Is there a website that states the current numbers and kinds of slot machines and video poker games (as well as the available denominations of them) that each casino offers?

Which casinos in Las Vegas (the Strip and downtown) still accept coins?

I know that a lot of casinos are affiliated with each other. Just how many "players cards" would I need to play everywhere in Las Vegas?

Which casinos, if any, track card play (blackjack) electronically for comp ratings?

I read your Question of the Day from 12/21/07 about playing in video poker tournaments. While nothing in that QoD was incorrect, there's a lot more that can be said. May I?

After 15 years of gambling, I experienced something new and possibly illegal. I was playing roulette with $25 inside chips. The size of the ball was changed a couple of times. I have seen ball changes, but never different sizes. The dealer even mentioned he was changing from a "boulder" to a "pebble." Is this legal?

Is there a service or a way to redeem the slot tickets/vouchers once you have returned home? I just found a ticket for $25 in my wallet and do not know anyone going to Vegas in the next 30 days before it expires.

With the passage of four California Indian tribal compacts to increase the number of slot machines at their casinos, it raises the question: What impact have Indian casinos had on Vegas gaming? What do you expect will happen with the slot machine increase? Do you foresee hotel-rate decreases, increased comps, or more generous paytables to attract the California crowd?

We will be traveling to Las Vegas next month. Are there any Web sites that tell you what the current jackpots are for various slot machines?

In your answer to the question on 2/18/08 about the procedures for dealers in the event of a fire or blackout, your source claims that dealers are instructed to sweep up all the bets on the layouts, then surveillance will do a tape review "to verify what belongs to whom." That seems highly unworkable to me. I mean, how long would it take surveillance to review the bets of hundreds of table-game players? And how would they know who everyone was? Would everyone have to come back to the tables and sit exactly where they were in order to be identified? Are the dealers, floor people, or security supposed to take names and numbers during the evacuation? Wouldn't it be a nightmare? Isn't it easier just to have everyone take back their bets and call it a dead hand? Or is the casino so greedy that they grab the money ("for your own protection, of course!") and hope that people won't bother with their last bets?