Frontdesktip.com?
 

Has anyone seen this site? They post success and failure rates on the $20 trick. Bellagio (where I'm staying next week) has a good rate (96 successes out of 113), but one post was strange. Has this happened to anyone else?

Here it is:
"I was told it was a bribe, when I laughed and said "Aww come on.. just looking for an upgrade here" the desk person walked away, went over to a radio and called security. I was escorted off property and told that next time I would be 86ed off the casnio floor for good. They didnt charge my card for the room and I had to go over to the hard rock to get a room for the week.. I was lucky to get that."

Maybe after the 112th test they got annoyed.

Ha! Could actually be true...

But I think it was an earlier post.

I didn't think it was illegal to try to bribe; just for someone to accept, depending on job/circumstances?

I think it's illegal to accept money to do something that's illegal, such as looking the other way instead of issuing a parking ticket.

In the case of something that an employee is entitled to do at their own discretion, whether it's a room upgrade or handing out extra towels, then IMHO it's an incentive, not an illegal bribe.

On the other hand, I believe that the hotel can have security throw you out for behavior that offends them but isn't strictly illegal. This might include the offense of being too obvious when offering such incentives, that is, putting the desk clerk in an awkward position.

On the other hand, the poster could've been pulling our collective leg, or maybe he was an obnoxious drunk, making a scene.

I have to say that I was going to try it, but after reading that, I might just ask politely without the "bribe".

For 'bribe' read gratuity or tip to show appreciation for a good service received. I take the original post with a 'pinch of salt' (at best)!