Today,
I’d like to take the opportunity to tell one of my favorite Craps stories, as
it involves tipping. I’d also like to
let you know that the new book, “The ABC’s of Craps,” is now available on
iTunes (as are all my other eBooks). But
there’s a coupon below. But ya gotta
read the story, first…
A
business acquaintance (let’s call him “Sam”) met up with me and a few other
colleagues and proceeded to take up to Mandalay Bay for a fantastic gourmet
dinner. The entire time Sam told us that
everything was gratis, on the house, as he was a “known commodity” here (a high
roller). Afterwards, we went to shoot
Craps, and he proved his point by playing nothing but black and yellow ($100
and $500 chips) with a few greens ($25) for the hardways. Even though I had just received a promotion
and a raise, it was all I could do at the time to make the $15 minimum at the
table. I played conservatively, making
my meager bankroll last.
It
didn’t help that we were at a chilly table.
Sam was getting agitated, as he pushed whenever he won, only to see
anything resembling a win evaporate quickly.
His agitation increased when the dealers became sloppy in their chip
handling and inattentive to his continual betting the one-roll center bets, all
the numbers, anything to recoup his losses.
They were distracted no doubt by two of his co-workers who were younger,
bustier, and less clothed than we older gents.
After
about 45 minutes Sam had had about enough, and decided to “reward” the boys for
their “hard” work. “Watch this,” Sam
said, as he called out, “Half and half on the yo,” and tossed two green chips
to the stickman. This meant that both he
and the dealers had $25 each on the next roll, shooting for an 11.
And
the 11 hit, paying off at 16 for 1.
Normally,
dealers pick up their tip bets as soon as the “winner” call is made, but once
again they lagged…long enough for Sam to shout, “Push it – let it ride.” Sam knew that he’d screw the boys good, as
the odds of the shooter rolling an 11 again were slim. Instead of $375 in tips,
they’d get zero.
Of
course, the 11 hit again. This time, the
dealers were too quick for Sam’s “Let it ride” call, and diverted their
winnings – more than $5,600 – to the boxman for safekeeping.
Sam
did get some measure of revenge, as his bet was still out there, and the
dealers left it. And 11 hit again,
making Sam’s take a cool $84,000 and change.
I was flabbergasted…and even more so when Sam took his winnings to the
cashier’s cage and announced he wanted to pay off, “part of his marker.”
Yeah
- even after his big win, he still owed the casino a few thousand more. He never said exactly how much more, but I
finally understood why dinner was free.
And
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