The minimum wage
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Not being a huge gambler, I wasn't sure what WSOP was. The coffee really hasn't taken this Monday morning and I was thinking it was a tax ...well never mind. I was about to argue that I remember tipping 15%, then 18%, now 20-25% or I feel like a heel. With the cost of food and ******* going up, I was going to argue that your tips went up.
Then the second sip of coffee hit and I saw the word "dealer". WSOP - World Series of Poker. Feel free to call me stupid...I earned the title.
That is interesting. If a gambler is going to throw you a chip as a tip, it probably will not change over 10 years. That is a legitimate concern for your field. Do you raise minimum wages across the board to address it? Probably not just to address your field. Do you expect the employer to raise your salary on their own? That would depend upon the market and if they need to raise their cost of business to provide dealers. My guess is that there are more dealers than jobs, so they will not.
The Dealer's Union (Not sure if you're part of that - or much about it) probably doesn't have much leverage today with the public climate and economy.
I'm going to think on this - I don't mean to make your life a project, but it is interesting.
My wife and I are also going to Atlantic City for a little much needed get away from the ****. I'll make a point to take care of the dealers much more than I would have without reading your post.
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...Not being a huge gambler, I wasn't sure what WSOP was. The coffee really hasn't taken this Monday morning and I was thinking it was a tax ...well never mind. I was about to argue that I remember tipping 15%, then 18%, now 20-25% or I feel like a heel. With the cost of food and ******* going up, I was going to argue that your tips went up.
Plenty of these schmucks don't tip at all. They collect thousands, hundreds of thousands, sometimes millions of dollars, and just scuttle away. Chris Ferguson, Jamie Gold, and plenty others make it a point to not tip. Assholes.
Then the second sip of coffee hit and I saw the word "dealer". WSOP - World Series of Poker. Feel free to call me stupid...I earned the title.
Yer stoopid....and you smell like rutabegas.
That is interesting. If a gambler is going to throw you a chip as a tip, it probably will not change over 10 years. That is a legitimate concern for your field. Do you raise minimum wages across the board to address it? Probably not just to address your field. Do you expect the employer to raise your salary on their own? That would depend upon the market and if they need to raise their cost of business to provide dealers. My guess is that there are more dealers than jobs, so they will not.
Way more dealers than jobs. The employers don't do **** for us.
The Dealer's Union (Not sure if you're part of that - or much about it) probably doesn't have much leverage today with the public climate and economy.
If there's a Dealers Union, I've never heard of it.
I'm going to think on this - I don't mean to make your life a project, but it is interesting.
It should be your life project. After all, I'm worth it.
My wife and I are also going to Atlantic City for a little much needed get away from the ****. I'll make a point to take care of the dealers much more than I would have without reading your post.
I appreciate that. I just heard something that I'm not sure is true. I pay $100 for a 5-year gaming license in Nevada. I was recently told that NJ dealers pay $1000 a year. I'm not asking for you to address this, but if it comes up I'd like to know the truth to this. Either way, good dealers deserve to make a good living.
