You seem to have a hand on the pulse of the hotel industry. We are trying to determine how many of the 300,000+/- New Year’s Eve visitors will check out of their hotel rooms on New Year's Day (Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012). Could you do us the favor of finding that out for us?

Is there any truth to the rumor that the group that owns the Plaza is trying to sell the Las Vegas Club?

I play the normal blackjack strategies and I've always wondered how bad it would be to just play like the dealer and always hit until I have a hard 17 or higher regardless of dealer up card.

Regarding a recent post in your Stiffs & Georges blog about the surveillance required for slot machines in Nevada casinos, I remembered seeing slots occasionally in convenience stores, the airport, etc. What are the surveillance requirements for those machines?

What's the story on the new sports-betting apps? Is this a big deal?

A friend just got back from Vegas and mentioned a dessert from Serendipity restaurant called frozen chocolate. I don't remember ever reading anything about it on Question of the Day and wondered if you could shed more light. My friend said it is the best dessert.

What went wrong at the Tropicana? For a while everything was looking so positive after the big renovations. But lately all the news has been negative. Nikki Beach is gone, the Mob Experience is bust, Brad Garrett is leaving, Gladys Knight is gone, and the president left. What happened? How did it all go from so good to so bad?

My sister's birthday is 11/11 and her daughters are sending the two of us out to Las Vegas as it is our favorite vacation town. I was wondering if any of the casino's will be doing anything for the people whose birthday is 11/11/11. If so, where and what will they be doing?

As promised, today we're running your extensive feedback resulting from our recent Reader Poll on comps and your perception of how the economy has affected them in Las Vegas.

I can't believe how bad The Rio looks. When exactly was the last time it was painted?