BleedDodgerBlue said:
they aren't looking for a tip. no dealers keep their own tips for table games anywhere except poker. and if you think they care about a 20 dollar tip put into a toke box and split among 100 people after the hosts and pit get their take you are mistaken....
as to the morality of it, thats for you guys to debate
I know this is beside the point, but there are a couple casinos in Reno where the dealers keep their own tips. I think the Cal-neva or something...
The closest thing I have had to such a moral dilemma is where a BJ dealer would pay me out even if I pushed etc. This usually happens at cheaper casinos with less experienced/intelligent dealers. Slightly more often a craps dealer might lose track of a chip of mine and payout when he shouldn't etc.
My rationale for not saying anything in most cases, is by the time I realzie the error it would grind the game to a halt if i mentioned it. I figure they will make more in the long run if the game moves quickly, than if we fixed the one bet I won in error. At least I tell myself that... but seriously I just consider getting occasionally lucky part of the flow of the game.
As for a serious repeated mistake by a blackjack dealer, I would have too much Catholic Guilt to keep a straight face. I might not want to ruin it for the rest of the players at the table, so I would just lower my bet so I could feel better that I didn't "steal" as much.
For some reason a line error at a sportsbook or mistake by a retail store, falls under some other moral rubric, and I wouldn't take advantage of it. Again... Catholic guilt.
I guess it's all about living by a moral code that allows you to sleep at night. :mj18: