On my last trip to Vegas, I lost my driver's license on the first day. I soon learned that it's extremely difficult to survive in Vegas without picture ID. I needed it to check into the hotel, to do any transaction at the player's club, to use my credit card anywhere, etc. Luckily, I had a scan of it on my computer and I printed it out. For the most part, it was accepted by people once I explained that I lost my driver's license. But I was cautioned more than once that if I hit a jackpot, the casino would only accept a real ID as proof. So if this ever happens to me again, what are my alternatives? By the way, on my last night, someone turned in my driver's license to casino security and I got it back. It would have been nicer to get it back a few days earlier, but at least I got it back.

If I move to Las Vegas to make a living playing poker, am I better off playing a 10-20 limit, 20-40 limit, or no-limit games? Or tournaments? What other advice can you offer about turning pro?

Can you explain what a parlay card is?

In the Today's News section on 9/19 you referenced the NGC's Black Book. The new entry to the book was for #36. If this book is for slot cheats it seems that there should be way more names than 36. What is this Black Book and how do you get into it? (Not that I want to get in it!) Thanks.

I appreciate the sage advice from professional video poker players, such as Bob Dancer and Jean Scott. Yet aren't the professionals the primary (but not only) reason that casino managers have to restrict full-pay video poker machines and reduce the players' reward points for video poker players? Do you agree that professional video poker players actually result in having average video poker players have fewer generous payouts machines and player point awards? I dare you to answer this one. :)

Last May, when it was announced that the World Series of Poker would break for four months before playing the final table, LVA seemed to feel that it was a good idea. But in the latest issue of the newsletter you wrote that this move "might not have worked out exactly as planned." With the WSOP main event about to reconvene, what’s the consensus regarding this decision now?

There was a news item in the Las Vegas Sun (8/30/2008) that indicated the ban on cell-phone use in Nevada race & sports books had been repealed. I personally felt this was great news and way overdue for such an antiquated law. My question is related to this, in that I was wondering if I can take a laptop into a sports book? My favorite time in Vegas in during the NCAA Basketball Tournament (March Madness), and I would love to have access to my computer to use as a resource to determine my next bets.

Reading "Video Poker Lost & Found" in the Advisor, month after month I'm amazed at how often casinos install video poker machines, then move them, then remove them, then put them back, then change their pay schedules, then move them, then finally get rid of them for good. Why? It seems like so much effort. If they have good machines, why don't they leave them where they are? If they have bad machines, why don't they replace them with something better? Why the constant revolving door for video poker (and I assume slot) machines?

Do any of the Nevada tribal casinos pose a competitive threat to Las Vegas, Reno, etc.?

I'm sure this has been answered, but I was curious to know which casino (Strip, downtown, off-strip, etc.) has the largest gaming floor? Who has the most slot machines?