A restructuring of how Wynn Las Vegas manages its casino soon will leave many dealers there a little lighter in the wallet.So how much to these guys make, anyway?
Starting Sept. 1, table game supervisors will share in the tips earned by dealers, a move gaming industry insiders said is unheard of along the Strip.
"This amounts to money out of my pocket to pay other employees," said one dealer, a 14-year veteran who has worked at the $2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas since it opened in April 2005.
"It will cause a lot of disgruntled dealers. You're taking frontline people and making them unhappy."
The change will cause him to lose at least $30,000 a year in tip earnings, he said.
The most controversial part of the restructuring is a change in compensation.
Pascal said that Wynn Las Vegas dealers are the highest- paid dealers in the city, averaging about $100,000 per year in salary and tip earnings. But the employees supervising dealers average about $60,000 a year in salary, Pascal said.
"Because of our property, that disparity has gotten wider," Pascal said, citing Wynn's emphasis on high-end play as one reason its dealers' tokes are larger than most Strip properties. "There was no incentive in the division to advance and grow.
"Everybody wanted to become dealers," he added.
Dealers who split tips by shifts now will share those tokes with team leaders and supervisors, who also will receive a boost in base salary.
The result, Pascal said, will be dealers earning an average of $90,000 annually while supervisors will be paid $95,000.
This could really shake up the employment scene in Las Vegas. Supervisors at other properties are going to want the same deal, and dealers won't want to lose what they've had for years, which could really create some tension on the casino floor. This will be interesting to watch, what with so much money involved.
Don't forget where all this money comes from....losers.
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