I was reading an advertisement for M Life recently and noted that it did not list Circus Circus as a participating property. As I recall, Circus Circus became part of the MGM empire when they merged with Mandalay. Does Circus Circus have its own players club? Or are they not worth mentioning in an M Life advertisement?

I have a bunch of chips I forgot to cash in before I left town. I called the three casinos that I had chips from and two said that it was against the law for them to buy via mail and one said "no problem". Is there a law preventing a casino from buying my chips back through the mail?

I have read that in order to maintain a site for potential development of a gaming operation, city ordinances require that casino gambling occur there for at least eight hours every two years. United Coin is usually involved because its specialty is to set up temporary casino sites in tents or trailers to preserve gaming licenses. My question: What kind of games are offered and are the odds lousy? Does anyone ever win?

Has there ever been a topless casino in Vegas?

Good morning! Love LVA -- long-time subscriber. So, I know Kerry Packer lost a $20 million blackjack bet in the London Room of the Aladdin, now Planet Hollywood, and that's a big bet. But what is the largest win in one day ever made public in Las Vegas history?

If a person using a slot machine walked away and forgot to take their cash voucher, is it legal for someone else to take the voucher from the slot machine and cash it in? I read in the NY Times about a guy that does this for a living at the casino at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens. He actually earns several hundred dollars a week doing this.

Reading about video poker makes my head spin. Does using an interactive software program make it more fun without putting me to sleep?

Why is it that I can't buy lottery tickets in the gambling capital of the world?

Smoking is allowed at most table games on all casino floors, but none of the poker rooms seem to permit it. Do any poker rooms at casinos still allow smoking?

Do casino chips ever get counterfeited? People try to counterfeit money so why not chips? Is this a problem and, if so, what do the casinos do to try and stop it? What sort of anti-counterfeiting technology is there in a chip?