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[QUOTE="LarkMarlow, post: 1356025, member: 57665"]
On the riverboats where I play the standard practice is to toss the dealer a white chip ($1) for every pot you win. If I win a gargantuan pot I'll toss two. 
 
Those dealers work really hard and, like waiters and waitresses, count on tips because their hourly base pay isn't all that great. Also, as in a restaurant, customers who don't tip are not highly thought of by the dealers or floor staff. Even other players chastise someone who doesn't tip. When first-timers sit down, someone will tell them that they should tip. 
 
For tournaments, while the standard tip is 5% many players tip 10%. Same goes for Bad Beat Jackpots. 
 
An interesting rule is that the Floor is not allowed to accept tips because they are on salary. In June Mike and I were asked to play in the yearly Invitational which often goes into the wee hours, but the hotel was booked. One of the floor managers bent over backwards to get us a room, and quite a room that was--a suite actually.  Because I couldn't tip her, I wrote a glowing letter to HR which not only went into her file but was shared with other key higher-ups.
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