After reading an article in the Las Vegas Sun about lost TITO vouchers, I was wondering if by state gaming laws a cocktail server can accept a casino chip as tip? Technically, it is the property of the casino and the check needs to be cashed in by the winning player.

I recently took the tour of Wayne Newton's Casa de Shenandoah, which I enjoyed very much. While in the visitor center across the street, waiting for the shuttle, I sat in a booth that I believe was from The House of Lords at the Sahara. It also looked like they had one of those great jeweled hanging lamps from the Sahara buffet. Are those from the Sahara and are there any other Sahara or Riviera artifacts given new life elsewhere in Las Vegas?

My wife and I are looking to retire in Las Vegas and some of the activities we want to pursue are riding quads and panning for gold. Are there many public access points for these and have people had much luck striking gold up in the hills?

What is the origin of the saying, "Winner winner, chicken dinner"?

House odds question on Let-it-ride. In Vegas where the $1 bonus pays $1 on 3 of a kind, there is a substantial raise in the house odds but at Turning Stone, NY, where I play, the bonus $1 pays $3 on 3 of a kind; $2 on two pair & $1 on 1 pair. What does that do to house odds?

In today's Question of the Day about the Caesars bankruptcy [1/26/17], you stated, "A series of fires and malfunctions at The Rio provided an inauspicious start to the new year." For those of us who don't live locally what were you referring to?

It seems to me that as the gulf widens between the Strip ripoff casinos and the locals' joints in terms of price and value, the latter might be missing out in terms of not marketing to out-of-towners. A weekend at South Point, Orleans, Red Rock, etc. will provide a visitor with all the standard Vegas amenities and gambling opportunities, but costs several hundred dollars less than a stay on the Strip. So why aren't the locals' casinos trying to pull in the tourists?

Could you inform us of any beer festivals etc coming up toward the last 2 weeks of February and the entire month of March?

Do you know anything about the two new three-story buildings being planned at the Las Vegas Country Club? I believe the buyers are in some sort of 60-day due diligence period, but that's about all I've read and know about it. I'm surprised there's not more news about it since it will impact traffic in the area as a whole, not to mention muddle up a peaceful community (yes, I live there).

In regards to today 1/8/17, how do you know what class video poker machine you are playing?