Originally Posted by
Rob.Singer
There is no "positive ev" method to tipping casino handpays or cashiers. You tip, you lose. Simple as pie. Anyone who believes tipping will get your hand pays quicker so you can supposedly hammer away at some theoretically positive play faster is delusional.
The bottom line is, anyone stupid enough to leave a tip to employees who bring your cash and tax forms because they're simply doing the job they're being paid to do, is far too weak a person to be playing for a profit in the first place. Too many players piss away their edge by tipping, and the ONLY reason they tip is because of intimidation. Poor babies are sooo worried about what the floor people might be thinking about them....Better they worry about the IRS coming after them for claiming falsely that they have lost as much as they have won in their tax filings. Then again, the AMT might get them, or their AGI could bite them in the ass. Internet gambling bravados never mention this stuff.