Wynn casino policy changes at work

Sep. 14, 2006
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THE STRIP: Wynn dealers' complaints rejected

Commissioner says tip-sharing program is legal

By HOWARD STUTZ
GAMING WIRE

Nevada's labor commissioner Wednesday rejected complaints filed by more than 100 dealers over Wynn Las Vegas' new tip pooling policy, saying the program where tips are now shared between dealers and supervisors is legal.

"Based on what we've seen, Wynn Resorts is not violating state law regarding tip pooling," Labor Commissioner Michael Tanchek said.

Tanchek said the state's Department of Business and Industry will continue to look at Wynn Las Vegas' new policy and investigate any new complaints. He also cautioned other companies about instituting a similar tip-sharing concept.

"....Pascal said dealers at the casino were some of the highest paid in the city, earning around $100,000 annually; almost $13,000 in straight wages and about $88,000 in tips. He said the tip earnings would fall to about $77,000 a year....."



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Get yourselves a real good class action lawyer and file a suit in Federal Court against Wynn Resorts. I am sure there are several Class action lawyers willing to sue the pants off of Steve Wynn inc..when they file make sure they file for an immediate cease and desist order.
 
Certainly knows how to take a stock down.....
WYNN has dropped over $10 a share since the first of the month, before all the lawyers came out.
 
The lawyers for the dealers met with with Gail Maxwell at the Labor Commissioner's office in Las Vegas on Thursdady to look for old LC decisions. The Rampart decision is missing. She says they threw it away some time ag. Strange since they have a book where the other decisions are kept. It has not been updated since 1999, however. ( The Rampart was a casino that had a identical tip policy but was later over turned about 6 months after opening).

They told Gail that it was our understanding that about 2 dozen pit managers had their base Wynn funded pay cut to $65,000/yr. from $95,000/yr. and that the other $30,000 was being covered by dealer tokes. She said, "that is illegal." She told us that Wynn did not tell them about that part of it when they went for the presentation (read that "song and dance"). I offered to send her the information that we have on this and she said, "the labor commissioner does not want to revisit this issue." She did seem sympathetic, but not really willing to help. I think she is taking orders and following them, but that's all.



Who can you turn to when you feel like your own labor department knows this is illegal but "chooses" to do nothing about it?
 
If you fight them you have to have the personal skills to also make up with them after and work real hard to keep your job, otherwise they will likely be looking for an opportunity to dump you.
 
About WYNN casino: I think it is a good idea that the bosses get a cut of the dealers tokes. This way the bosses might be more friendly to winners because they(bosses) will be hoping for a toke or tip also from the winners. They(bosses) will let the players stay and keep playing and tipping even if they suspect card counting because they(bosses) will be getting tipped also. LOL. WAY TO GO STEVE WYNN. GOOD JOB. Hopefully Steve Wynn will do it to all of casino's and not just the WYNN casino. I hope.
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About WYNN casino: I think it is a good idea that the bosses get a cut of the dealers tokes. This way the bosses might be more friendly to winners because they(bosses) will be hoping for a toke or tip also from the winners. They(bosses) will let the players stay and keep playing and tipping even if they suspect card counting because they(bosses) will be getting tipped also. LOL. WAY TO GO STEVE WYNN. GOOD JOB. Hopefully Steve Wynn will do it to all of casino's and not just the WYNN casino. I hope.
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Thanks for your help.... :confused: So I am sure that you also agree that having 600+ of your front line employees so pissed off that they hate coming into work everyday. Also those (bosses) make 250 dollars a day to come in. Also in the state of Nevada it is illegal for a (boss) to receive any part of another employees tip.

To have a boss make 250 dollars a day and make 40% of what I make is just disgusting. Why not take your (boss) and let him breathe 40% of my second hand smoke I intake on a daily basis. These guys are doing even less work then before. These bosses don't even say hi to the customers and for you to throw in a rating card they still grumble knowing they have to input a little information in there computer. You know nothing about the topic and your post is disgusting to me and a insult to every dealer that works there. I am here looking for help to fight a corporation and it now looks they I have to fight the city I work in cause they now know they are performing a illegal act but choose not to investigate it any further.
 
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I am here looking for help to fight a corporation and it now looks they I have to fight the city I work in cause they now know they are performing a illegal act but choose not to investigate it any further.
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Wake up!!!!

You live in CORPORATE AMERICA. As stated by others, you are far from the only one. Be thankful you even have a job as a dealer, unskilled labor. There are people with Bachelors and Masters degrees, as well as work experience, that have lost their jobs to some Indian or Asian less skilled counterpart, all because the upper & middle management wants to make more in bonuses and the shareholders can see cost savings on paper.

Stop b*tching and play the game. Take legal action and aim for a settlement. PERIOD.

This country is no longer about hard work, skill or ethic. It's all about reaching into the next guys pocket.

P.S. Seriously you need to forget your dealer pride. Your job is not exactly honorable, special nor especially hard. A waiter at a NYC restaurant works harder than you with almost no rights.
 
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