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Tell it like it is, etahannah!
My younger brother works in the gaming industry in Vegas, although he is now in management he started off as a craps dealer thirteen years ago. Dealers earn pay at minimum wage and split tips with the dealers on the shift over a 24-hour period. (In the olden days of Vegas (way before my brother started working there), casinos split tips table for table over the shift.)
Depending on the business and the money dropped on the 'toke' box ('toke' is dealer-speak for tips, paid in chips or 'tokens') his toke envelope (paid in cash the following day) averaged around $55-$70. (All reportable to the Infernal Revenue Service; he had to keep good logs.) There were days like major holiday weekends, Super Bowl Sunday or a major prizefight where the toke envelope was well over $200, but those were few and far between.
Having lived in Vegas myself, I'm always making sure to tip generously, based on the quality of the service.
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