WSOP Main Event Winners - The Aftermath: Part III. (With apologies for yeseterday's interruption to our trilogy - we totally forgot that Wednesday was a new Reader Poll!)

WSOP Main Event Champions & What Became of Them (and Their Winnings): Part II.

There are reports periodically about how lottery winners have fared, often tragically, after winning a large sum of money. With the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event final table approaching, I'm curious how past winners of this event have fared with their new-found multi-million dollar prize. Any parallels with lottery winners?

I’m an LVA member and my 43rd birthday is coming up. I was planning on using the MRB coupon for the 2X-your-age free-play offer at the Plaza, but I read somewhere that I can get 3X points if I don’t use the coupon. Is it better to do without the coupon or is there more to it?

Has there ever been a study on gamblers in association with mental disorders, e.g., Alzheimer's and dementia? A lot of the old guys I've played with in Vegas seem to be pretty sharp.

In the recent Q&A about why there's no gambling in Boulder City, you said that there's another Nevada town -- Panaca?? -- with a gambling ban, but for totally different reasons. So, where is Panaca and why is there no gambling there?

When preparing for our last Vegas trip I removed all the fifties in our bankroll and replaced them with hundreds or twenties. My husband questioned why. I heard $50s are considered bad luck in a casino and they will never pay you off with a $50. He didn't believe me. If true, how did this superstition start?

I recently saw on "Pawn Stars" the D casino was selling their Sigma Derby game (my all-time favorite machine -- I used to stay up all night at the Stardust back in the '80s playing it). On the show, Rick's expert appraised it for $35,000 to $40,000, so did they make a deal or not? And if it's gone from the D, are there any other casinos in Las Vegas that still have a Sigma Derby machine?

With Station now buying The Palms, and Boyd purchasing the Canneries and Aliante, will the various players cards/clubs be combined?

What ever happened regarding the federal proposal that winnings be reported to the IRS (and that W-2Gs be given to the gambler) for changes to the amount won from slots and keno? I realize that the threshold hadn't been increased since 1977, and I'm sure that both gamblers and casinos were incensed at the proposal. If something new has been implemented, what is it?