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by unabridged 3466 days ago
>I'm pretty sure that this is a form of Gambler's Fallacy.

Definitely. In my experience the waitstaff who most vigorously support the tipping culture are the ones who don't keep exact track of their tips and heavily overestimate their average hourly pay. They are also the ones who gamble the most on scratch-offs, keno, etc.