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Originally Posted by stinkypete
it's definitely contagious. i feel like it's part of the natural progression that follows when a cardroom allows dealer abuse like commerce does. good dealers leave to work elsewhere, regs decide only to tip good dealers and the list of "good dealers" shrinks. rec players see regs not tipping and follow suit. mediocre dealers leave, only terrible dealers are left behind, and the snowball effect continues.
i also think it didn't help the dealers when CA has the minimum wage increase and all the casino's decided to take an extra $1 rake on the river. I'm sure quite a few reasoned the $1 they nomrally tip is now being raked for wages.
Not saying thats correct, but it certainly happens. Where I play its very rare for a dealer not not receive at least $1 even for BB defends and c/f flop.