1976
The Ninth U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco, California ruled any tips, or tokes, that individuals give to casino dealers is a form of taxable income.
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This is when tip splitting began as the government pressured the casinos to track tips. My mom was a dealer and they sure didn’t like what was happening. Whether you brought in the tips or not, everybody got the same amount.
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Hi Dennis,
I can understand where your mom was coming from! Thanks so much for following the blog and commenting and for your kind words. Take care,
Doresa