[dogma1138]

Tipping is very dependent on the local customs, tipping a waiter in Germany for example (especially in the more rural areas, or traditional restaurants) will be somewhere between unexpected to outright insulting.

Tipping dealers in UK casinos is actually forbidden by the 'Gaming Board' (gambling commission) to discourage "cheating" since they believe that if dealers might get a cut of the winnings they might be inclined to stack the odds in the player's favor.

[shawabawa3]

> Tipping dealers in UK casinos is actually forbidden by the 'Gaming Board' (gambling commission) to discourage "cheating" since they believe that if dealers might get a cut of the winnings they might be inclined to stack the odds in the player's favor.

Are you sure about this? I've played poker in UK casinos where tipping was very common

[dogma1138]

Yes there are games in which you cannot tip, in all others the tip doesn't go directly to the dealer and there is an official process to distribute it, and even that's is restricted.

"Licence condition 10.1.1 Tipping – personal licence holders All non-remote casino operating licences 1 Licensees must only permit tipping of staff holding personal licences where a tronc system is operated; that is to say, where all tips are pooled and distributed amongst the employees concerned. A separate tronc may be operated for each of a number of categories of licensed staff."

http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/pdf/Latest-LCCP-and-Ext...

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/nimmanual/nim02941.htm

Edit:

It's seems that all tipping was universally disallowed until 2005 (haven't been in a UK casino for about 10 years)

"In the rest of the world, tipping the dealer for success is the norm. In Britain it has become legal (on implementation of the 2005 Gaming Act) and now it is acceptable. It is still however not as commonplace as in other places in Europe or America."

Beyond that it's subject to the 2005 gaming act and the tornc and personal license holders schemes.

[sean-duffy]

In horse racing however, it is polite to tip when collecting your winnings. This applies if you're actually at the race, not sure if it's different in betting shops.

[Cass]

Wait, what? In Germany, you're expected to tip your waiter ten percent for good service. Not tipping is only done for terrible service. Including in rural and traditional areas.

Sourse: German in a rural and traditional area

[davidw]

In Austria, a small tip (keep the change, basically) seemed pretty normal, whereas almost no one tips in Italy.