In fact she hardly said anything at all to the players!
In fact I know so because she and I both worked at another casino where I was a floor supervisor and she dealt (we both deal at the casino where we are now) and she didn’t do anything special. Is she doing something so completely different than what I do? I hardly think so. She has done this dozens and dozens of times.
One Asian female dealer where I work regularly does $200 or more a night in tips. If you are a female you will do well, if you are an Asian male you will also do well, if you are an Asian female you will do even better, if you are a BEAUTIFUL Asian female you have hit the jackpot! If you are a white male like me well good luck to you buddy because you are going to need it!! So I must disagree with you when you say 'Keeping one’s own tips is an incentive for good service, which benefits everybody.' Here is what typically happens when dealers are allowed to 'keep their own' at least in Washington in the Seattle-Tacoma area. In an earlier column you expressed the opinion that dealers should be allowed to keep their own tips.