I've heard the term "walking the marker," which, as I understand it, means to have a house account at a casino and to take out the interest-free cash and use it elsewhere -- to gamble or to put it into some kind of investment, like a one-month CD. Is this legal?

My daughter and I will be going to Vegas in the fall and (since we intend to play a lot of blackjack) we were wondering ... approximately how many decks of cards does the average casino have on hand at any given time? Also, how long is a deck used and what happens to it when they are done with it?

I have heard that 50 dollar bills are considered bad luck in a casino. Is this true? What other myths are there about bad luck and gambling?

I visit Las Vegas at least twice a year, staying most of the time at the MGM Grand. I've heard a lot about the private entrance for the rich and famous, but have never been able to locate where this entrance is. Do these guests have a separate elevator to the casino floor?

Are VIP hosts paid based on a player's losses? What are their incomes based on?

With so much money and chips laying around, I figure there must be stories of employees trying to steal from casinos, but my boyfriend says there's too much surveillance for anyone to even try an "inside job." Who's right?

Are sports betting syndicates fact or fiction?

Which suited hand is considered the ultimate highest in poker, a royal flush with hearts, clubs, spades, or diamonds?

The World Series of Poker bracelets, who makes them? What do they cost and what are their metal and stone makeup?

Last year you reported on the casinos issuing coins commemorating the Year of the Dog. Any casinos doing the same for the Year of the Pig?