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4. Tips are the grease that lubricate the gears of Las Vegas casinos. Seasoned gamblers know “toking,” or tipping, is a great way to not only thank dealers for their stellar service, but they also ensure a dealer will watch your back (and your bets) during your play so you’ll get the most from your visit to the tables.

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The first article I ever wrote for a gambling periodical was on dealer tips. I wrote it in October 1980, for Rouge Et Noir News, and later included the article in my book, Blackbelt in Blackjack, as Chapter 12: Toking Guidelines.
Now I don’t expect every card counter on earth to have read my book, and I sure don’t expect many to have read an issue of Rouge Et Noir News that’s now more than 10 years old. But it kills me that so many otherwise intelligent blackjack players still don’t understand the mathematics of toking.
Let’s acknowledge that blackjack dealers make their living from tokes. If they don’t get tokes, they starve. If you like a dealer and you win any sizable amount of money, you should toke as a matter of common courtesy, just as you’d toke a waitress or the valet who parks your car. In general, try to size your tips so that they add up, over time, to a fixed small percentage of the expected value from your play.

I've known low-stakes card counters who were trying to go pro who realized they were tipping the dealer almost their full ev. Bad way to go pro.

Bad Reasons to Tip the Dealer

The reason for this article is that many card counters have this weird view of toking. They see it as part of their playing strategy. The usual belief is that by toking the dealer, the player can buy a more profitable card counting game for himself. The way I hear it most often, the player says something like, “The count was through the roof and the dealer was about to shuffle. So I matched my $50 bet with a $5 bet for the dealer to get another round.”
Exactly how stupid this strategy is depends to some extent on the precise definition of “through the roof.” But the fact remains that this is an ignorant ploy. Even in the most deeply dealt single-deck blackjack games, the player will almost never see a 10% advantage. With a common, level-one card counting system, and Las Vegas Strip rules, a 10% advantage would correspond to a true count per deck of about +20.
If you did have this theoretical 10% advantage, however, with a $50 bet on the table you would expect to win about $5, which is 10% of your bet. Of course, it’s impossible to win exactly $5 on one $50 bet at blackjack. Your real world possibilities on this hand are to lose $50, to win $50, to push, to win $75 (with a blackjack), or to win or lose $100 or more (with pair splits and/or double-downs— though these wins/losses require an additional investment on your part over and above your initial $50).

Over the long haul, however, if you tally up all of the results from your $50 bets with a 10% advantage, you’ll show a win rate of about $5 for every $50 bet. That’s what a 10% advantage is. So, if you’re betting $5 for the dealer to deal this hand, you’re giving him all of your potential profit. You’re wasting your time playing the hand and risking negative bankroll fluctuations for no expected profit whatsoever.
The sad fact is that card counters who try to buy deeper penetration from a dealer with tokes are rarely in 10% advantage situations. More often than not, a high count will indicate a player advantage between 1% and 3%, depending on the game. Toking from $1 to $3 for every $100 bet gives you the same break-even expectation, because you’re virtually handing your total potential profit to the dealer. Most players who toke to get an extra round are often giving the dealer more than their expectation.
Toking to get an extra round almost never makes sense. Even if you are a black chip player, willing to give up a small percentage of a potential win to a dealer, you can’t insult the dealer by betting 50¢ for him when you’ve got a couple hundred dollars bet for yourself.
Furthermore, how often do your tokes actually achieve the purpose of getting an extra round? Many dealers would not comprehend that you’re trying to buy an extra round, because they don’t know you’re a card counter, they don’t know the count is high, and they don’t assume that a bet for them means “deal one more round.” You have to further reduce your expectation when the dealer innocently shuffles away the extra round you thought you were purchasing.
Or, are you going to be a real boor and pull back your bet, including the dealer’s toke, when he shuffles the cards? An amateur move like this will get you real far as a card counter. You might as well hang a picture of Ken Uston around your neck.

Tipping the Dealer for Tells

Then there are players who toke for tells, and believe that by throwing money at a dealer, the dealer will “help” them play their hands. Let’s say you’re playing in one of the few remaining casinos where dealers still peek under 10’s. And, let’s say you actually have found a dealer who’s crooked enough to play your hand for you if you’ve got a bet out for him. What’s it worth to you?
If it goes on for any length of time, you’ll probably get a free trip to the Nevada State Penitentiary, after the eye-in-the-sky video of your playing session gets shown in court. Working in collusion with a casino dealer is a felony in Nevada, with a minimum sentence of one year in prison.

