Oh dear. The recession seems to have hit the state of Missouri so hard that the senate believes that casinos should do everything they can to enable hungry gamblers to get their hands on food and drink. The Senate approved the first round of a bill that will enable gamblers to use their gambling tokens in order to buy food and drink. Up until now, the law prohibited the exchange of game tokens or chips for food or drinks, but all this is about to change if the bill is passed. It’s not only hungry gamblers who are going to benefit. I read that Sen. Jim Lembke, the guy pushing the bill, said that casino employees would also get more tips this way. Niiiiice, Missouri!
So talking about tipping casino staff, here’s one I heard about a blackjack dealer and a player with a thirteen count in his hand. The pair were arguing about whether or not it was appropriate to tip the dealer. The player said: “When I get bad cards, it’s not the dealer’s fault. Accordingly, when I get good cards, the dealer obviously had nothing to do with it, so why should I tip him? The dealer replied: “When you eat out do you tip the waiter?” “Yes,” said the player. “Well then, he serves you food, I’m serving you cards so you should tip me.”
The player thought for a moment and then said: “Ok, but the waiter gives me what I ask for… I’ll take an eight!”