Dealers break out of your old mold and feel free to become a professional. Dealing may just be a job to you but consider making it a profession!I wrote about the players with bad attitudes but there is also the other side of the table. Many dealers that I have worked with have had attitudes that a portion of the pot was owed to them because they delivered it. Many of these dealers are terrible tippers themselves. They are , as most of the players are, non professionals. I do believe that it is not the amount of time you put in but the knowledge, finesse & attitude you bring to the table. Some dealers are good at it and some dealers just pass out the cards. I think that dealers should be rewarded (tipped) or toked for their professionalism and the control of the game and protection of the players. If a dealer is argumentative and doesn't say thank you after a tip, I get up from the table or stiff the dealer. If I get lucky, I would rather save up my tips and over tip the good dealers. In a perfect world this would happen.
To these dealers, if I could speak to them, I say; Leave your attitudes at home when you come to work. Keep your head down and deal, say thank you every time you make a toke and look that person in the eye. If you make your living from tips then you should have the attitude that every player there is paying your rent. Also in these times, be thankful that you have a job where you make cash everyday. Some people don't have this luxury and have to wait two weeks to get paid. Dealers have good jobs in general. Learn to take the good with the bad but don't let your players cross the line. Good contol keeps the game pleassant and fair for everyone. Call your floorman when you see a problem arising and let them take the heat.
I have gone through the births of three children and raised them on a poker dealers salary. Living and working in resort towns all over California, Nevada and Arizona, I have been called a vagabond dealer. The truth is that the action changes and you go where the money is. I went trough divorces and was able to move to a new area in casinos all over the country. When I first started their were not that many choices of places to deal poker. Now there is and I am thankful for the profession that got my kids through high school and one with a college degree. My kids are happy and I am grateful for the education that I recieved in the casino business, through all these years.