When Tipping the Dealer Pays

Tipping the dealer can pay off in particular circumstances. If you're a shuffle tracker, for example, you can often buy the cut card by putting out a bet with a tip for the dealer as she's finishing the shuffle. In that circumstance, you're paying for a big advantage through an entire slug, not just one hand.

Tipping is also good camouflage if you play at the highest stakes, if you don't overpay. Again, make sure that your overall tipping remains a small percentage of your overall ev.

Just remember, the truth of the matter is that the majority of players who toke for favors get nothing. And although many players may be unaware of the law in Nevada (at least, this would be their defense in court), dealers are not. Toking a blackjack dealer in order to get a more profitable game is like giving a waiter a buck and hoping he’ll steal some desert from the kitchen so you don’t have to pay for it.
The only thing a blackjack dealer is “selling” is a friendly game, carefully dealt, according to house rules and procedures. If that’s what he delivers, you toke according to your means.
Send 10% of all the money you save in stupid tokes after reading this column to The Bishop. ♠

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Every visit to Las Vegas can become an educational experience for gamblers.

Whether you’re trying a new game for the first time, hitting a casino you’ve never been to before, or diving deep into Sin City’s history, you’ll definitely learn something new whenever you’re here.

And one of the most common lessons learned in Las Vegas concerns the various slang terms used by gamblers and casino staff when the games get underway. After nearly nine decades offering an oasis of legalized gambling for all Americans to enjoy, Las Vegas has developed a language all its own.

As a lifelong Las Vegas local, colloquial phrases like this have become embedded in my brain, so much so that I barely notice them any longer. But when I spent some time taking a few pals from out of town on a tour of my favorite gambling halls, I struggled with expressing myself in ways they could easily interpret. For a while there, my buddies even thought I was making a few of the slang terms up on the fly.

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That experience made me realize just how much I take my “insider” info for granted living in here. With that in mind, I figured putting together a full glossary of commonly used casino gambling phrases might help visitors feel more comfortable during their next trip to Las Vegas.

86’d (or Eighty-Sixed) – A term used to describe property bans handed out to cheats, excessive drunks, and other undesirable patrons. If you’ve been directed to avoid entering all Caesars Entertainment properties, for example, you’ve just been 86’d.

The origins of this phrase are quite murky, but most people believe that the 86 stems from Sin City’s days as a haven for mobsters, most of whom had no reservations about driving victims 8 miles out into the desert, before burying them 6 feet under the sand.

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Action – A term with many meanings, action is typically used to describe any pending wager (i.e. “You placed the chip forward sir, so that bet will be considered action win or lose.”) Gamblers also speak about staying “in action” when referring to getting back in the game. A table game with many people placing large bets is also said to have a lot of action.

Aggregate Limit – Casinos use aggregate limits to put a cap on their liability within any given game or wager. In the case of a 1,000 to 1 bonus jackpot on a game like Let It Ride, for example, the aggregate limit might be set at $100,000. In this case, a player betting $100 on the bonus would win the full share, but if two or more players do so successfully, they’d be forced to split the aggregate limit amount evenly amongst themselves.

All-In – In a poker game with no betting limits, such as No Limit Texas Hold’em, going all-in refers to the act of wagering every chip you have in play.

Ante – The initial bet required to enter a table game like blackjack or baccarat. Alternatively, at the poker table, an ante is any forced bet all players must contribute before the cards can be dealt.

Bankroll – The money a gambler keeps on hand at all times, usually separate from their non-gambling spending money, to use on the tables, machines, or sportsbook.

Bad Beat – Typically used in poker, a bad beat refers to any loss in which the losing player had a higher probability of winning than their opponent. Holding pocket Aces only to lose to an inferior pocket pair like 5-5 would be deemed a bad beat. Similarly, holding a 20 in blackjack only to see the dealer run out five cards to make 21 would be a bad beat.

Beard – When somebody has been 86’d from the casino or sportsbook, they often resort to using a “beard” – or a trusted third party who places bets on their behalf – to stay in the action.

Burn Card – In games like poker or blackjack, the burn card is any card taken from the top of the deck and placed face down before the actual card in play is dealt.

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By burning a card before revealing the next one, players and dealers alike ensure that a stacked deck won’t work in the cheater’s favor.

