>Public officials are frequent recipients of bribes, but there are many classic examples of bribes that went to other parties. For instance the Pakistan cricket

>Public officials are frequent recipients of bribes, but there are many classic examples of bribes that went to other parties. For instance the Pakistan cricket spot-fixing scandal of 2010 involved athletes taking bribes from bookmakers to underperform. Yes this is the case, in majority of cases the word bribe only applies to officials of public trust, which most of the time means government. >In the case of tipping, it has been pointed out that a demonstrated willingness to tip results in the server putting your interests above those of the other customers in the restaurant. How is this any different than bribing in effect? What you are describing is a tip as opposed to a bribe above and is normal as opposed to being a crime. The biggest distinguishers are: 1. The is person already getting paid to do what you are paying them to 2. They are non-govermentment / public trust If both are true, it is a tip, not a bribe.