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State
regulator won't challenge tip-pooling
Las Vegas Sun •
Thursday, August 5, 1999
GAMING BRIEFS
RESORT AT SUMMERLIN
State regulator
won't challenge tip-pooling
The
Nevada Labor Commission has decided not to challenge tip-pooling
practices at the new Resort at Summerlin, stating that it believes
the resort is in full compliance with State law. The
commission began a preliminary investigation into the matter at
the request of the Nevada Casino Dealers Association. The
Association is challenging the resort's establishment of a
"casino host" position, which encompasses the positions
of dealer and floorman, and the practice of pooling tips among
these employees. In letters to the commission and the Gaming
Control Board, he association claimed the Resort was able to pay
management lower pay through the practice and was this subsidizing
management at dealer's expense. In a reply letter to association
vice president Jack Lipsman, acting Commissioner Gail Maxwell said
she believed "the Resort at Summerlin is not in
violation" of State law.
"From my investigation and legal research, it appears that an
employer of at-will
employees may require and establish tip-pooling," Maxwell
wrote.
The Resort has said the casino host position allows employees to
move along a
career path more quickly. It has also pointed out that the pay for
such positions
exceeds the average dealer pay on the Strip.
Gaming Control Board Chairman Steve DuCharme has said he believes
the
practice is not in violation of gaming regulations.
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