What factor(s) caused a decrease in the number of entrants in this year WSOP Main Event?

What ever happened to the Showboat Hotel & Casino? It changed to Castaways and from there I don't know what happened to it. Is it open as something else or did it get torn down to be replaced?

Heard a rumor that actor Lee Marvin actually fired a shot into Vegas Vic downtown back in the '50s. Is this story true?

In the QoD on 08/22/07, you said the Russian Mafia has been involved in extorting money from online gambling sites. How is this possible? To extort money from someone you have to have something over them don't you?

In July or August 1983, we drove our Winnebago to Las Vegas. I say we stayed in an RV park at the Hacienda. My wife says we stayed at the El Rancho. We'd like to know who is washing the dishes next week.

We trek to Vegas each May. Last year (2006), the Beach on Paradise was one of the hottest clubs in town. This May, 2007, it was dark and it appears to be history. What's up?

I was browsing through a magazine in the doctor's waiting room recently and read a snippet reproduced from an old New York Times about how there had once been camels in the Nevada desert. Do you know anything about this?

I hear there is a rift between Steve Wynn and Donald Trump. Is there any truth to this? If so, what is the background of the rivalry?

When I tell friends that Las Vegas hasn't had Mob ties for the last 20-25 years, they laugh and offer to sell me beachfront property in Arizona. I know I'm right, but how do I shut them up?

I am very interested in the history of the Flamingo. How much of the gardens, grounds, and casino are circa Bugsy Siegel? Is it on the original site?