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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
It depends on the restaurant. Tip pooling is legal, but only among tipped employees. Some people say that tips are shared with the kitchen and bussing staff, but that is illegal according to Federal law.
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Just because it's illegal doesn't mean they don't do it. At Gator's Dockside, all tips that are on debit/credit cards get pooled by wait staff, bartenders, hosts, and kitchen staff for the shift.
Give your wait staff their tip in cash, and make sure to hand it to them personally. Otherwise - it'll be pooled.