What is the status of Dotty’s and their opening of casinos?

LVA reported that the fantasy event with Tony Romo at the Venetian was canceled due to the NFL flexing their muscle on Las Vegas policy. I noticed, however, that a similar event with Mike Ditka and Brandon Marshall and others scheduled for the following week at the Wynn, has of today not been canceled. What gives? Does Steve Wynn have some extra bit of clout?

What's the status of the IRS initiative to force casinos to issue W-2Gs for $600+ slot jackpots instead of $1,200+ (as they do now)? Is there anything we as players can do to voice our displeasure and help prevent this from happening?

James Bond is a famous gambler and we almost always know what game he's playing. But in the 1974 movie, The Man With The Golden Gun, bond is playing in a Macao casino. He is sitting at a large table -- sort of like a craps table -- and people make bets and then other people, sitting up above out of sight, lower a little basket on a string and the people playing either put money in the basket or take money out. The little basket then goes back up and they play again. Any idea what game they were playing? It looked very festive and had many players -- 10 sitting downstairs, another 8-10 sitting upstairs. Thank you very much.

Here’s one that I can't get the answer to, not even from the casinos. Comp points are lower for video poker than for slots, but what if you play the other games in the video machines? Video blackjack is available in most of the multi-game machines. How would that be comped, as a slot machine or as a video poker machine? Good luck getting an answer, I’ve tried.

I was recently in the Las Vegas Airport and noticed a few people playing the slot machines. I was wondering if anyone has ever hit a large jackpot? If so, what was the amount?

I read where most casinos now do not allow cash play in their poker rooms, or on any of their table games for that matter. Is there a law that says cash is not allowed? Poker players cannot be happy.

With the big Mayweather/Pacquiao fight coming up May 2nd, are law enforcement agencies doing any special planning?

I’m curious about the cover of your book Flop, Turn, River. I watch a lot of TV poker and the names in the probability calculator aren’t familiar to me, although the numbers in the graphic look right, and there’s a Caesars logo on the felt. Can you tell me what tournament this shot came from and provide the full names of the players?

What will happen with the Riviera’s gaming license? What is the value of a gaming license in the current economy, are there any others for sale, and what geographic restrictions are placed on the "existing" licenses?