{"id":248952,"date":"2022-12-20T18:35:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T00:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=248952"},"modified":"2022-12-20T19:05:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T01:05:24","slug":"progressive-poker-player-tips-dealers-77k-after-1-7m-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/progressive-poker-player-tips-dealers-77k-after-1-7m-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Poker Player Tips Dealers $77K After $1.7M Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

A New Jersey gambler won nearly $1.7 million betting $5 on progressive poker at an Atlantic City casino this weekend. The lucky winner, identified only as a Monmouth County woman and \u201clongtime customer,\u201d hit a $1,681,458.40 mega jackpot at Harrah\u2019s Resort on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The win is the largest jackpot payout on a progressive poker game at a Caesars Entertainment property in Atlantic City, the company said. The pool is generated by the games located in the company\u2019s three Atlantic City casinos: Caesars; Harrah\u2019s; and Tropicana.<\/p>\n

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Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City. (Image: pressofatlanticcity.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But what happened next is the real story. The woman then tipped her dealers $77,000, according to casino officials. That\u2019s a 4.5% tip.<\/p>\n

Coincidentally, the same percentage tip was reported by a Caesars Entertainment property in Atlantic City in February 2021. In that instance, gambler Frank Nagy \u2013 also of Monmouth County \u2013 reportedly hit a $1.1 million progressive-poker jackpot at Atlantic City\u2019s Tropicana Casino. Then he tipped $50,000.<\/a><\/p>\n

Not All Lucky Gamblers Tip<\/b><\/h2>\n

While 4.5% seems like a fair tip, Casino.org<\/em>\u2019s guide to casino tipping etiquette<\/a> notes that there is no set amount to tip on a huge jackpot for a carnival game such as progressive poker. Most gambling websites suggest a tip of $10K per million, or 1 percent, though as little as .5 percent is acceptable. As a rough guideline, many poker tournaments withhold 3% from the total prize pool for the dealers to split as a tip. (However, it\u2019s also been reported by ESPN that of that 3%, only 60% \u2013 or 1.8% of the prize pool \u2013 goes to the actual dealers.)<\/p>\n

On Christmas Eve 2020, a man identified only as \u201cKevin\u201d hit what is believed to be Nevada\u2019s biggest jackpot in eight years. His $40 bet on a Megabucks progressive slot machine at Suncoast Hotel and Casino grossed him $15,491,103.27.<\/p>\n

Yet, according to various accounts from servers and onlookers, Kevin left the casino without tipping even a dollar.<\/p>\n

Not tipping on a jackpot is fairly common in casinos. As uncovered by Casino.org<\/em>\u2019s own Vital Vegas <\/em>blogger Scott Roeben,<\/a> many million-dollar jackpot winners leave no tip at all for the gaming floor staff \u2013 at least in slots, where there are no dealers. Roeben also reported a tip of $200<\/a> on a $1.1 million jackpot won on the Crazy 4 Poker progressive at Las Vegas\u2019 Golden Nugget in August 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s a reasonable tip for a $1.1 million jackpot?\u201d Roeben wrote. \u201cWe\u2019ll put it this way: It\u2019s more than $200.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A New Jersey gambler won nearly $1.7 million betting $5 on progressive poker at an Atlantic City casino this weekend. The lucky winner, identified only as a Monmouth County woman and \u201clongtime customer,\u201d hit a $1,681,458.40 mega jackpot at Harrah\u2019s Resort on Saturday. The win is the largest jackpot payout on a progressive poker game […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":248953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81885,62,83771],"tags":[25,82508,84189,84190],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nProgressive Poker Player Tips Dealers $77K After $1.7M Win - Casino.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A New Jersey gambler won nearly $1.7 million betting $5 on progressive poker at an Atlantic City casino this weekend. 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