Wednesday, August 19, 2009

to share tokes or to not share tokes?

The latest in the ongoing saga of the Wynn Las Vegas tip-pooling situation. From Las Vegas Review Journal:

THE STRIP: Wynn tip debate continues
In testimony, dealers argue that policy breaks state labor laws
By ARNOLD M. KNIGHTLY

Dividing dealers' tips only among dealers was an industry standard until Wynn Las Vegas changed its policy to include table-game supervisors, a Wynn dealer testified Tuesday before the state labor commissioner.

The dealer, Josephine Tang, who was a dealer at the Luxor, the former Aladdin, and the Gold Coast before joining Wynn in April 2005, was unable to say definitively during testimony how much her pay has declined since the new policy widening the tip pool to include floor supervisors, called casino service team leads, was implemented nearly three years ago.
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