When Steve Wynn makes a change, people listen and people follow.
So when it’s something as controversial as sharing dealer tips, many dealers are upset at a possible upcoming trend that may spread to other casinos.
At his Wynn Las Vegas casino, table dealers will soon have to share their tips with pit bosses and floor managers.
Wynn released a memo earlier this week comparing dealers with waitstaff, saying it’s a team effort and everyone will now share as of Sept. 1. Sharing will reduce a dealer’s payday by 10 to 20 percent.
Want to complain? Competition is so great for dealer positions, that dealers disagreeing with Wynn’s new policy are allegedly being suspended or fired.
With daily dealer tokes reaching upwards of $500/day and therefore earning more than their managers, this could be Wynn’s way at solving the pay disparity. When supervisors could be making more money dealing, there wasn’t much demand for managing.
Wynn dealers are tipped more than any other casino, Vegas or otherwise.