Capping – This term has two meanings, the first of which is simply short for “handicapping,” or the process of picking winners at the sportsbook. Another use for capping involves an act of cheating in which players attempt to “cap” a winning bet with additional chips to increase their payout.

Carpet Joint – Taken from the pre-1950s era when Las Vegas gambling halls had wooden floors sprinkled with sawdust. In 1951, Benny Binion opted to install plush carpet throughout his Horseshoe casino, creating the city’s first carpet joint, in hopes that the luxurious trappings would help to attract high-rollers.

In modern times, a carpet joint typically refers to the ultra-chic 5-star luxury casinos that cater to high-rollers.

Chalk – Whichever side is favored to win a sports bet is often referred to as the chalk.

Check (or Cheque) – As a noun, check or cheque refers to the casino chips used in lieu of cash. As a verb, to check is an action taken at the poker table in which the player declines his option to place the first bet.

Cold Call – At the poker table, cold-calling refers to the act of calling a raise when you haven’t made an initial bet. In other words, when one player in front of you bets, and a second player raises, calling the raise is considered a cold call.

Color Up – Whenever a player or dealer exchanges smaller denomination chips for higher denomination chips of a different color, they’ve colored up. You might slide the dealer a stack of 20 red $5 chips to color up for a single black $100 chip.

Comp – As a noun, a comp is short for “complimentary” and refers to any freebie handed out by the house to reward regular play.

As a verb, to comp is the act of distributing these perks to the player.

Credit – A term used on gaming machines, such as video poker and slot machine games as a substitute for coin denominations. If you slide a $100 bill into a $0.25 video poker machine, you’ll start the game with 400 credits.

Crossfire – A term referring to the small talk made by dealers, either with fellow staff members of players at the table. Often, a dealer mistake will be made in the midst of an intense bout of crossfire which causes them to become distracted.

Croupier – The French word for “dealer,” a croupier is typically found spinning the wheel in the French table game roulette.

Cut Card – In games where a deck of cards, or a shoe containing multiple decks, is used, the dealer uses a special card to cut them after a shuffle. From there, the dealer slides their cut card on the bottom of the deck to prevent players from seeing it when the deck is lifted off the felt.

Dark – As a noun, a dark bet refers to any bet (typically in poker) made before seeing one’s starting hands and/or the community cards. As a verb, dark betting refers to the same action.

Dime – Shorthand for any wager equal to $1,000.

Dirty Stack – Any stack of chips which contains one or more off-colored chips.

Dollar – Shorthand for any wager equal to $100

Double Down – A play used in blackjack, typically on 10 or 11 value starting hands, wherein the player adds a second wager equal to their original wager. From there, the dealer gives the double down player one more card, with winning hands receiving the full 2x payout.

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Double Up – Any successful bet which pays out at even money odds to produce a 2x payout. In poker, a player who goes all-in and wins a matching amount from their opponent has doubled up.

In video poker, many machines offer a Double Up side game after winners which allows the player to choose a high card at random in hopes of doubling their initial profit.

Down – Shorthand for the shifts, usually 30 minutes in duration, where a dealer is tasked with running a certain table. If your favorite dealer isn’t at this particular table, waiting a down or two will usually bring them by in short order.

Drop – In casino gambling, the drop refers to any chips collected by the casino after player losses.

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Edge – Shorthand for any advantage held during a gambling game. In its most common usage, the house edge refers to the inherent advantage offered to the casino based on a game or wager’s win probability vis a vis its payout. Card counters in blackjack are capable of nullifying the house’s edge, lending themselves a rare player edge in the process.

Even Money – Any payout which is exactly equal to the amount wagered.

Blackjack bets are always paid out at even money, as are the Player bet in blackjack, the “outside” (Red or Black, Odd or Even, Low or High) bets in roulette, and the minimum payable hand in most forms of video poker.

Eye in the Sky – This term refers to the network of overhead security cameras which are trained on the gaming floor at all times. When the floor staff wants to scrutinize a suspected cheater’s playing habits, they’ll call on security staff to use the eye in the sky.

Conclusion

That does it for the A – E segment of my casino gambling glossary, but be sure to check back with the F – M and N – Z pages as well to complete your education. The world of Las Vegas slang can be a bit difficult to wrap your mind around at first glance, but once you’ve studied this three-part glossary, you’ll be betting like a “reg” (that’s clearly short for regular) in no time flat.