Haven't had the time to read this all but I live here in LV and some restaurants "require" (they add it automatically to your bill) a 20% tip for parties of 10(?) or more by notifying you of such on the menu.
Las Vegas is a Tipping Town and has become somewhat automatic and expected
15% no matter how shitty the service was.
20% if has been good enough.
Regarding these high priced, bottle service, clubs in which you pay $700 to $900 (and up) for the bottle of booze, mix, ice, and glassware .....
For a nice night at a nice nightclub on the Strip for a group of four or more, you should expect a bill of $1,200 .
I've spent time with a party of six (6) and that bill was a bit over $2,400 without the tip.
There were two (2) ladies that set us up and kept us supplied with ice, napkins and other cocktail necessities.
It appeared to me that they were providing similar service to three other tables, two of which consisted of three couples each and another which appeared to have 'visitors' paying homage to a Mafia Don on an individual basis, have a couple of shots of some high end liquor and get up and make way for the following greeting guido.
I would assume that each table had a bill similar to ours (the heavy-dude table bill had to be considerably higher as there were at least 8 open bottles on that layout), so I would be safe in assuming that those four (4) tables took in over $10,000 that evening (and many Strip night-clubers say that this is a very low estimate).
So, based on the 15% tip idea, those two cocktail servers expected to make $750 each that night. Good salary for one night's work but it also had to be split with the other room employees in accordance with that night-clubs tip-splitting policy.
The individual who paid our bill had no problem tipping 15%. Actually he tipped more like 20, but I've been told by many LV night clubbers that they never tip anything over a hundred no matter what the bill may be and they still manage to get inside and treated properly.
I gotta add that any club I've been to that offered bottle service, would not accept your table reservation without first obtaining your approved credit card and informing you that there would be a minimum charge regardless of how many bottles you ordered.
In the case of a Rehab "lounge" reservation (actually a reservation for a poolside tent), you were initially charged a fee of $1,200 to $2,400 and you had to use it or lose it. (As told to me by friends who have been attending Rehab on Summer Sundays these past few years.) Those charges to your credit card did not include the tip, which you had to add prior to getting your card back from one of the smiling attendants.
For real interesting shit ..... someone should tell us GetBiggers the factual stories about the night club door guys who decide who gets in and who stays out.
The IRS and the FBI are presently involved in that top income producing job. And that investigation has been going on for a good long time now.
If you come to LV looking for a damn good job .... tell the Interviewer that you have a great "standing in line" background.
Casino dealers are making 40% fewer tips this year and some valet operations are no longer in operation, but "line checkers" are living the life of luxury...... so I've been told.
In fact that guy in the next booth over who was receiving tons of respect on a rotating basis was probably the "front door greeter" in that next nightclub right down the Strip a bit.
Tipping in LV...... You ain't in Kansas no more, Dorthy!
