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Tipping the person that runs a sports pool?

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Joe Strummer

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I'm only in one Super Bowl pool --
I've never won.
My partner + I were wondering -
"how much do you tip, if you win ?"
10 % .......was our first thought.
........what's your thinking ?
 
If I win a quarter, i do not tip at all. If I win the final score (which is usually the largest payout) I will tip the buy-in to the organizer. So if the pool was $10 / square, I will tip $10.
 

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Joe Strummer said:
I'm only in one Super Bowl pool --
I've never won.
My partner + I were wondering -
"how much do you tip, if you win ?"
10 % .......was our first thought.
........what's your thinking ?
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Are you talking about a pool at a casino or like an office pool?
 
If it's a 100% payback pool, then 10% is good. If they take out $ or give themselves free squares, then I give zero tip.
 
Our 100 square pools are usually from a bar, so I tip nothing. They run the pool which in turn draws in the customers. Win/win.
 
Till this day I have NEVeR heard of anyone thinking about/talking about tipping on a SB pool.

I guess if it was a bar pool and I liked the bartender who is doing the heavy lifting I would likely give a bonus tip to that person if I
hit the big one.

LOL tipping..
 
I work in a factory that is a mile and a half from end to end. It's not easy for the seller to go all over the place collecting for the 100 square board. Therefore I think a tip is necessary. If it's a small office pool, maybe not.
 
I think this is a tough crowd ?........but I'm listening.....
Yes, it's a buddy running it --- he throws a happy hour free party
when the numbers get picked.
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I am of the mindset that if you win (big winner, not second/third place) a sports pool you should give the person that ran it a little something (10% or so) for their effort. I run 4 pools a year and I would say that on average 1 in 4 does give me something. I don't get upset when someone doesn't and appreciate the gesture when they do. So here, among a bunch of gamblers, what do you think?
 
I always send a thank-you note and a $20 gift card as a thank-you to the friend/coworker who runs our weekly workplace NFL pool, even in a losing season.

Not a "big-spenders" pool by any means at just $3 per week entry. $50 bucks to the weekly winner; $100 to leader after week 9; $100 to leader at season's end.
I believe it takes a lot of their time to organize everyone's picks, remind people who forgot to get their picks in, etc.

Also, we have a tradition that upon winning a second week the winner brings doughnuts, cupcakes, etc. for all those in the office.

RICHARD
 
mrem3200 said:
I am of the mindset that if you win (big winner, not second/third place) a sports pool you should give the person that ran it a little something (10% or so) for their effort. I run 4 pools a year and I would say that on average 1 in 4 does give me something. I don't get upset when someone doesn't and appreciate the gesture when they do. So here, among a bunch of gamblers, what do you think?
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I always give at least ten percent of my football pool wins to the organizer, unless it's a very small win. eg: If $200, I tip $20. If I win $30 to $60, I'll tip $5. If it's like $20, then $2 or $3 would be awkward, and $5.00 would be an overly large chunk.
It's not always expected, but always appreciated.
Happy New Year and many wins in 2017 from
SteveAC01
 
As a person who ran a football pool for a few years you should tip a little if you win. Even though there are computers and email it's still work putting it all together and chasing people down for picks etc.
 
There definitely is no consensus. A few years ago I won the final and another quarter of the SB box pool. I offered the guy running it a little something and he said he never accepts tips. He had been offered them previously.

3 years ago I won the season and 2 individual weeks in an NFL pick em pool. I offered the woman running it a few bucks (it is a small pool I won around $200-$300 and I gave her $25 or $30) that was the first time in 8 years running the pool that she was offered anything.

This year in the same pick em pool I won the season and 3 individual weeks, won $475 and gave her $40. That was the second time she was offered anything.
 
Ran a $10 pool at work for a few years.100 square type and I paid my own squares.Just too much trouble (Updating who is paid and everyone getting copies of sheets) and no tip from the big end of game winners..It's like non-gamblers who join these things and win have no clue..Same people who ask me about every Vegas or AC trip did I win or lose..None of your F'n business.It's never did you have a good vaca? Non -gamblers are just too straight for me to deal with anymore in work pools.
 
I ran the pools at work for 20 years. I never took a dime off of the top, and I never expected a tip. It's a good thing, too......the only tip I ever got was a soda!
 
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