypocritical.

Many people feel the same way or similar. For them, it also probably makes no sense to say Your Welcome. At least they're being honest about that.

Nobody says you're welcome. It's a silent exchange. The dealer says thank you to acknowledge it, but the dealer is the person on the display, not the player. I know I'm welcome, that's why I got the toke in the first place.

If saying "You're welcome" gets boring, you could try mixing it up a bit and use some of these alternative phrases:

"No thanks are necessary; I was happy to do it."
"No... Thank YOU!"
"Don't mention it."
"No sweat."
"The pleasure was mine."
"Anytime."
"Likewise."
etc.

This is a silly topic, but I'm in a silly mood, so I'll give it a serious answer.

I'm a FT dealer and I play about 20 hours/week when I'm not working. Dealers are expected to say thank you every time they receive a tip. At my casino, failing to say thank you can result in a writeup or other disciplinary action. I probably here someone say "you're welcome" (or any other verbal acknowledgement) less than 1x per day. It's simply not expected or necessary. You've already done something nice for me by giving me a toke when you won the hand, and it's not necessary to go any further when I thank you for it. A nod of the head is nice for you to acknowledge my thanks, but it's far from necessary.

When I'm playing and I tip the dealer, I don't say anything when the dealer thanks me. However, if I notice that the dealer isn't thanking players, I won't tip that dealer. As a player and a dealer I find it offensive for a dealer not to thank the player for the tip, tap the chip on the tray, and then drop the chip into their tip box (or shirt pocket). And as a dealer myself, I'm certainly more sensitive to the fact that the dealer is working for a living, and depends on player's tips to pay their rent, feed their children, etc. But I have zero patience for a dealer who won't show appreciation when a voluntary tip is given.

This, it doesn't seem like the dealer cares at all about receiving a response generally, and the rare times I play live and win a pot and toss a chip or two to I will often instinctively say "you're welcome" or "yup" after they say thank you, but anything other a silent head nod or tapping the table in response or something is probably unnecessary and makes you look like a bit less of cool customer.

It's standard to say "no problammo broski" where I play.

I dont say anything, unless it is a larger pot than normal then I would definitely thank him/her for dealing me the hand.

This. And if it's a kill pot, I give the dealer the Ed Hardy shirt off my back.

It also depends on if you have a personal relationship with the dealer. At a place like commerce it's hard to do but at a place like O11, the dealers are one of my favorite things about the place (along with the floor & food). Most of the time at commerce they don't speak at all, which makes this part much easier. I have kind of an odd way to tip dealers. I have a line where the pot is too small to tip, the better the dealer the lower that line is and vice versa. There are some dealers where I've tipped a losing hand just because they made a joke that made me laugh. Others that I've stiffed on 1k+ pots.