Sounds a lot like extortion. --- On Tuesday, February 01, 2005 4:12 PM, Robert Munn scribed: --- > > Tipping the dealer (and everyone else down the line, by extension) is > part of organized gambling and always has been. While your roommate > has a clear and persuasive argument about the worth of his tip, he > may want to look at what is at stake. If he plans to play in > tournaments in the future, he needs to ask how far a big tip (on top > of the 3%) will go toward getting him in future tournaments. > > I don't really know anything about gambling, but it seems to me that > if the people who benefit from the tip- everyone actually running the > tournament- have any say, they might try to lock your roommate out of > future tournaments based on his conduct. Whether or not that will > have any effect on his opportunities is a different story, but he > needs to be realistic about the possibility. > > In a game where the extra tip is the norm, he is rocking the boat. > Sometimes the boat needs to be rocked, but as the one doing the > rocking he needs to be prepared to be tossed over the side. >
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