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Originally Posted by QuadsOverQuads
The numbers I posited are the *minimum* it would have to go up (simply to cover the costs of the proposal).
No, those numbers are the minimum they'd have to charge to make the same money they're making now -- but it's silly to pretend they've arrived at the current rake based on how much money they'd like to make and what percentage profit they expect in return.
They already rake as much as they possibly can. If after dealer tipping were (hypothetically for purposes of this discussion) outlawed, they'd still charge exactly what they do now -- not in dollars, but in that they'll charge exactly as much as the market will bear.
If that's $1 more, or $1 earlier, or $10 more, it's what they'll charge. They don't have, need, or necessarily desire to keep the rake static -- only to keep raking as much as they can. Not as much as they do now. AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.
Dealer pay has almost nothing to do with the rake and time charges. Why does anyone want to pretend they're somehow tied together?
If your casino thought they'd get just as much play for $1 more per pot in rake, they'd do it in a heartbeat.