If you gamble online, you don’t have to think about tipping. But, if you want to feel the glamour of real casino, prepare to tip employees. Lots of them depend on tips to live on their wage.

Servers and Hosts

Casino tipping is not all about the dealers. Other employees need some love too! If you’re staying in casino resort, don’t forget to tip valets and bellhops too. 5 dollars for valet and 1-2 dollars per bag is a reasonable sum for tips.

Also, tip your food service as much as you would in regular restaurant – 20 percent. For a cocktail waitress the norm is 1-2 dollars per drink. If you’re receiving comp drinks, consider giving 5-20 dollar tip outright – quality and frequency of drinks may improve a lot.

Dealers

Tip dealers every time, not only if you’re winning. Yes, if you’re winning you can afford bigger tip – but dealer is not responsible for your luck. Your tip should depend on your budget and dealer’s professionalism.

Poker dealers: Usually players tip the dealer a small bind every time they win a hand. Also, you can simply tip big at the end of that dealer’s session.

Blackjack, Craps: Better tip your dealer about 5 dollars per hour, you may upgrade it to 10 dollars if you’re generous. To give a tip just place a chip on the felt and tell dealer that’s for them. Another way to tip is make a bet on dealer’s behalf – but most dealers appreciate money more.

Roulette: It’s not appropriate to make a bet for the dealer, because the roulette favours the house. Just tip the dealer directly – you may follow the $5 per hour rule.

Slots: There’s not a lot of ways to tip anyone in slots – but, if you hit jackpot, you’ll need to deal with paperwork with an attendant. It’s appropriate to tip him/her up to 1% of your winning.

Overall, those who tip big, often get more attention from personnel and better service. Budget the tips money and be a generous tipper!

Good luck!