I enjoy watching the Olympics and was wondering if any of the sports books in town will take bets on any of the events. If so, which will they be and when do they start? I went to several books recently and the folks working at the counters didn't know.

What casinos in the Las Vegas area have the most slot/video poker machines?

Can you compile a list of all the celebrities that entered the Main Event of the WSOP this year and what place they finished in? Thanks.

If I understood your QoD on keno correctly, keno machine odds are better than live keno odds due to the lower amounts that can be wagered and the speed with which machines can be played. But what about the randomness of chance for each game? Live keno seems to leave no doubt that the results are purely the result of chance; every game is visible to the player. However, a keno machine suggests that management can and does control the results. Is this correct? If so, to what extent? Live keno odds are difficult as is. But are machine results also the result of pure chance?

When you really pay attention to the table games, it’s amazing how many variations there are in dealing procedures —- from the rules employed to how the cards or dice are handled. It seems to me that after all this time, there must be one best way to do things and it must be known. So why are there so many variations?

I heard on the radio yesterday there had been a change in the way the final table for the main event of the WSOP was going to be broadcasted on ESPN. If so, do you have the correct information on this matter?

How much is taken out of the prize pool for the World Series of Poker main event, where does it go, and does it render putting up the $10,000 to play a bad gamble?

Your news section has mentioned a "leap forward in server-based gaming" and that "IGT has been contracted to create an all-server casino." What is a server-based casino? How would that affect the player and gaming as we know it?

When playing a shoe game, should you hit or stand with a soft 18 against a dealer ace? I know you hit against 9 and T, but I can’t find the answer against an ace.

I was reading Dave Matthews’ blog and he wrote "I went to play a little bit of video poker and was playing 26 lines at $1 each. The frequent video poker players out there will know why I was playing 26 lines." Why play only 26 lines?