Has the Megabucks jackpot ever been hit with only one or two dollars in? I'm sure it has. That would be so frustrating, knowing that if you'd been playing max coin, you'd be a multi-millionaire.

I've been watching the show "High Stakes Poker" and enjoying it very much. I was wondering, though, what sort of proposition bets are being made by the players, that Doyle Brunson has to keep track of in writing? More generally, what sort of prop bets typically get made in high stakes games?

Do you know how hosts are compensated? Assuming they're salaried employees, do they get bonuses based on their players' losses? If you play at several casinos owned by the same company during the same trip, are all of your hosts compensated during the trip, or only the host at the casino you're staying at? In other words, if your host at casino A brings you in and you do your playing casino B, a sister property, does your host at casino A get credit for that play?

We have been collecting silver strikes for many years. They are the $10 silver slot tokens, encased in plastic. It seems that not many casinos offer these machines any longer. Can you please tell me where we can still find machines that give them out?

A video poker expert claims that VP machines are programmed with "hot and cold" cycles to bring the machines up or down to their specified payout percentages. Other experts claim that each deal is random, based on a 52-card deck. Both sides support their positions by quoting gaming regulations. Which is correct?

Now that the online-gambling prohibition is the law of the land, maybe you could give us your opinion about it. What do you think of it? What impact do you think it will have?

Quote from a recent QoD: "In addition, Herbst Gaming has 600 slot-route locations in Nevada; it's the second largest slot-route operator in the state." What is a slot route or a slot-route operator?

If I play two slot machines side by side and put a comp card in each (I have two cards), does one cancel the other out? Or do I get credit on both?

Are there any casinos that offer 25¢ roulette? My husband and I used to play 25¢ roulette at the former Binion's Horseshoe and on the Strip at Casino Royale, but they don't seem to offer it any longer. Also, how can I find the low-limit ($2 or $3) crap tables without traveling from casino to casino in search of them?

If you're only in Vegas for a short time with your partner (less than a week), and you're not a regular visitor, what's the best way to maximize value from a slot club for that trip? Should you sign up for a joint account and hope to rack up enough play between you for some cashback or comps on that one trip? Or is it better to play on individual cards?