Tipping Guide for Las Vegas

Tipping Customs for Las Vegas

Whenever a person or group is given good service in Las Vegas, it is customarily to award the person giving the good service a gratuity (tip). On the contrary if you or your group receives poor service, we suggest contacting immediately the most important authority figure in the establishment where the poor service took place. At the time of the poor service, and explain calmly and congenially what is the problem.

Constantly, readers ask Insider Viewpoint of Las Vegas what is the appropriate tip to leave for quality service in and around Las Vegas. On the surface this might be an easy question but many elements’ figures into the equation. We have broken tipping into two categories. Obviously, the charts below are just guidelines, and impeccable service would receive a higher tip. First category is for people visiting or living in Las Vegas and is paying for all their own expenses. Second category created is for the "High Roller" or people who are receiving full comps from the casino.

Since many millionaires and billionaires come to Las Vegas to play, the information below would probably embarrass themselves to leave such a small tip. Remember that Las Vegas is the city where gamblers have given cocktail waitresses cars, $10,000.00 chips and houses as a tip for bringing drinks.

Occupation	Standard Tip	High Roller - Comp Players
Cocktail Waitresses - Casino	$1.00 per round, parties of one or two	$5.00 per round, parties of one or two
Bartenders	$1.00 per round, parties of one or two	$5.00 per round, parties of one or two
Dealers	Place a bet, $2.00 - $10.00 during your play.	Place a bet, $25.00 - $100.00 during your play.
Slot attendants, Keno Runners, Change Person	$1.00 - $5.00 during your play, more if you hit a jackpot	$10.00 - $25.00 during your play, more if you hit a jackpot
Cocktail Waitresses - Restaurants	15% -- 20% of check	20% -- 30% of check
Hotel Bellmen	$1.00 - $2.00 per bag, more for heavier or oversized bags.	$3.00 - $5.00 per bag, more for heavier or oversized bags.
Room Service Personnel	15% -- 20% of check	20% -- 30% of check
Maids	$1.00 per night, place in envelope at end of stay marked for Maid	$5.00 per night, place in envelope at end of stay marked for Maid
Taxi Drivers	minimum of $2.00. Very Short rides, helpful information, assistance with luggage, difficult route would receive more	minimum of $5.00. Very Short rides, helpful information, assistance with luggage, difficult route would receive more
Limo Drivers	minimum of $5.00. Very Short rides, helpful information, assistance with luggage, difficult route would receive more	minimum of $10.00. Very Short rides, helpful information, assistance with luggage, difficult route would receive more
Valet	$1.00 - $2.00 (More if you have an expensive car or want up front service)	$5.00 - $20.00 (More if you have an expensive car or want up front service)
Wine Steward	15% -- 20% of wine bill	20% -- 30% of wine bill

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