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Dancer's Answers We publish a brand-new video poker article from Bob Dancer every Thursday in this section. These columns are called "Dancer's Answers". Click on any of the links below for more Dancer's Answers: Bob Dancer Articles - Main Page Vicksburg Video Poker - May 8, 2008 Vicksburg, MS Video Poker - Part 2 - May 15, 2008 Vicksburg Casino Video Poker - Part 3 - May 22, 2008 Common Deuces Wild Mistakes – Juan or the Other – May 29, 2008 Figuring Out Quick Quads - June 5, 2008 Breaking Full Houses in Quick Quads - June 12, 2008 A Quick Quads Puzzler - June 19, 2008 Let’s Go Scouting - June 26, 2008 When You're Not Sure of the Game - July 3, 2008 Can it be Right to Play Hunches - July 10, 2008 Good Hearted Woman in Love With a Good Timin’ Man - July 17, 2008 One-Way Versus Two-Way Straight Penalties - July 24, 2008 Effectual versus Ineffectual Straight Penalties - July 31, 2008 Unusual Dealt Royals - August 7, 2008 Learning from a Horse Handicapper - August 14, 2008 When Bad Is Good - August 21, 2008 I Live For These Moments - August 28, 2008 Next Dancer's Answers column coming on September 4, 2008! |
Author's Note: This, along with last week's column, was originally published in Casino Player, March 1998 The Art of Tipping Slot Personnel --- Part II of III toke more heavily in my “regular” casinos. Since a few different staff members are involved each time I get a jackpot or a hopper fill, I get to know the staff and they know me. Also, you can bet the attendants gossip about which players are great tippers, and which ones are stiffs. To assume they don’t is very naïve. The better the game (percentagewise), the better the tips should be. I was teaching at a casino where they had two full-pay dollar deuces machines. These machines are worth between $20 and $30 per hour to the knowledgeable player, depending upon how fast he plays. These machines were at a bar, and the bartenders hated them because the players would come in and play for hours, drinking only coffee or mineral water, and tip very modestly, if at all. There was a lot of complaining from the staff, who could see that the players were winning. The slot director, under pressure from management because the machines were losers from the house point of view, used the employee grumbling as the excuse to take away the games. The games would have survived longer if the players had used a little more savvy about what was really going on. The slot director wanted to have “loose games”, but he couldn’t justify it in the face of losing money and employee dissatisfaction. Many of the nicer casinos have “High Roller Rooms”. In these rooms, you’ll find $5 machines (and up, up, up at some places). Frequently you’ll find an attendant taking care of the room. If you have any needs, it is that person’s job to take care of it. Whether it is to make change, call a cocktail waitress or floorperson, or even watch your machine while you take a short break, these people are truly there to serve you. Generally casinos put friendly competent people in these positions, because the high rollers are very important to the success of the casino. I usually give these people a small toke when I’m leaving. Their only job is to take care of me. I definitely want to encourage them to do a good job. Money is not the only medium of exchange when it comes to toking. I frequently get comped to nice restaurants, but rarely eat desserts. I always order the dessert “to go --- for a midnight snack”. Change attendants will fight over who gets this tip. Whatever meals they receive for free in the Employee Dining Room do not compare to whatever dessert I am bringing. The fact that I didn’t pay for it directly doesn’t seem to affect the appetites or the appreciation. Also, for high rollers, you will frequently get more opportunities for show tickets than you can possible use. These make wonderful tokes. Most change people frankly cannot afford to go to the shows at the major hotels, and they very much appreciate the opportunity. Don’t abuse this however. Casinos get suspicious when you ask for 30 tickets to see the same show, year in and year out. Bob Dancer is America's best-known video poker writer and teacher. He has a variety of "how to play better video poker" products, including the software "Video Poker for Winners," Winner's Guides, strategy cards, his autobiography Million Dollar Video Poker, and his two novels, including Sex, Lies, and Video Poker. Dancer's products may be ordered at www.bobdancer.com or by telephone at 1-800-244-2224 M-F 9-5 Pacific Time.
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Classic Dancer We republish a classic Bob Dancer article every Sunday - often these articles are updated with new insights from Bob Dancer, the master of video poker writing. Video Poker Questions and Answers - May 4, 2008 More Answers to Questions About Video Poker Machines - May 11, 2008 Losing is a Major Part of Winning at Video Poker - May 18, 2008 Video Poker VS Blackjack - May 25, 2008 The Art of Tipping Slot Personnel - Part 1 - June 1, 2008 The Art of Tipping Slot Personnel - Part 2 - June 8, 2008 Putting Your Ducks In a Row - June 15, 2008 Luck and Skill in Video Poker - June 22, 2008 Strategy Adjustments in Video Poker - June 29, 2008 One Coin vs Five Coin - July 6, 2008 Video Poker Progressives - July 13, 2008 High Pairs versus Three Cards to a Rolal in Kings or Better Joker Wild - July 20, 2008 The Double Up Feature -- Does It Ever Make Sense? - Part 1 - July 27, 2008 Doubling Up -- Does it Ever Make Sense? - Part 2 - August 3, 2008 Did I Quit at the Right Time? - August 10, 2008 Money Management: What Does and Doesn't Work - August 17, 2008 "I'm Playing The Wrong Game" and Other Video Poker Fallacies - August 24, 2008 More Classic Dancer coming Sunday August 31, 2008. |
