I recently read in the Review-Journal (May 23) that Sunset Station has a notice of redemption for all $1, $2, $5, $10, and $25 tokens for December 1, 2016. While I realize that leaves $100 and $500 tokens, as a locals casino I doubt they are used as much. Does this mean that Sunset is closing at the end of the year? Becoming a 'slots-only' place? Or are they simply replacing pretty much every token they use?

I'm curious about using a prepaid Visa or MasterCard at Las Vegas hotels. I know that prepaid cards purchased at retail outlets don't show names on them, but both my cards have the name imprinted, so they look just like regular credit cards. I recently prepaid for the MGM Grand through an online travel agency using my prepaid Visa; when I arrive, I know that the hotel will want a card to cover the resort fee, incidentals, and also a deposit. I'll have plenty of funds available on the card to cover whatever they need, but am concerned, as I've heard from different sources that some hotels won't accept prepaid cards. Since my card is non-anonymous (i.e., is printed with my name), I don't know how they could even tell it's prepaid. I'd appreciate your comments/insights, and I'm sure there are other people wondering about the rules regarding use of prepaid cards.

Part of the story in the classic film Casablanca takes place in the small casino at Rick's Cafe ("I'm shocked! Shocked to find that gambling is going on here!" "Your winnings, sir."). There's a scene where a representative of the Deutsche Bank is refused entry. He replies. "I have been in every gambling room between Honolulu and Berlin ..." I know Las Vegas is referred to as Hawaii's ninth island, but has there ever been legalized gambling in Hawaii?

We continue our sporadic serialization/re-visitation of Strip attractions of yore, with a lot of things you almost certainly don't remember about the Stardust.

Las Vegas, the Theming and de-Theming Days, continued. Today: Tropicana; New York-New York; and Monte Carlo.

With MGM buying out Borgota, will I still use my Borgta players card or will I use my M life card?

Continuing yesterday's answer about Excalibur and its raft of entertainment offerings at opening time, we pick up today with the next installment, revisiting the early history of major resort-casinos operating on the Strip today, starting at the south end and working our way northward.

Resuming our re-run of past QoDs, today we feature the original question that triggered the whole series about Strip attractions, past and present, triggered by a reader's more-recent trip to Excalibur and a vague memory of a show that used to take place in the moat...

I read about a cheating scandal in Detroit but don't understand it. The article said a dealer was cheating the house, but how can you cheat the casino in poker?

After the Sahara closed, they had an extended sale of items on the premises that I attended. I bought a plastic red tumbler that said ’Sahara.’ Do you know if the tumbler was actually used during the time that the Sahara was in operation? Or was it produced exclusively for the sale? Also, the Beatles stayed at the Sahara during their only trip to Las Vegas. Do you know if anything was done to preserve the suite where they stayed and are any collectibles available from the Beatles’ Vegas visit there?