You mentioned in a previous QoD that we can deduct our gambling losses on our taxes up to the amount we won. So I'd like to know how we can prove our losses.

What factor(s) caused a decrease in the number of entrants in this year WSOP Main Event?

In the QoD on 08/22/07, you said the Russian Mafia has been involved in extorting money from online gambling sites. How is this possible? To extort money from someone you have to have something over them don't you?

I read somewhere that the Coast properties give you slot club points on the dollars you win on a machine, not the dollars you put in the machine like most casinos do. That doesn’t seem fair to not get any points if you lose.

I've read More Frugal Gambling and practice with WinPoker. I can now play several different video poker games without making any tactical errors. But I can't seem to find many 100%-plus games to play. I find myself spending all kinds of time looking for "a good game" instead of just playing! I want to increase my chances to win, of course, but I now feel guilty if I don't play the best machine possible. Is it really such a bad thing to play less than 100% EV games in the short term?

I know that many Texas hold 'em hands have a name. For instance, almost everyone knows that a 10-2 is called the "Brunson," because he won two WSOP events with that hand. I've heard the 10-3 is called the "Weinberg." What is the origin of this name. In fact, do you have a list of poker hand names and their origins?

I heard that the highest price ever paid by a collector for a casino chip was $75,000, at the 2005 Casino Chip and Gaming Token Collectors Club convention. True? If so, what was the chip and why was it considered so valuable.

I thought that everything in the casinos is set for the house to win. Some have larger profit margins than others, but the house always wins. So how can a casino lose money?

My husband and I visit Vegas several times a year and have looked for Strip casinos that have classes on poker. We haven't found one yet! Do you know where and when any casinos on the Strip hold poker classes?

I have a New Frontier winning sports ticket from November. Is there a place that cashes Frontier chips and sports tickets after the closing?