What overall information do you know about the South Coast to South Point switchover? For example, what will happen to our slot card points, once the name change goes into effect?

I read in Casino Player magazine that there's a new slot machine out called "Deal or No Deal" that's based on the game show. I have tried to locate it in Nevada, but no luck. Any idea where I could find it? Thank you.

I know that being 86'd is casino argot for being thrown out. But I'm curious about why that particular number was selected for ordering a player out of the house.

What were the circumstances of Ken Uston's death in Paris?

I've been invited to participate in Harrah's Millionaire Maker video poker tournament. I've been in many slot tournaments, but not in a video poker tournament. Do you have any tips and pointers for a video poker tournament?

While we're on the subject of gambling books [see QoD 9/1/06], how about your take on the best gambling/Las Vegas fiction books?

Aside from blackjacktournaments.com, where can I find information about blackjack tournaments?

I have a couple of hundred players-club cards from casinos in Vegas and all of Mississippi that are either current, imploded, or washed away. Are there any collectors you know of who put a value on them? Or are they trash?

Where does the gambling term "punter" come from?

Has any Las Vegas casino ever dealt the game of Trente et Quarante? Europeans have told me that this game is popular on the Continent and would be a natural here.