If a person using a slot machine walked away and forgot to take their cash voucher, is it legal for someone else to take the voucher from the slot machine and cash it in? I read in the NY Times about a guy that does this for a living at the casino at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens. He actually earns several hundred dollars a week doing this.

Reading about video poker makes my head spin. Does using an interactive software program make it more fun without putting me to sleep?

Why is it that I can't buy lottery tickets in the gambling capital of the world?

Smoking is allowed at most table games on all casino floors, but none of the poker rooms seem to permit it. Do any poker rooms at casinos still allow smoking?

Do casino chips ever get counterfeited? People try to counterfeit money so why not chips? Is this a problem and, if so, what do the casinos do to try and stop it? What sort of anti-counterfeiting technology is there in a chip?

I will be in Las Vegas the week of March 18th with a group of guys, many of whom will be playing a lot of poker. Can you recommend any "must see" or "must play at" poker rooms or facilities for the avid poker player? We will be staying at the Four Queens, how many poker rooms are there downtown?

How does the new 1000X odds on craps at the Riviera change the game? Will this help the player or not?

What's the best seat at a blackjack table?

On the new version of the Three Card Poker side bet at Caesars that pays $1 million for a 6-card royal, what are the odds of hitting it, especially in only one suit?

Some years back, I remember a cocktail waitress at the MGM in Reno (now the Grand Sierra Resort) refusing to serve beer to a couple of guys. She explained to them that it's 18 to gamble, but 21 to drink. Does my memory serve me well? If so, when did the age to gamble change? Thanks in advance.